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'''1950 - Present''' | '''1950 - Present''' | ||
In January 1950, Alabama started keeping statewide divorce records. Contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1561 Alabama Department of Public Health] to obtain divorce records for this time period. [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8976&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry.com] also has an index for divorces granted between 1950 and 1959. | In January 1950, Alabama started keeping statewide divorce records. Contact the [http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1561 Alabama Department of Public Health] to obtain divorce records for this time period. [http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8976&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry.com] also has an index for divorces granted between 1950 and 1959. | ||
== Death Records == | == Death Records == | ||
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*Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help you determine the [[Contradictions and discrepancies|accuracy of the information]] found on the record. | *Information listed on vital records is given by an informant. Learn the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) of the record. The closer the relationship of the informant to the subject(s) and whether or not the informant was present at the time of the event can help you determine the [[Contradictions and discrepancies|accuracy of the information]] found on the record. | ||
*If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search | *If you are unable to locate vital records recorded by governments, search in [[Alabama Church Records|church records]] for christening, marriage, death, or burial records. A [[Alabama Bible Records|family Bible]] may also have been used to record family [[United States Birth Records|births]], [[United States Marriage Records|marriages]] and deaths. | ||
*Records for [[African American Research|African Americans]] are often recorded in separate files with separate indexes. | *Records for [[African American Research|African Americans]] are often recorded in separate files with separate indexes. | ||
*Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except direct descendants and/or ancestors. | *Privacy laws may restrict your access to some vital records. Copies of some vital records recorded in the last 100 years may be unavailable to anyone except direct descendants and/or ancestors. | ||
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== Archives, Libraries & Societies == | == Archives, Libraries & Societies == | ||
Statewide | Statewide [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Archives]], [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Libraries]], [[Alabama Societies|Historical Societies]] and [[Alabama Societies|Genealogical Societies]] as well as [http://www.archives.state.al.us/referenc/societies.pdf County Historical and Genealogical Societies] may have collections that can be of great value when doing Alabama research. Contact the specific Archive, Society, or Library for information on what record types are available, if the records are available online, or if copies of records can be obtained for a fee. | ||
== Bibliography == | == Bibliography == | ||
* | *Barefield, Marilyn Davis, ''Researching in Alabama a Genealogical Guide''. Southern Historical Press, 1987. | ||
* | *Nancy Dupree, Reference Consultant for Alabama Department of Archives and History. Telephone interview. 14 Jan. 2009. | ||
* | *Alabama Center for Health Statistics Vital Records. Alabama Department of Public Health, 2009. Web. 04 Aug. 2009. [http://www.adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1558 Alabama Department of Public Health] | ||
* | *Davis, Robert S., and Mary Bess Paluzzi. ''Alabama. Ancestry's Red Book American State, County and Town Sources,'' 3rd Edition. Provo: Ancestry.com, 1992. 21-34. | ||
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