Researching Ray Birmingham
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The name Ray means "kingly" and is of French origin.
Records of Ray Birmingham on Ancestry
Ancestry is a major source of information if you are filling out the detail of Ray Birmingham in your family tree. Many large databases are available to search covering from births, deaths and marriages, military records, census records and immigration records with many other smaller collections too. Free trials are normally available and are a good way to fill out a lot of your tree quickly.
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DNA
Sometimes you can run into a brick wall in your tree and you just don't have enough evidence to make that next step back in time. If you are lucky then you may find some previously undiscovered Birmingham ancestors. Additionally, the modern DNA test can give you a breakdown of your ethnic mix - you may be surprised at the results!
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Ray Birmingham and the Birmingham Family Tree
Birth, Death and Marriage records are often the best method of making the links to the Birmingham Genealogy that will form part of your family tree. Although records vary from country to country, they are normally the most formal record of a person's relations. From the sources listed below it will be possible to locate a birth record and, from that record, a birth certificate may be obtainable which is likely to list the names of the parents, therefore taking you back another generation. A marriage certificate may also list the names of the respective fathers of the bride and groom which may then help you to find them earlier in life on a census record enabling you to fill out more detail in the Birmingham family tree.
Explore Parish Records for Ray Birmingham at Find My Past.
Check out for the UK registered births, marriages and deaths of Ray Birmingham using the FreeBMD database.
Investigate Genealogy Bank for Ray Birmingham records.
Investigate MyHeritage for Ray Birmingham information.
Check out the LDS Database for records about Ray Birmingham.
Research the Birmingham surname using fold3 Military Archives and view images of original Birmingham Military records.
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Birmingham Family History Databases
Another way to build your tree quickly is to use the research other people have already done. This can help to confirm or refute your own deductions - however, be wary of taking this data at face value as other researchers may not have been as meticulous as you. Always try to back up deductions with some definitive sources rather than relying too heavily on others.
Check out the WikiTree database for user contributed records for Ray Birmingham.
Study MyTrees for information on the Birmingham family and people looking to contact living Birmingham relations.
Check out One Great Family for Birmingham records submitted by people who are already researching the Birmingham Family Tree.
Find Ray Birmingham from Ireland on findmypast.ie
Birmingham Forums
There are a number of forums which are dedicated to rearching particular surnames. These can be good places to share your findings and also to tap into the knowledge that others may already have. These can sometimes be a good way of finding living relations as these tend not to show up on the other sources of information for privacy reasons.
Research the Birmingham surname using Genealogy.com forums .
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Miscellaneous Birmingham Databases
Look at the Ellis Island Database for information on Ray Birmingham. This database contains over 25 million immigration records detailing passengers arriving in the United States of America.
Some Famous People called Ray Birmingham
Ray Birmingham
Raymond Joseph Birmingham Jr. (born November 14, 1955) the winningest baseball coach in the state of New Mexico and in the Mountain West, retired in 2021 after 14 seasons and 426 wins with the Lobo baseball team, closing out a 43-year career. Birmingham has coached in parts of six decades dating back to the late 1970s and led three different colleges and universities to top-25 rankings and national promise, including 22 championships. At the helm of the Lobos, Birmingham led UNM to four regular-season titles, three Mountain West Tournament titles, and five NCAA Regional appearances. Birmingham has also coached at New Mexico Junior College (1990-2007) and College of the Southwest (1988-89), amassing an 818-328-2 record at both institutions combined. NMJC was ranked nationally multiple times under Birmingham's leadership, winning the JUCO World Series in 2005. His coaching career began at Las Cruces (N.M.) Mayfield High School where the Trojans won the Class AAAA state championship in 1981 and had three No. 1 rankings through 1983. Birmingham went to NMJC in the fall of 1983, serving as the public relations officer and assistant to legendary basketball coach Ron Black. The Thunderbird basketball team posted three consecutive 20-win seasons, including the school's first conference championship in 1987, a year in which they were ranked No. 1 in the country for the majority of the season. He has had over 200 players go on to play professionally during his coaching career. During his career, Birmingham coached teams were ranked as follows at some point:
Mayfield High School - No. 1 in the state
New Mexico JC basketball - No. 1 Nationally
College of the Southwest baseball - No. 23 Nationally
New Mexico JC baseball - No. 1 Nationally
Univ. NM baseball -No. 1 RPI Nationally
With a career centered on New Mexico athletes, Birmingham has raised nearly $15 million in facility upgrades at three schools since 1987, the most significant portion being at UNM. In 2016, he initiated and led the ongoing development and execution of the $3.65 million expansion of Santa Ana Star Field, including UNM's first privately-funded building on campus – the R.D. and Joan Dale Hubbard Clubhouse.
Birmingham was inducted into the New Mexico Sports Hall of Fame in 2015 and into the NJCAA Baseball Coaches Hall of Fame in 2011. Currently, he serves on the College Baseball Hall of Fame Selection Committee.
In 2004, Birmingham led the NJCAA all-star team to four wins in five games over the Chinese All-Stars in Beijing, China. In 2005, Birmingham was selected as the head coach of the NJCAA all-star team when China returned to the United States to play the U.S. team. Birmingham also coached the NJCAA West All-Stars to a three-game sweep over the East All-Stars in the summer of 2006.
Birmingham has also coached or spoke at numerous clinics throughout the United States and South America. He has been published in the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) Journal and worked professionally for the Cleveland Indians, Oakland A's, and Kansas City Royals.
Under Birmingham at UNM, 38 student-athletes have earned All-America honors, including 10 freshman All-Americans.
In 2013, Birmingham was selected as a coach to the Team USA Collegiate squad.
In 2020, Birmingham was named the 2020 Keeper of The Game Award winner. The Keeper of The Game Award recognizes individuals or families in and around baseball who do exceptional work serving the special needs community and embody the spirit of servant leadership. It is given in conjunction with the Mike Coolbaugh Diamond Dreams Foundation. Birmingham joined Billy Viars, Jose Trevino, Scott Coolbaugh, Sharon Hill Pyburn, Tony Fernandez, Tracy Metten, Jamey Newberg, and Chris and Jill Davis as winners of the prestigious award.
Birmingham has logged numerous volunteer hours at the UNM Comprehensive Cancer Center in Albuquerque and has helped deliver youth baseball gloves to patients from Keeper of The Game. He also helped organize Keeper of The Game's 'Out to the Ballgame' day with the Lobo Little League Challenger Division at UNM's Santa Ana Star Field and presented the league with a season's worth of game balls.
Source: Ray Birmingham, Wikipedia, The Free EncyclopediaOther names that sound a bit like Birmingham
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