FOLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY
ALABAMA, LOCAL HISTORY AND GENEALOGY DEPARTMENT
JEANETTE BORNHOLT
Alabama, Local History and Genealogy Librarian
The Alabama / Local History and Genealogy Department is located on the second floor of the library.
These extensive collections include materials on the state of Alabama, county and city histories and family histories in book, file, and film.
The Special Collection includes:
Owen’s History of Alabama
Dictionary of Alabama Biographies
The Alabama Review
Alabama Historical Quarterly
The Five Hundred Years of Baldwin County [film series]
The Local History Collection includes:
Publications about Baldwin County
Microfilm of local newspapers as early as 1897
Baldwin County History files begun by local historian and author Doris Rich of
Magnolia Springs, Alabama,
The Overton Collection,
Family Histories
Cookbook collection, many no longer in print.
The FOLEY PUBLIC LIBRARY is the depository for the Baldwin County Genealogical Society’s research materials in the Genealogy Collection which covers all states, countries, and ethnic groups This collection includes:
4500+ genealogy books, quarterlies, periodicals,
800+ rolls of microfilms of censuses, newspapers, courthouse, congressional, Native
3000+ microfiche, also map collection and CDs, for researching throughout the United
States and other countries,
Microfilm/fiche reader/printer
Internet access with Ancestry.com Library Edition [Also available on all public access
computers in the library] and HeritageQuest [Available in the library and at
home for those with Foley Public Library Cards.]
The Obituary File begun in 1988 with obits with Baldwin County ties
Various Family Files
Extensive Family History collection
Heritage of Alabama series [All 67 counties]
Cemetery records for Baldwin County and much, much more.
and
Genealogical Research Website
DYNAMIC DUO STRIKES AGAIN!
Recycling Facts, Figures and Fun in Genealogy
FEBRUARY 13, 2010 AT 10:00 AM
The “Dynamic Duo” are not Batman and Robin but self-proclaimed title of Brown and Bornholt who will present the program ‘Recycling Facts, Figures and Fun in Genealogy’ on Sat. February 13 for the Baldwin County Genealogical Society members and visitors. The meeting begins at 10 a.m. in the Meeting Room of the Foley Public Library.
The duo of Dorothy S. Brown and Jeanette Bornholt use the adjective dynamic in their approach to family history with enthusiasm, persevering with materials at hand using an open mind, and keeping a sense of humor. Dot’s ‘lighthearted-attitude’ presentation will cover recycling/revisiting your census records for new information. Jeanette’s presentation will cover recycling information you may already have, and what is available in library and online. Both these presentations will cover some common mistakes we all make in researching our family history.
Dot Brown wears her Florida Cracker heritage as a badge of honor. She also wears a hat of many trades but is best know as reporter, editor and columnist for the Pensacola News Journal newspaper. Dot won first place award for her In-Depth Reporting series and a nomination for her “In Search of Golden Pond.” She authored the best-selling book in Pensacola “A Cracker Crumb Trail” of her humor/lifestyle columns. Dot was instrumental in the organization of the West Florida Genealogical Society and is one of founders of the Baldwin County Genealogical Society. She is a member of numerous patriotic societies.
Jeanette Bornholt has been a librarian with the Foley Public Library for nearly twenty years which houses the largest in the county of Alabama, Local History and Genealogy Collections. She is a member of the BCGS and has been researching and recording her own family histories for more years than she admits. Bornholt finds helping others in their research a most challenging and rewarding experience as the popularity of genealogy continues to grow. Brown and Bornholt have worked together on programs, seminars and workshops promoting genealogy for a number of years.
Meetings are open to interested public
