I Want to Look for My Family, Where Do I Start?

Tubbs, Bill and Sue Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Ancestral Homesteads. I want to look for my family, where do I start? LH 929.376184 Tub (Similar books for other Alabama Counties can be found within each county’s book section) One of the best places to start is with our databases found on the

2 computers in Local History/Genealogy If you are researching in Alabama, these books should not be missed! Ancestry Library Edition Davis, Robert Scott Tracing Your Alabama Past. LH 929.1072 Dav

Gandrud, Pauline Jones Alabama Records. LH 929.3761 Ala (This HeritageQuest series has birth, death, will, deed, etc. records for a variety of Alabama counties) Do not miss the bookmarks link on the LH computers, websites that should not be missed by beginners include Hageness, MariLee Beatty Alabama Residents Early 1800s to Middle www.familysearch.org 1900s Series. LH 929.3761 Hag

www.findagrave.com Heritage Publishing Heritage of Alabama Series. LH 929.3761 Her (This series covers every county in Alabama) Here are introductory books on genealogy that you CAN Owen, Thomas McAdory History of Alabama and Dictionary of check-out Alabama Biography. LH 976.1 Owe Helm, Matthew Genealogy Online for Dummies. 929.1072 Hel Remington, W. Craig edt. Historical Atlas of Alabama, Volume 1: Historical Locations by County. LH 912.761 His Hull, Lise Tracing Your Family History: The Complete Guide to Locating Your Ancestors and Finding Out Where You Came From. 929.1 Hul Remington, W. Craig edt. Historical Atlas of Alabama, Volume 2: Cemetery Locations by County. LH 912.761 His Morgan, George G. How to do Everything Genealogy. 929.1 Mor

Saunders, James Early Settlers of Alabama. LH 929.3761 Sau Smolenyak, Megan Who Do You Think You Are? The Essential Guide to Tracing Your Family History. 929.1072 Smo Taylor, Frazine K. Researching African-American Genealogy in Alabama: A Resource Guide. LH 929.308996 Tay The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy. 929.1 Sou

Now for introductory books that you can NOT check out, but are Clinton, Matthew William Matt Clinton’s Scrapbook: One Hundred and great to use in the library Fifty Years in the Life of Tuscaloosa and Northport. LH 976.184 Cli

Bentley, Elizabeth Petty County Courthouse Book. LH 929.1 Ben Clinton, Matthew William A History of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, Its Early Days: 1816-1865. LH 976.184 Cli Colletta, John Phillip They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Arrival Record. LH 929.1072 Col Green, Ben A. A History of Tuscaloosa, Alabama: 1816-1949. LH 976.184 Gre Croom, Emily Anne Unpuzzling Your Past: The Best-Selling Guide to Genealogy. LH 929.1072 Cro Hendrix, Jr. Beasey S. Tuskaloosa’s Own: A Short History and Muster Roll of Confederate Units from Tuskaloosa County, Alabama. Everton Publishing The Handbook for Genealogists: United States of LH 929.37 6184 Hen America. LH 929.1072 Han Lambert, Alton Cemetery Records of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Jackson, Buzzy Shaking the Family Tree: Blue Bloods, Black Sheep, and LH 929.37 6184 Lam Other Obsessions of an Accidental Genealogist. LH 929.1072 Jac History of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama. Lynch, Daniel M. Google Your Family Tree: Unlocking the Hidden Power LH 929.37 6184 Lam of Google. LH 025.06 Lyn Lockard, Billie. Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Marriages: 1859-1872. Melnyk, Marcia Yannizze The Genealogist’s Question and Answer Book. LH 929.37 6184 Loc LH 929.1 Mel Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Marriages: 1869-1882. Segars, J.H. In Search of Your Confederate Ancestors. LH 929.1072 Seg LH 929.37 6184 Loc

If you are researching in Tuscaloosa you should not miss these Tuscaloosa County, Alabama Marriages: 1882-1888. books, all of which are in Local History! LH 929.37 6184 Loc

Boyd, Gregory A. Family Maps of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama: With Rich, John Stanley The Place-Names of Greene and Tuscaloosa Counties, Homesteads, Roads, Waterways, Towns, Cemeteries, Railroads and More. Alabama. LH 976.109 Ric LH 929.37 6184 Boy (Similar books for other Alabama Counties can be found within each county’s book section) Tuscaloosa Genealogical Society Pioneers of Tuscaloosa County, Ala- bama Prior to 1830. LH 929.376184 Pio 1