Birchfield Road, Perry Barr Local history FAQs about Birmingham past and present The history of different parts of Birmingham Web sites for Birmingham's heritage Maps held in Birmingham Central Library Local Newspapers Chronology of Birmingham 1883 - 1950 Lunchtime Local History Lectures

Pictorial History Central Library Photographic Collections Digital Birmingham Photo Archive Community History Black History in Birmingham Black History Collection Irish History and Family History Chinese History in Birmingham - the history of Chinese people in Birmingham, historical links between Birmingham and China, and a list of resources for further study in Birmingham Central Library.

Special History Resources The Connecting Histories project website is now live at www.connectinghistories.org.uk "Lest we Forget" Online Exhibition- the history of Birmingham during World War 2 Digital Handsworth - this web site records the history of a large part of north Birmingham Digital Ladywood - Attwood Green, Benmore, Five Ways, Ladywood, Lee Bank and Woodview Contrasts in a Victorian City - These pages contain a range of material to study what it was like to live in Birmingham during the Victorian era. Breaking the Chains marked the bicentenary of the abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. Sources for the study of the Slave Trade in Birmingham Central Library J.R.R.Tolkien - facts, pictures, opinions and links relating to one of our best known local authors. Revolutionary Players - the Industrial Revolution in the West Midlands Birmingham or Brummagem? 144 different names which have been used throughout history. The Murder of Mary Ashford - a case which made legal history.

Ancestry library edition is now available on computers in Birmingham Libraries. Trace your family history using records from England, Scotland and Wales censuses from 1841 to 1901, birth, marriage and death records and UK parish and probate records.