Officers for 2009-effective 1/1/2009: Ray Lankford, President
Yvonne Toombs, 1st Vice President
Helen Wells, 2nd Vice President
Gwen Williams, Treasurer
Brenda Abbott, Recording Secretary
Tommy Guice, Corresponding Secretary
*posted 11/14/2008
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Posted 2 Aug 2008----Being published by LandMarks,
Inc, A WWII SERVICE HISTORY OF DEKALB COUNTY,
ALABAMA VETERANS (770+ pages, about 500 stories)
by Julia B. Brown - each copy costs $50.00 and can be
picked up at DeKalb County Public Library, from LandMarks,
or from Julia Brown. More information can be found at
the LandMarks, Inc. website
www.landmarksdekalbal.org
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Contact information for North Alabama
-Chambers of Commerce and Tourism Bureaus-
is now posted on "Names, Places, &
History" page.
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NEW WEBSITE WITH CEMETERY PHOTOS FROM MENTONE,
DEKALB, AL AREA...POSTED FOR K. SAFERITE ....8/10/2007--
"I have a website that includes photos of tombstones in and around
Mentone, AL. The website URL is www.buryinggrounds.com
Please tell others about it. It is a work in progress and will be
updated as needed...."
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Our DeKalb County Genealogical Society and The
DeKalb County Public Library is pleased to annouce that the
research area (The Mary Weatherly Research Room), through
the efforts of the County Commission, the members of the
Society, Senator Lowell Barron, and other interested community members, has been
enlarged.
Volunteers are needed to rearrange the materials and straighten
up the rooms so if you can spare an hour or two now and then,
we'd appreciate your help.
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21 Sep 2009
Update on HERITAGE OF DEKALB, VOL. II
HERITAGE BOOK
Volume II of THE DEKALB COUNTY, ALABAMA HERITAGE BOOK, is for sale at $50 per book, $4 tax if AL resident, and you pick the
book up in Fort Payne, AL.....total $54
$50 per book, $4 tax, $5 shipping and handling if
book is mailed in AL................total $59
$50 per book, $5 shipping and handling, no tax
if mailed to another state............total $55
*If you want your name imprinted, add $5 more.
RESTRICTIONS
-No photos or stories that harm or embarrass people
DeKalb County HBC
P.O. Box 680046
Fort Payne, AL 35967
Checks, cash (if paid in person), money orders,
Visa and Mastercard charge cards are accepted.
Please pay Yvonne Toombs at the DeKalb County
Public Library or make checks,etc. payable to
DeKalb County HBC and send to :
DeKalb County HBC (Heritage Book Committee),
P.O. Box 680046, Fort Payne, AL 35968-1601
Those wanting to purchase HERITAGE OF DEKALB,
VOLUME I, please contact the publisher at
HeriPubCon@aol.com for details. Price is about
$60 plus tax (if applicable) and shipping. Once
enough orders are received, the publisher will reprint Vol. I.
We currently need about 20 more purchasers to get this book
reprinted. Those who have already sent in money toward a
copy of Volume I, be assured your money is in a safe account.
If you are unwilling to wait for 20 more orders, you may
request a refund of your money at any time.
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NEW CEMETERY MAP
Our Cemetery Committee has compiled and published
a map showing locations of about 150 more cemeteries
than what is listed in the books and are still finding graves.
This map was produced by the University of Alabama
Cartography Department, is professionally done, and
is available for the price of $12 each which includes
postage, a mailing tube, and handling, (additional donations
are accepted as the chairman paid all his own travel
expenses while doing this research) and checks go
directly to him. The map has a global positioning number
for each cemetery on a separate log which accompanies
the map. Since Mr. Doug Brandon has served as chairman
(of the GPS Cemetery Project) and financed it for us,
orders may be requested by mail or phone directly to
him. A check or money order made payable to Doug
Brandon is acceptable; cash is o.k. if you are in the
area and prefer to pay him in person.
12-2007 A number of new cemetery listings is on
this map.
Mr. Doug Brandon
132 County Road 483
Collinsville, AL 35961-4312
phone: 256-845-4220
(used with permission)
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DONATED TO THE DEKALB COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY:
A patron obtained some research materials at an estate sale and
has donated them to the public library. These names are include:
Kumlmann, Schader, Castillo, Bacon, Bishop, Borden, Cass/Cast,
Cooke, Cooper, Cunes, Dickson, Douglass, Farris, Hickey,
Keith, O'Neal, Park, Peck, Robertson, Walker. These will be in
the Mary Weatherly Research Room at the DeKalb County Public
Library in Fort Payne, Alabama.
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9 Apr 2008 Many new books have been donated to
the Research Room during 2007. We also have 68
rolls of microfilmed "loose papers" from the DeKalb
County Courthouse at the library which has longer
hours than the courthouse (10-6 Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday; open 10-8 on Monday) and is open
on Saturday (10-3) whereas the courthouse is only
open 8-4 Monday-Friday. The actual loose files are
located at the courthouse, but some are very fragile
and faded so we hope the public will make use of the
microfilm (compliments of the Probate Judge, stored
at the Library due to the extended hours of service).
There is a microfilm reader/printer available at the library.
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GUEST BOOK NOT AVAILABE AT THIS SITE
A guest book is not available on this site. If you wish to
post queries or surname lists, please do so at
www.rootsweb.com on the DeKalb, AL message
board, surname board, or surname list at no cost.
Thank you for your interest in our site which is dedicated
to genealogical pursuits. We hope you will visit often.
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