RocketSearch databases :: Huntsville / Madison County Info

A variety of resources are available at your fingertips if you know where to look!

Database name Description Need a library card? Part of AVL? How to access this resource

Alabama Libraries

Online catalogs of many Alabama libraries with a common search screen.

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[link via AVL]

AlabamaMosaic

AlabamaMosaic is a repository of digital materials on Alabama's history, culture, places, and people. Its purpose is to make unique historical treasures from Alabama's archives, libraries, museums, universities and other repositories electronically accessible to Alabama residents as well as scholars throughout the world.  As a part of AlabamaMosaic, HMCPL is digitizing images from a collection of historic Huntsville photographs that are housed in the library's archives.

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alabamamosaic.org

Accessible to Alabama residents and to students, researchers, and the general public in other states and countries.

Community Organizations Database

The Directory of County Community Organizations in North Alabama. Community organizations are listed in alphabetical order and users can also locate a group by typing in a topic.  Visit the directory here: hmcpl.org/community.

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http://hmcpl.org/community

Encyclopedia of Alabama

Encyclopedia of Alabama history, culture, geography, and natural environment. Offers articles on Alabama’s famous people, historic events, sports, art, literature, industry, government, plant and animal life, agriculture, recreation, and more.

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http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org

Freegal

Access songs from the Sony Music Entertainment catalog at no charge! You can download up to three Sony Music tracks in mp3 format per week from Freegal Music, and you'll only need a library card number and PIN to get started.

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Log in with your library card and PIN, and click the "Download DRM-free music" link on the My Account page (hmcpl.org/myaccount) or visit hmcpl.org/freegal for more info.

Government Officials List

A current list of contact information for local, state, and national government officials.

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Free download (PDF format).

HMCPL Obituary Index

The HMCPL Obits Index is an index of all obituaries published in local papers. Visit obits.hmcpl.org to search our index and purchase print copies of obituaries for a nominal fee. An extra bonus: we cross-reference obituaries with interment sites. So, if you find an interment site of interest, you can view a list of other people buried there, and perhaps find additional people you didn't know you needed to look for.

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Visit http://obits.hmcpl.org.

Huntsville History Collection

HHC (huntsvillehistorycollection.org) is a virtual archive of resources about the history and historic architecture of Huntsville and Madison County, Alabama. The collection brings together photographs, illustrations, surveys, and history about homes, locations, and people.

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huntsvillehistorycollection.org

Available to everyone.