Local History and Genealogy

The Edwin Godbold Local History Department includes maps, indexes, rare books, directories, and unique materials. While we cannot perform in-depth family history searches, you can begin your research using the following resources.

Research Requests

Local Questions: for questions that may be answered using in-house resources (newspapers, directories, etc) click here.
Alabama Department of Archives and History has extensive Selma collections and can respond to specific research requests for a fee.
Independent Researchers may also be consulted for a fee to do in-depth research.

Online Resources

University of Alabama historic maps
University of Alabama historic aerial photos
Dallas County online parcel viewer
USGenWeb tombstone inscriptions for Dallas County cemeteries

In-Person Visit Resources

Part of the collection is held in The Richard and Betty Rose Gibian Archives Room, which includes census records, vertical files, and maps. These materials are for reference use only and may not be borrowed. Our continuing thanks to the Godbold and Gibian families for their support in expanding this collection.

Contact

Please feel free to contact us here.