(From Jason Kirby, BGS Board Member and Southern History Staff Member)
The crosswalk that connects the Birmingham Public Library East Building to the Linn-Henley Research Library is currently closed for renovation. You must enter the Linn-Henley building through the entrance adjacent to Linn Park.
The Birmingham Public Library in partnership with the Jefferson County Historical Commission are sponsoring “a workshop on how to conduct research on historic dwellings in Birmingham and Jefferson County including resources at [the Birmingham Public Library] and requirements for historic designations.”
The workshop will be held on July 18, 2009 from 9:30 am until 12:00 pm. This workshop is free and open to all. No registration is required.
Presenters will be:
Linda Nelson, Jefferson County Historical Commission
Jim Baggett, Birmingham Public Library
Jason Kirby, Birmingham Public Library & Birmingham Botanical Gardens
For more information, contact the Southern History Dept. at 226-3665 or e-mail askgenlocal@bham.lib.al.us
The Birmingham Genealogical Society meets the fourth Saturday of each month (excluding Nov. & Dec.) in the Arrington Auditorium at the Downtown Birmingham Public Library. Guests are encouraged to attend!
Next meeting: Saturday, June 27th at 2 p.m. Refreshments at 1:30 p.m.
Speaker: Stanley Moss, Teacher & Pinson Historian
Program Topic: The History of Pinson, Alabama
Details: Contact us via email or BPL-Southern History Dept. at (205) 226-3665
Come join us as we learn the history and development of the City of Pinson, Alabama.
Note: The presentation by Kermit Dooley on the Gardendale Families has been reschedule to July 25th.
The Chilton Cemetery Association in conjunction with the Alabama Cemetery Preservation Alliance is holding a headstone repair and cleaning workshop at the Rocky Mount Cemetery in Chilton County on June 27, 2009 at 10:00 a.m. This workshop is free and open to all.
Directions:
From I-65, take the 219 Jemison/Thorsby exit and turn east onto County Rd 42 for half a mile. At the four-way intersection, turn left onto County Rd 51 for two miles at which time you’ll go back over the interstate. Continue on County Rd 51 for one mile to the Rocky Mount Cemetery on your right. Ample parking is available.
Contact Kat Reece via email if you have questions.
For additional information and map showing the directions, click here.
Nothing in life is free, right? Well, sort of… Newspaper Archive now allows you to view (3) pages per day with a FREE membership. Not just search but view the image as well. As Leland Meitzler pointed out on the GenealogyBlog that’s 90 pages per month for the true addict (the addict part is my addition). Of course, if there are extra $$’s in your genealogy budget you can also get a premium subscription with access to an unlimited number of images per day.
Check it out and enjoy!
The Birmingham Genealogical Society meets the fourth Saturday of each month (excluding Nov. & Dec.) in the Arrington Auditorium at the Downtown Birmingham Public Library. Guests are encouraged to attend!
Next meeting: Saturday, May 23rd at 1:00pm
Location: Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
Program Topic: Walking Tour of Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark
Details: Contact us via email or BPL-Southern History Dept. at (205) 226-3665
Guided tour begins promptly at 1:00 p.m. For directions and information, see the Sloss Furnaces website
Ancestry.com has released the Alabama State Censuses that survive from 1820, 1855 & 1866. The index is FREE for all to search; those with access to Ancestry.com via subscription or local library can also view the images.
Alabama State Census 1820-1866
Happy searching!
Melissa
The Birmingham African American Genealogy Study Group (BAAGSG), a special interest group of the Birmingham Genealogical Society, meets the second Sunday of each month (ex. May and November) in the Arrington Auditorium at the Downtown Birmingham Public Library. Guests are welcome!
Next meeting: Sunday, May 17, 2009, 3 p.m.
Guest Speaker: Jack Bergstresser, Ph.D., Director of Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama, Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park
Program Topic: Discovery of Slave Quarters at Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park
Details: BPL-Southern History Dept. at (205) 226-3665 or contact us via e-mail
For more inforrmation about the topic, please see:
Fred Tucker, long-time BGS member and former BGS Chaplain, passed away May 2, 2009. His obituary is in the Tuesday edition (5/5/2009) of the Birmingham News. Please remember his family in your prayers.
Exciting news! An index for Alabama Deaths reported between 1908 and 1974 is now on the new FamilySearch Labs website (FREE to access). As part of the index, they have extracted spouse and parents names (if available) as well as death date and place.
Alabama Statewide Death Index 1908-1974
or
FamilySearch Labs Record Search
Then select North America, and on the next page select “Alabama Statewide Deaths 1908-1974″ index only.
Enjoy!
Melissa
