Local History & Genealogy Department Resource Guide

We can better serve you if you call before your visit
Research requests are accepted in person, by phone, e-mail, or mail
There is currently one Microfilm/Microfiche reader/printer available in the department
Copies are a nominal fee, and there is a one hour limit when others are waiting

Bradford-O’Keefe Funeral Records, Indexed: 1904-1960
County Cemetery Index Card Lists
City Directories
Civil Rights Era Resources in Harrison County Library System
Genealogical Card File: Index of births, marriages, and deaths in the Daily Herald, 1888-1939

A microfilm/fiche reader and printer is available for use.

Daily Herald: 1888 – present (Missing Mar 1964 – Aug 1965)
Sun Herald: Oct 1985 – present
South Mississippi Sun (Morning Paper): Oct 1973 – Sep 1985
Keesler News/Seabee Courier: Jan 1963 – Dec 2010
Biloxi Press: May 12, 1977 – Dec 1986
The Biloxi-North Biloxi Press: Jan 7, 1987 – Mar 30, 1988
Biloxi D’iberville Press: Apr 6, 1988 – Jul 18, 2001
Bay Press: Aug 15, 2001 – Aug 21, 2002
The Dixie Guide (Gulfport, MS): 1929- 1971 (Not consecutive years)
Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: Alabame, Mississippi & Lousiana (Not every city included)
Biloxi Cemetery Records: Books A-E
Mississippi Death Certificate Index: 1912-1929
Harrison County Wills: 1854-1921
Harrison County Marriage Records: 1841-1931
Harrison County Marriage Bonds: Oct 24, 1869 – Jan 26, 1879
Harrison County Deed Records: 1841-1886, Index Jul 1841 – Mar 1889
Harrison County Tax Assessments: 1832-1890 (Not consecutive years)
Harrison County Bond Records: Administrators, Executors, & Guardians 1851-1902
Harrison County History WPA: Vol. XXIV