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=== '''Alabama Quick | === '''Alabama Quick Links:''' === | ||
*Free - [http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/USA_States/States_Frames/Alabama/Alabama_Frame.htm Alabama Links] from the SLC FHL Online [http://www.fhlfavorites.info/ Favorite Links] for the World. | *Free - [http://www.fhlfavorites.info/Links/USA_States/States_Frames/Alabama/Alabama_Frame.htm Alabama Links] from the SLC FHL Online [http://www.fhlfavorites.info/ Favorite Links] for the World. | ||
*Free - USGenWeb.org [http://www.algenweb.us/ Alabama Site] | |||
*Free - Record Search look through the [http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#r=0;p=allCollections Canada, USA, and Mexico] Collections for Alabama. | |||
*Free/$ - Wee Monster Links for Alabama [http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/vitalrecords.html Birth & Marriage] and [http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/deathrecords.html Death] Records. | |||
*Free/$ - Linkpendium Links for [http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/AL/ Alabama Genealogy and History], including individual Counties. | |||
*Free/$ - Progenealogists Links for the [http://progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm United States]. Try "Ctrl F" then search for Alabama or AL. | |||
*$ - Ancestry.com [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=3&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Alabama Birth, Marriage & Death] Records. | |||
*$ - Address to Order [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/alabama.htm Alabama Certificates]. | |||
=== '''Online Sources for Birth, Marriage, Death, and Divorce Records''' === | === '''Online Sources for Birth, Marriage, Death, and Divorce Records''' === | ||
==== '''Online Availability''' ==== | ==== '''Online Availability''' ==== | ||
Online vital record resources for Alabama usually consist of indexes to birth, marriage, death and divorce records. The internet can be a quick resource for locating the individual, with a date and place in an index.  Record the information from the index then send for the original record where you can confirm for yourself the accuracy of the data. Just because it is in print, does not make it true. Indexes and compiled records have errors and if possible, original records should always be consulted. A growing number of digitized original records are being made available online, however, indexes are more plentiful. As a bonus, the original records usually have additional information about the person and those related to him/her. | Online vital record resources for Alabama usually consist of indexes to birth, marriage, death and divorce records. The internet can be a quick resource for locating the individual, with a date and place in an index.  Record the information from the index then send for the original record where you can confirm for yourself the accuracy of the data. Just because it is in print, does not make it true. Indexes and compiled records have errors and if possible, original records should always be consulted. A growing number of digitized original records are being made available online, however, indexes are more plentiful. As a bonus, the original records usually have additional information about the person and those related to him/her. | ||
==== '''Order a Certificate''' ==== | ==== '''Order a Certificate''' ==== | ||
You may send for a copy of original records by contacting the State Department of Health. The CDC provides detailed information for obtaining these copies for the State of [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/alabama.htm Alabama] and every state on the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm Center for Disease Control] website. | You may send for a copy of original records by contacting the State Department of Health. The CDC provides detailed information for obtaining these copies for the State of [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/alabama.htm Alabama] and every state on the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm Center for Disease Control] website. | ||
==== '''Some Alabama Vital Records Online''' ==== | ==== '''Some Alabama Vital Records Online''' ==== | ||
The following online sites may assist you in your search for Alabama Vital Records. Free sites are listed first, followed by sites with partial free and paid access to their collections, then finally sites are listed that charge for searching most of their vital record databases.  | The following online sites may assist you in your search for Alabama Vital Records. Free sites are listed first, followed by sites with partial free and paid access to their collections, then finally sites are listed that charge for searching most of their vital record databases.  | ||
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[http://progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm '''Progenealogists.com'''] Links on Progenealogists.com for the [http://progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm United States] are listed by category, not state.  To find records for Alabama on this site, try pressing the "Ctrl" and 'F" keys at the same time then perform a search for Alabama or AL. Some of these links are free.  | [http://progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm '''Progenealogists.com'''] Links on Progenealogists.com for the [http://progenealogists.com/genealogysleuthb.htm United States] are listed by category, not state.  To find records for Alabama on this site, try pressing the "Ctrl" and 'F" keys at the same time then perform a search for Alabama or AL. Some of these links are free.  | ||
[http://www.ancestry.com/ '''Ancestry.com'''] - A limited, but growing, collection of indexed [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2& | [http://www.ancestry.com/ '''Ancestry.com'''] - A limited, but growing, collection of indexed [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=3&categoryFilterID=34&showPaging=true Alabama Vital Records] may be found in the [http://www.ancestry.com/search/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=3 Alabama Historical Records] at Ancestry.com. There is a fee to search most of these online databases if the subscription is not canceled after the initial trial period.&nbsp;Contact your local library or archives to see if they offer free public access to Ancestry.com with a library card. <br> | ||