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==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
Alabama is located in the middle of the Bible Belt, a region of numerous '''Protestant Christians'''. A majority of people in the state identify as '''Evangelical Protestant'''. As of 2010, the three largest denominational groups in Alabama are the [[Baptist Church in the United States|'''Southern Baptist Convention''']], [[Methodist Church in the United States|'''The United Methodist Church''']], and '''non-denominational Evangelical Protestant'''. Many Baptist and Methodist congregations became established in the Great Awakening of the early 19th century, when preachers proselytized across the South. The [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|'''Presbyterian''']] churches were strongly associated with Scots-Irish immigrants of the 18th century and their descendants.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Alabama", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama#Religion, accessed May 2020. </ref> | Alabama is located in the middle of the Bible Belt, a region of numerous '''Protestant Christians'''. A majority of people in the state identify as '''Evangelical Protestant'''. As of 2010, the three largest denominational groups in Alabama are the [[Baptist Church in the United States|'''Southern Baptist Convention''']], [[Methodist Church in the United States|'''The United Methodist Church''']], and '''non-denominational Evangelical Protestant'''. Many Baptist and Methodist congregations became established in the Great Awakening of the early 19th century, when preachers proselytized across the South. The [[Presbyterian Church in the United States|'''Presbyterian''']] churches were strongly associated with Scots-Irish immigrants of the 18th century and their descendants.<ref> Wikipedia contributors, "Alabama", in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia,'' https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabama#Religion, accessed May 2020. </ref> | ||
==Look for online records.== | ==Finding the Records== | ||
===Look for online records.=== | |||
Some records have been digitized and posted online, where they are easily searched. These are listed at the top of this page and on the [[Alabama Online Genealogy Records|'''Alabama Online Genealogy Records page''']]. | Some records have been digitized and posted online, where they are easily searched. These are listed at the top of this page and on the [[Alabama Online Genealogy Records|'''Alabama Online Genealogy Records page''']]. | ||