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Jefferson County
Birmingham Histories
Birmingham : biography of a city of the new South
Building Birmingham and Jefferson County
Historic Birmingham & Jefferson County : an illustrated history
A history of Birmingham and its environs : a narrative account of their historical progress, their people, and their principal interests
Jefferson County and Birmingham, Alabama : historical and biographical
A study of the growth of the city of Birmingham's corporate boundaries from 1871 to the present
This is Birmingham : the story of the founding and growth of an American city
The valley and the hills : an illustrated history of Birmingham & Jefferson County
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Cemeteries
175th anniversary 1818 - 1993. (Canaan Baptist, Bessemer)
A history of the Cahaba Heights Baptist Church, 1897-1978
A Partial inventory of cemeteries in Jefferson County, Alabama
A roster and brief history of Liberty-Minter Cemetery
Alabama church & family cemeteries
Alabama DAR genealogical Records Committee report. Series , volume , In commeration of 125 years - Turnham Calcedonia Cemetery
Alabama records
Avondale Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Bessemer, Alabama area cemeteries
Bethel Cemetery, Bethel Road, Dora, Alabama
Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery inscriptions, established 1818
Cahaba Heights Baptist Church Cemetery, "Old New Merkel"
Canaan, garden spot by the Cuttacochee, 1818-1968
Cedar Hill Cemetery, Bessemer, Alabama
Cemeteries of Jefferson County, Alabama
Cemetery listings, Pleasant Grove, Alabama
Cemetery survey of Friendship Cemetery, Graham Cemetery, Hodges Cemetery, Mt Olive Cemetery of Jefferson County, Alabama
Central Baptist Church history, 1851-1948 (Argo)
Cole-Johnson Cemetery : est: 1827
Concord Baptist Church : centennial, 1887-1987
Confederate soldiers with military markers buried in Jefferson County, Alabama
Directory of Bethel African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church.
Early burials, 1823-1925, Cedar Hill Cemetery, Bessemer, Alabama
East Lake Cemetery : 78th Street & Division Avenue
Edwards cemetery census : a family burial ground near Gardendale, Alabama
Ellard Family Cemetery relocation project
Families and friends of Union Hill Cemetery
First Baptist Church, Bessemer, Alabama, 1887-1993
Freewill Cemetery, West Jefferson, Alabama
Good Hope Cemetery : the origin and index
Greenwood Cemetery : (formerly Sam Foley Cemetery) Pratt City
Historical atlas of Alabama
History of Brighton United Methodist Church 1891-1985
History of the First Presbyterian Church, Bessemer, Alabama 1888-1980
Index to W.P.A.'s Some tombstone inscriptions from Alabama cemeteries
John B. Moore Cemetery, McCalle, Alabama, Jefferson County
Knesseth-Israel-Bethel-El Cemetery, 320 11th Court North, Birmingham, Alabama and Bethel-El Cemetery, Bessemer, Alabama
McElwain Cemetery (sometimes referred to as Kirk Cemetery and Eastis Cemetery) : McElwain, Birmingham, Alabama, Jefferson County
Morris Cemetery, Morris, Alabama
Old Blue Creek Cemetery : Jefferson County, Alabama
Pioneer trails
Pleasant Hill Cemetery : Jefferson County, McCalla, Alabama
Red Mountain Cemetery record of interments, 1888-1906
Report of the Watkins Family Cemetery relocation, Jefferson County, Alabama
Some tombstone inscriptions from Alabama cemeteries
The Bucksville Cemetery, Bucksville, Alabama
The Fields Cemetery of Brookside, Jefferson County, Alabama
The history of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 1887-1987
The Lawler Cemetary, a history and index
The Oak Hill pioneer
The Wood Family Cemetery
Tombstone inscriptions : Crumly Chapel Cemetery, 1858 to April 25, 1966
Union Baptist Church Cemetery Inscriptions : Lipscomb, Alabama, Jefferson County
Union Hill Cemetery, Birmingham, Alabama
Valhalla Cemetery
Watts Union Cemetery census taken 5-1-1996
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Census Records
1830 census Jefferson County, Alabama
1850 census Jefferson County, Alabama
1860 census Jefferson County, Alabama
1850 U.S. census, Jefferson County, Alabama
1918 census of Fairfield, Alabama
Alabama 1850 agricultural and manufacturing census ... (vol. 2)
Alabama 1860 agricultural and manufacturing census ... (vol. 1)
Alabama 1907 census of Confederate soldiers
Alabama mortality schedule, 1850 : seventh census of the United States
Alabama mortality schedule, 1860 : eighth census of the United States
Jefferson County, Alabama census, 1840
Jefferson County, Alabama, census, 1870
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Church Histories & Records
The African American church in Birmingham, Alabama, 1815-1963
Alabama Episcopal Church registers [electronic resource]
Annals of the Southside Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 1886-1936
Aspiration : Birmingham's historic houses of worship
The bearing day is not gone : the seventy-fifth anniversary history of Independent Presbyterian Church of Birmingham, Alabama, 1915-1990
Behind the scenes : the memoirs of J. Frank Alexander, Jr. [South Highland Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 1977-1986]
Behind the stained glass : a history of Sixteenth Street Baptist Church
The Birmingham church directory of Birmingham, Alabama : containing a full and accurate history of each church represented, together with a complete list of the societies of each church, their officers and objects : this directory contains the membership of nine of the leading churches in the City of Birmingham
Briarwood : the first twenty-five years
Bryant Chapel A.M.E. Church : one hundred plus years of history, 1883-1987
Built on the pillars of faith, prayer, sacrifice : 75 years of service, 1888-1963 / South Highland Presbyterian Church
Cahaba Valley Baptist Church : minutes of church conferences April 1902-July 1933 : together with a list of members
Calcedonia
The Cathedral of St. Paul, 1893-1993
The Catholic Church in the Deep South : the Diocese of Birmingham in Alabama, 1540-1976
Central Baptist Church history, 1851-1948
Century of worship, 1872-1972 : the story of a century of service to God and man
Charters and changes : a history of the Pilgrim Congregational Church, Birmingham, Alabama : 1903-1973
Church of the Advent, its history and traditions
The church on the circle : Highlands Methodist Church reminiscences and history
Concord Baptist Church : centennial, 1887-1987
Cornerstone & Spire : celebrating the first century of the Sanctuary of First United Methodist
Covenant manual of rules and history of First Baptist Church of Birmingham, Alabama
Dedication, Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church : 1906-1956
Dedication services : Ensley Baptist Church, April 21, 1946
Directory of First United Methodist Church, 518 North Nineteenth Street, Birmingham, Alabama 35203
The East Lake Methodist Church of tomorrow
Ensley Baptist Church : 100th anniversary celebration, 1900-2000
The First Baptist Church of Birmingham, Alabama
First Church of Christ, Scientist, Birmingham, Ala.
First Methodist Church
The first one hundred years in the life of McElwain Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama : founded 1895
Forward in faith : from Compton Hill Mission to Hunter Street Baptist Church, 1894-1971
From a brush arbor : Canterbury United Methodist Church's 135 years of service to God
The gathering place : Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, 1832-1992
Golden jubilee : a history of Shades Crest Baptist Church, 1954-2004
Grace to worship ... Grace to serve ... Grace to grow : Grace Episcopal Church Woodlawn, 1889-2002
A heritage of witness : South Highland Presbyterian Church, 1888-1988
History of the African Methodist Episcopal Church in Alabama 1868-1999
History of Antioch Baptist Church and the Lynns Crossing community
A history of the Cahaba Heights Baptist Church, 1897-1978
History [of] Central Park United Methodist Church, 1908-1981
History of the Diocese of Birmingham
History of the First Cumberland, the Fifth Avenue, and the Sixth Avenue Presbyterian U.S.A. Churches, Birmingham, Alabama, 1871 to 1960
History of First United Methodist Church of Center Point
A history of the Martin Memorial Methodist Church, Wylam, Alabama
A History of Morning Star Baptist Church, 1888-1988
The history of Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 1887-1987
History of Nichols Temple African Methodist Episcopal Church
A history of ... Saint Catherine of Siena Catholic Church Birmingham, Ala. 1880-1972
A History of St. Mary's-On-The-Highlands, 1887-1987
A history of Saint Paul's Parish, Birmingham, Alabama, 1872-1904
A History of Walker Memorial Methodist Church
History of West Woodlawn United Methodist Church
History, Woman's Missionary Union, Woodlawn Baptist Church, 1887-1987
History of Woman's Missionary Union of Ruhama Baptist Church
How firm a foundation [Church of the Advent]
Huffman Baptist Church : serving Christ for seventy-five years, 1908-1983
The Independent Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Alabama
The Independent Presbyterian Church, Birmingham, Alabama : golden jubilee year 1915-1965
Keep looking up : a history of the Sixth Avenue Baptist Church (Birmingham, Alabama) 1881-2001
Legacies : case histories of three pioneer Baptist churches illustrating the value of Baptist recordkeeping, Antioch, Bethlehem, Salt Creek
Light in the valley : history of Dawson Memorial Baptist Church
Looking back (seventy-five years), 1901-1976 : the forward look, 1976 [McCoy United Methodist Church]
Membership directory / Independent Presbyterian Church
Minutes of the Alabama Synod of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1855-1887
Mission on the mountain [The Independent Presbyterian Church]
1964 directory & calendar of events, Wylam Baptist Church
"The Old First" : a history of the First Presbyterian Church of Birmingham
Our church after 50 years, 1901-1951 [McCoy Methodist Church]
Outward focus : the first fifty years of Mountain Brook Baptist Church, 1944-1994
New Pilgrim Baptist Church : 93/40 celebration of pastor and people, 1900-1993, 1953-1993
Paying "civic rent" : the Jews of Emanu-El and the Birmingham community
Pictorial directory [Sixth Avenue Baptist Church]
Pleasant Hill Cemetery : Jefferson County, McCalla, Alabama
Records of Hebron Baptist Church, Jefferson County, Alabama, 1819-1934
Ruhama Baptist Church sesquicentennial, 1819-1969
Ruhama, the story of a church, 1819-1945
St. Elias Maronite Church golden jubilee and dedication
St. Elias Maronite Parish : 75th anniversary of its founding
Saint Luke's Episcopal Church, 1949-1999 : a history of the first fifty years
St. Mary's-on-the-Highlands, 1887-1977 : ninetieth anniversary
St. Paul's Cathedral Parish centennial celebration, 100 years
Sardis Baptist Church : first hundred years 1893-1993
Sesquicentennial history: Ruhama Baptist Church, 1819-1969
75 years, Central Park Baptist Church, 1910-1985
Seventy three years of history of Galilee Baptist Church, Grasselli Heights, 1908-1981
Sixth Avenue Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama 120th anniversary 1881-2001
South Avondale Baptist Church, Birmingham, Alabama : its pastors, people and program, 1887-1974
The spirit of one hundred years : a history of East Lake United Methodist Church
The story of St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 1973-2008
The steeple beckons; a narrative history of the First Baptist Church, Trussville, Alabama, 1821-1971
The strength of her towers; the first century of the Church of the Advent, Birmingham, Alabama, 1872-1972
Then and now : a history of West End Church of Christ
Things faithfully asked and effectively obtained : a history of St. Andrew's Parish, Birmingham, Alabama
The things which have been accomplished among us : a history of Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church, 1950 to 1994
A tiny speck in God's scheme of things : history of Brent Baptist Church, Brent, Alabama
To the glory of God : we build on the pillars of faith, prayer, sacrifice [South Highland Presbyterian Church]
Trinity United Methodist Church, 1889-1989
The vision of McCoy : McCoy Methodist Church, Birmingham, Ala
Walking tours of Birmingham churches conducted from 1990 to 1999
Woodlawn Baptist Church : the first century, 1886-1986
Woodlawn United Methodist Church, 1887-1987
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Civil Rights
1963 : how the Birmingham civil rights movement changed America and the world
Birmingham, Alabama, 1956-1963 : the Black struggle for civil rights
Blessed are the peacemakers : Martin Luther King, Jr., eight white religious leaders, and the "Letter from Birmingham Jail"
But for Birmingham : the local and national movements in the civil rights struggle
Carry me home : Birmingham, Alabama : the climactic battle of the civil rights revolution
Emory O. Jackson : a traditionalist in the early civil rights fight in Birmingham, Alabama
A fire you can't put out : the civil rights life of Birmingham's Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth
Foot soldiers for democracy : the men, women, and children of the Birmingham civil rights movement
The gentle giant of Dynamite Hill : the untold story of Arthur Shores and his family's fight for civil rights
"The most segregated city in America" : city planning and civil rights in Birmingham, 1920-1980
Race and place in Birmingham : the civil rights and neighborhood movements
Speak truth to power : the story of Charles Patrick, a civil rights pioneer
This light of ours : activist photographers of the civil rights movement
A walk to freedom : the Reverend Fred Shuttlesworth and the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, 1956-1964
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County / City / Family Histories
Argo through the years
Bessemer portraits : stories of Marvel City people
Bessemer, yesterday and today, 1887-1888
Birmingham and Jefferson County, Alabama [Arcadia]
Birmingham community profiles [1993]
Celebrating 100 years : City of Bessemer, Alabama, 1887-1987
A centennial celebration of the Bright Star Restaurant
Convicts, coal, and the Banner Mine tragedy
"Dwelling on days gone by" : the Bayview and Mulga area
An economic and social history of Ante-Bellum Jefferson County, Alabama
History of Avondale
History of the Bessemer Coal, Iron, and Land Company from 1886 to 1948
The Journal of the Birmingham Historical Society : an anthology
Leaving Pipe Shop : memories of kin
A study of the Slovak community at Brookside, Alabama
Ten trying years : a history of Bessemer, Alabama, 1929-1939
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Death Records, Obituaries, & Notices
Burials by Browns of Bessemer, Alabama
Burials by Huey-McConnell Undertakers & McCollum Undertakers of Bessemer, Ala., 1915-1925
Burials by Jacobs Funeral Home and Huey-McConnell Funeral Home of Bessemer, Alabama
Death and marriage notices from Jefferson County, Alabama newspapers
Deaths reported by early Bessemer, AL newspaper, 1887-1919
Obituary Index: Birmingham Area Newspapers
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Land Records
Family maps of Jefferson County, Alabama : with homesteads, roads, waterways, towns, cemeteries, railroads, and more
Jefferson County, Alabama, ancestral homesteads
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Maps
Alabama Maps website (Jefferson Co.)
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Cover page
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Index
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Plate A
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Plate B
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Plate C
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Plate D
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Plate E
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Plate F
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Plate G
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Plate H
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88)- Plate I
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Plate J
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Plate K
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Plate L
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Plate M
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Plate N
Atlas of the City of Birmingham and Suburbs (Beers, 1887-88) - Plate O
Jefferson County, Alabama; Map produced by the Engineers of the U.S. Army showing a proposed canal through Jefferson Co. (1896)
Map of Jefferson County, Alabama (1889)
Mining, Metallurgic and Industrial District of Birmingham (1887)
Outline Map Showing Present and Proposed Park Areas within the City (1925)
Road Map of Jefferson County, Alabama (1922)
Tracing of the Birmingham Sheet of T.C.I. and R.R. Co. (1913)
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Military History & Records
Alabama 1907 census of Confederate soldiers
Alabama bound Revolutionary War patriots in Jefferson County
Alabama records / compiled by Pauline Jones Gandrud (vol.26, 30, 93)
Civil War records of Jefferson County, Alabama
Confederate soldiers with military markers buried in Jefferson County, Alabama
History of military service, Confederate States of America : sons of Louis De Shazo, Bridgeton, Alabama, Jefferson County : war between the states, 1861-1865
William Jemison Mims, soldier and squire
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Marriage Records & Notices
Death and marriage notices from Jefferson County, Alabama newspapers
Historical records : marriages of Jefferson County, Alabama, 1819-1875
Jefferson County, Alabama, 1815-1859
Marriage records
Marriage records of Jefferson County, Alabama, 1818-1864
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Newspaper Abstracts
Death and marriage notices from Jefferson County, Alabama newspapers
Historical collections of Jefferson County, Alabama
Pioneer scrapbook
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Periodicals
Alabama family history
Alabama family history and genealogy news
Birmingham
Birmingham : official organ of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce
The Journal of the Birmingham Historical Society
Old Birmingham
Pioneer trails
The Avondale sun
The Bessemer journal
The Bessemer weekly, special illustrated edition, Bessemer, Alabama, May 18, 1901
The magazine of Bessemer, Hueytown and surrounding areas
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