Use this form online only for research requests payable by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, and American   Express). If you wish to pay by check or money order ($15.00 for Alabama residents, $25.00 for non-Alabama residents), complete the form, print it, and mail it to:

Alabama Department of Archives & History
P.O. Box 300100
Montgomery, AL 36130-0100

• Limit research requests to one surname only. Use separate forms for additional requests/surnames.

• The research fee of $15.00 for Alabama residents and $25.00 for non-residents must accompany each request. If paying by check, please include a driver’s license number on personal check. A fee of $30 may be assessed for returned checks.

• The fee includes up to 20 pages of photocopies; additional photocopies are 25¢ each. If additional photocopy charges are necessary, our staff will contact you to arrange payment.

• The fee is non-refundable, even if no information is found. However, we will mail you a report on the search and suggestions for further research.

• Fill in the following spaces as completely as possible – this information is essential for our staff’s research efforts.

• Review the types of records available at the ADAH before completing this form. We will search only four sources; if more than 4 boxes are checked, the staff will search only those 4 that might best answer your research question. If you prefer, you can contract for the services of a professional genealogist to do research for you.

• Your request should be answered within 2 to 3 weeks after we receive it.

   

• If you prefer to mail your request, use the appropriate printable version of the form:
  
  • In-state research request
  • Out-of-state research request

   

• To request copies of photographs or other images, use this form instead.