There are clues out there that will lead you to your ancestors. Find them now at Archive CD Books 30% DISCOUNT ON ALL CDs ORDERED ONLINE BY TUESDAY MORNING 9.00am http://www.rod-neep.co.uk/ * COUNTY DIRECTORIES from 1791 through to 1940 17 different directories reproduced on CD. Descriptions of the towns and villages and details of their inhabitants and their trades. Who was your ancestor's school teacher? Build a picture of the village at the time your ancestors lived there. Who was the butcher and the shoemaker? See the local carriers who would have delivered goods to and from the market town. When did the coaches arrive? What time was the post collections? Its all here in the directories like a snapshot in time. Most of these directories were kindly loaned to the Archive CD Books Project by Sandwell Record Office as part of a co-operative project. CDs of the directories cost from as little as £9.79 http://www.rod-neep.co.uk/acatalog/stf-directories.html * LOCAL HISTORY & TOPOGRAPHY BOOKS 6 great books. Including the very rare "Erdeswick's Survey of Staffordshire" 1844. One of the very best books ever written on the subject of the antiquities of Staffordshire. This book is incredibly rare and sought after (we have been looking for a copy for three years!) and is a must for anyone with interests in the history of the county. Fully searchable in Adobe Acrobat Reader. Then there's "The Life & Works of Josiah Wedgwood". From His Private Correspondence and Family Papers. With an superb section on the history and development of Pottery in England. By Eliza Meteyard, published in 1865. 2 volumes, first edition The Staffordshire history books on CD can be seen at http://www.rod-neep.co.uk/acatalog/stf-history.html * STAFFORDSHIRE PEDIGREES Staffordshire Pedigrees 1664-1700. The contents of this book includes the Visitation of Staffordshire made in 1663-1664 plus a series of additions by William Dugdale, Norroy King of Arms. This book was kindly loaned to The Archive CD Books Project by The Harleian Society. http://www.rod-neep.co.uk/acatalog/stf-pedigrees.html * STAFFORDSHIRE CENSUS ON CD All of the original census enumerator's books, so that you can carry out your own research easily at home! STAFFORDSHIRE 1841 CENSUS COUNTY SET THIS IS A HUGE 23 CD SET Not only does the county have a large population, but the reason for so many CDs in the set is that we have scanned it in grey scale to a very high quality indeed to overcome the problems typically associated with the faded 1841 census pages. We can't promise that every single page will be legible (invisible ink is impossible to scan) but we can promise that the pages will be more readable than on the original films that you may have seen in the past! We make no apologies for the price of our 1841 census CDs. We work UP to a quality rather than down to a price, and we have gained the reputation of being the best at scanning these old 1841 census documents. In addition to the full county set above, we have made parts of the Staffordshire 1841 census available on individual CDs, each containing a range of census pieces. If you do not need the whole county, then this is the opportunity for you to buy smaller parts at a more affordable price (Just 7.50) for the districts in which you have interest. Details of the contents of ewach of the single CDs can be seen at http://www.rod-neep.co.uk/acatalog/stf-census.html STAFFORDSHIRE 1861 CENSUS REGISTRATION DISTRICTS RG 9/1905-2062 A huge census from over a mile of microfilm! STAFFORDSHIRE 1871 CENSUS REGISTRATION DISTRICTS Price: £38.29 (£44.99 Including VAT at 17.5%) The Staffordhire 1871 Census is also available in smaller parts on single or twin CDs each containing a range of census pieces. http://www.rod-neep.co.uk/acatalog/stf-census.html _________________________________________________ Directories, census books, history books, pedigrees, church registers, etc. are available on CD for all English counties. Archive CD Books currently has 2,483 different CDs available for family history researchers! A tremendous resource! 30% DISCOUNT ON ALL CDs ORDERED ONLINE BY TUESDAY MORNING 9.00am http://www.rod-neep.co.uk/ The Archive CD Books Project exists to make reproductions of old books, documents and maps available on CD to genealogists and historians, and to co-operate with libraries, museums and record offices in providing money to renovate old books in their collection, and to donate books to their collections, where they will be preserved for future generations. -- Rod Neep Archive CD Books : http://www.archivecdbooks.org British-Genealogy: http://www.british-genealogy.com