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=== Contact Information  ===
=== Contact Information  ===


'''Email:'''<ref name="Main">"[http://www.mplonline.org/mainlib.htm#lhg Main Library]" at ''Mobile Public Library Alabama'' (accessed 28 August 2012).</ref>   [mailto:lhgservices@mplonline.org lhgservices@mplonline.org] <br>  
'''E-mail:'''<ref name="Main">"[http://www.mplonline.org/mainlib.htm#lhg Main Library]" at ''Mobile Public Library Alabama'' (accessed 28 August 2012).</ref>&nbsp;&nbsp; [mailto:lhgservices@mplonline.org lhgservices@mplonline.org] <br>  


'''Address:'''<ref name="Main" />  
'''Address:'''<ref name="Main" />  
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:Mobile, AL 36602-1404<br><br>
:Mobile, AL 36602-1404<br><br>


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Main" /> 251-208-7093<br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Main" />&nbsp;&nbsp;251-208-7093<br>  


'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Main" /> Monday-Wednesday 9-5; Thursday-Saturday 9-3; [http://www.mplonline.org/close.htm Holiday schedule].  
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Main" />&nbsp;&nbsp;Monday-Wednesday 9-5; Thursday-Saturday 9-3; [http://www.mplonline.org/close.htm Holiday schedule].  


'''Map, and public transportation:'''<ref name="Main" />  
'''Map, and public transportation:'''<ref name="Main" />  


*[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=753+Government+Street,+Mobile,+AL&hl=en&ll=30.686889,-88.051579&spn=0.006219,0.013078&sll=30.686781,-88.051469&hnear=753+Government+St,+Mobile,+Alabama+36602&t=m&z=17 Google map]. <br>  
*[http://maps.google.com/maps?q=753+Government+Street,+Mobile,+AL&hl=en&ll=30.686889,-88.051579&spn=0.006219,0.013078&sll=30.686781,-88.051469&hnear=753+Government+St,+Mobile,+Alabama+36602&t=m&z=17 Google map]. <br>  
*The free downtown [https://www.thewavetransit.com/157/MODA Moda Trolley] stops right at the Main Library; as does Bus Route 12 ($).
*The free downtown [http://www.thewavetransit.com/images/downtown_map.gif Moda Trolley] stops right at the Main Library; as does Bus Route 12 ($).


'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br>  


*[http://www.mplonline.org/index.html Mobile Public Library (MPL) Internet site] reference services, getting books from other libraries, used book sales, services, bookmobile, youth services, and magazine services.<br>  
*[http://www.mplonline.org/index.html Mobile Public Library (MPL) Internet site] reference services, getting books from other libraries, used book sales, services, bookmobile, youth services, and magazine services.<br>  
*{{WC}}[https://mobi.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/default MPL Catalog online] search by words, phrase, author, title, subject, series, or periodical title, and in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat]. <br>  
*[http://olli.mplonline.org/uhtbin/cgisirsi/x/0/0/49 MPL Catalog online] search by words, phrase, author, title, subject, series, or periodical title. <br>  
*[http://www.mplonline.org/lhg.htm Local History and Genealogy webpage] describes their collections.<br>
*[http://www.mplonline.org/lhg.htm Local History and Genealogy webpage] describes their collections.<br>  


=== Collection Description  ===
=== Collection Description  ===


Local history along the Gulf Coast from Pensacola FL to Pascagoula MS, southeastern U.S. genealogy, migration paths to AL, newspaper clippings, city directories, federal censuses, Dawes Commission Indian rolls, Index to Confederate pensions of AL and MS, roster of Confederate soldiers, and Mobile County Probate Court index 1819-1964, photos, Panton-Leslie trading company papers (est. during Spanish rule), CSS Alabama ship's log-journal and other papers.  
Local history from Pensacola to Pascagoula, southeastern U.S. genealogy, migration paths to AL, newspaper clippings, city directories, federal censuses, Dawes Commission Indian rolls, Index to Confederate pensions of AL and MS, roster of Confederate soldiers, and Mobile County Probate Court index 1819-1964, photos, Panton-Leslie trading Company papers (est. during Spanish rule), CSS Alabama ship's log-journal and other papers.
=== Tips  ===
 
{Optional}
 
=== Guides  ===
 
{''Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. ''}


=== Alternate Repositories  ===
=== Alternate Repositories  ===
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*[[Alabama Department of Archives and History]], Montgomery, local government files, newspapers, maps, church records, Civil War soldiers, photos, publications, historical quarterly, 1867 voter database, World War I Goldstar database, vertical files, personal history surname file, and AL city directories inventory.  
*[[Alabama Department of Archives and History]], Montgomery, local government files, newspapers, maps, church records, Civil War soldiers, photos, publications, historical quarterly, 1867 voter database, World War I Goldstar database, vertical files, personal history surname file, and AL city directories inventory.  
*[[National Archives at Atlanta]] federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers arrival indexes, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, workshops.<br>
*[[National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta)]] federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers arrival indexes, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, workshops.<br>


''Similar Collections''<br>  
''Similar Collections''<br>  


*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. <br>  
*[[Family History Library]], Salt Lake City,&nbsp;450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records. <br>  
*[[Dallas Public Central Library]] 111,700 volumes, 64,500 microfilms, 89,000 microfiche, and over 700 maps, marriage, probate, deed, and tax abstracts in book form, or microfilm of originals for some states, and online databases.<br>
*[[Dallas Public Central Library]] 111,700 volumes, 64,500 microfilms, 89,000 microfiche, and over 700 maps, marriage, probate, deed, and tax abstracts in book form, or microfilm of originals for some states, and online databases.<br>


''Neighboring Collections''<br>  
''Neighboring Collections''<br>  


*[http://algensoc.org/ Alabama Genealogical Society]/[[Samford University Library]] Special Collections, Birmingham, Baptist and Alabama history, church records, current and old newspapers, manuscripts, books, and theses. <br>  
*[http://algensoc.org/ Alabama Genealogical Society]/[http://www.samford.edu/library.aspx Stamford University Library] Special Collections, Birmingham, Baptist and Alabama history, church records, current and old newspapers, manuscripts, books, and theses. <br>  
*[[Birmingham Public Library]] government records, business records, maps, photos, letters, diaries, scrapbooks, about the Jefferson County area, newspapers, maps, and Southern history.  
*[[Birmingham Public Library]] government records, business records, maps, photos, letters, diaries, scrapbooks, about the Jefferson County area, newspapers, maps, and Southern history.  
*[[Florence-Lauderdale Public Library]], Florence, AL, good northwest AL local history collection.  
*[[Florence-Lauderdale Public Library]], Florence, AL, good northwest AL local history collection.  
*[http://www.cityofmobile.org/archives/ Mobile Municipal Archives] government papers including minutes, registered voters, poll tax books, and petitions.  
*[ Mobile County Archives] Orphans’ Court minutes, marriages 1817-1970, wills 1817-1949, Probate Court cases 1817-1990, conveyances 1820-present, corporations 1880s-1968, military discharges 1910-1968, elections 1840s-present, jail logs 1880s-1978, mug shots 1953-1978, civil case files 1867-1976, divorces 1867-1960.  
*[http://www.probate.mobilecountyal.gov/records.asp Mobile County Probate Court] deeds 1813-1958, military discharges 1919-present, Lis Pendens 1915-1958, marks and brands 1872-1965, marriage licenses 1813-present, wills 1812-present.  
*[http://mccpl.lib.al.us/montgomery/ Montgomery City-County Public Library] Ancestry.com, obituaries, black history, history, and local.  
*[http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1558 Bureau of Vital Statistics], Montgomery, birth and death certificates 1908-present, marriage certificates 1936-present, divorce records 1950-present.  
*[http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1558 Bureau of Vital Statistics], Montgomery, birth and death certificates 1908-present, marriage certificates 1936-present, divorce records 1950-present.  
*[[Auburn University Libraries]], Auburn, AL, federal depository library, genealogy websites, censuses, printed sources, manuscripts.  
*[http://www.lib.auburn.edu/ Auburn University Libraries], Auburn, AL, federal depository library, genealogy websites, censuses, printed sources, manuscripts.  
*[https://www.alabamahistory.net/ Alabama Historical Association] news and events, ''Alabama Review'', historical markers program, podcasts, and list of Alabama genealogical and historical societies. See also [http://library.uwa.edu/AlabamaRoom/genealogy.html U. of W. Alabama Library].  
*[http://www.archives.state.al.us/aha/ahaleadership.html Alabama Historical Association] news and events, ''Alabama Review'', historical markers program, podcasts, and list of Alabama genealogical and historical societies. See also [http://library.uwa.edu/AlabamaRoom/genealogy.html U. of W. Alabama Library].  
*[http://www.museumofmobile.com/ History Museum of Mobile], Mobile and Baldwin county artifacts, photos, and World War II casualty lists.  
*[ Mobile County Historical Society], quarterly publication, and services.  
*[https://sites.google.com/site/rootsmgs/ Mobile Genealogical Society], calendar, cemeteries, MGS publications, ''Deep South Genealogical Quarterly''  index 1962-present, researchers and their surnames.<br>
*[ Mobile County Genealogical Society], quarterly, publications on cemeteries, marriages, land, Bibles, wills, and the 1855 Alabama state census, and services including professional researchers.<br>


=== Sources  ===
=== Sources  ===
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Revision as of 08:42, 29 August 2012

Mobile Public Library
Ben May Main Library, Mobile Public Library, Mobile, Alabama, half a block from their Local History and Genealogy building.

Contact Information[edit | edit source]

E-mail:[1]   lhgservices@mplonline.org

Address:[1]

Local History and Genealogy
753 Government Street
Mobile, AL 36602-1404

Telephone:[1]  251-208-7093

Hours and holidays:[1]  Monday-Wednesday 9-5; Thursday-Saturday 9-3; Holiday schedule.

Map, and public transportation:[1]

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description[edit | edit source]

Local history from Pensacola to Pascagoula, southeastern U.S. genealogy, migration paths to AL, newspaper clippings, city directories, federal censuses, Dawes Commission Indian rolls, Index to Confederate pensions of AL and MS, roster of Confederate soldiers, and Mobile County Probate Court index 1819-1964, photos, Panton-Leslie trading Company papers (est. during Spanish rule), CSS Alabama ship's log-journal and other papers.

Tips[edit | edit source]

{Optional}

Guides[edit | edit source]

{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. }

Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Mobile Public Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, local government files, newspapers, maps, church records, Civil War soldiers, photos, publications, historical quarterly, 1867 voter database, World War I Goldstar database, vertical files, personal history surname file, and AL city directories inventory.
  • National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta) federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers arrival indexes, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, workshops.

Similar Collections

  • Family History Library, Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records.
  • Dallas Public Central Library 111,700 volumes, 64,500 microfilms, 89,000 microfiche, and over 700 maps, marriage, probate, deed, and tax abstracts in book form, or microfilm of originals for some states, and online databases.

Neighboring Collections

  • Alabama Genealogical Society/Stamford University Library Special Collections, Birmingham, Baptist and Alabama history, church records, current and old newspapers, manuscripts, books, and theses.
  • Birmingham Public Library government records, business records, maps, photos, letters, diaries, scrapbooks, about the Jefferson County area, newspapers, maps, and Southern history.
  • Florence-Lauderdale Public Library, Florence, AL, good northwest AL local history collection.
  • [ Mobile County Archives] Orphans’ Court minutes, marriages 1817-1970, wills 1817-1949, Probate Court cases 1817-1990, conveyances 1820-present, corporations 1880s-1968, military discharges 1910-1968, elections 1840s-present, jail logs 1880s-1978, mug shots 1953-1978, civil case files 1867-1976, divorces 1867-1960.
  • Montgomery City-County Public Library Ancestry.com, obituaries, black history, history, and local.
  • Bureau of Vital Statistics, Montgomery, birth and death certificates 1908-present, marriage certificates 1936-present, divorce records 1950-present.
  • Auburn University Libraries, Auburn, AL, federal depository library, genealogy websites, censuses, printed sources, manuscripts.
  • Alabama Historical Association news and events, Alabama Review, historical markers program, podcasts, and list of Alabama genealogical and historical societies. See also U. of W. Alabama Library.
  • [ Mobile County Historical Society], quarterly publication, and services.
  • [ Mobile County Genealogical Society], quarterly, publications on cemeteries, marriages, land, Bibles, wills, and the 1855 Alabama state census, and services including professional researchers.

Sources[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Main Library" at Mobile Public Library Alabama (accessed 28 August 2012).
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