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Newspapers also publish articles of local interest including religious and social events in the community with the names of those involved. Some newspapers serve several communities and devote columns to the everyday happenings in the area. Newspapers also include legal notices, estate sales, and advertising for local businesses. | Newspapers also publish articles of local interest including religious and social events in the community with the names of those involved. Some newspapers serve several communities and devote columns to the everyday happenings in the area. Newspapers also include legal notices, estate sales, and advertising for local businesses. | ||
Newspapers are an important source of family history information for Alabama. Look for marriage and death notices, news of visiting relatives, local events, stories about the elderly , and histories (continuing in several issues). The Tombigbee-Mobile area had the earliest newspapers, including the Mobile Sentinel, Fort Stoddert, 1811; Mobile Gazette, Mobile, 1812; Halcyon, St. Stephens, 1815; and Blackall Sun and Alabama Advertiser, Blackall, 1819. The probate judge of the county was required to maintain copies of all newspapers carrying legal notices. The judges did not always comply. | Newspapers are an important source of family history information for Alabama. Look for marriage and death notices, news of visiting relatives, local events, stories about the elderly , and histories (continuing in several issues). The Tombigbee-Mobile area had the earliest newspapers, including the Mobile Sentinel, Fort Stoddert, 1811; Mobile Gazette, Mobile, 1812; Halcyon, St. Stephens, 1815; and Blackall Sun and Alabama Advertiser, Blackall, 1819. The probate judge of the county was required to maintain copies of all newspapers carrying legal notices. The judges did not always comply. [[Image:Old printing press.jpg|right|200px|Old printing press.jpg]] <br><br> | ||
== History == | === History === | ||
== Resources for Alabama Newspapers == | === Resources for Alabama Newspapers === | ||
=== Libraries and Archives === | ==== Libraries and Archives ==== | ||
==== Newspaper Directory ==== | ===== Newspaper Directory ===== | ||
The [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections. | The [http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/search/titles U.S. Newspaper Directory, 1690-Present] is a national directory from the Library of Congress of over 140,000 newspaper titles. The directory provides a list of libraries from around the country that have the newspapers in their collections. | ||
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Ancestorhunt.com provides a list of [http://www.ancestorhunt.com/alabama-newspapers.htm Alabama Newspapers] currently being published in the state of Alabama. | Ancestorhunt.com provides a list of [http://www.ancestorhunt.com/alabama-newspapers.htm Alabama Newspapers] currently being published in the state of Alabama. | ||
=== Digital Issues Online === | ==== Digital Issues Online ==== | ||
{{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}} | {{wikipedia|Wikipedia:List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}} | ||
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[http://www.jsu.edu/library/collections/jacksonville_republican.html ''The Jacksonville Republican'']: 1837-1895 | [http://www.jsu.edu/library/collections/jacksonville_republican.html ''The Jacksonville Republican'']: 1837-1895 | ||
=== Indexes === | ==== Indexes ==== | ||
== Family History Library == | === Family History Library === | ||
The Family History Library collects indexes and abstracts of newspapers, but has not acquired original newspapers for [[Alabama|Alabama]]. The Gandrud and Jones Alabama Records Collection (see [[Alabama Genealogy|Alabama Genealogy]]) includes many extracts of newspaper and obituary records. Most of the newspaper records from that collection have been abstracted and published in: | The Family History Library collects indexes and abstracts of newspapers, but has not acquired original newspapers for [[Alabama|Alabama]]. The Gandrud and Jones Alabama Records Collection (see [[Alabama Genealogy|Alabama Genealogy]]) includes many extracts of newspaper and obituary records. Most of the newspaper records from that collection have been abstracted and published in: | ||
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ALABAMA- NEWSPAPERS ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- NEWSPAPERS ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- VITAL RECORDS ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- NEWSPAPERS | ALABAMA- NEWSPAPERS ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- NEWSPAPERS ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- VITAL RECORDS ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- NEWSPAPERS | ||
== Web Sites == | === Web Sites === | ||
{{Alabama|Alabama}}{{U.S. Newspapers}} | {{Alabama|Alabama}}{{U.S. Newspapers}} | ||
[[Category:Alabama|Newspapers]] | [[Category:Alabama|Newspapers]] | ||