A small group of Houstonians with a sincere interest and desire to do its part to preserve the past held its first meeting in 1979. This group consisted of James Clark, Joe and Libba Criddle, Mrs. Mary Hickman, Mrs. Virginia Ellard, Robert Porter and Robin and Shirley Mathis. There was limited information available for family research and historical research. Chickasaw County seemed to be the only county in North Mississippi that did not have an historical society. The group met and during the first meeting, the group agreed that a second meeting would be held on the third Thursday night of the month. Committees were formed with different objectives.  Family information was gathered. Historical information at the court house was copied.  Members of the Society began visiting the various cemeteries around the county listing information on the markers.  From 1979 until 1982, the members of the Historical Society compiled volumes of valuable historical information.  In 1982, the "Chickasaw Times Past" was born. The Times Past is the quarterly that is published and distributed to the membership today.  The Chickasaw County Historical & Genealogical Society is responsible for other large projects such as the History of Chickasaw County, Volume I and II; Cemeteries in Chickasaw and Surrounding Counties, Volume I and II; The People, Land Owners and Land Patents; Chickasaw County Marriage Records, 1858-1900 and many other projects. The society is currently having historical murals painted on the GM&O Railroad abutments. The Society currently meets in the Research Library at 90 East Woodland Circle on the third Thursday at 6:00 pm. The goal of the Chickasaw County Historical & Genealogical Society today remains the same as it was over forty-five years ago – to preserve the great heritage of this proud area.