Skip to content - The first-ever $500 AGS grant was presented to Springville Preservation Society to use on equipment to video oral histories at the August 2023 Seminar. Thanks to the Alabama Genealogical Society Grant Program, the Springville Heritage Center now has the capability to record video and oral histories onsite. A camera and other equipment were purchased for recording and preserving treasured stories and family histories.
- On March 16, 2024, a $500 AGS grant was awarded to the Etowah County Historical Society for the purchase of a high-speed photo and document scanning system for their project, Faces From Our Past.
- On August 10, 2024, a $500 AGS grant was awarded to the Elmore County Historical Society for the purchase of a scanner to digitize loose records stored in the basement of the local Methodist Church, including materials dating back to the early 1800s.
- On April 5, 2025, a $500 AGS grant was awarded to the Landmarks Foundation to support the identification, research, and organization of photographs in the Mary Ann Neeley Research Collection.
- On August 23, 2025, a $500 AGS grant was awarded to the Coosa County Historical Preservation Authority to develop a website featuring the county’s diverse history, including membership information, research tools, educational resources, community engagement opportunities, and digital archives.
- On March 14, 2026, a $1000 grant was awarded to the Northeast Alabama Genealogical Society for a yearly subscription to Transkribus, an AI-powered handwriting recognition platform to accurately transcribe scanned documents to prepare the records for indexing and long-term access. Additional funds are for a permanent license for fiver -user seats of TExtract, an indexing software..
