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Welcome to Birmingham Archives and Heritage Service
We collect and preserve both original and printed records of historical significance relating to the city of Birmingham, its people, its businesses, institutions and societies, dating from the 12th to the 21st century.
Birmingham Archives and Heritage
Central Library
Chamberlain Square
Birmingham
B3 3HQ
Tel: 0121 303 4549
Fax: 0121 464 1176
Email: archives.heritage@birmingham.gov.uk
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What's new in Archives and Heritage?
The Birmingham Archives & Heritage online catalogue is now available |learn more|
Search the online catalogue now:http://calmview.birmingham.gov.uk/
1911 Census - Free access!
Search for your ancestors on the 1911 Census
Archives and Heritage Newsletters
Read all our latest news in the Archives and Heritage Newsletter
The Hardman Archive
A Window onto the World1 - 30 July 2010 in The Gallery, a small exhibition area on Floor 1 of Birmingham Central Library. An exhibition celebrating the history of John Hardman & Company, Birmingham Manufacturers of Ecclesiastical Metalwork and Stained Glass. To mark the successful completion of the cataloguing project of the Hardman Archive, this exhibition is illustrated with watercolours, drawings, photographs and archival material from Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery and Birmingham Archives & Heritage
New !Pugin and Hardman - A Passion for Gothic. A public lecture by Rev. Michael Fisher organised by the Friends of Birmingham Archives & Heritage. Thursday 29 July 2010 at 6pm in Birmingham Library Theatre
Lunchtime Lectures
The Parliamentary Archives as a resource for local and family historians by Mari Takayanagi, Archivist, Parliamentary Archives - a Lunchtime Local History Lecture. Tuesday 27 July 2010 - 1- 2pm Birmingham Library Theatre
FOBAH
Want to get involved? Become a Friend of Birmingham Archives andHeritagewww.fobah.org.uk
Do you have memories of Birmingham Children’s homes?
A small team in Birmingham’s Central Library, funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund, is putting together a history of children’s homes in Birmingham based on the memories of people who lived or worked in them. Whatever your memories, we’d love to hear from you.
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