Roberts Roots & Branches

A thank you to everyone who sent me their new addresses. A big congratulations to Alyssa & Robert who will be married 20 November 2010. As I have been thinking about our Welsh records being tied up and the inability to have any access to these records I have decided to ask everyone to keep this in mind as you say your  prayers.  I believe if we petition the Lord in behalf of our ancestors, these records  will be released.  So I am asking, in your daily prayers please ask the Lord to help us to have access to the Flintshire, Wales records.  (See previous post dated 10 November 2010, Welsh Church Records) As always, thank you for your help, information,  and support. I hope you all have a very happy Thanksgiving.

The following is taken from the website  Genuki ( http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/FLN/Bagillt/ ) Church Records Historically, the (Anglican) Church in Wales was an integral part of the Church of England - i.e. the "Established" Church. Its influence declined during the nineteenth century, when a considerable proportion of the people of Wales - perhaps more than half - became adherents of the various nonconformist denominations; and eventually, in 1920, following many decades of religious and political debate, and intermittent civil disturbances, the Church in Wales (not "Church of Wales") was disestablished and disendowed - i.e. it ceased to be the "State" or "Established" Church. Because of this, the Parochial Registers and Records Measure of 1978, regarding the care of parish records of the Church of England, does not apply to Wales. (http://www.bagillt-history.org.uk/page7.html) The authorities of the Church in Wales have consistently...

Pentre, Bagillt Bagillt History Club at:   http://www.bagillt-history.org.uk/index.html Bagillt  at Wikipedia:     http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bagillt Did you know that it's thought the name 'Bagillt' probably derives from an early Mercian settlement- 'Bacca's Lea'? The Bagillt Heritage Society:  http://www.bagillt.org.uk/ Holywell About Holywell:   http://www.holywell-town.co.uk/about_holywell.htm Clwyd Family History Society:  http://www.clwydfhs.org.uk/index.shtml St. Mary-Bagillt 1901 the population was 2,637 (wikipedia.org) 2001 the population was 3,918 (genuki.org)

New articles at the following links: Hugh(1) & Margret's(2) Blog:  "The Sweetheart of the Mine" & "Company Housing & the Company Store" http://hughandmargaretroberts.blogspot.com/ Letitia(9) Roberts Blog: Life sketch for Letitia(9) Roberts, daughter of Hugh & Margaret. http://letitiarobertsfamily.blogspot.com/

Thousands of genealogy enthusiasts filled the Conference Center Thursday, 29 April 2010, to enjoy an evening of music, stirring speeches and moving video presentations as part of the National Genealogical Society 2010 Family History Conference.  The event, entitled “A Celebration of Family History” is now going to be broadcast on KBYU this week.  Speakers include David McCullough , President Henry B. Eyring , and the Tabernacle Choir will perform.  The four broadcast times are:   Tuesday, November 2 nd at 8:00pm Saturday, November 6 th at 9:00pm Tuesday, November 9 th at noon and 6:00pm Sunday, November 28 th at 5:00pm For those outside of Utah, check your local listings.

TODAY  I found this: a hidden gem, at the Riverton FamilySearch Library.  I posted a blog about the library when it first opened in June, but this week I actually visited it.  I was impressed.   The building was beautiful, the parking was free, and there are allot of computers.  The computers, over 127, have the same desktop features and favorites websites that the downtown library has.  This means that you can search Footnote, Ancestry, Heritage Quest and other subscription websites for FREE. This is a hidden gem for researchers.  It gives the south end of the valley a place to go to research.  The library does not have the all the books and films, but it does have some basic research books, and it has some films.  It would be nice to have a list of the films on the internet so a researcher could know if the film was available in that building, but you can always call the library and they will tell you if they have a copy of it. So, if your...