Historical background -- Internet, books, bibliographies, periodicals, newspapers, and manuscripts -- Maps and places -- Biographical sources -- Statewide and out-of-state libraries and archives -- Special African American research materials -- Church and religious groups -- Prehistoric and native american sources -- Colonial and territorial sources -- Migration sources to and from Alabama -- Federal land records -- Census records -- Other special federal sources -- City, county, and community sources -- Vital records : births, deaths, divorces, and marriages -- Military records -- Special Reconstruction-era resources