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Tips for Alabama Genealogy

Genealogy is an endeavor that many people begin with tremendous enthusiasm, but which an almost equal amount might quickly abandon due to the confusion that often surrounds the pursuit. After all, our family trees have very complex branches, and it takes special tools and lots of effort to uncover the past.

Fortunately, for Alabama genealogy enthusiasts there is an enormous amount of information available online. It is important, however, to understand the different records required.

A Good Beginning for Alabama Genealogy

When you conduct any investigation for Alabama genealogy, regardless of your actual location, you need to consider your resources that are online and "offline". Remember that there is not a lot of smaller town or local archives that have been converted into online digital entities, and that means the first step in any research for Alabama genealogy is to make a list of the different records that you actually can investigate.

This discussion is going to provide you with complete details about the sources available to anyone doing research for Alabama genealogy. First, it is important to know that the basic list that all researchers for Alabama genealogy will use includes:

  1. Vital Records – these are documents recording births, marriages, divorces and deaths and are available your county, state, and national archives. You will also find cemetery or obituary information, census records, newspaper items, military records, immigration and naturalization details, passenger lists and records, and more. These are available as online and offline resources for Alabama genealogy.
  2. State Records – these may have everything from probate information to birth certificates, death records, estate information, marriage details, military or veterans information, land records, state census information, surname lists, genealogical folders, maps, deeds, private manuscripts, newspapers, cemetery information, and so much more. These are available as online and offline resources for Alabama genealogy.
  3. Local Records – though these are found mostly with county clerks, you may want to consider historical societies, small local libraries, local genealogical societies, and school or college libraries that will provide you with access to small troves of vitally important information for Alabama genealogy. These are things that are usually offline and viewable by appointment or special arrangement.

Resources for Alabama Genealogy

There is an impressive range of resources for Alabama genealogy. The vital records for Alabama genealogy can be found at:

  • Alabama Center for Health Statistics, Alabama Department of Public Health, P.O. Box 5625, Montgomery, AL 36103-5625. This is where you can order birth, death, marriage and divorce records.

Additionally, vital records along with many state and local records can be found at the following:

  • Alabama Department of Archives & History, 624 Washington Avenue, Montgomery, AL 36130
    Mailing Address: P.O. Box 300100, Montgomery, AL 36130
    Phone, Reference: (334) 242-4435
    Phone, Records Center: (334) 242-4306; Fax: (334) 240-3433
    Website: http://www.archives.state.al.us/index.html
    In addition to the state archives, the Alabama.gov website also makes a useful page of Genealogy Resources available http://www.alabama.gov/portal/secondary.jsp?id=genalogyResources, and it provides links to the military records, county geology and historical societies, as well as the state's archival page.

There is also the Alabama Genealogical Society that gives all kinds of useful support for Alabama genealogy work, and they can be found at:

  • Alabama Genealogical Society, Inc. , Samford University Library , AGS Depository and Headquarters , 800 Lakeshore Drive , P.O. Box 2296 , Birmingham, AL 35229-0001; Website: http://algensoc.org/

Lastly, websites such as those listed below will provide state-specific genealogical details that can work wonders for Alabama genealogy enthusiasts.:

  • The USGenWeb Project - http://usgenweb.org/,
  • State census records at Genealogy Research Guides - http://www.researchguides.net/census/state.htm, and
  • Genealogy Today - http://www.genealogytoday.com/genealogy/states/
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