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:Birmingham, AL 35203-2744<br><br>
:Birmingham, AL 35203-2744<br><br>


'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Contact" />&nbsp;Genealogy, and Southern History 205-226-3665; Government Documents 205-226-3620.<br>  
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Contact" /> Genealogy, and Southern History 205-226-3665; Government Documents 205-226-3620.<br>  


'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Hours">"[http://www.bham.lib.al.us/locations/ Locations and Hours]" at ''Birmingham Public Library'' (accessed 28 August 2012)</ref>  
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="Hours">"[http://www.bham.lib.al.us/locations/ Locations and Hours]" at ''Birmingham Public Library'' (accessed 28 August 2012)</ref>  
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*[http://www.bham.lib.al.us/ Birmingham Public Library] Internet site blog, location, events, books and materials, photos, services, programs, and digital resources.<br>  
*[http://www.bham.lib.al.us/ Birmingham Public Library] Internet site blog, location, events, books and materials, photos, services, programs, and digital resources.<br>  
*[http://vulcan.bham.lib.al.us/ BPL Catalog online] search by keyword, author, title, subject, ISBN/ISSN, and in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat]. <br>  
*[http://vulcan.bham.lib.al.us/ BPL Catalog online]{{WC}} search by keyword, author, title, subject, ISBN/ISSN, and in [http://www.worldcat.org/ WorldCat]. <br>  
*[http://www.bplonline.org/resources/genealogy/ BPL Genealogy webpage] tips, databases, researchers, local indexes, family files, censuses and classes. <br>  
*[http://www.bplonline.org/resources/genealogy/ BPL Genealogy webpage] tips, databases, researchers, local indexes, family files, censuses and classes. <br>  
*[http://www.bplonline.org/locations/central/southern/ BPL Southern History webpage] Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, and regional history, geography, genealogy, folklore, maps, and newspaper clippings.<br>
*[http://www.bplonline.org/locations/central/southern/ BPL Southern History webpage] Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, and regional history, geography, genealogy, folklore, maps, and newspaper clippings.<br>
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''Similar Collections''<br>  
''Similar Collections''<br>  


*[[Family History Library]], Salt Lake City,&nbsp;450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, Mormon records. <br>  
*[https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library], Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. <br>  
*[[Dallas Public Central Library]] 111,700 volumes, 64,500 microfilms, 89,000 microfiche, and over 700 maps, marriage, probate, deed, and tax abstracts in book form, or microfilm of originals for some states, and online databases.<br>
*[[Dallas Public Central Library]] 111,700 volumes, 64,500 microfilms, 89,000 microfiche, and over 700 maps, marriage, probate, deed, and tax abstracts in book form, or microfilm of originals for some states, and online databases.<br>


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*[http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1558 Bureau of Vital Statistics], Montgomery, birth and death certificates 1908-present, marriage certificates 1936-present, divorce records 1950-present.  
*[http://adph.org/vitalrecords/Default.asp?id=1558 Bureau of Vital Statistics], Montgomery, birth and death certificates 1908-present, marriage certificates 1936-present, divorce records 1950-present.  
*[[Auburn University Libraries]], Auburn, AL, federal depository library, genealogy websites, censuses, printed sources, manuscripts.  
*[[Auburn University Libraries]], Auburn, AL, federal depository library, genealogy websites, censuses, printed sources, manuscripts.  
*[http://www.archives.state.al.us/aha/ahaleadership.html Alabama Historical Association] news and events, ''Alabama Review'', historical markers program, podcasts, and list of Alabama genealogical and historical societies. See also [http://library.uwa.edu/AlabamaRoom/genealogy.html U. of W. Alabama Library].  
*[https://www.alabamahistory.net/ Alabama Historical Association] news and events, ''Alabama Review'', historical markers program, podcasts, and list of Alabama genealogical and historical societies. See also [http://library.uwa.edu/AlabamaRoom/genealogy.html U. of W. Alabama Library].  
*[http://www.jeffcohistory.com/ Jefferson County Historical Association], preserving and publicizing local history through regular meetings, publications and events.  
*[http://www.jeffcohistory.com/ Jefferson County Historical Association], preserving and publicizing local history through regular meetings, publications and events.  
*[http://www.birminghamgenealogy.org/ Birmingham Genealogical Society], blog, links to resources, queries message board, guest speakers, study groups, and researchers.<br>
*[http://www.birminghamgenealogy.org/ Birmingham Genealogical Society], blog, links to resources, queries message board, guest speakers, study groups, and researchers.<br>
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{{Alabama|Alabama}}  
{{Alabama|Alabama}}


[[Category:United_States_Repositories|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Alabama_Repositories]] [[Category:Jefferson_County,_Alabama]] [[Category:Alabama]][[Category:WorldCat libraries]]
[[Category:United_States_Repositories|{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Alabama_Repositories]] [[Category:Jefferson_County,_Alabama]] [[Category:Alabama Archives and Libraries]] [[Category:WorldCat_libraries]]

Latest revision as of 13:13, 14 December 2022

To Do: Use William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer, America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers to update Alternate Repositories section.


Birmingham Public Library
Linn-Henley Research Library, part of the Central Library of the Birmingham Public Library, Birmingham, Alabama.

Contact Information

E-mail:[1] [2]

Address:[2]

Birmingham Public Library
2100 Park Place
Birmingham, AL 35203-2744

Telephone:[2] Genealogy, and Southern History 205-226-3665; Government Documents 205-226-3620.

Hours and holidays:[3]

  • Central Library hours: Monday-Tuesday 9-8; Wednesday-Saturday 9-6; Sunday 2-6.
  • Hours of Archives Department: Monday-Friday 9-6.
  • Holiday schedule.

Directions, map, and public transportation:

  • I-59/20 to 22nd Street exit. Travel south to Park Place and turn right. Library on right.[4]
  • Google Map
  • Only 4 or 5 blocks from the hub area of all buses, the closest stop to the Central Library is BJCTA Bus Route 23 North Birmingham.

Internet sites and databases:

Collection Description

Genealogical databases, bibliographies, local indexes, obituaries, family files, federal-state-county censuses, cemetery transcripts, passenger arrival lists, classes, how to request copies by mail, pathfinder, African American genealogy, American Indians, heraldry and peerage, Southern history local, county, state and regional histories, genealogy, geography, newspapers, and folklore in manuscripts, books, periodicals, and databases including Caribbean, and map collections, and a rare book collections about early Americana, Civil War and other military records, Alabama county records, Alabama coal mine fatalities 1898-1938, Alabama Episcopal Church Registers, Alabama Jewish history, deed-will-administrations indexes, naturalization indexes, city directories, and researchers for hire.[5]

Tips

Make an appointment and bring photo-I.D. to see rare books.

Guides

Alternate Repositories

If you cannot visit or find a source at the Birmingham Public Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following.

Overlapping Collections

  • Alabama Department of Archives and History, Montgomery, local government files, newspapers, maps, church records, Civil War soldiers, photos, publications, historical quarterly, 1867 voter database, World War I Goldstar database, vertical files, personal history surname file, and AL city directories inventory.
  • National Archives Southeast Region (Atlanta) federal censuses, Ancestry.com, military, pensions, bounty-land, photos, passengers arrival indexes, naturalizations, Native Americans, African Americans, workshops.

Similar Collections

  • FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City, 450 computers, 3,400 databases, 3.1 million microforms, 4,500 periodicals, 310,000 books of worldwide family and local histories, civil, church, immigration, ethnic, military, and records pertaining to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
  • Dallas Public Central Library 111,700 volumes, 64,500 microfilms, 89,000 microfiche, and over 700 maps, marriage, probate, deed, and tax abstracts in book form, or microfilm of originals for some states, and online databases.

Neighboring Collections

Sources

  1. ↑ "Ask a Librarian" at Birmingham Public Library (accessed 28 August 2012).
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Contact" at Birmingham Public Library (accessed 28 August 2012).
  3. ↑ "Locations and Hours" at Birmingham Public Library (accessed 28 August 2012)
  4. ↑ "Central Library" at Birmingham Public Library (accessed 28 August 2012).
  5. ↑ "Genealogy" at Birmingham Public Library (accessed 28 August 2012), and "Library resources" at Birmingham Public Library (accessed 28 August 2012).
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