Recommended Research Websites
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Our Online
Catalogues |
Detailed lists for many of the Birmingham City
Archives Collections* |
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Archives
of Soho |
Online listings of the parts of the Matthew
Boulton and James Watt papers which have been microfilmed by the Adam Matthews
company* |
www.ampltd.co.uk |
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New
Collections |
A list of new material added to the City Archives
Collections 1994 � 1999 and 2004 - 2005* |
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Other
Online Catalogues |
Detailed lists of nationwide collections* |
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Detailed lists of national collections |
www.nationalarchives.gov.uk |
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Detailed and basic lists of nationwide collections
held at universities* |
www.archiveshub.ac.uk |
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Basic lists of nationwide collections |
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Search Birmingham City Council Planning
Applications |
www.birmingham.gov.uk/planningapplications |
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Search The Land Registry for details of ownership
of a property |
www.landregisteronline.gov.uk |
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Search The Birmingham Grid for Learning for
details of schools by name and by area |
www.bgfl.org |
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Visiting
Us |
Information about opening hours, reader tickets
and our collections |
www.birmingham.gov.uk/archives |
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Useful information on what to expect when
visiting us for the first time (e.g. security arrangements). |
www.connectinghistories.org.uk |
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Visiting
Other Archives |
Contact information, openings hours etc for other
repositories |
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Newsletter |
Keep yourself update with developments to our
collections and service. |
www.birmingham.gov.uk/archives |
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Education
Projects |
Information about the learning opportunities
offered by the department�s Creative Learning Officer |
www.birmingham.gov.uk/archivescreativelearning |
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Related
Collections |
Information about The Central Library Local
Studies collections |
www.birmingham.gov.uk/localhistory |
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Search the Central Library book stock |
www.birmingham.gov.uk/libcat |
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Information about the Central Library Special Collections
including Barry Jackson papers |
www.birmingham.gov.uk/photographiccollections |
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Information about the Central Library Photographic
Collections |
www.birmingham.gov.uk/photographiccollections |
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Digitised
Items From Our Collection |
Website of items related to Handsworth |
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Website of items related to Ladywood |
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Website of items related to the industrial
revolution in the region |
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Information about the experiences and histories
of Birmingham's different communities |
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Local
History Information |
The local edition of the Victoria county history.
Search for information about the history of schools and churches of all
denominations. (NB published 1964) |
www.british-history.ac.uk |
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Genealogy
Advice |
Guidance on your family history |
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Guidance from Nick Barratt on your family history |
www.telegraph.co.uk |
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Guidance on your family history |
www.bbc.co.uk/history/familyhistory |
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Genealogy
Resources |
Guidance on your family history and searchable
databases of births, marriages and deaths, census etc. |
www.ancestry.com |
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Buy CD copies/transcriptions of various parish
registers, parts of the census, photographs and various indexes from the
Birmingham and Midland Society of Genealogy and Heraldry. |
www.bmsgh.org |
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Search for information on a church or place of
worship |
www.genuki.org.uk |
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Search for birth, marriage and death certificates |
www.gro.gov.uk |
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Known as the IGI (International Genealogical
index) this site is useful for searching for pre 1837 baptisms, marriages and
burials* |
www.familysearch.org |
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Search digitised trade directories for family
business entries* |
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Places
And Place Names |
Search by town, village and even street name |
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Search for information about the county, region
or district a place falls in. |
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Search for historical editions of Ordnance survey
maps. |
www.old-maps.co.uk |
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Search digitised trade directories for
description of a locality and its community |
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What Was
It Worth Then? |
Compare the value of money now back to 1264 |
www.measuringworth.com |
* not comprehensive