Birmingham Alabama Family History Center

 Come and enjoy access to many wonderful resources for your research.

Center Contacts and Hours
Location &amp; Map:


 * 2789 Altadena Road, Birmingham, Alabama, 35243
 * Corner of Altadena Road and Cahaba River Road in the Church.
 * Our door is nearest the Altadena Road entrance to parking.


 * Location on Map

Phone: (205) 967-7279

E-mail: [mailto:al_birmingham@ldsmail.net al_birmingham@ldsmail.net]

We are all volunteers so we invite you to call to be sure we are open.

Current Planned Hours of Operation:

               Tuesday:                9am-4pm

               Wednesday:           9am-4pm;  by appointment between 4pm and 8pm

Some Saturdays:   9am-2pm

December Closing for Christmas:

Last day open: 18 Dec 2014

Reopen: 7 January 2014

Staff Training Meetings: 

Fourth Sunday 4:15pm-5:15pm

No meeting in June, November, December

CLASSES, WORKSHOPS, FAMILY HISTORY FAIR January 8  Indexing Club  (Open to all) Learn how or just join us as we contribute to Indexing  6-8pm

22  RootsMagic Essentials Workshop (Reserve your spot) Learn how to organize your research                      with this free program from RootsMagic, hands-on, your computer or ours

February 12 Indexing Club  

26  RootsMagic EssentialsWorkshop as above March 12   Indexing Club  as above

15  BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA FAMILY HISTORY FAIR                   On-line registration required and free of charge,info to follow

Opening Speaker 8:30 and classes till 6pm. Lunch Served

Includes presentations from ROOTSTECH 2014

26 RootsMagic Essentials Workshop  as above

More classes will be added 

Collections

 * Family History Library Catalog: This center can receive your on-line film or fiche order from the Family History Library Catalog.
 * We have more than 8800 microfilm and microfiche records on site.
 * Alabama Death Records for years 1908 to 1963, complete. 1964-1974, various.
 * Many microfilm for England, Ireland, Germany, Scotland, South Africa
 * Books: More than 600 volumes including  "American State Papers", complete set.
 * Surnames: Bass, Beasley, Bird, Beddingfield, Brocks Gap families, Crocker, Cain, Couplands, Dollins, Drowne, Dickerson, Eillis, Elder, Good, Hassinger, Corbitt, Children of Winged Spur, Killough, Lane, Lawrence, Lasher, McCullough, martin, Murdock, Moser, Pendergrass, Pullen, Rasco, Rhoad, Richardson, Randolph, Snow, Southerland, Strange, Skinner, Sparks, Stump, Thomas,Veithch, Weaver, Wester, Wooten
 * Databases and Software


 * FHC Portal Free access in the center to premium family history websites
 * 19th Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archive
 * Access Newspaper Archive
 * Alexander Street Press-The American Civil War
 * Ancestry.com
 * ArkivDigital
 * Find My Past
 * Fold3
 * Heritage Quest
 * Historic Map Works
 * Paper Trail
 * World Vital Records.

Hardware and Equipment

 * Computers, microfilm readers, microfilm/fiche printer for paper or digital, fiche readers

Center Services
Individual Help and Group Presentations at no charge

Staff Research Specialties
Irish Research: Patricia Coleman

Resources in the Local Area

 * Alabama Genealogical Society


 * BAAGSG, Birmingham African American Genealogy Study Group, (Meets on 2nd Sunday, 3rd Floor of Linn-Henley Building at Birmingham Central Library)
 * Birmingham Genealogical Group (Meets 4th Saturday at Birmingham Central Library, 2-4pm)


 * Birmingham Central Library: features extensive collection for Southern research


 * Samford University: Outstanding seminars for genealogists, Is Reposistory Alabama Baptist Church Records, large Ireland collection, many other records
 * Birmingham Southern University: Has Archives for Methodist Church

Links
Alabama Department of History and Archives

Alabama Genealogical Society Website

Birmingham African American Genealogy Study Group

Birmingham Genealogical Society Blog

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute Archives

Birmingham News Archives (1993-Present)

Oak Hill Cemetery

Samford Genealogy Website

Wallace State Genealogy Website

Volunteer at the Center
We need volunteers to work at the Center during regular hours. Contact Director for more information.

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