"Leaves on Our Tree"

 

Now that “Where Our Roots Rest, Volumes I & II” are printed and selling (make sure you contact me to get your copy) I am ready to release some information about my third book:  "Leaves on Our Tree."

“Leaves on Our Tree” is a book of stories about our ancestors.  It is a selection of interesting stories about our family members from their own words, histories, interviews, and research.  I have chosen some interesting stories, common stories, and fun stories.  These stories are rich with history and documentation about the lives of our Roberts family members.  These stories will introduce you to our ancestors and their lives.  These stories will put together a family picture of the Roberts family in Wyoming and their contributions to shaping the coalmining towns they lived in. 

Here is the table of contents of the story titles that I have included in Leaves on Our Tree:

  • Immigration 1886, 1887, & 1906
  • Wyoming Coalfields & Geology
  • A Long Life of Prosperity & Joy; Margaret Roberts(2) & Samuel Caulton(5)
  • Birthday Celebration; Margaret Roberts(2)
  • Pioneer Coalminer Frontier, Wyoming; John Richard Roberts(8)
  • Barn Boss & Housekeeper; Yours, Mine, & Ours; John Roberts(168), Bessie Lane(174), and Alice Rufener(175)
  • Jack & Frances; Jack Roberts(192) & Frances Pomeroy(196)
  • Gnell Rose(185)
  • Cooler Door; James Gordon Roberts(199)
  • Three Months in 1906; Isaac Roberts(10) & Janet Howie(16) in Rock Springs, Wyoming
  • Two Lovely Tender Plants; Sarah(39) & Mary Elizabeth(38) Roberts
  • Poetess; Janet Howie(16)
  • A Short & Tragic Life; Jennie Roberts(30) & John Buxton(31)
  • A Glimpse Back; Hugh Roberts(26) & Faye Jacobson(27)
  • Sweetwater County Commissioner 1929-1936; Hugh Roberts(26)
  • Rock Springs Fire Department & Fire Chief Roberts; Isaac Roberts(32) & James H. Roberts(24)
  • Three Sons & WWI; Hugh Roberts(26), James H. Roberts(24), & Percy Roberts(28)
  • A New Life; Eugene D. Roberts(76), in his own words
  • A Miracle of the Heart; A Second Chance; John Wendell Roberts(75)
  • A Long Way from Paris; Edith Mae Roberts(143)
  • Three Pounds & Against the Odds; Jackie Buxton(140)
  • In her Own Words; Alyce Jean Hamilton(53) & Thomas J. Horn, Jr.(327)
  • Ham, Don’t Try to Become a General; Malcolm Hamilton(261)
  • Tenth & Eleventh Wyoming State Legislative Sessions; Andrew Hamilton(45)
More information will follow as I continue to write and finish up this book.

 

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