The George Poteet History Center, a state-of-the-art 2,400 square foot
facility located at the corner of Church Street and Museum Drive in Mantachie,
houses the society's Gordon McFerrin Auditorium. Also located in this facility
are the society's general offices and the Gaither Spradling Research Library.
When researching in Itawamba County, don't forget the Itawamba Historical
Society's research collection housed in the Gaither Spradling Library at
the corner of Church Street and Museum Drive in the historic section of
Mantachie, Mississippi.
LIBRARY HOLDINGS
Books
There are more than 1,600 volumes of research material devoted not
only to Itawamba County, but most all southern states as well. The society
subscribes to more than 30 regional genealogical publications. The society's
book collections also includes general history and general genealogical
areas.
Files
The society's filing system contains more than 3,000 files including
family group sheets, pedigree charts, family histories, old photographs
and general county histories
Maps
The society's filing system contains more than 300 maps including historic
maps of southern states from ca. 1750 to the present, as well as maps of
every county in Mississippi and historic maps of every state in the United
States.
Archive Files
Located in the society's filing system are more than 1,000 pages of
19th century documents including old letters, bills of sale, wills and
ledgers pertaining to Itawamba County, Mississippi families.
Microform Records
The society's microform collection includes every available census
of not only Itawamba County, but every surrounding county as well. The
collection also houses every Itawamba County newspaper from 1903 to 1975,
Itawamba County courthouse records, the complete Itawamba County WPA History
Project, Lee County newspapers from the 1870's to the 1880's, slave schedule
records, the 1890 Civil War veterans census of Itawamba County and genealogical
publications on microform.
Hours of Operation
Tuesday - Thursday
10 am - 3 pm
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