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  • Make requests specific -- avoid being too general.
  • Make requests ONLY for the volunteer's specified research areas. (Do not ask for out-of-area requests.)
  • Never ask more than one volunteer for the same request.
  • Ask the volunteer what reimbursements they require: copies, gas, parking, etc.
  • Negotiate an estimated completion time ... Remember: volunteers are not "on the clock," may research for multiple people, and respond reasonably as their time permits.

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ALABAMA Volunteers

The table below reflects the volunteers who were willing to do research at the time the original RAOGK site went down in the fall of 2011. What is lost is the contact information for these individuals.

  • If you are one of the volunteers below contact RAOGK as indicated below.
  • If you used one of these researchers previously, please ask them to contact RAOGK as indicated below so that there will be a link for them and a means for researchers to contact them.

TEMPORARILY ... if you wish to add your County, Name (with email address), and service(s) you're willing to perform, contact: RAOGK with RAOGK volunteer in the subject line.

COMING ... instructions on how to add volunteer information to the page yourself ...

Note: The list below reflects the volunteers appearing on the RAOGK site, as of the Way Back Machine Snapshot on 08 Aug 2010.

County Volunteer Act of Kindness
ALL Sunny Shafer BLACK SHEEP ANCESTORS:

Over the years I have accumulated several files/records, documents, news items etc (5 GB) I have scanned/transcribed/digitized so I can search my hard drive easily. This info includes in part: prison, asylum, inmate, mug shots & Bertillon records, wanted & missing posters, photos, poor/alms/work houses, orphanages, sanitariums, court records, road/prison camp, executions, pardons, convict ships info etc. This info covers all U.S. states [and other countries] and all time frames from 1400's to present but primarily 18th & 19th century.

ALL Sunny Shafer NO Obituaries. Will search my digital archives for copies of mug shots/Bertillon records, wanted posters, convict etc, court records, insane asylums, state hospitals, prisons, jails, alms/poor/work houses, convict camps, convict ships etc covering all dates (mostly 1600s-1900s), many countries and all US states & possessions.,
ALL Jerry ALABAMA FATAL MINING ACCIDENTS, 1900-1902, 1912-1929 and 1934-1938; can provide date, miner?s name, mine name, and accident cause. Accident report reference source for major fatal accidents for all years before 1999 if year and mine name or city is known.
ALL Shelli Steedman I will check my marriage index 1809-1920 and death index 1908-1959. Not all counties are listed. I can also check censuses in any state.
ALL Art Suever
  • Can help with family histories listed in the Allen Co. Public Library Genealogy Catalog (ACPL). If there is a listing for a book, provide me with a list of titles/call numbers, family surname(s), and what family information you're looking for. (Also check the availability of microtext records.)
  • The ACPL is the foremost repository for city directories. I can research hard cover city directories found in the ACPL Genealogy Catalog or microfiche and microfilm city directories found in the ACPL microtext catalog. (Please specify city, date range needed, and person of interest.)

Note: I do not live in Alabama ... I live in Allen Co., IN.

ALL Diane Kropp Confederate Pension Records: In 1867 AL began granting pensions to veterans. In 1886 the state began granting pensions to widows. In 1891 the law was amended to grant pensions to indigent veterans or their widows. I can search the microfilm of original documents.
Autauga Erin Chartrand Gravestone pictures for AUTAUGA COUNTY ONLY. Confederate Memorial Park headstone pictures. Pictures and articles for the 727th Railway Operating Battalion WWII.
Baldwin A. Graves Genealogy look-ups at local libraries. No obits. Photographs of grave markers in most local cemeteries if location is known with the exception of most of north Mobile county.
Blount Kimberly Crawford I am willing to visit cemeteries as well as the courthouse in Blount County, Alabama to take photos or do searches. Unless otherwise requested, I concentrate on the inscribing on the stone rather than the whole stone. If you would like a photo of the whole stone, please let me know. It may be weeks before I get back to that cemetery.
Blount Carmen Christensen Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying., Public Records (library) lookups and copying., Obituaries., Gravestone pictures.
Calhoun Pat Killian I can lookup cemetery records located at the library which has extensive records for surrounding counties. No photos or videos.
Calhoun Pattie Duggan I will do look-ups in 20 cemetery survey books for Calhoun County. The dates of the cemetery surveys range from 1981 to 1996. The books are indexed by surname. I will e-mail a copy of the appropriate page(s) to you, if desired.,
Chambers Don Clark Still photos of tombstones
Cherokee Kevin Agan Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying., Public Records (library) lookups and copying., Obituaries., Gravestone pictures., Reimbursement may be required. I specialize in tombstone pictures. I all I ask is a mileage reimbursement. That will be determined upon each request. , No guarantee that tombstone will be available to photograph. It may be broken, unreadable, or completely missing.
Cleburne adam dasinger Public Records lookups and copying
Colbert Carrie Corsby obituaries
Conecuh Sherry S. Johnston Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying Have access to Headstone books; probate records of birth, death and marriages; community and church histories; and many family trees.
Cullman Lynda Davis Brown Public Records (courthouse) look ups and copying., Obituaries., Gravestone pictures., Reimbursement may be required. Microfilm copy of Death Certificates 1908-1959;Gravestone photos within 15 mile radius of Hanceville;Microfilm copies of Civil War Confederate Records/Pension Records for Alabama/Georgia, Will consider making photos in cemeteries anywhere in Cullman County if cost of gasoline is reimbursed.
Dale Charles T. Zeigler Headstone pictures in the south end of the County.
Dale Ruth Rosentrater Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying., Public Records (library) lookups and copying., Obituaries., Gravestone pictures., Reimbursement may be required. Any within the county
Etowah April Gravestone pictures, newspapers and other genealogical site lookups.
Franklin Regina Madden Will do look up for obits from 1899-present. We have no local newspapers before that date. Also we do not have newspapers for the time period of 1920-1929. With a few exceptions. New act of kindness have found a 1920 voter list where the women of Franklin County signed up to vote. It includes dates of birth. Any one interested in a lookup from this list please contact me.
Houston Angela Harrell Still photos of tombstones census record look up, photographing old homesteads and cemeteries.
Houston Ronda Berry Public Records lookups and copying
Jackson William Page Public Records lookups and copying
Jefferson Adria Digital photos of tombstones for Morris Cemetery and Walker Chapel Cemetery
Lamar Veneta McKinney Will do lookups on 1st roll of microfilm of Lamar County AL newspapers which include The Vernon Pioneer (1875-78), The Vernon Clipper (1879-80), and The Lamar News (1886-87). Will photocopy pages of newspapers, etc. Also these have been transcribed by myself and submitted to www.newspaperabstracts.com under US, Alabama, Lamar County. (This is a free site). My goal is to transcribe all available newspapers pre-1900 for Lamar County and have it available online.
Lauderdale Carrie Corsby obituaries
Lauderdale Steve Cooper Obituaries., Reimbursement may be required. marriage records,
Lawrence James Lowery Gravestone pictures. Still pictures only. Please limit cemeteries to western side of county, also give location, as some cemeteries have same name.
Lawrence / Morgan Ray Lindsey Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying
Lee Walter C. Dorsey Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying
Limestone Leah Brannon Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying
Limestone Alice Calvert Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying., Public Records (library) lookups and copying., Obituaries., Gravestone pictures., Reimbursement may be required.
Macon Frank Dillman Still photos of tombstones. Must provide location of cemetery and preferably location of grave within cemetery if possible.
Madison Bobby R Rich Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying
Madison Leah Brannon Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying
Madison Mark H. Finger Obituaries from Huntsville, Alabama newspapers, early Madison County deeds and estate records, resources at the Huntsville/Madison County Library.
Madison Rachel Peeler Still photos of tombstones, Public Records lookups and copying Be very specific and please send dates.
Madison Judy Yarbrough Still photos of tombstones Still photos of tombstones in Maple Hill Cemetery in downtown Huntsville, AL
Madison Jen White Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying., Public Records (library) lookups and copying., Obituaries., Gravestone pictures., Reimbursement may be required. There are to many cemeteries in Madison county to list. But if you know the name I will go to it and take the pictures you want.,
Marion Veneta McKinney Will do lookups on 1st and 2nd roll of microfilm of Marion County AL newspapers. Will photocopy pages of newspapers, etc. Also these have been transcribed by myself and submitted to the following FREE website http://www.usgwarchives.net/al/marion/newspapers.htm My goal is to transcribe all available newspapers pre-1900 for Marion County and have it available online.
Marshall Alice Meatte Still photos of tombstones
Mobile A. Graves Genealogy look-ups at local libraries. No obits. Photographs of grave markers in most local cemeteries if location is known with the exception of most of north Mobile county.
Mobile Amy Walker Gravestone pictures. I may only be able to do photography requests from September through May as I have MS and cannot get out in the heat. I am willing to photograph any cemeteries in Mobile county, Alabama as long as you give me the specific name of the cemetery. (www.southerncemeteries.org has a very good complete listing)
Mobile Kevin Lazarus Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying., Public Records (library) lookups and copying., Obituaries., Gravestone pictures., Reimbursement may be required.
Monroe Kay Anderson Look ups from published book, Monroe and Conecuh County Alabama Marriages 1833-1880 by Dr. Lucy Wiggins Colson, P.D.
Monroe Betty Coleman Manning Still photos of tombstones and Public Records lookups and copying
Morgan Melba Clark Courthouse records lookups
Morgan Carlyin Gibson Pierce Public Records lookups and copying
Morgan Barbara Lowrance Videotaping Cemeteries, Still photos of tombstones
Saint Clair Robin Bell Public Records (courthouse) lookups and copying., Public Records (library) lookups and copying., Obituaries., Gravestone pictures., Reimbursement may be required. Photos at Cemeteries in Ashville, Moody & Odenville area only.
Shelby Sallie Cox I live in North Shelby but will travel to other cemeteries where possible for tombstone photos; I also have a copy of the Shelby County Cemetery survey and will do look ups (it was done in 1979 so burials after that time will not be included).
Tallapoosa Jean Clements Still photos of tombstones. will try to find or lookup family or individuals
Tallapoosa Madonna Linville Obituaries. Have obits from funeral home in Tallahassee from 1980 to present.
Tuscaloosa Jill Hunt I am willing to take pictures only, I can not do any lookups for obits or other information that you need. If you would like a picture please provide me with the name of the cemetery, where it may be located. There are a number of cemeteries that have the same name so please I need a location of where it could be located. I will take as many pictures as you like. I can e-mail them to you. With the cost of gas, I can't go more than 15 miles from my home, email me and I will do what I can to help you out.
Winston Tracy Lauderdale Will do Cem look-ups. Court House records starting in 1891 (due to fire) and look up-obits.


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