Teacher Resources

Genealogy Clue Sources

Cemetery Tombstones: Google the cemetery names
For Cemeteries: Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance
For Graves: www.usgwtombstones.org/alabama/index.htm
Obituaries: www.deathindexes.com/alabama/index.html
Example: (Birmingham News (4/27/1993-Present)
http://www.obitlinkspage.com/
U.S. Census: http://www.us-census.org/  http://www.ancestry.com/
Death Certificates:  www.archives.alabama.gov/referenc/vital.html $15 for death certificates
www.vitalrec.com/alcounties2.html
CSA Regimental Histories
Google individual regiments and companies
Confederate Widows' Pension Claims
Family Search


Sherlock Holmes would say that researching one's family tree is like solving a great mystery.  When solving a mystery, we must develop clues.  I have attached Sherlock's list of genealogy clue sources. 


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