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''' | '''Email:'''<ref>"[http://www.bham.lib.al.us/services/ask/GeneralForm.aspx Ask a Librarian]" at ''Birmingham Public Library'' (accessed 28 August 2012).</ref> <ref name="Contact">"[http://www.bham.lib.al.us/about/contact.aspx Contact]" at ''Birmingham Public Library'' (accessed 28 August 2012).</ref> | ||
*[http://www.bham.lib.al.us/services/ask/GeneralForm.aspx Genealogy and Local History] | *[http://www.bham.lib.al.us/services/ask/GeneralForm.aspx Genealogy and Local History] | ||
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{{Block indent|Birmingham Public Library<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|2100 Park Place<br> }} | |||
{{Block indent|Birmingham, AL 35203-2744<br><br>}} | |||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="Contact" /> | '''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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''Similar Collections''<br> | ''Similar Collections''<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. | ||
*[ | *[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> | ||
Latest revision as of 05:23, 19 August 2025
Contact InformationAddress:[2] Telephone:[2] Genealogy, and Southern History 205-226-3665; Government Documents 205-226-3620. Hours and holidays:[3]
Directions, map, and public transportation:
Internet sites and databases:
search by keyword, author, title, subject, ISBN/ISSN, and in WorldCat.
Collection DescriptionGenealogical 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] TipsMake an appointment and bring photo-I.D. to see rare books. Guides
Alternate RepositoriesIf 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
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