Genealogy booklist the following genealogy books are available to members of genealogy books and georgia pioneers, home of 8 genealogy websites alabama alabama families. Catalog digital collections alabama fast facts county records on microfilm electronic records. Dekalb county, alabama was established january 9, 1836 from land that was ceded to the federal government by the cherokee nation and is named for baron johann sebastian dekalb, an american revolutionary war hero. An act to authorise samuel gay to turnpike a road therein named. Phyllis kelley, county historian and director of the joiner history room, calls this book her bible. A listing of all the schools in dekalb county, al with maps, driving directions, and a local area search function. The dekalb county historicalgenealogical society is proud to announce that its new book, acres of change. A collection of genealogical profiles related to dekalb county, alabama. State publications, the alabama historical quarterly, the alabama official and statistical register, and the history of alabama and dictionary of alabama biography are in separate collections. We strive to meet the needs of a wellrounded student body by providing rigorous academic offerings, a variety of extracurricular activities, sports programs, arts integration programs, as well as having a stand along career and technical center dekalb county technology center. Dekalb county, alabama genealogy familysearch wiki. Jackson county high school yearbooks cedar hill cemetery stroll videos take a walk around the square visit the scottsboro depot museum the jackson county historical association jcha a note from the editors. Dallas county, alabama genealogy, facts, records and links. List of books and articles about alabama history online.
To commemorate alabama s bicentennial, the genealogical and historical community has partnered with the alabama bicentennial commission and the alabama department of archives and history adah to create a portal to publications documenting the story of the states people and its past. The volume includes short family histories as well as an indian cherokee. Dekalb county, alabama genealogy public group facebook. The valuable resources included in family history books come from the. Herbert glen tate history of balloonist the old fort site the fort payne opera house fort payne history. Divided into three main sections, the first concluding in 1865, the second in 1920, and the third bringing the story to the present, the books organization is both chronological and topical. Social studies grade 4 alabama history and geography. The following are web links to genealogy, records and resources pertaining to dallas county.
Lagrange, steuben, noble and dekalb counties volume 2 paperback by ford ira 1848 ed and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Mobile county commission 30day comment period for the. A century of their images and stories is a significant and much needed visual archive of an important, but neglected, part of early alabamas built environmentthe county courthouse. If you love local history, youll really enjoy this one. Trailing smokes a pictorial history of ider school district, dekalb county, alabama. What other genealogical resources are available in dallas county, al. Its area was described in the act of establishment as including all that tract of country lying west of jackson county, south of the tennessee state line, east of madison county, and north of the tennessee river. Dave doc kirby, wtbfamfm delos hughess copiously illustrated historic alabama courthouses. Note that historical physical and cultural features are no longer visible on the landscape. The history of a deep south state is the first completely new comprehensive account of the state since a.
This volume in the family maps series contains newly created maps of original landowners patent maps in what is now dekalb county, alabama, gleaned from the indexes of the u. Books on alabama history local and regional history. Alabama residents alabama public library service apls. Selected resources for alabama counties birmingham public. Dekalb county, alabama was established from land that was ceded to the federal government by the cherokee nation. She is the author of the history of washington county, alabama, and the. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. Dekalb county alabama ancestry research free resource. Dekalb county alabama genealogy and history presented by.
Trailing smokes a pictorial history of ider school. Dekalb county, alabama was established from land that was ceded to the federal government by the cherokee nation much of this history was taken from the landmarks publication, a pictorial history of dekalb county, alabama, published by landmarks of dekalb county in 1971. Dekalb county, alabama, grantee deed index, 18351896. For all those with family roots in dekalb county, alabama. Dekalb county is part of the huntsvilledecaturalbertville, al combined statistical area. Fort site about landmarks dekalb county timeline the old fort site. Its county seat is fort payne, and it is named after major general baron johan dekalb. Dekalb county, alabama, was created in 1836 from a portion of the cherokee cession of 1835, which accounts for the fact that a number of its residents were of native american descent. The history center is encouraging people to be creative and thoughtful. The history of winston county, alabama, including marriages, census records, cemeteries, bible records, stories, death information, civil war info, pictures, and.
Historical collections index of places dekalb county, alabama. We have new and used copies available, in 0 edition starting at. Nichols library has several books on dekalb county including information on cemeteries, schools, and church records. Dekalb countys historical significance dekalb county. Alabama department of archives and history digital collections. A concise but detailed history of the county from its beginning is in the heritage of dekalb county, alabama. This collection contains a selection of textual materials such as letters, diaries, minutes, fliers, clippings, and excerpts from books. Part of southern dekalb county was detached in 1868, along with parts of five other counties, to form etowah county. Conecuh county was created by the alabama territorial legislature on february 1818 from part of monroe county. Trailing smokes a pictorial history of ider school district, dekalb county, alabama adams, berthel on.
Dchgs releases new book on history of dekalb county. The usgenweb archive project alabama file managers. During the covid19 pandemic, blood donations are critically needed to be distributed to hospitals. Dekalb county public library to host emergency blood drives for the american red cross. Alabama department of archives and history, search our collections. Dekalb county, alabama simple english wikipedia, the free. The dekalb county history center will be providing a companion piece to this smithsonian exhibit that tells our countys story. Dekalb county was the one time home of the famous cherokee native american sequoyah. Fort payne, alabama dekalb history the farley brothers traveling studio book excerpt.
Please keep in mind that map coverage varies and may not be complete for all counties. Decatur county was created by the legislature on 7 december 1821 out of a part of jackson county. Sixteen mustread books by alabama authors yellowhammer. They say the wind is red and millions of other books are available for amazon. Much of this history was taken from the landmarks publication, a pictorial history of dekalb county, alabama, published by landmarks of dekalb county in 1971. Ive been working on the king family tree currently back to the 1500s. Dekalb county was created by the alabama legislature on january 9, 1836, from land ceded to the federal government by the cherokee nation. The jackson county al historical association home page. Dekalb county use the menu to the right to browse our collection of outofprint editions of u. Part of the display will include selected photographs submitted by the general public answering this question.
Dekalb county is a county located in the northeastern part of the u. Well, if youre an alabamian, here are 16 books by alabama authors broken down into a handful of different categories, depending on what youre looking for that could get your year. It is similar to other vanity sketch books of its kind, such as goodspeed publishing company. The dekalb county history center will be providing a companion piece to this smithsonian exhibit that tells our county s story. Family maps of dekalb county, alabama genealogy history. Create a free family tree dekalb county biographies dekalb county pictures dekalb co. Join geni to explore your genealogy and family history in the worlds largest family tree. Be it enacted by the senate and house of representatives of the state of alabama in general assembly convened, that samuel gay, be, and he is hereby authorised to open and turnpike a road to commence at the ferry of the said gay on the tennessee river, in the county of jackson and to. Dekalb county public library is partnering with the american red cross to host several emergency blood drives during the month of april. There is at least one public library in all 67 counties in the state of alabama. Bph clients also have access to downloadable books, magazines, and music through the national library service. If you have alabama files youd like to contribute to the archives site, click here or here transcribe and send in your records or photos or contact. Dekalb county schools district offers k12 education to nearly 9,000 students across thirteen schools. The usgenweb archives project dekalb county, alabama.
A history of dekalb county, illinois 1963 2012 is expected to arrive in dekalb county this week and that a booksigning event is planned for saturday, dec. Political science the learner will be able to recall the importance of a political document, identify responsibilities of local governments, analyze rights and responsibilities of citizenship, recall a function of the judicial system, recognize the branches of the u. Its name comes from the muscogee language and has been interpreted to mean either land of cane or polecats head. Discover librarianselected research resources on alabama history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. There were, of course, other heroes, little ones who did little things to help people get through. Dekalb county, alabama marriage index, 18361916 by duff.
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