Records for Dekalb County, Alabama, dating to the very early 1800’s will be moved from the barn where they are currently housed in about 2 months according to an article in the August 17, 2010 edition of The Times-Journal. Following is an excerpt from the article.
Circuit Clerk Pam Simpson asked the DeKalb County Commission for [...]
Near the courthouse square in Moulton [Lawrence County, Alabama], there is a building on the corner of Main St. and Walnut that reads, “Bank of Moulton.” The building is one of the oldest in the city and the history inside it is even older.
The historic building houses the Lawrence County Archives. Created in [...]
The Vital Records found at the Family Search beta website continues to grow. Millions of birth, marriage, and death records — both indexes and digitized documents can be found at the site. As of August 8, 2010, I count 64,735,265 records for United States vital records, covering 33 states and the District of [...]
OZARK [Alabama] — Tucked behind history books and fiction at the Ozark-Dale County Public Library is a genealogical resource room in which residents from at least five states have traveled to find out more about their families.
Through donations and grants from genealogical societies and State Sen. Harri Anne Smith, the department is now [...]
The following small databases were recently added to the Family Tree Connection database:
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Alabama’s White Regiments during the Spanish-American War - Southern Martyrs. A History of Alabama’s White Regiments during the Spanish-American War, Touching Incidentally on the Experiences of The Entire First Division of the Seventh Army Corps. By Seargeant M. Koenigsberg.
Birmingham High Schools [...]
Thanks to Paul Nauta for the following press release:
SALT LAKE CITY—FamilySearch announced today it has published millions of records from Southern states to its rapidly growing, free online collection. The collection includes both digital images and indexes. Millions of death records from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida were the most recent additions. Viewers can [...]
Two million new records were added to the FamilySearch Records Search pilot. The completed statewide deaths index for Alabama was published—over 1.8 million names. This collection covers deaths from 1908 to 1974.
Digital collections were added for Jamaica (Trelawny Parish Civil Registration—births), the 1892 New York Census, and Spain (Avila Diocese, Catholic Church Records).
These [...]
There’s an interesting article posted online, written by Lydia Grimes of the Brewton Standard, that deals with the history of the funeral homes of Brewton, Alabama. Ms. Grimes realizes the historical and genealogical value of the local funeral homes, as well as the Brewton Standard newspaper. Check it out.
Marvin Lee Harper, noted Northport historian and Tuscaloosa County [Alabama] preservationist, died Friday morning at DCH Regional Medical Center in Tuscaloosa. He was 89…
During those years in the antique-filled house, he amassed more than a lifetime’s worth of honors, accolades and awards for his work in the field of historic preservation…
For the past three years, [...]
Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi state government offices will be closed Monday for Confederate Memorial Day. The actual date is supposed to be April 26, but some do it on Saturday, others on Monday. This was a new one to me. I didn’t know there was a Confederate Memorial Day. Dalton, Georgia will be celebrating the [...]
The Morgan County, Alabama, Archives will receive a grant of $3000 from the Alabama Historical Records Advistory Board to help provide shelving, archival containers, and a database index for historical estate case files. The records, dating back to 1825, offer a wealth of historical and genealogical information on early Morgan County.
For more information, see the [...]
The following digitized newspapers are either available or planned at GenealogyBank.com
According to Tom’s entry today at the GenealogyBank Blog, “in the months ahead GenealogyBank will be expanding it’s coverage of 9 newspapers from 9 states.”
The dates of this planned coverage follow each of the titles below. The second date is what is [...]
As you folks know, I’m a big fan of digital documents, books, and periodicals online. This last week I finally bought a NewspaperARCHIVE.com subscription. I’ve already found numerous papers that have items about both my family, as well as Patty’s. NewsaperARCHIVE is currently posting newspapers from the 1960s - one of the more interesting periods [...]
Finding 1861–1869 Names of Residents & Civil War Soldiers – Part Two - Alabama through the District of Columbia
By William Dollarhide
This column is part two of a series.
PART ONE can be found here.
Between the 1860 and 1870 federal censuses, there were state censuses, statewide tax lists, military lists, and other statewide name lists [...]
CD-ROM Announcement: Genealogy Books on CD-ROM – Volume 1; Compiled by Stemmons Publishing, See: www.stemmonspublishing.com
This set of 10 CD-ROMs makes up a massive genealogy library of 705 books. Altogether, there are over 60,000 images, making up 230,643 pages. According to the compiler, the value of the book collection is over $7000.00. The following listings are [...]
