Hi All, If you are serious about starting an historical society, I would contact Paul Cartwright, the director the the Jefferson-Copiah Regional Library in Hazlehurst. He is always quite helpful in matters such as this. By the way, does anyone know if the renovations at the courthouse are affecting access to records. I plan to make my annual pilgrimage there next month. Hoping not to get him deluged with email, his address is: pcartw@copjef.lib.ms.us Robert J. Stuart Arlington, Texas