Alabama Periodicals

Genealogical Periodicals
Major genealogical periodicals for Alabama are:


 * The Alabama Genealogical Register. 1959–1968.
 * This periodical is indexed and contains abstracts of marriage, cemetery, probate, and census records.
 * Formerly published by Elizabeth W. Thomas, ed., Tuscaloosa, Alabama (Family History Library .) Index to Vol. 1 at.


 * Alabama Genealogical Society Magazine. 1967–. 
 * Included are abstracts of newspapers and census, marriage, military, court, and cemetery records.
 * Published by the Alabama Genealogical Society, c/o Samford University Library, P. O. Box 2296, 800 Lakeshore Drive, Birmingham, Alabama 35229–0001. (Family History Library .) It is indexed. Website includes a complete table of contents for issues from 1967-2005.


 * AlaBenton Genealogical Society Quarterly. 1984–. 
 * This contains abstracts of court, land, cemetery, marriage, and census records for northeastern Alabama counties.
 * Published by the AlaBenton Genealogical Society, c/o Anniston-Calhoun County Public Library, P.O. Box 308, Anniston, Alabama 36202. (Family History Library .) Most of the volumes are indexed.


 * Central Alabama Genealogical Society Quarterly. 1974–. 
 * They have a surname registration file and a surname index. It includes pedigree charts and queries and abstracts of probate, land, cemetery, military, and marriage records for central Alabama counties.
 * Published by the Central Alabama Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 125, Selma, Alabama 36702–0125. (Family History Library .)


 * Deep South Genealogical Quarterly. 1963–. 
 * This quarterly contains abstracts of census, Bible, military, church, and marriage records.
 * Published by the Mobile Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 6224, Mobile, Alabama 36660-6224. (Family History Library .) There is a surname index to volumes 1–10 and individual indexes to the subsequent volumes.


 * Natchez Trace Traveler. 1981–. 
 * This publishes abstracts of church, cemetery, court, probate, and marriage records and tax lists of northwest Alabama counties.
 * Published by the Natchez Trace Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 420, Florence, Alabama 35631-0420. (Family History Library .) It includes membership and surname lists, but there is no index for each volume.


 * Pioneer Trails. 1959–. 
 * It includes pedigree charts of ancestors and abstracts of census, marriage, and cemetery records.
 * Published by the Birmingham Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 2432, Birmingham, Alabama 35201. (Family History Library .) Formerly Pioneers. Formerly Birmingham Genealogical Society. This has a cumulative index to 1970 and individual indexes after that.


 * Settlers of Northeast Alabama. 1962–1980. 
 * This periodical includes abstracts of land grant, Bible, census, cemetery, and marriage records.
 * Published by the Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 674, Gadsden, Alabama 35902. (Family History Library .) Most volumes are indexed.


 * Southeast Alabama Genealogical Society (Quarterly). 1985–1997.
 * Dothan, Alabama: Southeast Alabama Genealogical Society. (Family History Library .) This source continues under the title Wiregrass Roots (see below).


 * Tap Roots. 1963–. 
 * Each volume contains an index and abstracts of marriage, census, cemetery, church, family, and Bible records for eastern Alabama counties.
 * Published by the Genealogical Society of East Alabama, P.O. Box 2892 Drawer 1351, Opelika, Alabama 36830–2892. (Family History Library .)


 * Valley Leaves. 1966–. 
 * This periodical publishes abstracts of newspapers and death, probate, court, land, military, and census records for the northern counties of Alabama.
 * Published by the Tennessee Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1568, Huntsville, Alabama 35807. (Family History Library .) It is indexed. Website includes a list of articles by county.


 * Wiregrass Roots. 1997–. 
 * In addition to queries, this periodical contains abstracts of newspapers and cemetery, marriage, and census records. Some volumes contain an index.
 * Published by the Southeast Alabama Genealogical &amp; Historical Society, P.O. Box 246, Dothan, Alabama 363022–0246. (Family History Library .) Formerly Southeast Alabama Genealogical Society Quarterly.