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This is a list of useful references for BhamWiki editors: | This is a list of useful references for BhamWiki editors: | ||
==Local references== | |||
* [http://www.archives.alabama.gov/internetphoto/photo_search.cfm Alabama Department of Archives and History Photo Database] - scanned images. Searchable thumbnails. Full-resolution scans available for order. | * [http://www.archives.alabama.gov/internetphoto/photo_search.cfm Alabama Department of Archives and History Photo Database] - scanned images. Searchable thumbnails. Full-resolution scans available for order. | ||
* [http://www.alabamaheritage.com/ Alabama Heritage] archives - summaries and resources from Summer 1986 to present | * [http://www.alabamaheritage.com/ Alabama Heritage] archives - summaries and resources from Summer 1986 to present | ||
Revision as of 12:22, 13 January 2007
This is a list of useful references for BhamWiki editors:
Local references
- Alabama Department of Archives and History Photo Database - scanned images. Searchable thumbnails. Full-resolution scans available for order.
- 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
- "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
- Skyscraperpage.com diagrams
- Shelby County Wiki - public domain
- Birmingham Radio and TV technical information and histories (copyrighted)
- Birmingham Geneology Society resources - cemetery & mortuary listings, etc
- Tracking Your Roots: Jefferson County - links to census, pension, marriage and cemetery records, etc.
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)
General references
- Birmingham Public Library Government Documents - including census, elections, officials, patents & links
- Wikipedia - GFDL licensed encyclopedia
- Oxford English Dictionary (JCLC card required)
- Social Security Death Index - searchable index of birth and death dates of the deceased
- Newcomen Society publications - first person company histories
Other city wikis
- DavisWiki (Davis, California)
- ThinkNOLA wiki (New Orleans, Louisiana)