Alabama Genealogical Periodicals and Publications

One of the most formidable challenges facing genealogists is finding all the information for a particular ancestor and a specific geographic area of interest—the challenge of comprehensive searching. So much of the success one enjoys—or the frustration one endures—is directly tied to finding and using the widest range of sources. The many different kinds of magazines and periodicals published by individuals and organizations in the field are often overlooked sources of genealogical clues.

With the many thousands of periodicals currently being published or having been published, the task of finding specific geographic and surname data may at first appear daunting. But there are numerous ways of both finding the right periodical and locating the meaningful articles for research. These ways come in the form of directories and lists as well as a wide variety to indexes providing access to the world of genealogical periodical literature.

Because of the limited amount of published materials on most Alabama counties, periodical literature is essential. There are more than thirty-five periodicals published in Alabama by local and state historical and genealogical organizations. The Genealogical Periodical Annual Index and the Periodical Source Index, 1847-1985 survey some of these publications as well as articles on Alabama from periodicals done outside the state.

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Alabama Genealogical Quarterly Vols. 1- (1979-present).
Alabama Genealogical Register (1959-69)
Alabama Genealogical Society, Inc. Magazine (1967-present)
Publication of the Alabama Genealogical Society 800 Lakeshore Drive Birmingham, Alabama 35229.
Alabama Historical Quarterly Vol. 1-44 (1930-82)
Publication of Alabama Department of Archives and History
Alabama Review (1942-present)Publication of Alabama Historical Association
Central Alabama Genealogical Society Quarterly(1976-present) Publication of the Central Alabama Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 125, Selma, Alabama 36701.
Deep South Genealogical Quarterly (1963-present)Publication of Mobile Genealogical SocietyP.O. Box 6224, Mobile, Alabama 36606.
Natchez Trace Traveler (1981-present)Publication of the Natchez Trace Genealogical SocietyP.O. Box 420, Florence, Alabama 35631.
Pea River Trails (1975-present)Publication of the Pea River Historical SocietyP.O. Box 628Enterprise, Alabama 36330.
Pioneer Trails (1959-present) Publication of the Birmingham Genealogical Society P.O. Box 2432 Birmingham, Alabama 35201.
Tap Roots(1963-present)Publication of the Genealogical Society of East AlabamaP.O. Drawer 1351, Auburn, Alabama 36831-1351.
Settlers of Northeast Alabama(1962-present)Publication of the Northeast Alabama Genealogical SocietyP.O. Box 674, Gadsden, Alabama 35902.
Valley Leaves (1966-present) Publication of the Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society P.O. Box 1568, Huntsville, Alabama 35807-0568.
WIREGRASS ROOTS c/o - SEAGHS, P.O. Box 246, Dothan, AL 36302-0246

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