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Sources for studying the history of Alabama are: | Sources for studying the history of Alabama are: | ||
''Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State’s Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, Together With the Personal Memoirs of Many of its People.'' Two Volumes. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant and Fuller, 1893. ( | ''Memorial Record of Alabama: A Concise Account of the State’s Political, Military, Professional and Industrial Progress, Together With the Personal Memoirs of Many of its People.'' Two Volumes. Madison, Wisconsin: Brant and Fuller, 1893. (Family History Library book 976.1 H2m; film 934817.) | ||
Brown, Lynda W. ''Alabama History: An Annotated Bibliography''. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1998. ( | Brown, Lynda W. ''Alabama History: An Annotated Bibliography''. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press, 1998. (Family History Library book 976.1 H2bL.) This contains information about American Indian tribes; European exploration and colonization; territorial and formative periods; and Antebellum, Confederate, Reconstruction, and later periods. Each chronological period is subdivided into subjects, such as education, arts, diaries, industry, migrations, and religion. | ||
For the period to 1821 see: | For the period to 1821 see: | ||
Beers, Henry Putney. ''French and Spanish Records of Louisiana: A Bibliographical Guide to Archive and Manuscript Sources''. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University, 1989. ( | Beers, Henry Putney. ''French and Spanish Records of Louisiana: A Bibliographical Guide to Archive and Manuscript Sources''. Baton Rouge, Louisiana: Louisiana State University, 1989. (Family History Library book 976.3 H23b.) Section III discusses the history, government, and land and church records of the area of Louisiana that is in present-day Alabama. | ||
Pickett, Albert James. ''History of Alabama and Incidentally of Georgia and Mississippi, From the Earliest Period''. Sheffield, Alabama: R.C. Randolph, 1896. ( | Pickett, Albert James. ''History of Alabama and Incidentally of Georgia and Mississippi, From the Earliest Period''. Sheffield, Alabama: R.C. Randolph, 1896. (Family History Library book 976.1 H2p; film 924406.) This book lists historical events in chronological order, from the early history to about 1820. | ||
For 1798 to 1819, ''The Territorial Papers of the United States'' contain petitions, memorials, and other lists of early residents in what is now Alabama: | For 1798 to 1819, ''The Territorial Papers of the United States'' contain petitions, memorials, and other lists of early residents in what is now Alabama: | ||
United States. Department of State. ''The Territorial Papers of the United States''. 26 volumes. National Archives Microfilm Publication, M0721. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1934–1962. ( | United States. Department of State. ''The Territorial Papers of the United States''. 26 volumes. National Archives Microfilm Publication, M0721. Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1934–1962. (Family History Library book 973 N2udt; films 929376–91.) See volumes five and six on FHL film 929379 for records of the Territory of Mississippi, which included present-day Alabama. These volumes cover 1798 to 1817 and include lists of residents for 1809, 1810, 1811, 1812 (lists of aliens in 1812), 1814, and 1815. Volume 18 on FHL film 929386 has records pertaining to the Territory of Alabama, including land sales, employment and dismissal, commission, power of attorney, postmaster correspondence, government business, court, election candidate, and Indian affairs records. Each volume is indexed. | ||
=== Local Histories === | === Local Histories === | ||
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Some of the most valuable sources for family history research are local histories. Published histories of towns, counties, and states usually contain accounts of area families. The United States Research Outline "[[United States History|History]]" section cites nationwide bibliographies of local histories which include histories of Alabama. For a statewide bibliography of local histories see: | Some of the most valuable sources for family history research are local histories. Published histories of towns, counties, and states usually contain accounts of area families. The United States Research Outline "[[United States History|History]]" section cites nationwide bibliographies of local histories which include histories of Alabama. For a statewide bibliography of local histories see: | ||
Ward, Robert David. ''Bibliography of the County Histories of Alabama.'' Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham Public Library, 1991. ( | Ward, Robert David. ''Bibliography of the County Histories of Alabama.'' Birmingham, Alabama: Birmingham Public Library, 1991. (Family History Library book 976.1 H23w.) | ||
History books are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | History books are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under: | ||
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http://www.archives.state.al.us/ | http://www.archives.state.al.us/ | ||
http://www.alabamainfo.com/history.htm<br><!--{12082028867500} --><!--{12082028867501} --><!--{12082028867502} [[Category:Alabama]] | http://www.alabamainfo.com/history.htm<br><!--{12082028867500} --><!--{12082028867501} --><!--{12082028867502} [[Category:Alabama]]--> | ||