{"id":272,"date":"2014-11-23T22:09:43","date_gmt":"2014-11-23T22:09:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www2.selmalibrary.org\/?page_id=272"},"modified":"2026-01-29T13:02:57","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T19:02:57","slug":"local-selma-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/selmalibrary.org\/?page_id=272","title":{"rendered":"Local History and Genealogy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-272\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-272-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-272-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-272-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_text panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" >\t\t\t<div class=\"textwidget\"><header id=\"trueHeader\">\n\n<div id=\"sliderHolderDiv\"><div id=\"metaslider-id-2085\" style=\"max-width: 350px; margin: 0 auto;\" class=\"ml-slider-3-99-0 metaslider metaslider-flex metaslider-2085 ml-slider ms-theme-default nav-hidden\" role=\"region\" aria-label=\"Local History\" data-width=\"350\">\n    <div id=\"metaslider_container_2085\">\n        <div id=\"metaslider_2085\" class=\"flexslider\">\n            <ul class='slides'>\n                <li style=\"display: block; 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While we cannot perform in-depth family history searches, you can begin your research using the following resources. You may submit a research request by clicking <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSf8M3QwICmFsRUd7r9pTNtecHDE5VRZ92G-emH2AyJEmHv5NQ\/viewform?usp=sf_link\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n  <h4>Online Resources<\/h4>\n  <ul>\n    <li>University of Alabama <a href=\"https:\/\/alabamamaps.ua.edu\/historicalmaps\/counties\/dallas\/dallas.html\">historic maps<\/a><\/li>\n    <li>University of Alabama <a href=\"https:\/\/alabamamaps.ua.edu\/aerials\/Counties\/Dallas\/Dallas.html\">historic aerial photos<\/a><\/li>\n    <li>Dallas County <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alabamagis.com\/Dallas\/\">online parcel viewer<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usgwarchives.net\/al\/dallas\/cemetery.htm\">USGenWeb<\/a> tombstone inscriptions for Dallas County cemeteries<\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <h4>In-Person Visit Resources<\/h4>\n  <ul>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/selmalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/HistoricDistricts.jpg\">Historic District map<\/a><\/li>\n    <li><a href=\"https:\/\/selmalibrary.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/LocalHistory-scaled.jpg\">Local History room layout<\/a><\/li>\n  <\/ul>\n\n  <p>Part of the collection is held in <b>The Richard and Betty Rose Gibian Archives Room<\/b>, 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.<\/p>\n\n  <h4>Contact<\/h4>\n  <p>Please feel free to contact us <b><a href=\"mailto:reference@selmalibrary.org\">here<\/a><\/b>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-272-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-272-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-272-3-0-0\" class=\"widget_text so-panel widget widget_custom_html panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div class=\"textwidget custom-html-widget\">\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-272-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-272-3-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-272-3-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-272-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-272-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-272-4-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-272-4-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-272-4-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-272-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-272-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-272-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-272-5-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty panel-grid-cell-mobile-last\" ><\/div><div id=\"pgc-272-5-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell panel-grid-cell-empty\" ><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-272-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-272-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Find out about our rich local history. <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/selmalibrary.org\/?page_id=272\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-272","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/selmalibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/272","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/selmalibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/selmalibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selmalibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/selmalibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=272"}],"version-history":[{"count":20,"href":"https:\/\/selmalibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/272\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":413,"href":"https:\/\/selmalibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/272\/revisions\/413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/selmalibrary.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=272"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}