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*[https://archives.alabama.gov/Research/societies.pdf '''Alabama County Historical and Genealogical Societies'''] | *[https://archives.alabama.gov/Research/societies.pdf '''Alabama County Historical and Genealogical Societies'''] | ||
*[http://www.daddezio.com/society/hill/SH-AL-001.html '''List of Alabama Societies''']<br> | *[http://www.daddezio.com/society/hill/SH-AL-001.html '''List of Alabama Societies''']<br> | ||
== | ==Carefully Compare Any Record You Find to Known Facts About the Ancestor== | ||
You will possibly find many different people with the '''same name as your ancestor,''' especially when a family stayed in a locality for several generations, and several children were named after the '''grandparents or aunts and uncles'''. Be prepared to find the correct church records by organizing in advance as many of these exact details about the ancestor '''as possible''': | You will possibly find many different people with the '''same name as your ancestor,''' especially when a family stayed in a locality for several generations, and several children were named after the '''grandparents or aunts and uncles'''. Be prepared to find the correct church records by organizing in advance as many of these exact details about the ancestor '''as possible''': | ||
*'''name''', including '''middle name and maiden name''' | *'''name''', including '''middle name and maiden name''' | ||