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-''[[United States]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]]&nbsp; [[Alabama]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]]&nbsp; [[Alabama Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]]''
+''[[United States]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]]&nbsp; [[Alabama]]&nbsp; [[Image:Gotoarrow-kelly.png]]&nbsp; [[Alabama_Record_Selection_Table|Record Selection Table]]''
-Use this table to determine what records to search to achieve your [[Alabama|Alabama]] research goal.
+This table can help you decide which records to search. It is most helpful for post-1850 research.
+#In column 1 find the category closest to your research goal.
+#In column 2 find the types of records most likely to have the information you need.
+#In column 3 find additional record types that may be useful.
+#Look in the section of these Wiki pages that corresponds to the record type you chose. It explains what the records might tell you, how to search them, and how to find the records in the ''Place Search'' of the [[Introduction to the Family History Library Catalog|Family History Library Catalog]]. Some records are not at the library.
+'''Note: '''Records of previous research—genealogy, biography, history, periodicals, and societies—are useful for most goals but are not listed unless they are ''especially'' helpful.
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