Bhamwiki:References

This is a list of useful references for BhamWiki editors:

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.

"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

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)

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