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Welcome to BhamWiki
BhamWiki, part of the "Project to Document the Birmingham District", is an encyclopedic resource for anyone curious about Birmingham, Alabama and the region around it. We aim for accuracy, objectivity, and accessibility as we work steadily to expand our coverage.
BhamWiki has more than 6,000 individual entries to explore. To get inside, just try clicking any of the blue links on this page and continuing on from there. You can also click on "random page" to the left, use the search box to look for something in particular, or start at the top.
If you're interested in contributing a tip, comment or correction, send an email to admin at bhamwiki dot com. Information on becoming a registered user with editing privileges is at Bhamwiki:User agreement. Note that contributions are reviewed for adherence to our content policy and are subject to editing and expansion by other users at any time.
In the news
- March 16: The body of attorney Major Bashinsky was found at the Highland Park Golf Course
- February 21: Kevin VanDam won the 2010 Bassmaster Classic.
- February 14: Adult Album Alternative radio station Live 100.5 went off the air.
- February 14: Daniel Ellis won the Mercedes Marathon.
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Did you know?
- ...that Barry Beckett produced two Bob Dylan albums?
- ...that Birmingham has over 3000 parking meters?
- ...that the Country Club of Birmingham introduced the game of golf to Birmingham?
- ...that the Ritz Theatre was the largest cinema in Birmingham for 16 months?
Status
Today is Saturday March 20, 2010. BhamWiki has been running since March 15, 2006. The project currently has 276 registered user accounts and contains approximately 6,668 articles. See Bhamwiki:Milestones for more information on the growth of the site. You can also follow along on twitter.
Major categories
| Art | Buildings | Business | Events | Religion | History |
| Industry | Music | People | Media | Culture | Neighborhoods |
BhamWiki is based on the Wikipedia model and runs on MediaWiki software.
All content is contributed by users. See BhamWiki:General disclaimer.
All content, unless noted otherwise, is published under a Creative Commons license, see Bhamwiki:Copyrights.
