NE MS Historical/Genealogical Society Page

08/15/2020

01/26/2019

The eagerly anticipated American Civil War Museum has set a grand opening date for Saturday, May 4.

09/03/2018

The old GENWEB sites are being restored 😃 yay!

finding our roots together

08/20/2018

Please don’t let this slip your mind. At noon on August 23, at the Lee County Library, Patricia Neely-Dorsey will be entertaining us with a discussion of her “My Mississippi “ newly published version for children. Patricia is always a great speaker. Maybe, you can add to what makes “your” own Mississippi?

08/09/2018

Please help publicize this program. Thanks. Susie Dent, [email protected]. 662-871-1411.

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The Northeast Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society will meet at the Lee Country Library at noon, August 23. The public is invited to attend.

Author Patricia Neely-Dorsey will speak on her recently published children’s book of poetry “Meet My Mississippi”.

The poem “Meet My Mississippi” has been adapted into a children's book filled with fun facts about Mississippi‘s landmarks and legends. The book is colorfully illustrated by Guntown artist Brenda Ragsdale.

Her poem "Meet My Mississippi " was submitted for consideration as the official state poem. Gov.Phil Bryant proclaimed her an Official Goodwill Ambassador for Mississippi.

Patricia Neely-Dorsey, a graduate of Tupelo High School and Boston University, has authored three previous books of poetry which she calls a "celebration of the South and things Southern.”

06/19/2018

The Northeast Mississippi Historical & Genealogical Society will meet on June 28 at the Lee County Library, 219 N. Madison, Tupelo, MS. The program begins at noon and ends by 2:00 p.m.

Billie Boren, a local celebrity, will provide the program on his long career in the entertainment business.

The public is invited to this free program. Attendees may bring their own lunches.

05/20/2018

Please publicize the following program. For questions, contact Susie Dent, 662-871-1412.

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The Northeast Mississippi Historical & Genealogical Society will meet at noon, Thursday, May 24, 2018 at the Lee County Library, Tupelo,MS

The speaker will be Society member Terry Swindol, a video historian and a collector of Hollywood movie artifacts. Swindol is an author of several local history books. He will discuss his most recent book: "Stars I Have Met: What They Were Really Like".

The NEMSH&G Society meets at noon on the fourth Thursday each month, at the Lee County Library. The public is invited to the free programs. For more information, email [email protected].

05/10/2018

Well known genealogist Lori Thornton, from Morristown, TN, will be presenting a full day genealogy workshop in Amory,MS on October 20,2018. The Monroe County Genealogy Society will be hosting the event at the Amory Municipal Library. Lori Thornton is a native of Amory.

04/11/2018

Mural Unveiling Ceremony April 16

Tishomingo County Historical and Genealogical Society announces the Tishomingo County Bicentennial Mural Unveiling on Monday, April 16, 2018, at 1 PM. Local and state officials will speak.

Sponsored by the Mississippi Humanities Council, Tishomingo County Historical & Genealogical Society, Tishomingo County School System, Tishomingo County Tourism Council, and the Town of Tishomingo, the mural depicts scenes from Tishomingo County. Tony Bullard painted the mural and was assisted by local students. Students made the final decision on what images to include in the mural.

The mural is located at the four-way stop in Tishomingo at 1302 Main Street and is already a popular photo stop for residents and visitors.

For more information, contact Cindy Nelson at [email protected] or 662-279-1798.

04/11/2018

Please help publicize the following program. Mrs. Susie Dent, [email protected], 662-871-1412. Thank you.
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A special program on the life of Ruby Elzy, an African American woman born in Pontotoc, MS, who rose to fame in the 1930s, will be presented by Terry Swindol at the meeting of the Northeast Mississippi Historical and Genealogical Society. The Society will meet at noon, April 26, 2018 at the Lee County Library, 219 North Madison, Tupelo, MS. The public is invited to this free program.
Ruby Elzy, born in abject poverty in 1908 in Pontotoc, MS, rose to national fame as a singer in movies, stage and operatic productions. She excelled at Julliard School of Music and was chosen by George Gershwin for a lead in his musical masterpiece “Porgie and Bess”. She performed for Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt at the White House. Called the “Black Diva of the Thirties”, she achieved career heights much greater than most African Americans during the early 1900s.
Her life was cut short when she died at age 35 during a routine surgery. She was the first African American to be buried in the Pontotoc Cemetery, a traditionally all white burying ground.
Contact [email protected] for more information or “like us” on Facebook at Northeast Mississippi Historical & Genealogical Society.

03/20/2018

Please share this information. Thanks.

The Northeast Mississippi Historical & Genealogical Society will meet Thursday, February 22, 2018 at noon at the the Lee County Library in Tupelo, MS.

This will be a study day so bring your genealogy work on. The genealogy department at the library has some helpful books to aid your research. Ancestry, Library Edition, is free on the Library's computers.