Roberts Roots & Branches

Here are some more websites for England, including, Hanley and Staffordshire: Genuki-Staffordshire, England http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/STS/ The Potteries: http://www.thepotteries.org/six_towns/hanley.htm Staffordshire History: http://www.staffshistory.org.uk/ Wiki-Stoke Upon Trent: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stoke-on-Trent Another fun thing to do is google:   Staffordshire, Pottery images.   http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/Homepage.aspx Archives, Family History http://www.staffsnameindexes.org.uk/ Staffordshire Name Indexes http://www.sahs.uk.net/ Staffordshire Archaeological and Historical Society British History:   http://www.british-history.ac.uk/Default.aspx     This has several articles about coal miners and problems:   Coal Mining North Staffordshire:   http://northstaffsminers.btck.co.uk/NorthStaffsMiningStories Natural Engalnd:   http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/conservation/geodiversity/englands/counti

...will tell you where to go and not much else! What is an index? in·dex   n. pl. in·dex·es or in·di·ces   1. Something that serves to guide, point out, or otherwise facilitate reference, especially: a. An alphabetized list of names, places, and subjects treated in a printed work, giving the page or pages on which each item is mentioned.* Indexes can be very valuable and they can be very frustrating.   Knowing what an index is will spare the user frustration!   Indexes are a compilation of names, dates, and other useful information.   Indexes are valuable because they are usually arranged in alphabetical order, which means you may quickly see if your ancestor is listed or not.   An index will point you in a direction, but indexes don’t usually give much more information than that.    In other words, an index will probably give you just enough information to whet your appetite.   FYI; just because a library has an index, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the

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"We's all gonna die sometime.  Everybody leaves a mortal life.  Like your grandpa used to say, "one life ain't nothin' but a tiny span in the life of the tree.  And the tree ain't nothin' but a tiny span in the life of God." Everything looks small alongside time.  Everything, but the family...the family goes on in the flesh and in the remembrance." Roots the next Generations, part 5, 1979.

I have added a new page for websites that I frequently use.  I teach classes and thought it might be nice to have the links on this blog.  However, since the sites do not necessarily pertain to the Roberts family the links do not belong on the left-hand side with the other links. Snoop through the websites and let me know what you think! Click here , or click on the tab "Web Sites for My Classes" at the top of the blog.

Here are some fun and fascinating links to today's Staffordshire, England. Enjoy Staffordshire.com Exciting history and stirring heritage of Staffordshire .  Includes stately homes and historical houses, Medieval Castles, Museums & Visitors Centre’s.    Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, Engalnd  Here are some links to the yesterday of Staffordshire: Staffordshire Past Track                  Themes and photographs                  Latest additions                   Map   "Description: Taken in 1860 this photograph shows the west side of the High Street in Newcastle-under-Lyme. The County Tea Warehouse is in the centre of the picture with its well stocked window. There are two Roberts' shops in the picture one to the far left and another second in from the right. Stanway's is to the far right of the picture where a man stands outside leaning on a ha