Virtual Volunteers

Help the Alabama Archives increase online access to historical content from the comfort of your home. Anyone with an Internet connection can help create searchable indexes by transcribing our records. Together, we can make more Alabama history accessible to everyone. 

Current projects:


Alabama Supreme Court Case Files from 1820 – 1877

Help transcribe case files which include lower court rulings, interrogatories, exhibits, motions, and other details not included in the published rulings of the Court. 


Civil War & Reconstruction Governors Papers

Help transcribe the official papers of the eleven men who served as governors of Alabama from the eve of the Civil War through the Reconstruction period.