Mississippi Online Historical Photos Research

6/23/2020

An old proverb states that "the eyes are the windows into the soul." A genealogy corollary is that "a photo is a window into the lives of your ancestors."

I love old photos, whether they are portraits of my ancestors or historical photos for the period when they lived. And it is important to a complete research that one attempts to understand the environment that surrounds our ancestors' lives if one wants to truly appreciate what they went through.

So where can they be found? Obviously the best resource is our own photo albums and those that our relatives possess. But what about other resources? Many archives, historical societies, libraries and genealogical societies have collections of old photos. And in the past few years there has been a massive movement towards making these historical photo collections available online. Some have search capabilities where you can actually put in a surname or a location, name of a building or historical event and find what is available.

For the state of Mississippi, what collections are available for you to browse and/or search online? Here is a list of sites to start with. Please feel free to add in the comments other online resources that you might be aware of in the state.

Please be aware that there may be very strict rules regarding downloading or other use of the images that you may find. Copyright and other legal protections may be in force. Make sure that you read the limitations of use for any image that you find in these collections and wish to download and/or copy. It is your responsibility to adhere to the rules for all of these collections.

Please note that links to these sites may change in the future. The author (me) will not be constantly checking and updating these links, so if you find a broken link, please use your favorite search engine to locate the new link.

Updated June, 2020; recently added links are in BOLD)

For historic photos from other states as well as articles about photo research, please visit the Photos page.

Good Luck and Happy Hunting!

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6 Comments

Martha Kareff

7/26/2015 05:46:16 am

Need information on Emma Tear Quinn. Last know address Oakgrove community Noxapater MS.

Debra Kitchens-Thrasher

6/15/2016 12:11:14 am

My Grandmother was Emma Jones Quinn. She lived and is buried in the Oak Grove Community and Oak Grove Cemetery.

Rick Lee Womack

5/19/2019 06:32:33 pm

The link "ishomingo County Historical and Genealogical Society Photos" is missing the first letter - T. On this page:http://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/mississippi-online-historical-photos-research

Kenneth R Marks

5/19/2019 06:34:29 pm

Thanks Rick. I will fix.

Charleete M Black

10/17/2019 05:15:32 pm

Slave owner Wesley Boler are related to my family. There were slaves at the "Boler Inn". It would be interesting to see if there are photos of the Boler's with the slaves.

Beverly A Harper

6/27/2020 04:15:34 pm

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Rust College & Mississippi Industrial College Archive Photos