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=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="About">"[http://www.archives.state.al.us/aaadah.html About the Alabama Department of Archives and History]" at ''Alabama Department of Archives and History'' (accessed 25 August 2012).</ref> [mailto:mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov] | ||
'''Address:'''<br>624 Washington Ave.<br> Montgomery, AL 36130 <br> | '''Address:'''<ref name="About" /> <br> P.O. Box 300100 <br> 624 Washington Ave. <br> Montgomery, AL 36130 <br><br> '''Telephone:'''<ref name="About" /> 334-242-4435<br> | ||
'''Telephone:''' 334-242-4435<br> | |||
'''Hours and holidays:''' | '''Hours and holidays:''' Hours: [http://www.archives.alabama.gov/intro/hours.html click here]. State holidays: [http://www.archives.alabama.gov/intro/holidays.html click here]. | ||
'''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref>[ | '''Directions, maps, and public transportation:'''<ref name="Location">"[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/location.html Location]" at ''Alabama Department of Archives and History'' (accessed 25 August 2012).</ref><br> | ||
*'''''From points north via Birmingham and I-65:''''' take I-65 South to Montgomery, then follow the signs for I-85 North towards Atlanta. From the I-65/I-85 junction, take Exit 1 (Court Street) onto the exit ramp (Arba Street). At the intersection of Arba and Union Streets, turn left onto Union. You will pass under the I-85 interstate onto Union Street – a one-way, four-lane street. ('''Caution:''' if you proceed on Arba you will be entering the on-ramp for I-85 south.) Continue north on Union Street. Turn left at the 4th traffic light onto Washington Avenue. The front of the Alabama Department of Archives and History building is to your left across from the Avenue of Flags on the side of the state Capitol.<br> | *'''''From points north via Birmingham and I-65:''''' take I-65 South to Montgomery, then follow the signs for I-85 North towards Atlanta. From the I-65/I-85 junction, take Exit 1 (Court Street) onto the exit ramp (Arba Street). At the intersection of Arba and Union Streets, turn left onto Union. You will pass under the I-85 interstate onto Union Street – a one-way, four-lane street. ('''Caution:''' if you proceed on Arba you will be entering the on-ramp for I-85 south.) Continue north on Union Street. Turn left at the 4th traffic light onto Washington Avenue. The front of the Alabama Department of Archives and History building is to your left across from the Avenue of Flags on the side of the state Capitol.<br> | ||
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'''''Map:''''' [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101176784647652631178.000458095a7091e7d4031&ll=32.375286,-86.299088&spn=0.008028,0.013733&z=16 click here]. | '''''Map:''''' [https://maps.google.com/maps/ms?hl=en&ie=UTF8&msa=0&msid=101176784647652631178.000458095a7091e7d4031&ll=32.375286,-86.299088&spn=0.008028,0.013733&z=16 click here]. | ||
'''''Public transport:''''' MATS Bus [http://montgomerytransit.com/ | '''''Public transport:''''' MATS Bus [http://montgomerytransit.com/?page_id=68 '''Route 1''' AUM], and [http://montgomerytransit.com/?page_id=102 '''Route 15''' Allendale] stop near the ADAH building. | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.archives.state.al.us/ Internet site] Alabama Department of Archives and History: education, museum, records management, and research including reference request form, visiting instructions, family research tutorials, research brochures, historical and genealogical societies, professional researchers, Alabama Internet resources, and local archives and museums.<br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/aho.html Alabama History Online] timeline, emblems, capitals, famous Alabamians, counties, state histories, governors, legislature, state agencies, election and population records. <br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/civilwar/search.cfm Alabama Civil War Service] database search shows name, branch, unit, company for 238,000 people. <br> | ||
=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
'''''Online indexes:''''' local government county records on microfilm, newspapers on microfilm and otherwise, maps, church and synagogue records, '''''Online records:''''' Civil War soldiers, digital archives, photos, publications, historical quarterly, | '''''Online indexes:''''' local government county records on microfilm, newspapers on microfilm and otherwise, maps, church and synagogue records, '''''Online records:''''' Civil War soldiers, digital archives, photos, publications, historical quarterly, 1867 voter database; World War I Goldstar (deceased) database, governors' orders database, '''''Other records:''''' military war records, vertical files, personal history surname file, and Alabama city directories inventory.<ref>[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/searchcoll.html Search Our Collections] at ''Alabama Department of Archives and History'' (accessed 25 August 2012).</ref> | ||
=== Tips === | === Tips === | ||
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=== Guides === | === Guides === | ||
*[ | *[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/research/research_room_brochure.pdf Research at the Alabama Department of Archives and History] mission statement, directions, collections description, research requests, photocopying, visits. 2 pages. | ||
*[ | *[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/research/genealogical_research_brochure.pdf Researching Your Ancestors at the Alabama Department of Archives and History] beginning, records to consult, visiting the research room. 2 pages. | ||
*[ | *[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/research/african_american_research_guide.pdf African American Roots in Alabama] research techniques, beginning your search, resources like federal and state censuses, local and state government records, newspapers, manuscripts, books, Freedmen's Bureau, and digital collections. 2 pages. | ||
*[ | *[http://www.archives.alabama.gov/referenc/societies.pdf Alabama Historical and Genealogical Societies] a county-by-county .pdf list of addresses, phones, and e-mail addresses of the genealogy-related libraries, archives, museums, and societies in Alabama. | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
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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://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.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]. | ||
*[https://www.mchsal.com/ Montgomery County Historical Society], quarterly publication, and services. | *[https://www.mchsal.com/ Montgomery County Historical Society], quarterly publication, and services. | ||
*[http:// | *[https://web.archive.org/web/20160929163949/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~almgs/ Montgomery 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 === | ||
Revision as of 20:30, 18 April 2018
Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] mark.palmer@archives.alabama.gov Address:[1] Hours and holidays: Hours: click here. State holidays: click here. Directions, maps, and public transportation:[2]
Map: click here. Public transport: MATS Bus Route 1 AUM, and Route 15 Allendale stop near the ADAH building. Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]Online indexes: local government county records on microfilm, newspapers on microfilm and otherwise, maps, church and synagogue records, Online records: Civil War soldiers, digital archives, photos, publications, historical quarterly, 1867 voter database; World War I Goldstar (deceased) database, governors' orders database, Other records: military war records, vertical files, personal history surname file, and Alabama city directories inventory.[3] Tips[edit | edit source]
Guides[edit | edit source]
Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Alabama Department of Archives and History, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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