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:* [http://www.bplonline.org/sou/souFAQ.asp Birmingham Public Library Southern History Collection FAQ] | :* [http://www.bplonline.org/sou/souFAQ.asp Birmingham Public Library Southern History Collection FAQ] | ||
:* [http://www.bplonline.org/resources/subjects/gov/default.asp Birmingham Public Library Government Documents] - including census, elections, officials, patents & links | :* [http://www.bplonline.org/resources/subjects/gov/default.asp Birmingham Public Library Government Documents] - including census, elections, officials, patents & links | ||
* "[http://www.bplcyberkid.org/teacherspet/ Teacher's Pet]" site at Birmingham Public Library - links to history resources grouped by period. | |||
* [http://www.birminghamrewound.com/ Birmingham Rewound] | * [http://www.birminghamrewound.com/ Birmingham Rewound] | ||
* [http://www.bhamweekly.com/backissue.php Birmingham Weekly archives] - currently archives articles back to Nov. 2004 and cover images to December 2002. | * [http://www.bhamweekly.com/backissue.php Birmingham Weekly archives] - currently archives articles back to Nov. 2004 and cover images to December 2002. | ||
Revision as of 09:18, 5 December 2006
This is a list of useful references for BhamWiki editors:
- Alabama Heritage archives - summaries and resources from Summer 1986 to present
- Birmingham Business Journal archives - from 1996 to present
- Birmingham FM
- Birmingham News website and archives - Current articles are available only temporarily and archived in full for 14 days. Excerpts from older articles to 1994, full articles for a fee.
- News Library Birmingham News archives accessible free with JCLC card
- Birmingham Public Library digital archives - scans of primary documents available online
- Birmingham Public Library Southern History Collection FAQ
- Birmingham Public Library Government Documents - including census, elections, officials, patents & links
- "Teacher's Pet" site at Birmingham Public Library - links to history resources grouped by period.
- Birmingham Rewound
- Birmingham Weekly archives - currently archives articles back to Nov. 2004 and cover images to December 2002.
- Birmingham on Emporis - information of buildings within Birmingham
- Black and White archives - includes articles from September 2000 to present
- InformationBirmingham - official Birmingham site with Council Minutes and GIS mapping
- Newcomen Society publications - first person company histories
- Skyscraperpage.com diagrams
- Social Security Death Index - searchable index of birth and death dates of the deceased
- Shelby County Wiki - public domain
- Wikipedia - GFDL licensed encyclopedia
- Oxford English Dictionary (JCLC card required)
Databases
- Alabama Coal Mine fatalities 1898-1938 via Birmingham Public Library
- Bham Obituaries 1960-1976 via Birmingham Public Library
- Alabama Episcopal Church registers 1830s-1970s via Birmingham Public Library
- Alabama Inventors 1821-1966 via Birmingham Public Library
- Alabama Tornado Occurrences 1819-2006 via National Weather Service
Maps
- ALDOT County Maps - Current maps from the Alabama Dept. of Transportation in PDF format
- Historical Maps of Jefferson County - hosted by the University of Alabama
- Sanborn Maps 1867-1970 (JCLC card required)
Other city wikis
- DavisWiki (Davis, California)