Jackson County Historical and Genealogical Society

Pascagoula, Mississippi

 
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2012 Fête Sponsors
 
 

De La Pointe

Hearin –Chandler Foundation

M&M Bank

Scranton’s

 

Chaumont Sponsors

 

Krebs Sponsors $1,000

Chevron

Compton Engineering

Bienville Orthopaedic

(Chris Wiggins)

Hancock Bank

Singing River Radiology

David O. McCormick, PA

Hon. and Mrs. Robert Oswald

 Mississippi Gulf Coast National Heritage Area

The Mississippi Press

Three wine vendors donating and serving wine for the event:

E&J Gallo Winery

Republic National Distributing Co. Southern Wine & Spirits

 

DuPont Sponsors - $500

Jerry Lee’s

Pascagoula Bar Pilots Association

Brenda H. Simkins, State Farm Insurance

Signal International

Bacot-McCarty Foundation

Magnolia Casual

 

Singing River Sponsor- $250

 

St. Pe’ and Associates

Dr. and Mrs. Edgar Hull

Fletcher Songe Agency

First Federal Savings and Loan

Bosarge Boat Inc

Scordino’s

Cowan Inc.

Dr. and Mrs. Dewey Lane

Dr. Paul H. Moore

Ken and Peggy P’Pool

Mr. Joe Dempster

Dr. B. Dean Williams, DDS

Brister Real Estate and Appraisals

Mr. and Mrs. Charles McVea, Jr.

Dogan and Wilkinson, PLLC

 

 

Upcoming Programs &

Events

 

 

March 27, 2012

Next Program

Watch for details

6 p.m., Pascagoula

Public Library Meeting Room

 

 

Our Photo Galleries

 

Third Annual Fête La Pointe

 

Second Annual Fête La Pointe

March 2011

 

Greenwood Island Expedition

Fête La Pointe

April, 2010

 

Jay Higginbotham Event

Reinterment of Mexican War Veterans

 

Third Annual Fête La Pointe

Photo Gallery from

March 16, 2012

Pelican Landing in Moss Point

Click here to view gallery.

 

 

DUES REMINDER

2012 DUES ARE NOW DUE, $25 for individual or couple, and $5 for students. Checks may be dropped off at the library with Sherry or Renee or mailed to JCHGS, P.O. Box 984, Pascagoula, MS 39568. Income from dues is used for operating expenses for the Society and in support of our mission of historic preservation and geneaology and local history research. Members receive a free journal for each year in which they are up-to-date as a paid active member. We appreciate those who support us in such a meaningful way.


 

Our 2011-13 Officers

 

Jackson County Historical and Genealogical Society officers and committee chairs pose for a photo following their Apr. 26  installation in Pascagoula. Seated from left, Melanie Moore, Sherry Owens and Linda Grimes. Standing, l-r, are: Renee Hague, Kathie Keene, Kay Doyle, Brian Johnston, Pat Haynes, Helen Gardner, George Sholl, Dr. Chris Wiggins, Pat Keene, Tommy Wixon, Barry McIlwain, Rev. James LeBatard, Martha Duvall, Kevin Hall, Betty Oswald and Joanne Anderson.

JCHGS to continue strong work agenda

with installation of new leadership team

 

            Those who will lead the Jackson County Historical and Genealogical Society for the 2011-2013 term were installed in an impressive ceremony on April 26 at the Pascagoula Public Library.

            Betty Oswald, Society member, author, and community leader, conducted an installation ceremony using the metaphor of a rainbow.

            "A rainbow is unique by itself, but it only presents a complete, beautiful picture when all seven colors are joined," she said. "It is the same with the officers of the Historical and Genealogical Society. Each individual officer has his or her own unique responsibilities and must work with all the other officers to fulfill the purpose of the organization."

            Officers who will lead the next two years are:

            Joanne Anderson, president; Dr. Chris Wiggins, president-elect; Else Martin, vice president, genealogy; Kevin Hall, vice president, buildings and museums; Helen Gardner, Corresponding Secretary; Liz Ford, recording secretary; Linda Grimes, treasurer; Rev. James LaBatard, chaplain; and Sherry Owens, Melanie Moore and George Sholl, directors.

            McIlwain and past president Tommy Wixon will also sit on the Society's board. Anne Moore is grants advisor and Martin will continue as editor of the society's annual journal.

            Committee chairs are: Wixon, Publications; Martha Duvall, Programs; Roger Hansen, Military; Kay Doyle, membership; Melanie Moore, spring gala; Walter and Debbie Mansfield, archaeology/Krebs Cemetery; John Ford, constitution and by-laws; Pat Haynes, hospitality; Brian Johnston, railroad history; Renee Hague, Colonial history and cemetery program; Dr. Steve Demetropoulos, William Faulkner event; Pat Keene, Maritime Museum, and Kathie Keene, plaques.

            Under the leadership of outgoing president Barry McIlwain, the Society has had a productive two years marking many accomplishments. They include:

            • Supported the reinstallation of the Singing River Indians mural at the Pascagoula Post office and purchased a plaque to mark the history of the mural.

            • Saw to the return of the Mac Anderson mural to the Chancery Court building.

            • Supported the re-interment of 1848 Mexican War veterans excavated from Greenwood Island to the National Cemetery.

            • Published an annual journal of local history and genealogy.

            • Produced two major fundraising events, the Fête La Pointe 2010 and 2011 galas, to benefit further development of the La Pointe Krebs House.

            • Assisted in funding for archaeological excavations on Greenwood Island and at the Krebs La Pointe House.

            • Partnered with the library, city and others to support the annual Krebs Cemetery Tour which continues to grow in attendance.

            •  Contributed to further development of the collection and equipment at the Local Genealogy and History Department of the Pascagoula Public Library.

            • Secured funding for and initiated a Digital Project at the LG&HD to scan all original files, documents and video and cassette recordings for historical and genealogical preservation.

            • Created this website, www.jchgs-ms.org.

            • Presented numerous programs and conducted workshops featuring qualified speakers from the fields of history, genealogy and archaeology.

           

 

Welcome to our website home!

 

History is being reborn in our community with the programs and projects of the Jackson County Historical and Genealogy Society. Attendance at our monthly meetings continues to grow, nurtured by a diversity of entertaining and educational programs.  

We have enjoyed each other’s fellowship as we learn about our local history and identify ways to protect the heritage of our past. We are a publishing society with an annual journal (free to members), and in 2009 we published a Cemetery Book that celebrates the lives of 45,000 citizens in a format valuable to genealogists and historians. 

We usually meet the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the meeting room at Pascagoula Public Library. Meetings last about an hour and we regularly have refreshments and a free door prize drawing. Meetings and membership are open to the public. We serve all of Jackson County's communities and munici-palities.

 

 

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