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| *[[How to Find Alabama Death Records|How to find Alabama Death Records]] | | *[[How to Find Alabama Death Records|How to find Alabama Death Records]] |
| *[[Alabama Search Strategies|Alabama Search Strategies]] | | *[[Alabama Search Strategies|Alabama Search Strategies]] |
| | *[[Alabama Record Finder|Alabama Record Finder]] |
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| '''Look in all censuses''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses.]]'''<br>''' | | '''Look in all censuses''' Always look for your ancestor in every possible census. There are clues regarding immigration, naturalization, and occupation that can lead to other records. Sometimes parents can be found living with their children later in life. [[United States Census Online|Search U.S. Censuses.]]'''<br>''' |
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| == Alabama Record Finder ==
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| This brief Record Finder is designed to help you determine the best record to search for the type of information you are looking for. It is most helpful for post-1850 research. '''For a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Alabama Record Finder]].'''
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| Birth information
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| *[[How to Find Alabama Birth Records|Birth records]]
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| *[[How to Find Alabama Death Records|Death records]]
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| *[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Alabama Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| *[[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible records]]
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| *[[How to Find Alabama Marriage Records|Marriage records]]
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| *[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Alabama Bible Records|Bible records]]
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| *[[Alabama Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Alabama Probate Records|Probate records]]
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| *[[How to Find Alabama Death Records|Death Records]]
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| *[[Alabama Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
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| *[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[How to Find Alabama Birth Records|Birth records]]
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| *[[How to Find Alabama Death Records|Death records]]
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| *[[Alabama Obituaries|Obituaries]]
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| *[[Alabama Census|Census]]
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| *[[Alabama Church Records|Church records]]
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| *[[Alabama Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
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| *[[Alabama Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
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| *[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Alabama Biography|Biography]]
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| *[[Alabama History|History]]
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| == Further Alabama Research ==
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| *'''Remember, for a more complete Record Finder, covering additional research needs, see [[Alabama Record Finder]].'''
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| *For online record collections, go to [[Alabama Online Genealogy Records|'''Alabama Online Genealogy Records.''']]
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| *For more research on Alabama, including research at the county level, visit the [[Alabama, United States Genealogy|'''Alabama''']] page on the Research Wiki.
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| *Search all of the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/33?region=United%20States%20of%20America Alabama record collections] at FamilySearch.
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| [[Category:United States Research Strategies]] | | [[Category:United States Research Strategies]] |