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Local History & Genealogy Resources |
Help your Local History & Genealogy department
Share your photos & documents to help us build a great local history & genealogy collection!
Share your photos & documents to help us build a great local history & genealogy collection!
We need
- Pike County High yearbooks
- A photo of the front of the Brundidge Theater
- A photo of the historical front of the building where Hollis Furniture was located.
Tupper Lightfoot Memorial Library
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Ancestry Library Edition
[Come to the Tupper Lightfoot Memorial Library to use Ancestry Library Edition] --Offers complete Census Records from 1790-1930; military records; court, land, and probate records; vital and church records; directories; and passenger lists.
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Other Resources
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Family Search Website |
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The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration |
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The Alabama Department of Archives & History (ADAH) |
African-American Genealogy
Storm Threats to Art and Culture - Heritage Emergency National Task Force
As severe storms, straight-line winds, and tornadoes as well as severe weather continue to threaten states across the nation, the Heritage Emergency National Task Force (HENTF), a public-private partnership between FEMA and the Smithsonian Institution, is supporting response and recovery efforts of Alabama’s arts & culture sector – and the public.
Please reach out to your friends and family to help gather reports of damage, identify any unmet needs, and share the following resources:
Please reach out to your friends and family to help gather reports of damage, identify any unmet needs, and share the following resources:
- Cultural institutions and arts organizations affected by the storms and tornadoes can call the National Heritage Responders hotline: 202.661.8068. The National Heritage Responders, a team of trained conservators and collections care professionals administered by the Foundation for Advancement in Conservation, are available 24/7 to provide advice and guidance.
- Members of the public who have questions about saving family heirlooms can email the National Heritage Responders at NHRpublichelpline@culturalheritage.org
- HENTF’s Save Your Family Treasures guidance is available at Save Your Family Treasures | FEMA.gov. Here you can find the downloadable FEMA fact sheets “After the Flood: Advice for Salvaging Damaged Family Treasures” and “Salvaging Water-Damaged Family Valuables and Heirlooms,” available in multiple languages.
- Alabama Severe Storms, Straight-line Winds, and Tornadoes public notice is available at 4710 | FEMA.gov
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Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps--
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Truman Capote's ancestors are buried in the City of Brundidge Cemetery: Great, great grandfather Dr. Oscar F. Knox (Nov. 27, 1824-Feb. 9, 1873) and great, great grandmother Susan M. (Kendall) Knox (Aug. 29, 1824-May 8, 1878).
Another grave, locals say, is that of his great, great grandfather Edward Dinkins (1820-1870). |
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