Birmingham History Forum

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BHF is first and foremost concerned with Birmingham history. This section allows members to raise and discuss general, non-historical matters. Posts or threads will be deleted without notice/explanation when, at the sole discretion of mods, they are judged to have run their course or to be contentious, unhelpful, inconsequential or otherwise inappropriate.

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Links For History Based Podcasts

What books or CD-Roms would you recommend to other users of this forum? do you have other ideas about reference books? Would it be Brum & Brummies by Prof Chinn or

Genealogy / History News & Events and general chat DO NOT POST RESEARCH REQUESTS HERE

Please use this forum if you need help to identify occupations. Some definitions can be very long, on these occasions we will try to send a clip from the book.

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 you've hit a wall in your search. Please don't post surname requests here.

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.

Genealogy searches relating to a particular church should be posted here.

Useful links to historical information

Members have some historic map sections of Birmingham which may be helpful. Please post requests for help here.

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.

Please post your requests for grave or memorial photos for WW2

Please use this forum to post thoughts of those that have fallen while defending our country.

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.

The archaeology of Birmingham tells us much about the area, the structures, it’s people and activities over time. Use this section to record any former or planned excavations, reports or findings

Scroll down for a specific Birmingham or Midland museum

Here you’ll find topics spanning several Birmingham areas and subjects.

Birmingham has had many wonderful buildings. Sadly a lot have disappeared, be it due to urban renewal, development, or just lack of care. Post a photo and a little of the history of that building, facts such as the date of building, architects name or company, original use, cost of building, type of material used, in fact anything of interest.

Sporting History and Nostalgia.

Do you have a story to tell about any of the Birmingham markets?

What are your memories of the great parks and recreation grounds of Birmingham?

Was it in Woolies or the House That Jack Built that you shopped for household goods

Where did you work, was it a small factory in amongst the houses or one of the bigger industrial establishments.

Where did you live? Who were your neighbours? Tell us about your community .

If you're searching for your SCHOOL, COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY chums, or have a story of your school, then maybe we can help you with this forum?

This is the place to post your old sayings, and discuss how we talk.

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.

Here's 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?

Use the sub forum categories 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. Please can you try size them so they don't go outside the forum boundaries, if this isn't possible I will do that for you.

Please share all those wonderful stories your children told you, and don't forget the Porkies!!

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.

TV, Film, or Video share your thoughts with us here, of what's good and bad!!

This forum is for discussion of music. Recommend a CD or MC to our members.

Can you recommend a good read? Maybe or do you have a favourite book from yesteryear?

General Advice: post your queries here and hopefully some helpful soul will have advice they can give.