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Ancestry Library Edition

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Unlock the story of you with sources like censuses, vital records, immigration records, family histories, military records, court and legal documents, directories, photos, maps, and more.
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Community History Archive

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Our Advantage Archives page with a searchable Inner City News archive from 1978 to 2002.
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EBSCOhost Search

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Search of full text databases provided by EBSCO. Databases can be searched individually or can be searched simultaneously in related groups by clicking Choose Databases and selecting or deselecting databases.
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HeritageHub

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Collection of U.S. obituaries and death notices for research from 1704 – today. Includes coverage from all 50 states and original obituary images.
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Mobile Register on Newsbank

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Explore archived issues of the Mobile Register with full-color newspaper pages and individual articles. Microfilm back files going farther back are at Local History & Genealogy.

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NewspaperArchive

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Covering Alabama history from 1830-2017. Local newspapers include: Mobile Daily Commercial Register and Patriot, Mobile Register and Journal, Mobile Tribune, Sunday News Item, The Mobile Item, The Mobile News Item, and The Mobile Times.

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Web Resources: Genealogy

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Non-Library Affiliated Websites and Databases
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