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== Alabama Research Strategies == | == Alabama Research Strategies == | ||
Below are links to different research strategy pages to help you locate your ancestors in Alabama:<br> | |||
===Finding Alabama Birth, Marriage or Death Records=== | |||
*[[GuidedResearch:Alabama|Finding Alabama Births, Marriages, and Deaths using Guided Research]] | |||
===Finding Alabama Records=== | |||
*[[Alabama Record Finder]] | |||
===Alabama Statewide Databases=== | |||
*[[Alabama Online Genealogy Records|Alabama Online Genealogy Records]] | *[[Alabama Online Genealogy Records|Alabama Online Genealogy Records]] | ||
===Alabama Research Process=== | |||
*[[Step-by-Step Alabama Research, 1880-Present]] | |||
*[[Step-by-Step Alabama Research, 1850-1910]] | |||
*[[Alabama Descendancy Research]] | |||
*[[How to Find Alabama Birth Records|How to find Alabama Birth Records]] | *[[How to Find Alabama Birth Records|How to find Alabama Birth Records]] | ||
*[[How to Find Alabama Marriage Records|How to find Alabama Marriage Records]] | *[[How to Find Alabama Marriage Records|How to find Alabama Marriage Records]] | ||
*[[How to Find Alabama Death Records|How to find Alabama Death Records]] | *[[How to Find Alabama Death Records|How to find Alabama Death Records]] | ||
*[[Alabama Search Strategies|Alabama Search Strategies]] | *[[Alabama Search Strategies|Alabama Search Strategies]] | ||
== Alabama Research Tips == | == Alabama Research Tips == | ||
These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Alabama. | These tips will help you as you research your ancestors in Alabama:<br> | ||
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'''Birth and Death information:'''<br> | |||
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*'''''Statewide registration:''''' The state began registering births and deaths in 1908, with full compliance by 1927. | |||
*'''''County regististration:''''' Counties were required to record birth and death records in 1881 until the state board took over in 1908, although registration was inconsistent. | |||
*'''''Access to records:''''' See [[Alabama Vital Records]] for more information about birth, marriages, and deaths in Alabama. | |||
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'''Substitute Records:''' | |||
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*'''''Secondary source:''''' Substitute records are used when primary sources do not exist for an event, such as birth, marriage, and deaths. Secondary sources list information about the event but they were not recorded at the time of the event and they are not an official record of the event. | |||
*'''''Accuracy:''''' Because the information about an event in substitute records was not the official recording of the event (such as, cemetery or obituary records) inaccuracy may occur. Use other substitute records to help varify information. | |||
*'''''List of substitute records:''''' See [[Alabama Substitute Records|Alabama Substitute Records]] for more information. | |||
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'''Finding Parents:''' | |||
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*'''''Death records:''''' Death records created by the county starting in 1881 may contain parents of the deceased. However, starting in 1908, the state recorded deaths that required birth and parent information. Information was not always provided and the accuracy of the information was limited by the grieving relatives' memory. | |||
*'''''Obituaries:''''' Official obituaries can also include the names of parents and other family members. See [[Alabama Newspapers]] and [[Alabama Obituaries]] for more information. | |||
*'''''Church records:''''' Knowing the denominiation of the church the family belonged to helps in locating information about the parents. See [[Alabama Church Records]] for more information. | |||
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'''Census Records:''' | |||
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*'''''Check all census years:''''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census to learn more about them and their family members. See [[Alabama Census|Alabama Census Records]] for more information. | |||
*'''''Clues to other records:''''' There are clues in censuses regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. | |||
*'''''Finding families:''''' Starting in 1850, all members of the household were listed in the census. By 1880, relationship to the head of household was added. | |||
== Further Alabama Research == | |||
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/family-history-library/research-outlines/US/Alabama.pdf Alabama Family History Library Research Outline] | |||
*[https://algenweb.org/ ALGenWeb] at Alabama GenWeb Project | |||
*[http://genealogytrails.com/ala/ Alabama Genealogy Trails] - collection of transcribed data for the state of Alabama | |||
*[http://www.cyndislist.com/us/al/ Cyndi's List] - Alabama genealogy websites | |||
*[http://www.raogk.org/alabama-genealogy/ Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness] - State of Alabama Records Guide | |||
[[Category:Alabama Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | [[Category:Alabama Research Strategies]][[Category:Research Tips and Strategies]] | ||
[[Category:United States Research Strategies]] | [[Category:United States Research Strategies]] | ||
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