Bhamwiki:References

This is a list of useful references for BhamWiki editors:

Local references

• AHSAA Sports - state sports records
• 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 Geneology Society resources - cemetery & mortuary listings, etc
• 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 Archives

• Birmingham Public Library digital archives - scans of primary documents available online
• Birmingham Public Library Southern History Collection FAQ

• Birmingham Public Library - "Teacher's Pet" - links to history resources grouped by period.
• Birmingham Radio and TV technical information and histories (copyrighted)
• Birmingham Rewound
• Birmingham Weekly archives - currently archives articles back to Nov. 2004 and cover images to December 2002.
• Black and White archives - includes articles from September 2000 to present
• Emporis - Birmingham - information of buildings within Birmingham
• InformationBirmingham - official Birmingham site with Council Minutes and GIS mapping
• Shelby County Wiki - public domain
• Skyscraperpage.com diagrams
• 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
• 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
• Birmingham Obituaries 1960-1976 via Birmingham Public Library
• Social Security Death Index - searchable index of birth and death dates of the deceased

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 (other counties also available from here)
• 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)
• Newcomen Society publications - first person company histories

Other city wikis

• DavisWiki (Davis, California)
• ThinkNOLA wiki (New Orleans, Louisiana)