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Welcome to this forum . We are a worldwide group with a common interest in Birmingham and its history. While here, please follow a few simple rules. We ask that you respect other members, thank those who have helped you and please keep your contributions on-topic with the thread.
We do hope you enjoy your visit. BHF Admin Team
GENERAL FORUM
FORUM RULES AND GUIDANCE
PLEASE READ OUR SIMPLE RULES
We ask that you take some time to read what we are about. If you can’t read everything, at least read our RULES which are HERE
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GENERAL DISCUSSION (non-Birmingham history)
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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BIRMINGHAM NEWS
If you have News or other Events you want to post, THIS IS THE PLACE !!
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DONATE
How to donate to help keep this site afloat.
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BrumBay
a place for you to sell your things
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Information Sources
History Podcasts & MP3 Links
Links For History Based Podcasts
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Carl's Brummagem Magazine
What's in this month's Carl Chinn Magazine
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Recommended Reference Books and CD's
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
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Genealogy & Family History
Genealogy News & Discussion
Genealogy / History News & Events and general chat
DO NOT POST RESEARCH REQUESTS HERE
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Occupations
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.
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Help, advice, tips and tricks!
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.
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Surname Interests
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.
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Churches
Genealogy searches relating to a particular church should be posted here.
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Your Family Website
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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Place Related Enquiries Please Post Yor Look Up Requests Here PLEASE DO NOT POST LINKS HERE
BIRMINGHAM RESEARCH (non-genealogy)
Birmingham Research Links
Useful links to historical information
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Maps & Mapping
Members have some historic map sections of Birmingham which may be helpful. Please post requests for help here.
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Birmingham Transport
Transport
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.
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WW1 1914 to 1918
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WW2 1939 to 1945
Photo Roll Call
Please use this forum to post photos of your family, friends, and relations, who served in WW2
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WW2 Memorial Photo Requests
Please post your requests for grave or memorial photos for WW2
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Other Historical Conflicts
The Services
Were you in the Army, Navy, or Air Force? Do you have a story to tell about National Service? Here's the place to post your experiences.
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Lest We Forget
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
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Birmingham Breweries
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Pubs and Hotels
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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OVERVIEW OF BIRMINGHAM HISTORY
Archaeology of Birmingham
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
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Birmingham museums
Scroll down for a specific Birmingham or Midland museum
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Birmingham-wide topics
Here you’ll find topics spanning several Birmingham areas and subjects.
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BIRMINGHAM HISTORY, MEMORIES & NOSTALGIA This section is for threads with an historic or nostalgic context only.
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BUILDINGS PAST AND PRESENT
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.
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Birmingham Sports History
Sporting History and Nostalgia.
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Birmingham Markets
Do you have a story to tell about any of the Birmingham markets?
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Parks & Recreation Grounds & Facilities
What are your memories of the great parks and recreation grounds of Birmingham?
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Shops
Was it in Woolies or the House That Jack Built that you shopped for household goods
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Factories & Offices
Where did you work, was it a small factory in amongst the houses or one of the bigger industrial establishments.
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Neighbours & Streets
Where did you live? Who were your neighbours? Tell us about your community
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Doctor, Medical & Old Remedies
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 heroes!!
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SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.
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?
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Brummie Sayings & Language,
This is the place to post your old sayings, and discuss how we talk.
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Food History
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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Childhood
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?
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Made In Brum
BOB MOORE BIRMINGHAM PHOTOGRAPHER
INNER CITY PHOTOS IN 1960/70S
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THE PETER WALKER ARCHIVES
PETER WALKERS KNOWLEDGE AND PASSION FOR BIRMINGHAM IS SECOND TO NONE,... HIS ARTICLES ARE WRITTEN WITH A DEPTH AND WELL RESEARCHED FLAIR WHICH BRINGS THE SUBJECT TO LIFE.
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Old Photographs
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.
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Original Poems & Stories
Post your own poems here. Please post only those poems you have written yourselves!!
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Childrens Stories & Fibs
Please share all those wonderful stories your children told you, and don't forget the Porkies!!
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PERSONAL ANOUNCEMENTS
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Red Letter Days
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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Personal Announcements
Use this forum for Personal Announcements
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MISC
Film, TV, Theatre
TV, Film, or Video share your thoughts with us here, of what's good and bad!!
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Music & Recommended Listening
This forum is for discussion of music. Recommend a CD or MC to our members.
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A Good Book at Bedtime
Can you recommend a good read? Maybe or do you have a favourite book from yesteryear?
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Pets & Animals
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
Advice
General Advice: post your queries here and hopefully some helpful soul will have advice they can give.
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Computer Help
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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