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[[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Alabama|Alabama]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Cemeteries''' | [[United States]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Alabama|Alabama]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] '''Cemeteries''' | ||
[[File:Tombstones at the Church Street Graveyard.jpg|right|275px]]Alabama tombstone transcriptions date from the early 1800s. Tombstones and sextons’ records may give birth and death dates, age at death, name of spouse, names of children, and maiden names. Birth places are infrequently mentioned. Tombstones may have symbols or insignias suggesting military service and social, fraternal, or religious affiliations. Family members may be buried in the same plot or nearby. | |||
=== '''Online Resources''' === | === '''Online Resources''' === | ||
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*The Gandrud and Jones Collection, ''Alabama Records. ''The Gandrud and Jones collection is described in [[Alabama Genealogy]]. | *The Gandrud and Jones Collection, ''Alabama Records. ''The Gandrud and Jones collection is described in [[Alabama Genealogy]]. | ||
==== Daughters of the American Revolution Library ==== | ==== Daughters of the American Revolution Library ==== | ||
The [http://www.dar.org/library/ Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)] have tombstone inscriptions from Illinois cemeteries. This collection is located at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C., which also includes transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, family records, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and wills. | The [http://www.dar.org/library/ Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR)] have tombstone inscriptions from Illinois cemeteries. This collection is located at the DAR Library in Washington, D.C., which also includes transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, family records, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and wills. | ||
==== Family History Library ==== | ==== Family History Library ==== | ||
The Family History Library (FHL) has a Genealogical collection of Alabama cemetery records microfilmed from the original records in the D.A.R. library in Washington D.S. Daughters of the American Revolution (Alabama). | The Family History Library (FHL) has a Genealogical collection of Alabama cemetery records microfilmed from the original records in the D.A.R. library in Washington D.S. Daughters of the American Revolution (Alabama). | ||
::''Miscellaneous Records''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970. {{FHL|235313|item|disp=FHL 835113 (first of seven films.)}} There are 44 other microfilms in the DAR collection for Alabama. See the Family History Library Catalog, Author/Title | ::''Miscellaneous Records''. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970. {{FHL|235313|item|disp=FHL 835113 (first of seven films.)}} There are 44 other microfilms in the DAR collection for Alabama. See the Family History Library Catalog, Author/Title | ||
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:*{{FSbook|185672|disp=Vol. 6}} Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Coosa, St. Clair, Talladega, and Winston counties | :*{{FSbook|185672|disp=Vol. 6}} Blount, Calhoun, Cherokee, Coosa, St. Clair, Talladega, and Winston counties | ||
Search the microfiche catalog, under Daughters of the American Revolution (Alabama), for a list of the other films. This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1970 and 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, DC. The volumes are generally arranged by county and many have individual indexes. These records are indexed by surname in E. Kay Kirkham’s ''An Index to Some of the Bibles and Family Records of the Southern States'', cited in [[Alabama Genealogy]]. | Search the microfiche catalog, under Daughters of the American Revolution (Alabama), for a list of the other films. This collection consists of transcripts of Bible records, cemetery records, church records, marriages, deaths, obituaries, and wills. It was microfilmed in 1970 and 1971 at the DAR Library in Washington, DC. The volumes are generally arranged by county and many have individual indexes. These records are indexed by surname in E. Kay Kirkham’s ''An Index to Some of the Bibles and Family Records of the Southern States'', cited in [[Alabama Genealogy]]. | ||
*A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts and the book and film numbers to locate them may be found at the Family History Library. | *A county-by-county list of cemetery record transcripts and the book and film numbers to locate them may be found at the Family History Library. | ||
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ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- CEMETERIES | ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- CEMETERIES | ||
==== The USGenWeb Project ==== | ==== The USGenWeb Project ==== | ||
Genealogical society members often copy and publish tombstone inscriptions. [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Archives Project]] has records from cemeteries listed on their Internet site at: | Genealogical society members often copy and publish tombstone inscriptions. [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Archives Project]] has records from cemeteries listed on their Internet site at: | ||
::The Alabama Tombstone Transcription Project. In [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Archives Project]] | ::The Alabama Tombstone Transcription Project. In [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Archives Project]] | ||
You will find many cemetery records transcribed and published in genealogical periodicals. See [[Alabama Periodicals]] for indexes to periodicals. | You will find many cemetery records transcribed and published in genealogical periodicals. See [[Alabama Periodicals]] for indexes to periodicals. | ||
{{Alabama|Alabama}} | {{Alabama|Alabama}} | ||
[[Category:Alabama|Cemeteries]] [[Category:United_States_Cemeteries]] | [[Category:Alabama|Cemeteries]] [[Category:United_States_Cemeteries]] | ||