Non-Library Websites and Databases
Other resources not provided by Mobile Public Library:
African-American Genealogy
AccessGenealogy - State by State, Native American & African-American genealogy
Afrigeneas - Postings on African-American genealogy research and resources
American Ancestors: African American Genealogy
Freedmen's Bureau Online
Immigration
American Family Immigration History Center - Ellis Island immigration records
Ancestors from Norway
Stephen Morse's Searching the Ellis Island Database in One Step
Local Sources
City & County
Alabama Obituaries - From Mobile, Birmingham and Huntsville back to 6 months
Baldwin County Probate Court - Deeds, marriage licenses and other records
Mobile County Probate Court - Deeds, marriage licenses and other records
Alabama
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Alabama Department of Public Health: Adoption
Alabama Department of Public Health: Vital Records - For Alabama birth and death records from 1908 forward. Records of births and deaths prior to 1908 must be obtained from individual county health departments.
Alabama Genealogical and Historical Societies
ALGenWeb Project - Genealogical research material for every county in Alabama
Military Records
Alabama Department of Archives and History - Civil War pension files
Online Military Indexes and Records
World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing Army and Army Air Forces Personnel - by state
Native American Genealogy
AccessGenealogy - State by State, Native American & African-American genealogy
Native American Genealogy
Obituary and Cemetery Records
Alabama Obituaries - From Mobile, Birmingham and Huntsville back to 6 months
Billiongraves.com
Intermnet.net - Cemetery Records Online
Deathindexes.com - Online death and obituary indexes by state. Some links require a subscription to Ancestry.com, if you are accessing from outside the library
FindAGrave
Legacy.com - Current obituaries from +300 newspapers, includes celebrities and Social Security Death Index
Other States
GAGenWeb Project - Online source for Georgia Genealogical Resources
MSGenWeb Project - Online source for Mississippi Genealogical Resources
FLGenWeb Project - Online source for Florida Genealogical Resources
LAGenWeb Project - Online source for Louisiana Genealogical Resources
University of Virginia Special Collections Library
Virginia Heritage - Database of archival repositories across Virginia
Other
American Ancestors
Census Bureau - find The Decennial Censuses from 1790 to 2020 on the Census of Population and Housing page
Family Search - Database of +35 million names from the Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints
Genealogy and the Laws - A Layman's Guide to Legalese
Genealogy Explained - Learn about the basics, research techniques, managing a family tree, and DNA testing.
JewishGen
Land Patent Search - Land Office Records from the bureau of Land Management
Maps from the University of Alabama - Historic and contemporary maps. Global aerial photography
National Archives Genealogy Page
RootsWeb - Oldest genealogy posting site with over half a million surnames
Stephen Morse's Obtaining Enumerative Districts for the 1950 Census in One Step
USGenWeb
Vital Records Information
