All About the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse
Recently a friend and fellow genealogist e-mailed me asking about the destruction of a Tuscaloosa County Courthouse in 1842 by a tornado. I wasn’t familiar with that courthouse, nor did I know of any...
View ArticleFriday Focus-October 2, 2015- Virginia is for Genealogists!
Outside of Alabama resources, we have more in our collection on Virginia than just about any other state. We have over 800 materials related to Virginia Genealogical Resources. I thought this would be...
View ArticleA Picture Into the Past
Earlier this week I was showing a co-worker several pictures of my family that had been posted on Ancestry.com and it was amazing some of the details that could be found in those photos. A great many...
View ArticleFriday Focus-October 9, 2015- North Carolina
For today’s Friday Focus I am going to look at the materials of North Carolina, next week I will of course focus on South Carolina records. Much like Virginia we have a fair bit of materials on North...
View ArticlePatience Please!
Today this blog is going to be primarily aimed at those who are new to genealogy, as those of you who have been doing this a while should all about today’s topic. Full disclosure this may come off as a...
View ArticleFriday Focus- October 16, 2015- All About South Carolina
So after last week’s discussion all about North Carolina resources, as promised this week is about South Carolina resources. So instead of first focusing on one book I am actually going to focus on a...
View ArticleThe last of a generation
If I may today I will take a page from my friend and fellow blogger Judy Russell (The Legal Genealogist) who sometimes in her blog will pay tribute to different family members. I think as a genealogist...
View ArticleFriday Focus-October 23, 2015- Tuscaloosa, You are Surrounded!
On today’s Friday Focus I am going to talk about the contiguous counties that surround Tuscaloosa. Tuscaloosa is directly surrounded by a total of 7 counties: Jefferson, Bibb, Walker, Fayette, Pickens,...
View ArticleOne of my Favorite Things!
Today I want to talk about of my favorite resources when it comes to genealogy in the Tuscaloosa area. Now full disclosure it is one of my favorite resources because it is a project I have worked on...
View ArticleFriday Focus-October 30, 2015- There was nothing very civil about the Civil War
So for today’s Friday Focus we are going to talk about the resources of the United States Civil War or for my Southern readers The War of Northern Aggression. In total we have approximately 280 books...
View ArticleDid your Ancestors Work on the Railroad?
While I have never worked on the railroad, several of my ancestors did so I was very excited to recently receive an e-mail from the National Genealogical Society (NGS) about a new database concerning...
View ArticleExtra, Extra Genealogy Groups Meet Tomorrow!
Extra, Extra tomorrow November 5, 2015 is the first Thursday of the month and time for both the morning and night meetings of the Tuscaloosa Genealogy Society. The morning group meets at 10 am and the...
View ArticleQuite a Special Collection
Today I want to talk about a very unique collection located here in Tuscaloosa. That special collection is the Division of Special Collections at the University of Alabama, more commonly referred to as...
View ArticleFriday Focus-November 13, 2015- The Colonies!
Well I missed another Friday, but I am back at it this week. Today’s Friday Focus is all about the materials of some of the original 13 colonies. I say some because I have already covered the materials...
View ArticleViva La France!
In tribute to our French Friends I am going to talk about French Genealogy today. Now I will admit this is a subject that is near to my genealogical heart as I am a direct descendant from a Frenchman....
View ArticleFriday Focus-November 20, 2015-Local History of Local Sports
Given we are in the midst of football season which here in Tuscaloosa means an influx of visitors, I thought today I would focus on some of our different sports books. I try to collect books that are...
View ArticleNotes of Thanks
Both when he was the host of the Late Show and now as host of the Tonight Show Jimmy Fallon has long done something he calls “Thank You Notes”. In this week of Thanksgiving I thought I would pen a few...
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Holiday Open House 2015
Join TPL for some Holiday Fun and Good Times to Celebrate the Spirit of the Holiday Season at Main Library. Refreshments, Holiday Music, Kid’s Crafts, Authors, Holiday Movies, and a Holiday Photo...
View ArticleThey Spelled that HOW?
So I get patrons all the time who swear up and down that their ancestors only spelled their name one particular way. I always tell them as I tell all patrons that I help, “If they can misspell...
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Orphan Train author – Christina Baker Kline
Orphan Train author – Christina Baker Kline in mid-October visit. .modal-backdrop.in { display:none !important; } .weblizar-portfolio-gallery{ padding:0px; box-shadow: 0 0 6px rgba(0,0,0,.7);...
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