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Alaska Gold Rush Genealogy Index

Names of pioneers, trappers, prospectors, merchants, military, etc who were in. Alaska from about 1867 to the 1950s and references that may lead to more information about the individual.

Ancestry.com - Search Schools, Directories & Church Histories

Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription.

Bearcreek, MT

Information about Bearcreek, Montana, including its history, includes a profile of all 74 miners killed in the 1943 Smith Mine Disaster and an index of all those buried at the historic Bearcreek Cemetery.

Birmingham Public Library - Local Databases - Alabama Coal Mine Fatalities, 1898-1938

The Alabama Coal Mine Fatalities Database consists of 2188 records compiled by the Birmingham Public Library using available annual reports of Alabama mine inspectors from 1898 through 1938. Search by last name, mine, year, occupation, cause of death, and race.

Bisbee Deportation (Wikipedia)

Bisbee Mining & Minerals

Covers the mines and miners of Bisbee, Arizona during the historic time frames. Also, discussion on mining methods and minerals and the names where your relative may have worked. Job titles for miners are included and a list of mining accidents.

Brief History of Ontario Mining

California State Library - California as We Saw It: Exploring the California Gold Rush

California State Library - California Gold Rush

Calumet Hecla Mine Applications from the Ross Collection of Cornish to Michigan

Michigan. Online searchable database.

Coal and Coal Mining - Illinois - - Indiana (Wayback Machine)

Coal Camp Memories of Helen, WV

Helen, West Virginia. Fascinating rare video footage filmed in the late 1930s and early 1940s of the coal camp at Helen, West Virginia. Segments include coal camp baseball, football, town people, marching bands, etc.
[The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]

Coal Miner Records

Unearthing Your Coal Miner Relatives at the Pennsylvania State Archives. From the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission.

Coal Mining and Related Information for Golden, Colorado

Coal Mining History Resource Centre

Links to information on UK coal mining including coal mining accident databases.

Coal Mining in Illinois

Coal Mining in the Gilded Age and Progressive Era

Coal Mining in Williamson County, Illinois

Coal Region of Pennsylvania

A collection of nostalgia and regionalisms from the Anthracite Coal Region of Pennsylvania.

Coalfield Web Materials

Wales. Project to digitize photographic and oral history (audio, video) material contained within the University of Wales' South Wales Coalfield Collection.