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Please take some time to read what we are about. If you feel you cant read everything at least read our rules.
by Rod
March 13th, 2009 Go to last post
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If you have News or other Events you want to post, THIS IS THE PLACE !!
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Network Information and FAQs
Important information regarding the network and its sites.
If you have a question about this forum or any part of the Birmingham History Network, heres the place to do it!
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Information Sources
Links For History Based Podcasts
by kaz
April 17th, 2009 Go to last post
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Whats in this months Carl Chinn Magazine
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What books or CD-Roms would you recommend to other users of this forum? Would it be Brum & Brummies by Prof Chinn or do you have other ideas about reference books.
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Genealogy & Family History
Genealogy / History News & Events and general chat DO NOT POST RESEARCH REQUESTS HERE
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Do you have advice you can share with others researching their trees. You might have tips to pass on. Maybe you have a question you want to ask, or maybe youve hit a wall in your search. Please dont post surname requests here.
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PLZ POST YOUR LOOK-UP REQUESTS IN THE SPECIFIC YEAR SECTION, UNLESS YOU WANT A GENERAL LOOK-UP
Sub-Forums: 1841 HO107     1851 HO107     1861 RG9     1871 RG10     1881 RG11     1891 RG12     1901 RG13     1911 RG14
by mikejee
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Surname Interests (1 Viewing)
Please post only one surname per enquiry and please make sure it is posted in the relevant forum. Note: You must include the surname in the subject line of your post.
Sub-Forums: A - D     E - H     I - L     M - P     Q - T     U - Z
by johnsnp
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Trade Enquiries (1 Viewing)
Genealogy enquiries regarding a specific trade or business can be made here.
Sub-Forums: Factories     Shops     Public Houses     Misc
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Church's (1 Viewing)
Genealogy searches relating to a partiular church should be posted here.
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Sub-Forums: Homes     Workhouses     Hospitals
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If you happen to have your own genealogy website that is a focus on your own research, you can post a link here please.
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Genealogy (1 Viewing)
Sub-Forums: Place Related Inquiries     Occupations     LOST FAMILY
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Birmingham Cemeteries (1 Viewing)
Sub-Forums: Memorial Photos
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Please use this section to post useful links to online sites & postal resources. Plz Check the links before you post yours?
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Place Related & Birmingham Trade Directories
Please Post Yor Look Up Requests Here PLEASE DO NOT POST LINKS HERE
Plz Enter Your Look Up Request In The Nearest Year Available
Sub-Forums: 1868     1880     1883     1890     1892     1895     1897     1899     1900     1903     1905     1908     1913     1915     1933     1937     1938     1939     1940     1943     1946     1949     1950     1954     1955     1956     1964     1966     1967     1970     1973     1974
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Sub-Forums: 1858
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Sub-Forums: 1845     1878     1879
February 21st, 2009 Go to last post
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Sub-Forums: 1849     1855
by Lloyd
September 14th, 2008 Go to last post
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Sub-Forums: 1815 to 1840
by loisand
May 1st, 2009 Go to last post
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Sub-Forums: 1841
by ellie
April 15th, 2009 Go to last post
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Sub-Forums: 1862
by Duck57
March 3rd, 2009 Go to last post
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Sub-Forums: 1852/53
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Non Genealogy Research
Links to various havens of research for Birmingham and its districts.
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If you are doing research and need information, posts your requests here.
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We have a few historic map sections of Birmingham which you might find helpful. Plz Post requests for help here. If you have map sections you can help other members with I'm sure they would be grateful!!
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Birmingham Transport
Transport (2 Viewing)
What was your first car, motorcycle, or even cycle!! What buses did you use frequently, and where did they take you? Post your transport topics on this forum.
Sub-Forums: Airports & Aerodromes     The Trams     The Buses     The Railways     The Canals     Coaches     Commercial & Goods Vehicles     The Car     Cycles & Motorbikes
by lencops
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Conflicts Prior To WW1
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by Wendy
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WW1 1914 to 1918
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The Services 1919-1939
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WW2 1939 to 1945
Sub-Forums: Evacuees     Dunkirk     The Spitfire     The Blitz & Homefront     Fleet Air Arm     The Commandoes     Royal Air Force     Royal Navy     The Army     Keeping Up Morale     Posters     D-Day     Links
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Please use this forum to post photos of your family, friends, and relations, who served in WW2
March 25th, 2009 Go to last post
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Please Post Your Requests For Grave Or Memorial Photos For WW2
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Other Historical Conflicts
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by anthea
March 21st, 2009 Go to last post
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Was you in the Army, Navy, or Air Force. Do you have a story to tell about National Service? Heres the place to post you experiences.
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Lest We Forget
Please use this forum to post thoughts of those that have fallen while defending our country.
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Emergency Services
by ChrisM
May 3rd, 2009 Go to last post
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Ice
by Arkrite
March 24th, 2009 Go to last post
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by Telbert
September 23rd, 2008 Go to last post
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Birmingham Museums
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April 15th, 2009 Go to last post
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May 29th, 2009 Go to last post
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by Wendy
January 11th, 2009 Go to last post
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A collection of photos by John Houghton& ColinB
by wendyP
May 12th, 2009 Go to last post
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by lencops
May 26th, 2009 Go to last post
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Birmingham Breweries
by brumgum
1 Week Ago Go to last post
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What pub did you frequent, there were many in and around Aston, and Heartlands. There were some colourful characters that drank in them, we would like to hear all about them.
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Birmingham Entertainment
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Sub-Forums: The Onion Fair
April 25th, 2009 Go to last post
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Birmingham History Network
Links to and forums for members of the Birmingham History Network (formerly Birmingham History Webring)
The history of Birmingham and its districts - Click Here to visit - Webmaster: Keith Birch / Rod Birch
by rowan
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Memories of Lucas' and its history - Click Here to visit - Webmaster: Jackie Hill
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History & Nostalgia
This section is for threads with an historic or nostalgic context only.
by Wendy
May 19th, 2009 Go to last post
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by mike-g
1 Week Ago Go to last post
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Sporting History and Nostalgia Please do not post news or topics with regard to current events.
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Post your memories here. From time to time we will use some memories on the mainsite.
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Do you have a story to tell about any of the Brummie markets?
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What are your memories of the great parks and recreation grounds of Brum
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Was it Woolies or the House That Jack Built that you shopped for household goods? Where did you buy your food, The Co-Op or the Home & Colonial??
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Where did you work, was it a small factory in amongst the houses, the Gas Works maybe, or one of the bigger Industrial establishments. We want to know if you worked at HP or Ansells!!
by ajwade
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Neighbours & Streets (1 Viewing)
Where did you live? who were your neighbours? tell us about your community.
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This forum is for sharing your medical memories. Did you have a kindly old doctor? What old remedies can you remember? Herbal Medicine was quite popular although not always legal!! Some of the doctors were colourful characters too back then, and some were heros!!
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If your searching for your schoolchums, or have a story of your school, then maybe we can help you with this forum?
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This is the place to post your old sayings, and discuss how we talk.
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We'd love to hear about your eating habits of years gone by, or maybe you have a mouth watering recipe of yesteryear you can share.
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Heres a place to post the memories of your childhood. For some childhood was a brilliant time, a time of fun and much love. For others, it may have been a time of great pain and anguish. You may want to share your childhood here with us?
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Made In Brum
Sub-Forums: Aston's Pictures     Bob Houghton's     Catkin's     Di Poppit's     WallyB's     Greywolf's     Mayfield's     Mariew's     Stitcher's
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Use the sub forum catagories to post your relevant pictures. Because of space limitation I will have to delete older posts weekly or monthly depending on the amount of pictures posted. Plz can you try size them so they dont go outside the forum boundries, if this isnt possible I will do that for you.
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Post your own poems here. Please post only those poems you have written yourselves!!
Sub-Forums: D. Dodson     Astoness     Langstraat     Grace     Dennis     M Ingram     Kandor     John Houghton     Reginald F Horton     Su Bee     Astonian     Harborne     Postie     Rupert     Sarah L     Oisin     Beryl McMullen     Harryrages     Frantic     Pomgolian     Ray D     Rowan     Kate     John Young     Di Poppit     Colin Richards     Valerie Dunbar     Luckyjo     Robert Harrison     Ann Gettins     Jennyann     Eric Hill     Rob Lowe     bestcover     Cearle     Anthony and Jackie Perry     ShannonN     wallyb71
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Please share all those wonderful stories your children told you, and dont forget the Porkies!!
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Glady's Personal Announcements
by jag
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by Mixer
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Post your Birthday, Anniversary, Special Occasions & Best Wishes here, it doesn't have to be another Forum Member it can be for anyone in your thoughts.
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Use this forum for Personal Announcements
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MISC
TV, Film, or Video share your thoughts with us here, of whats good and bad!!
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This forum is for discussion of music. Recommend a CD or MC to our members.
by Wendy
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Can you recommend a good read? Maybe or do you have a favourite book from yesteryear?
by Norma S
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Did you keep pets when you lived down the "Old End" Do you have a funny or interesting story we might all like to share.
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Help & Advice
General Advice post your queries here, hopefully some helpful soul will have advice they can give.
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Have you got a problem with your PC, Mac or any other system for that matter? Post a message in here and one of our community will help you if they can.
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