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      Links of Interest

      Information about Lauderdale County, Alabama can be found in more and more places as the world gets smaller and smaller via the internet.  Below are just a few links we have gathered to assist in further research.  If you discover other sites that would be helpful to your fellow Lauderdale County researchers, please email us!

      COLLECTIONS OF LINKS

       

      Alabama Department of Archives and History compilation of Lauderdale links and resourc

      Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet

      Genealogy Resources on the Internet, a catalog of mailing lists collected by John Fuller

       

       

      LIBRARIES/DIGITAL ARCHIVES

       

      Alabama Mosaic digital archive hosted by the Network of Alabama Academic Libraries

      Collier Library Archives and Special Collections at the University of North Alabama in Florence

      Florence/Lauderdale Public Library Local History site including Digital Archives

      Killen Public Library, which offers public computers for accessing Ancestry.com

      Library of Congress site including maps, manuscripts, historic newspapers, photographs and digital collections

      National Archives and Records site including documents, photos, military records and resources for genealogists

      Rogersville Public Library, which houses the Muriel Hurn Barnett Genealogy and Local History room

       

       

      LOCAL LINKS

       

      Florence/Lauderdale Tourism site

      Florence Main Street organization dedicated to promoting Florence's historic downtown commercial district

      Lauderdale County Online, the official website of Lauderdale County government

       

       

      MAPS/GEOGRAPHIC RECORDS

       

      Alabama Historical Map Archive collected and digitized by the University of Alabama Department of Geography

      Bureau of Land Management General Land Office Records

      U.S. Geographic Names Information System hosted by the U.S. Department of Interior Geological Survey

       

       

      NEWSPAPERS

       

      Florence Herald digitized newspaper images from 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 and October 24, 1901 

      TimesDaily local newspaper (please note that non-subscribers can view only 10 articles per month)

      Google Newspaper Archive (this link takes you to searchable images of the Times Daily from the 1890s through 2007)

       

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      SEARCHABLE DATABASES AND MISCELLANEOUS RESOURCES
       

      BillionGraves searchable cemetery and headstone records with GPS data

      Civilian Conservation Corps Legacy site detailing the CCC's efforts to preserve America's resources

      Ellis Island history and significance to genealogy and guidance for interpreting arrival records (contributed by Miss Amelia)

      FamilySearch free records search by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints

      FindAGrave free cemetery records database

      Genealogy Trails compilation of various Lauderdale County genealogical information

      History at Home: A Guide to Genealogy links and general information about starting your family tree (contributed by Miss Ava Williams) 

      Native American Resources gathered by USGenWeb

      USGenWeb Archives Project with various information about Lauderdale County

       

       

      VETERANS INFORMATION

       

      American Legion Post 11 in Florence

      U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs National Cemetery Administration 

       

       

      VITAL RECORDS

       

      Alabama Department of Public Health vital records information