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Use this table to determine what records to search to achieve your [[Alabama]] research goal. | Use this table to determine what records to search to achieve your [[Alabama|Alabama]] research goal. | ||
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| '''1. If you need:''' | |||
| '''2. Look first in:''' | |||
| '''3. Then search:''' | |||
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| Adoptions | |||
| Court Records, Vital Records | |||
| Probate Records, Census, Obituaries | |||
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| Age | |||
| Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries | |||
| Vital Records, Military Records, Bible Records | |||
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| Birth date | |||
| Vital Records, Obituaries, Cemeteries | |||
| Church Records, Bible Records, Military Records | |||
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| Birthplace | |||
| Vital Records, Church Records, Obituaries | |||
| Census, Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship | |||
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| Boundaries and origins | |||
| Maps, Gazetteers | |||
| History | |||
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| Children | |||
| Census, Probate Records, Obituaries | |||
| Vital Records, Church Records | |||
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| City or parish of foreign birth | |||
| Vital Records, Obituaries, Biography | |||
| History, Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records | |||
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| Country of foreign birth | |||
| Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records | |||
| Biography, Minorities, Obituaries | |||
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| Death information | |||
| Vital Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries | |||
| Probate Records, Church Records, Bible Records | |||
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| Divorce | |||
| Divorce Records, Vital Records, Court Records | |||
| Newspapers, Census | |||
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| Emigration information | |||
| Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census | |||
| Biography, History, Obituaries | |||
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| Ethnic background | |||
| Native Races, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration | |||
| Census, Obituaries, Naturalization and Citizenship | |||
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| Historical background | |||
| History, Periodicals, Gazetteers | |||
| Maps, Church Records | |||
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| Immigration date | |||
| Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census | |||
| Obituaries, Biography, History | |||
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| Living relatives | |||
| Obituaries, Probate Records, Directories | |||
| Court Records | |||
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| Maiden name | |||
| Vital Records, Church Records | |||
| Probate Records, Military Records, Obituaries | |||
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| Marriage information | |||
| Vital Records, Bible Records | |||
| Obituaries, Probate Records, Military Records | |||
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| Migration information | |||
| Emigration and Immigration, Census, Biography | |||
| History, Land and Property, Maps | |||
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| Naturalization | |||
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Court Records | |||
| Voting Registers, Biography, Periodicals | |||
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| Occupations | |||
| Census, Directories, Obituaries | |||
| Land and Property, Biography, History, Probate Records | |||
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| Other family members | |||
| Census, Obituaries, Probate Records | |||
| Vital Records, Church Records | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Parents | |||
| Vital Records, Obituaries, Census | |||
| Church Records, Biography | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Physical description | |||
| Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration | |||
| Biography, History | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Place-finding aids | |||
| Maps, Gazetteers, History | |||
| Periodicals, Archives and Libraries | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Places of residence | |||
| Census, Military Records, Obituaries, Vital Records, Church Records | |||
| Land and Property, Taxation, Voting Registers | |||
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| Place of residence when you know only the state | |||
| Census, Vital Records, Military Records | |||
| Land and Property, Obituaries, History | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Previous research | |||
| Genealogy, Biography, Periodicals | |||
| Societies, History, Archives and Libraries | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Record-finding aids | |||
| Archives and Libraries, Periodicals | |||
| Societies, Genealogy, For Further Reading | |||
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| Religion | |||
| Church Records, Vital Records, Obituaries | |||
| Biography, History, Cemeteries | |||
|- | |- | ||
| Social activities | |||
| Societies, Obituaries, Biography | |||
| Newspapers, History, Cemeteries | |||
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[[Category:Alabama]] | [[Category:Alabama]] | ||
Revision as of 09:41, 20 August 2008
Use this table to determine what records to search to achieve your Alabama research goal.
| 1. If you need: | 2. Look first in: | 3. Then search: |
| Adoptions | Court Records, Vital Records | Probate Records, Census, Obituaries |
| Age | Census, Cemeteries, Obituaries | Vital Records, Military Records, Bible Records |
| Birth date | Vital Records, Obituaries, Cemeteries | Church Records, Bible Records, Military Records |
| Birthplace | Vital Records, Church Records, Obituaries | Census, Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship |
| Boundaries and origins | Maps, Gazetteers | History |
| Children | Census, Probate Records, Obituaries | Vital Records, Church Records |
| City or parish of foreign birth | Vital Records, Obituaries, Biography | History, Naturalization and Citizenship, Church Records |
| Country of foreign birth | Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Vital Records | Biography, Minorities, Obituaries |
| Death information | Vital Records, Cemeteries, Obituaries | Probate Records, Church Records, Bible Records |
| Divorce | Divorce Records, Vital Records, Court Records | Newspapers, Census |
| Emigration information | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census | Biography, History, Obituaries |
| Ethnic background | Native Races, Minorities, Emigration and Immigration | Census, Obituaries, Naturalization and Citizenship |
| Historical background | History, Periodicals, Gazetteers | Maps, Church Records |
| Immigration date | Emigration and Immigration, Naturalization and Citizenship, Census | Obituaries, Biography, History |
| Living relatives | Obituaries, Probate Records, Directories | Court Records |
| Maiden name | Vital Records, Church Records | Probate Records, Military Records, Obituaries |
| Marriage information | Vital Records, Bible Records | Obituaries, Probate Records, Military Records |
| Migration information | Emigration and Immigration, Census, Biography | History, Land and Property, Maps |
| Naturalization | Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Court Records | Voting Registers, Biography, Periodicals |
| Occupations | Census, Directories, Obituaries | Land and Property, Biography, History, Probate Records |
| Other family members | Census, Obituaries, Probate Records | Vital Records, Church Records |
| Parents | Vital Records, Obituaries, Census | Church Records, Biography |
| Physical description | Military Records, Naturalization and Citizenship, Emigration and Immigration | Biography, History |
| Place-finding aids | Maps, Gazetteers, History | Periodicals, Archives and Libraries |
| Places of residence | Census, Military Records, Obituaries, Vital Records, Church Records | Land and Property, Taxation, Voting Registers |
| Place of residence when you know only the state | Census, Vital Records, Military Records | Land and Property, Obituaries, History |
| Previous research | Genealogy, Biography, Periodicals | Societies, History, Archives and Libraries |
| Record-finding aids | Archives and Libraries, Periodicals | Societies, Genealogy, For Further Reading |
| Religion | Church Records, Vital Records, Obituaries | Biography, History, Cemeteries |
| Social activities | Societies, Obituaries, Biography | Newspapers, History, Cemeteries |