'Very early in my Barbour County research history I came across a book called Barbour County, Alabama Marriages Licenses 1838-1930, by Warrine Hathaway. I had not visited Barbour county, so this was a great find. Eagerly I flipped to the Introduction to ascertain the origin of this information. Great, I thought, it comes from the courthouse as opposed to newspapers. Additionally it appears that Hathaway looked at the marriage license. Wonderful, I thought. Now I can pull the information on my ancestors and look for the licenses when I go to Alabama.
Well the day finally arrived; I was going to take my first trip to Alabama. My research buddy Diane and I were seated on one of the last planes to leave Philadelphia on that March morning. A massive snow storm was beginning to blanket the Delaware Valley. We, however, were heading for the runway. There was a brief delay to de-ice the plane, but soon we were airborne, looking down smiling, because we just made it out. Read the rest of this entry »
Alabama Genealogy in Color 