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Birmingham Historical Society, Capital Campaign, Endowment

Why contribute to The Annual Fund?

THE IMPORTANCE OF MEMBERSHIP DUES
We are extremely grateful for the contributions made through membership dues, which currently sustain the general operating budget—including the new office, meetings, newsletters, exhibits, lectures, book signings, and minimal part-time staff as necessary—however, long-term sustainability will ultimately rely on The Annual Fund.

MEMBER VRS NON MEMBER GIFTS
We encourage all members to consider contributions to the Annual Fund; however, please note that membership is not a prerequisite for those who wish to support solely the enduring sustainability of the Birmingham Historical Society.

ANNUAL FUND
The Annual Fund is intended to bolster our long-term objectives, which, in the coming years, will facilitate the establishment of a paid director’s position (currently held by a volunteer), in addition to creating a dedicated fund for publishing. Our current campaign goal is $3.2 million (to endow the position of a future director) for which we have received contributions over the years totaling $2.4 million as of July 2024.

PUBLICATION FUND
To date, foundation funding has served as the primary source of support for our publications, supplemented by bulk sales to corporate entities and groups. The Society has released over 70 publications since 1977 many of which are available HERE and some are available FREE as downloads for educational purposes. A dedicated fund will assure that the Society can continue to release future publications.

Thank you for your generous support! Here’s a form and contact information.

Donations may be specifically designated for the Publication Endowment or The Annual Fund. While any contribution is appreciated, we graciously suggest a gift ranging from $25 to $100. The most typical gift to the endowment is $100. Thank you for your support.

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BIRMINGHAM HISTORICAL SOCIETY PUBLICATIONS 1977-2026

  • 2026. Birmingham by the Book: A Guide to the Magic City
  • 2025. Building Birmingham’s Industrial Base
  • 2024. It’s Nice to Live in Birmingham (edited reprint of 1960 Birmingham News publication)
  • 2023. 100 Years by Anne Roberts Gayler
  • 2022. Birmingham’s Dynamite Hill
  • 2021.  Birmingham: The City Beautiful, Compliments of G. Ward
  • 2020. The Birmingham District: An Industrial History and Guide (reprint of 1981 edition)
  • 2019. Pretty Posies, Powerful Healing: An Herbal Primer
  • 2019. Shades Creek: Flowing Through Time
  • 2018. Warren H. Manning’s City Plan for Birmingham, reprint of 1919 plan
  • 2016. Birmingham, 1915, reprint
  • 2016. For Science and Humanity: Building Southern Research
  • 2015. Bob Moody’s Birmingham: A City in Watercolor
  • 2014. Mountain Brook-A Historic American Landscape
  • 2013. MINUTES-Central Committee of the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference
  • 2012. The Jemison Magazine: Birmingham and Mountain Brook, 1926-1930, reprint of the magazines
  • 2011. The Jemison Magazine and The Selling of Birmingham, 1910-1914, reprint of the magazines
  • 2010. Digging Out of the Great Depression: Federal Programs At Work In and About the Birmingham Area
  • 2009. Mountain Brook Village: Then & Now
  • 2008. D.O. Whilldin: Alabama Architect
  • 2007. Hand Down Unharmed: Olmsted Files on Birmingham Parks: 1910-1925
  • 2006. The Olmsted Vision: Parks for Birmingham
  • 2005. A Park System for Birmingham, Olmsted Brothers, 1925, Reprint.
  • 2004. Art of the New South: Women Artists of Birmingham, 1890-1950
  • 2003. A Guide to Architectural Styles Featuring Birmingham Homes
  • 2001. Aspiration: Birmingham’s Historic Houses of Worship
  • 2001. A Pizella Affair: Portraits of the Comer Family
  • 1999. Walking Tours of Birmingham Churches Conducted from 1990-1999
  • 1999. Vive Vulcan! Activities for Schools
  • 1998. In Celebration of the Restoration of Alabama Power Company’s 1925 Tower
  • 1998. Low Virtues: The Value of Human Scale Architecture to Birmingham Urbanism
  • 1998. A Walk to Freedom-The Rev. Fred Shuttlesworth and the Alabama Christian Movement for Human Rights, 1956-1964
  • 1997. Birmingham Bound-An Atlas of the South’s Premier Industrial Region
  • 1996. Birmingham View: Through the Years in Photographs
  • 1995. Birmingham’s Vulcan, reprint 1938 booklet
  • 1995. Vulcan & His Times-A Tell all about Birmingham’s Most Famous Landmark
  • 1994. The Birmingham Industrial Heritage District Map
  • 1992. True Tales of Birmingham
  • 1991. Mountain Brook Estates, reprint of a 1926 publication
  • 1991. Judge Clarence Allgood: His Brother’s Keeper
  • 1990. Cinderella Stories, Transformations of Historic Birmingham Buildings
  • 1989. Designs on Birmingham: A Landscape History of a Southern City and its Suburbs
  • 1989. Buildings Against Cities: The Struggle to Make Places
  • 1988. House Detective: A Guide to Researching Birmingham Buildings
  • 1986. Image of the City, by Grady Clay
  • 1985. Go To Town, Birmingham: A Public Forum on a Vital City Center
  • 1984. Old Birmingham-New Architecture: Student Projects for a Historic Downtown Context
  • 1983. Five Points Heritage Hike and Patch
  • 1982. Town Within A City: The Five Points South Neighborhood, 1880-1930
  • 1981. The Birmingham District: An Industrial History and Guide
  • 1980. Birmingham Heritage Hike Guide and Patch
  • 1978. The Ghost in the Sloss Furnaces
  • 1978. Downtown Discovery Tour
  • 1978. Downtown Birmingham: Architectural and Historical Walking Tour Guide
  • 1977-1987. The Journal of the Birmingham Historical Society, 14 issues