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== Resources for Alabama Newspapers ==
== Resources for Alabama Newspapers ==
=== Libraries and Archives ===
=== Inventory on the Internet  ===
{{wikipedia|List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}}
Genealogy Bank: [http://www.genealogybnak.com www.genealogybank.com] ($) the site has a large collection of searchable historical newspapers.
=== Indexes ===
== Family History Library ==


The Family History Library collects indexes and abstracts of newspapers, but has not acquired original newspapers for [[Alabama|Alabama]]. The Gandrud and Jones Alabama Records Collection (see [[Alabama Genealogy|Alabama Genealogy]]) includes many extracts of newspaper and obituary records. Most of the newspaper records from that collection have been abstracted and published in:  
The Family History Library collects indexes and abstracts of newspapers, but has not acquired original newspapers for [[Alabama|Alabama]]. The Gandrud and Jones Alabama Records Collection (see [[Alabama Genealogy|Alabama Genealogy]]) includes many extracts of newspaper and obituary records. Most of the newspaper records from that collection have been abstracted and published in:  
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*Owen, Thomas M. ''Alabama Newspapers and Periodicals in 1915. 1919''. Reprint, Sheffield, Alabama: Jump Fast Copy, 1991. (Family History Library {{FHL|632975|title-id|disp=book 976.1 B5o}}.) This contains names and descriptions of newspapers and periodicals published in Alabama in 1915.
*Owen, Thomas M. ''Alabama Newspapers and Periodicals in 1915. 1919''. Reprint, Sheffield, Alabama: Jump Fast Copy, 1991. (Family History Library {{FHL|632975|title-id|disp=book 976.1 B5o}}.) This contains names and descriptions of newspapers and periodicals published in Alabama in 1915.


Over 2,000 Alabama newspapers are [http://www.archives.state.al.us/newsmicro/search.cfm cataloged] in the "Alabama Newspaper Project." Alabama Department of Archives and History. This database briefly lists newspaper title, town, county, and life span of newspapers microfilmed at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Researchers can contact them for further details and obtain microfilm copies through interlibrary loan.
Over 2,000 Alabama newspapers are [http://www.archives.state.al.us/newsmicro/search.cfm cataloged] in the "Alabama Newspaper Project." Alabama Department of Archives and History. This database briefly lists newspaper title, town, county, and life span of newspapers microfilmed at the Alabama Department of Archives and History. Researchers can contact them for further details and obtain microfilm copies through interlibrary loan.  
 
=== Inventory on the Internet  ===


{{wikipedia|List of online newspaper archives|List of online newspaper archives}}
'''Newspaper Clippings'''
 
Genealogy Bank: [http://www.genealogybnak.com www.genealogybank.com] ($) the site has a large collection of searchable historical newspapers.
 
==== Newspaper Clippings ====


*[[Alabama newspaper clippings : taken from Georgia newspapers, 1814-1907|Alabama newspaper clippings : taken from Georgia newspapers, 1814-1907]] - full-text freely available via Brigham Young University Digital Collections
*[[Alabama newspaper clippings : taken from Georgia newspapers, 1814-1907|Alabama newspaper clippings : taken from Georgia newspapers, 1814-1907]] - full-text freely available via Brigham Young University Digital Collections
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ALABAMA- NEWSPAPERS  
ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- NEWSPAPERS  
ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- NEWSPAPERS  
ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- VITAL RECORDS  
ALABAMA, [COUNTY]- VITAL RECORDS  
ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- NEWSPAPERS
ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- NEWSPAPERS


=== Indexes ===
== Web Sites  ==


== Web Sites  ==




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