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(Local & Family History) The A2A database contains catalogues describing archives held locally in England and Wales and dating from the eighth century to the present day. A2A does not yet offer a full description of all local archives but it is regularly updated, so revisit often for newly-included catalogues!
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(Local & Family History) The National Archives has a number of searchable databases to help you find the records you need. They also have several searchable databases to help you find out about records held by other archives.
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(Local History) The Lapal Canal Project. Striving for the incremental restoration of the decommissioned half of the Dudley No. 2 Canal, between Halesowen and Selly Oak, eventually to full navigation, via a renewed Lapal Tunnel.
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(Genealogy) The database will eventually cover West Midlands births, marriages and deaths for the years 1837 to 1950 and beyond.
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(Local History) The Defence of Britain Project. Nearly 20,000 twentieth century military sites in the United Kingdom are recorded.
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(Genealogy) Exclusive British and Irish record collections dating back to the 13th century, as well as rare and unique photos and books to browse. (fee)
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(Local History Digital Archive) King Edward VI Fiveways School’s website for Bartley Green. This has been established as part of their Humanities Specialist status work.
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(Local History) These pages contain a collection of material compiled by John Morris Jones, former Headmaster of George Dixon Junior School, during the period 1960 - 1980. He wrote over 30 booklets in which he covered almost every district of the City of Birmingham. In many ways they were the first detailed local history studies aimed at the non-historian, and particularly focussed at children.
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The Weoley Collection at Weoley Castle Library has been built up over the past few years and contains all the material at the library about the Weoley Castle area and the historic Manor of Weoley.
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(Local History) This site contains two short books by a local teacher that were converted for the Web.
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