Special Collections
The Boaz Public Library holds in excess in 60,000 items which include:
Adult Fiction and Nonfiction Books
Children’s Fiction and Nonfiction Books including Newbery & Caldecott
Large print books* both fiction and nonfiction including mystery, western, romance, etc.
Books-on-Tape and Compact Disc* for adults and children. Great for the vision impaired as well as those traveling for work or fun.
VHS Tapes and DVD's* - New Releases and Classics
Magazines
Newspapers, Local-Current copies of The Sand Mountain Reporter and The Gadsden Times
Local School Annuals - Boaz High School 1950, 1951, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1971, 1980, 1981
Douglas High School 1952
Snead State College 1936, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970,
1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
Genealogy - Books, Pamphlets, CD-ROM with Family Tree Maker, Census on Microfilm
Census on Microfilm:
1830 Alabama Census: Blount, Franklin, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marion, Morgan, St. Clair,
Walker Counties
1840 Alabama Census: Benton, Blount, Cherokee, DeKalb, Fayette, Franklin, Southern Madison, Madison, Marion, Marshall,
Morgan Counties
1850 Alabama Census: Bibb, Blount, Butler, Chambers, Coosa, Covington, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Fayette, Franklin, Greene,
Hancock, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison,
Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Randolph, Russell, St. Clair,
Shelby Counties
1860 Alabama Census: Bibb, Blount, Butler, Clarke, Coffee, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Fayette, Franklin,
Green, Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall,
Mobile, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Sumter, Talladega, Walker, Washington,
Wilcox, Winston Counties
1870 Alabama Census: Autauga, Baker, Baldwin, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Chambers, City of Mobile, City of Montgomery,
Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Conecuh, Coosa, Covington, Crenshaw, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb,
Elmore, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette, Franklin, Geneva, Greene, Hale, Henry, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee,
Limestone, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe, Morgan, Montgomery,
Perry, Pike, Randolph, Russell, Sanford, Shelby, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox,
Winston Counties
1880 Alabama Census: Choctaw (Part), Clark, Clay (Part), Cleburne, Coffee, Colbert, Greene, Hale, Henry, Madison, Marengo,
Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Monroe Counties
1890 Alabama Census: Perry County
1900 Alabama Census: Henry, Jackson, Jefferson, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Pike, Randolph Counties
1910 Alabama Census: Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Cullman, DeKalb, Dale, DeKalb, Elmore, Geneva, Escambia, Etowah, Fayette,
Houston, Jackson Counties
1920 Alabama Census: Dale, DeKalb, Limestone, Marshall, Etowah, Geneva Counties
1930 Alabama Census: Blount, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Choctaw, Clay, Crenshaw, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Fayette,
Franklin, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morengo,
Morgan, Perry, Randolph, Russell Counties
1830 Georgia Census: Decatur, DeKalb, Dooly, Early, Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, Fayette, Franklin, Glynn, Greene, Gwinnett,
Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Harris, Henry, Houston, Irwin, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones Counties
1840 Georgia Census: Appling, Baker, Baldwin, Bibb, Bryan, Bullock, Burke, Butts, Clarke, Cobb, Columbia, Coweta, Crawford,
Decatur, DeKalb, Dade, Dooly, Early, Effingham, Elbert, Emanual, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer,
Glynn, Green, Gwinnett, Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Harris, Heard, Henry, Houston, Irwin, Jackson, Jasper,
Jefferson, Jones, Laurens, Lee, Liberty, Lincoln, Lowndes, Lumpkin, Macon, Madison, Marion, McIntosh,
Meriwether, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Murray, Muscogee, Pulaski, Putnam, Rabun, Randolph,
Richmond, Savannah, Screven, Stewart, Sumter, Talbot, Taliaferro, Tattnall, Telfair, Thomas, Troup,
Twiggs, Warren, Washington, Wayne, Wilkes, Wilkinson Counties
1850 Georgia Census: Carroll, Cass, Cherokee, Clark, Clinch, Cobb, Coweta, Columbia, Fayette, Floyd, Forsyth, Franklin, Gilmer,
Habersham, Hall, Hancock, Putnam, Rabun, Randolph, Richmond, Troup, Twiggs, Union Counties
1860 Georgia Census: Butts, Calhoun, Camden, Campbell, Carroll, Chattooga, Cherokee, Clarke, Doughtery, Early, Echols,
Effingham, Elbert, Emanuel, Fannin, Pike, Polk, Pulaski, Putnam, Quitman, Rabun Counties
1870 Georgia Census: Early, Echols, Elbert, Effingham, Emanuel, Fannin, Hart, Heard, Henry, Pickens, Pierce, Pike Counties
1900 Georgia Census: Oconee, Oglethorpe, Paulding, Pickens, Pickens, Pierce, Pike, Polk Counties
1930 Georgia Census: Peach, Pickens, Pierce, Pike, Pulaski Counties
1850 New York Census: Westchester County
1830 North Carolina Census: Ashe, Anson, Bertie, Burke, Bumcombe, Brunswick, Macon, Montgomery, Northampton, New
Hanover, Nash, Onslow, Orange Counties
1840 North Carolina Census: Iredell, Johnston, Jones, Lenior, Lincoln, Macon, Moore Counties
1860 North Carolina Census: Cherokee, Chatham Counties
1800 South Carolina Census: Abbeville District, Barnwell District, Beaufort District, Charleston District, Chester District,
Chesterfield County, Colleton District, Darlington County, Edgefield District, Fairfield, Georgetown
District (Wingow, MacCamont, Kingston Counties), Greenville District, Kershaw District, Lancaster
District, Laurens District, Marlboro District, Newberry District, Marian District (Liberty & Williamsburg
Counties), Orangeburgh District (Lexington, Orange Counties), Pendleton District, Spartanburg
District, Union District
1880 Tennessee Census: Lincoln (Part), McMinn, McNairy, Marion (Part) Counties
1790 Census U.S. plus 1840 census of pensioners for Rev. or Military Service-Rhode Island, South Carolina, Vermont,
Virginia
Index to the Five Civilized Tribes: Cherokee, Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole 1835-1906
Genealogy on Microfilm:
Alabama Marriages-Early to 1825
American Revolutionary Soldiers of Franklin County (Chambersburg, Pennsylvania)
The Ancestry of Abraham Lincoln
Biographical History of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania 1872
Colonial Granville County, North Carolina and Its People
Dodson (Dotson) Genealogy
Georgia Marriages-Early to 1800
An Historical Account of Scotch in America Prior to 1783
Kentucky Marriages-Early to 1800
North Carolina Marriages-Early to 1800
North Carolina Marriages-1801-1825
Rowan County, North Carolina Records, Early Settlers
Salisbury, North Carolina Inscriptions on Stones 1755-1966
Tennessee Marriages-Early to 1800
Virginia Marriages-Early to 1800
Newspapers on Microfilm – A range of years from 1893-1983
Albertville Herald Jan.-Dec. 1943; Nov. 11, 1949; Jan.-Dec. 1950; Jan.-Dec. 1955; Jan.-Dec. 1959
Boaz Enterprise Oct. 16, 1903-Aug. 26, 1904
Boaz Leader Jan. 6, 1915-Dec. 19, 1918; Jan. 18, 1917-Dec. 29, 1927; Jan. 3, 1919-Dec. 23, 1920, Jan. 13, 1921-
Dec. 26, 1924, Jan. 7, 1925-Dec. 30, 1926; Jan. 5, 1928-Dec. 25, 1930; Jan. 1, 1931-Dec. 27, 1934;
Jan. 2, 1936-Dec. 30, 1937; Jan. 4, 1945-Dec. 25, 1946; Jan. 9, 1947-Dec. 1948; Jan.-Dec. 1959;
Jan.-Dec. 1960; Jan.-Dec. 1962; Jan. 1963-March 12, 1964; Jan.-Dec. 1965; Jan.-Dec. 1966;
Jan.-Dec. 1967; Jan.-Dec. 1968; Jan. 1969-May 1970; Jan.-March 1983
Boaz Leader and Sand Mountain Sun Apr. 6, 1938; Jan. 1940-Dec. 1941; Jan. 1943-Dec. 1944; Jan.-Dec. 1952;
Apr. 29-Dec. 30, 1954; Jan.-Dec. 1956; Jan.-Dec. 1957; Jan.-Dec. 1958
Boaz News Leader Jan.-Dec. 1955; Feb. 15-Dec. 27, 1979; Jan.-Dec. 1980; Jan.-Dec. 1981; Jan. 7-Sept. 1982
Leader Dispatch June-Dec. 1970; Jan.-Dec. 1971; July-Dec. 1972
Marshall Banner 1901; March 10, 1904-Dec. 29, 1904; 1905, 1906
The Reporter Feb.-Dec. 1957
Sand Mountain Banner and Albertville Banner Jan. 7.-Dec. 28, 1937
Sand Mountain Signal March 24, 1893-Dec. 28, 1894; Jan. 4, 1895-Dec. 31, 1896; Jan. 5 & July 1896; Feb. 21-July 19, 1896;
Oct. 16, 1896; Dec. 3 & Dec. 10, 1896; July 1, 1897; March 24, 1893-Dec. 28, 1894; Jan. 7, 1897-
July 26, 1900
Sand Mountain Sun April 9-Dec. 24, 1937; Jan. 7-Dec. 30, 1939; March 17, 1939