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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="MA">[http://www.cityofmobile.org/archives/ Muncipal Archives] in ''City of Mobile [Alabama]'' (accessed 11 May 2015).</ref> [mailto:archives@cityofmobile.org archives@cityofmobile.org] <br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="MA" /> | '''Address:'''<ref name="MA" /> | ||
:'''''Mail: ''''' P.O. Box 1827<br>Mobile, Alabama 36633-1827 USA<br>'''''Street address: ''''' 457 Church Street<br>Mobile, Alabama 36602 USA <br><br> | :'''''Mail: ''''' P.O. Box 1827<br>Mobile, Alabama 36633-1827 USA<br>'''''Street address: ''''' 457 Church Street<br>Mobile, Alabama 36602 USA <br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="MA" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="MA" /> 251-208-7740<br>'''Fax:''' 251-208-7428<br> | ||
'''Hours:'''<ref name="MA" /> | '''Hours:'''<ref name="MA" /> 8-5 Monday-Friday<br> | ||
'''Map, directions, and public transportation:'''<br> | '''Map, directions, and public transportation:'''<br> | ||
*'''''Map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/457+Church+St,+Mobile,+AL+36602/@30.6870482,-88.047464,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x889a4fd21c22bcdf:0xd4a86bae919d0940 Google map: Mobile Municipal Archives] | *'''''Map: ''''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/457+Church+St,+Mobile,+AL+36602/@30.6870482,-88.047464,17z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x889a4fd21c22bcdf:0xd4a86bae919d0940 Google map: Mobile Municipal Archives] | ||
*'''''Directions: ''''' The MAA are at 457 Church Street, the corner of Church Street and Lawrence, one block south of Barton Academy. | *'''''Directions: ''''' The MAA are at 457 Church Street, the corner of Church Street and Lawrence, one block south of Barton Academy. | ||
*'''''Public transportation: ''''' | *'''''Public transportation: ''''' | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
The '''Mobile Municipal Archives''' has records of early Alabama/Florida settlers: Spanish, French, and Anglo especially during the Spanish period. This is the premier library for Gulf Coast settlers from Louisiana to Florida.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 11. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{ | The '''Mobile Municipal Archives''' has records of early Alabama/Florida settlers: Spanish, French, and Anglo especially during the Spanish period. This is the premier library for Gulf Coast settlers from Louisiana to Florida.<ref>William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 11. {{WorldCat|39493985|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}. {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> | ||
The MMA contains the extant records of the City of Mobile, dating from the city's creation as a municipality by the Mississippi territory in 1814 including minutes, registered voters, poll tax books, and petitions.<ref name="MA" /> | The MMA contains the extant records of the City of Mobile, dating from the city's creation as a municipality by the Mississippi territory in 1814 including minutes, registered voters, poll tax books, and petitions.<ref name="MA" /> | ||
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''Similar Collections''<br> | ''Similar Collections''<br> | ||
*[ | *[[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. <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> | ||
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*[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. | *[[Auburn University Libraries]], Auburn, AL, federal depository library, genealogy websites, censuses, printed sources, manuscripts. | ||
*[ | *[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. | *[http://www.museumofmobile.com/ History Museum of Mobile], Mobile and Baldwin county artifacts, photos, and World War II casualty lists. | ||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/rootsmgs/ Mobile Genealogical Society], calendar, cemeteries, MGS publications, ''Deep South Genealogical Quarterly'' | *[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> | ||
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Revision as of 13:23, 10 February 2018
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 Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] archives@cityofmobile.org Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 251-208-7740 Hours:[1] 8-5 Monday-Friday Map, directions, and public transportation:
Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]The Mobile Municipal Archives has records of early Alabama/Florida settlers: Spanish, French, and Anglo especially during the Spanish period. This is the premier library for Gulf Coast settlers from Louisiana to Florida.[2] The MMA contains the extant records of the City of Mobile, dating from the city's creation as a municipality by the Mississippi territory in 1814 including minutes, registered voters, poll tax books, and petitions.[1] The original records of Mobile's colonial history (1702-1813) are housed principally in London, Paris, Sevilla and Madrid.[1] Tips[edit | edit source]
Guides[edit | edit source]Guide to the Mobile Municipal Archives (pdf) 136 pages including an index. Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Mobile Municipal Archives, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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