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===Check the church records collections in archives and libraries.=== | ===Check the church records collections in archives and libraries.=== | ||
Some church records have been deposited for preservation in government archives or in libraries. Watch for links to '''digitized, online records''' offered by the archives. Some archives provide '''research services''' for a fee. For others, if you cannot visit in person, you might hire a [https://algensoc.org/main/researchers.html '''researcher.''']<br> | Some church records have been deposited for preservation in government archives or in libraries. Watch for links to '''digitized, online records''' offered by the archives. Some archives provide '''research services''' for a fee. For others, if you cannot visit in person, you might hire a [https://algensoc.org/main/researchers.html '''researcher.''']<br> | ||
===Alabama Catholic Archives=== | ====Alabama Catholic Archives==== | ||
*[http://www.bhmdiocese.org/ '''Diocese of Birmingham''']<br>2121 3rd Ave.<br>P.O. Box 12047<br>North Birmingham, AL 35202-2047<br>Phone: (205) 838-8322 <br> | *[http://www.bhmdiocese.org/ '''Diocese of Birmingham''']<br>2121 3rd Ave.<br>P.O. Box 12047<br>North Birmingham, AL 35202-2047<br>Phone: (205) 838-8322 <br> | ||
All records are maintained in the local parishes.<br> | All records are maintained in the local parishes.<br> | ||
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The Archdiocese includes the counties of: [[Autauga County, Alabama Genealogy|Autauga]], [[Baldwin County, Alabama Genealogy|Baldwin]], [[Barbour County, Alabama Genealogy|Barbour]], [[Bullock County, Alabama Genealogy|Bullock]], [[Butler County, Alabama Genealogy|Butler]], [[Choctaw County, Alabama Genealogy|Choctaw]], [[Clarke County, Alabama Genealogy|Clarke]], [[Coffee County, Alabama Genealogy|Coffee]], [[Conecuh County, Alabama Genealogy|Conecuh]], [[Covington County, Alabama Genealogy|Covington]], [[Crenshaw County, Alabama Genealogy|Crenshaw]], [[Dale County, Alabama Genealogy|Dale]], [[Dallas County, Alabama Genealogy|Dallas]], [[Elmore County, Alabama Genealogy|Elmore]], [[Escambia County, Alabama Genealogy|Escambia]], [[Geneva County, Alabama Genealogy|Geneva]], [[Henry County, Alabama Genealogy|Henry]], [[Houston County, Alabama Genealogy|Houston]], [[Lee County, Alabama Genealogy|Lee]], [[Lowndes County, Alabama Genealogy|Lowndes]], [[Macon County, Alabama Genealogy|Macon]], [[Mobile County, Alabama Genealogy|Mobile]], [[Monroe County, Alabama Genealogy|Monroe]], [[Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy|Montgomery]], [[Pike County, Alabama Genealogy|Pike]], [[Russell County, Alabama Genealogy|Russell]], [[Washington County, Alabama Genealogy|Washington]] and [[Wilcox County, Alabama Genealogy|Wilcox]].<ref name="rome" /> | The Archdiocese includes the counties of: [[Autauga County, Alabama Genealogy|Autauga]], [[Baldwin County, Alabama Genealogy|Baldwin]], [[Barbour County, Alabama Genealogy|Barbour]], [[Bullock County, Alabama Genealogy|Bullock]], [[Butler County, Alabama Genealogy|Butler]], [[Choctaw County, Alabama Genealogy|Choctaw]], [[Clarke County, Alabama Genealogy|Clarke]], [[Coffee County, Alabama Genealogy|Coffee]], [[Conecuh County, Alabama Genealogy|Conecuh]], [[Covington County, Alabama Genealogy|Covington]], [[Crenshaw County, Alabama Genealogy|Crenshaw]], [[Dale County, Alabama Genealogy|Dale]], [[Dallas County, Alabama Genealogy|Dallas]], [[Elmore County, Alabama Genealogy|Elmore]], [[Escambia County, Alabama Genealogy|Escambia]], [[Geneva County, Alabama Genealogy|Geneva]], [[Henry County, Alabama Genealogy|Henry]], [[Houston County, Alabama Genealogy|Houston]], [[Lee County, Alabama Genealogy|Lee]], [[Lowndes County, Alabama Genealogy|Lowndes]], [[Macon County, Alabama Genealogy|Macon]], [[Mobile County, Alabama Genealogy|Mobile]], [[Monroe County, Alabama Genealogy|Monroe]], [[Montgomery County, Alabama Genealogy|Montgomery]], [[Pike County, Alabama Genealogy|Pike]], [[Russell County, Alabama Genealogy|Russell]], [[Washington County, Alabama Genealogy|Washington]] and [[Wilcox County, Alabama Genealogy|Wilcox]].<ref name="rome" /> | ||
=== Presbyterian === | ==== Presbyterian ==== | ||
[[File:Presbyterian Historical Society.jpg|300px|thumb|<center>'''Presbyterian Historical Society'''</center>]] | [[File:Presbyterian Historical Society.jpg|300px|thumb|<center>'''Presbyterian Historical Society'''</center>]] | ||
[http://www.history.pcusa.org/ '''Presbyterian Historical Society''']<br>United Presbyterian Church in the United States<br>425 Lombard Street<br>Philadelphia, PA 19147<br>Phone: (215) 627-1852<br>Fax: (215) 627-0509 | [http://www.history.pcusa.org/ '''Presbyterian Historical Society''']<br>United Presbyterian Church in the United States<br>425 Lombard Street<br>Philadelphia, PA 19147<br>Phone: (215) 627-1852<br>Fax: (215) 627-0509 | ||
===Other Denominational Archives=== | ====Other Denominational Archives==== | ||
For archives of other denominations, see [[United States Church Records#Searching for Church Records by Denomination|'''Searching for Church Records by Denomination'''.]] | For archives of other denominations, see [[United States Church Records#Searching for Church Records by Denomination|'''Searching for Church Records by Denomination'''.]] | ||
[[File:Alabama Department of Archives and History.jpg|thumb|right|370px|<center>'''Alabama Department of Archives and History'''<br>'''Montgomery, Alabama'''</center>]] | [[File:Alabama Department of Archives and History.jpg|thumb|right|370px|<center>'''Alabama Department of Archives and History'''<br>'''Montgomery, Alabama'''</center>]] | ||
===State Archives=== | ====State Archives==== | ||
'''Alabama Department of Archives and History'''<br> | '''Alabama Department of Archives and History'''<br> | ||
P.O. Box 300100<br> | P.O. Box 300100<br> | ||
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'''Collection includes: '''Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Mobile; family records 1700-1860, some Catholic school records, some Catholic newspapers, Catholic cemetery records, and funeral home records.''' | '''Collection includes: '''Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Mobile; family records 1700-1860, some Catholic school records, some Catholic newspapers, Catholic cemetery records, and funeral home records.''' | ||
===University Archives=== | ====University Archives==== | ||
'''Samford University Library'''<br> | '''Samford University Library'''<br> | ||
800 Lakeshore Drive<br> | 800 Lakeshore Drive<br> | ||