The Meridian Lauderdale County Public Library houses an extensive genealogy (family history) collection. It contains a broad collection of genealogy books for most of the Southern states, along with an excellent family history collection.

Research your family tree with our extensive collection of Genealogy material. You will be able to access these sites: ancestry.com, genealogybank.com and newsbank.com. We have microfilm with past issues of the newspapers and other items.

Researchers are requested to sign in at the reference desk before using the collection.

Ancestry

Ancestry^® helps you understand your genealogy. A family tree takes you back generations—the world’s largest collection of online family history records makes it possible.

Genealogybank

Discover Your Family Story in Newspapers 1690–Today. Find Facts and Untold Stories.

Newsbank

HeritageHub provides access to hundreds of years of obituaries and death notices from thousands of newspapers across the United States. This one-of-a-kind collection helps patrons and family historians uncover new family members and understand family relationships on a deeper level than ever before.