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The above list was compiled from ''Research in Alabama'' by Wendy L. Elliott and ''Researching in Alabama: A Genealogical Guide'' by Marilyn Davis Barefield. | The above list was compiled from ''Research in Alabama'' by Wendy L. Elliott and ''Researching in Alabama: A Genealogical Guide'' by Marilyn Davis Barefield. | ||
=== Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards === | === Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards === | ||
Computers with modems are important for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers: | Computers with modems are important for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. In a way, computer networks themselves serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers: | ||
* Search databases. | *Search databases. | ||
* Search computer libraries and on-line catalogs. | *Search computer libraries and on-line catalogs. | ||
* Locate other researchers. | *Locate other researchers. | ||
* <span></span>Send and receive e-mail. | *<span></span>Send and receive e-mail. | ||
* <span></span>Post queries. | *<span></span>Post queries. | ||
* <span></span>Join in computer chat and lecture sessions. | *<span></span>Join in computer chat and lecture sessions. | ||
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Alabama in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost. Internet addresses are subject to change. The following sites link you to many more network and bulletin board sites: | You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from Alabama in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. The list of sources is growing rapidly. Most of the information is available at no cost. Internet addresses are subject to change. The following sites link you to many more network and bulletin board sites: | ||
Howells, Cyndi. “U.S.- Alabama- AL.” In Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet [Internet site]. Puyallup, Wash.: Cyndi Howells, 1 March 1999 [cited 1 March 2000]. Available at [http://www.cyndislist.com/al.htm www.cyndislist.com/al.htm], this list has links to other Alabama genealogy sites and describes more resources than any other site on the Internet. | Howells, Cyndi. “U.S.- Alabama- AL.” In Cyndi’s List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet [Internet site]. Puyallup, Wash.: Cyndi Howells, 1 March 1999 [cited 1 March 2000]. Available at [http://www.cyndislist.com/al.htm www.cyndislist.com/al.htm], this list has links to other Alabama genealogy sites and describes more resources than any other site on the Internet. | ||
[[ALGenWeb|The ALGenWeb Project]], an affiliate of [[USGenWeb|The USGenWeb Project]] N.p., 29 December 1999 [cited 1 March 2000]. Available at [http://www.algenweb.us/ www.rootsweb.com/~algenweb/], this lists genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country. For | |||
“United States Resources: Alabama” In RootsWeb [Internet site]. N.p., 30 November 1999 [cited 1 March 2000]. Available at [http://www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/al.html www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/al.html], this list of sites and resources includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list. For more information see [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/alabama-resources-from-rootsweb.com Alabama Resources from RootsWeb.com] and [[Mailing Lists at RootsWeb - Alabama|Mailing Lists at RootsWeb - Alabama]] | |||
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