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Alabama Coal Mine Fatalities, 1898-1938
Alabama Episcopal Church Registers
Alabama Inventors
Jefferson County Probate Court, Loose Records (1852-1936)
Obituary Index : Birmingham Area Newspapers
Red Mountain Cemetery Record of Interments, 1888-1906
WPA Index to Alabama Biography
Obituary Index : Birmingham Area Newspapers
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Birmingham News
Birmingham World
Methodist Christian Advocate / Alabama Christian Advocate
Shelby County Reporter
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About this Database
This database is an ongoing project of the Government Documents Department of the Birmingham Public Library. Obituaries from four Birmingham area newspapers are included:
Birmingham News
Current coverage
October 1935 - May 1978
193690 entries
Birmingham World
Current coverage
September 1940 - December 1984
2434 entries
Methodist Christian Advocate / Alabama Christian Advocate
Current coverage
January 1936 - December 1978
9003 entries
Shelby County Reporter
Current coverage
January 1938 - December 1970
2627 entries
Obituaries vary greatly in length, from one or two lines to a full column.
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