I want to tell you how wonderfully the writers of Family Tree Magazine fill their pages with such useful information. For those of us who need that extra help with researching the archives of individual states, they have published a listing of websites that can be the portals to helping you with your historical and genealogical research. I am going to review each of their picks by state.
Let's start with Alabama.
The Alabama Department of Archives and History archives.state.al.us
This site has a search feature to look for names in the Civil War service cards. It also has a search feature for the 1867 voter registrations.
Interested in microfilmed newspapers? Well, they are listed in the catalogs, and some are available through interlibrary loan.
There are also links to find church records, local and county records and maps.
The Alabama History Timeline is quite fascinating. It has quips of what was in the vicinity of Alabama going back to 10,000-7,000 BC.,,featuring information on Russell Cave in Jackson County which is a fine example of prehistoric geology. Going forward, several Spanish explorers made their mark in the area, and the development of the Native American Creek Nation, along with other tribes formed from the earlier Mississippian peoples. There is information on schools, cities, forts, legislature, et. al. Truly a go to spot for Alabama history.
Multi Media is not lacking on this website. You Tube videos are abundant and cover a wide range of subjects.
This is certainly a website that I will bookmark, and I hope you do, too.
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