Roberts Roots & Branches

  The Titanic was a luxury British steamship that sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912 after striking an iceberg, leading to the deaths of more than 1,500 passengers and crew.   The captain of the Titanic was Edward J. Smith, who was born 27 January 1850 in Hanley, Staffordshire, England.  Smith dropped out of school and began working on boats while he was a teenager.  In 1875, Smith earned a master’s certificate, which was required to serve as captain. In 1880, Smith became a junior officer with the White Star Line and seven years later, he commanded his first ship.     What is our connection to the Titanic? Edward J. Smith was born and lived in Hanley.  His father was a potter in Hanley.  So, could any of our relatives have come in contact with Captain Smith?  Maybe Also, Captain Smith captained the S.S. Adriatic, which is the same ship John Richard Roberts and Selina Parker sailed to the United States.  However, the Roberts’ Captain in October 1887 was John E. Cameron.

Each month seems to get away from me faster than the previous month!   "Where Our Roots Rest, Volumes I & II" are selling really well and I have gotten positive feedback.  These two books will be very helpful since next month is Memorial Day.  So, if you are planning on going to the Wyoming cemeteries, purchase a book.   "Leaves On Our Tree", my third book is in rough-draft and awaiting editing and proofreading.  I am SO excited to release this book.  It turned out really well and the stories are terrific and dear to my heart.  I am hoping to release this book next month, depending upon how my new project progresses.   My new project is to audit my documents.  This will be quite the task since I have over 4,500 documents.  However, I have come to accept the fact that the following reasons deem it necessary: 1-Software sourcing has progressed so much that I need to update those documents I gathered in the very beginning and add the sources to my software progra