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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> | '''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: | :'''''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: | *'''''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: | *'''''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)}}. {{FSC|728550|item|disp=FS Library 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> | ||
*[ | *[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> | ||
*[[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. | ||
*[ | *[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.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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Latest revision as of 12:17, 13 May 2024
 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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