Saturday, January 20, 2007

Ensley newspaper articles available

Ensley is the heart of the Birmingham's industrial area Newspaper articles about Ensley, Alabama are available for viewing. These 27 articles include the full text and cover such topics as Ensley's Chamber of Commerce, Christmas, schools, shopping, and construction. Additional items covering Ensley will be available soon.

Tuesday, January 16, 2007

1887 Pocket Business Directory available

Images from the 1887 directory
The 1887 Pocket Business Directory and Guide to Birmingham, Ala. is available online with full text searching capabilities. The suburbs of Avondale, Elyton, Pratt Mines, and Woodlawn are included as well as information about city and country government, schools, churches, newspapers, and labor organizations.