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Alabama Vital Records include birth, marriage, divorce, and death registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or extract of the original record may be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/alabama.htm Alabama Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office where the event occurred. An overview of [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] offers additional insight into researching vital records in general. | Alabama Vital Records include birth, marriage, divorce, and death registers, certificates, and documents. A copy or extract of the original record may be purchased from the [http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w/alabama.htm Alabama Vital Records State Department of Health] or the County Clerk's office where the event occurred. An overview of [[Locating United States Vital Records|United States Vital Records]] offers additional insight into researching vital records in general. | ||
== African American Research == | |||
[https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Minorities African-American research] in [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Portal:Alabama Alabama] falls into two periods: pre- and post-Civil War. Post-Civil War research consists of the same record used to research non–African-Americans. [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/African_American_Slavery_and_Bondage Pre-Civil War slavery research] consists of '''slave importation declarations''', '''plantation records''', '''emancipation records''', '''apprenticeship bonds for freedmen''', [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Census census records], plantation owners’ family records, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Church_Records church] records, cemetery records, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Military_Records military records], probate and court records. | [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Minorities African-American research] in [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Portal:Alabama Alabama] falls into two periods: pre- and post-Civil War. Post-Civil War research consists of the same record used to research non–African-Americans. [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/African_American_Slavery_and_Bondage Pre-Civil War slavery research] consists of '''slave importation declarations''', '''plantation records''', '''emancipation records''', '''apprenticeship bonds for freedmen''', [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Census census records], plantation owners’ family records, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Church_Records church] records, cemetery records, [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Alabama_Military_Records military records], probate and court records. | ||
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== Lost / Missing Records == | == Lost / Missing Records == | ||
When record loss occurs there is usually an attempt to reconstruct the records, land records are reconstructed to establish clear or legal title and for tax purposes. | When record loss occurs there is usually an attempt to reconstruct the records, land records are reconstructed to establish clear or legal title and for tax purposes. | ||
Nearly half of the counties in Alabama have had burned courthouses. A number of them have burned several times. Ten Alabama counties have had significant record loss by fire. However, not all records were lost. [http://myalabamagenealogy.com/index.htm#facts2 Alabama Burned Counties] | Nearly half of the counties in Alabama have had burned courthouses. A number of them have burned several times. Ten Alabama counties have had significant record loss by fire. However, not all records were lost. [http://myalabamagenealogy.com/index.htm#facts2 Alabama Burned Counties] | ||
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== Archives, Libraries & Societies == | == Archives, Libraries & Societies == | ||
*[[ | *[[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Alabama Archives and Libraries]] | ||
*[[ | *[[Alabama Societies|Alabama Societies]] | ||
*[http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/societies.pdf County Historical and Genealogical Societies] of Alabama may be a rich resource for additional records and information | *[http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/societies.pdf County Historical and Genealogical Societies] of Alabama may be a rich resource for additional records and information | ||