Our collections can help you to find out more about the history of your family or your local community. Contensis: http://www.contentmanagement.co.uk http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/homepage.aspx?SyndicationType=2 2013-05-22T15:26:27Z Tim Groom

On Saturday 18th May 2013 the fourteenth volume (Vol XI) of the Victoria County History was launched during a celebration event at Keele University. The volume covers covers North West Staffordshire including Trentham, Keele, Audley and surrounding areas. To mark the occasion the historian Dr Tristram Hunt MP delivered the Marc Fitch Lecture.

2013-05-20T16:43:00Z 2013-05-20T16:17:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/VCHTrenthamKeele2013.aspx Tim Groom

We need your views on how Staffordshire should commemorate the First World War, and the peace which followed, during the centenary years of 2014-2019.

2013-03-21T16:36:00Z 2013-03-21T16:29:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/GreatWarSurvey.aspx Tim Groom

Staffordshire History Day is a huge success!The second History Day took place on Saturday 9 March and attracted 110 attendees and 20 local history societies. We listened to exciting speakers across a wide range of subjects, from aristocratic letter-writing in the sixteenth century and plundering civil war garrisons to the causes and effects of industrial pollution in the Black Country and Staffordshire poets. We also had the opportunity to engage with our local societies.

2013-03-18T10:45:00Z 2013-03-18T10:44:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/Staffordshire-History-Day-2013.aspx Tim Groom

Get ready for 2013 with the Archive Service and William Salt Library calendars!

2012-11-05T11:43:00Z 2013-03-18T10:45:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/2013Calendars.aspx Tim Groom

Archive Service takes part in groundbreaking project to preserve local websites for posterity through curated web archive.

2012-07-10T12:23:00Z 2012-07-10T12:19:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/Web-Archiving-Project.aspx Tim Groom

Local archives in Britain are a treasure trove of the unexpected. Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent's archives are no exception, so when the announcement was made that the 2012 Olympic Games were to be held in London we were curious to find out how many competing nations were represented within our archives.

2012-07-06T14:20:00Z 2012-07-06T14:18:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/International-Staffordshire.aspx Ruth Woodbridge

It may not feel like it right now, with the rain and chilly temperatures, but summer is on its way, and with it two exciting free events from the Archive Service in Rolleston and Stafford.

2012-06-08T12:07:00Z 2012-06-08T12:03:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/Summer-Events.aspx Tim Groom

In 1779 the armed merchantman "Westmoreland" was captured by French warships and its priceless cargo of art, antiquities and luxury goods was sold off at Malaga. Staffordshire's Lord Dartmouth was one of the unfortunate owners of the captured goods. This prestigious exhibition first at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, and later at Yale University tells the story of the event and the subsequent history of the treasures. Documents from Staffordshire's Designated Collection of archives are featured in the exhibition.

2012-05-18T09:16:00Z 2012-05-08T16:16:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/English-Prize-Exhibition.aspx Tim Groom

In June 2012 building work will affect access to some original documents at Stoke. Please read for further details.

2012-05-10T15:17:00Z 2012-05-10T15:24:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/Building-Work-at-Stoke.aspx Andrew George

We are pleased to announce that the indexes to the Stafford Gaol photograph albums, 1877-1916, are now available on the Staffordshire Name Indexes website, thanks to the work of the Staffordshire Record Office Volunteer Group.

2012-05-03T11:54:00Z 2012-05-03T11:51:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/Gaol-Photo-Album-Index.aspx Tim Groom

A new version of our popular Guide to Parish Registers and Bishops Transcripts is now available free to download.

2012-01-04T16:43:00Z 2012-01-05T09:17:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/parishregisterguide2012.aspx Tim Groom

Information on SRO Saturday Service Changes

2011-11-22T16:31:00Z 2011-11-22T16:24:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/srosatservice.aspx Tim Groom

Tickets for the Staffordshire History Day 2012 are now available from Staffordshire Record Office. Find out more about the historical research under way at Keele University and the University of Birmingham.

2011-11-05T08:56:00Z 2011-11-04T15:56:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/shd2012advance.aspx Tim Groom

A range of events for the autumn season have been announced, so why not exercise your "little grey cells"?

2011-09-08T09:32:00Z 2011-10-05T11:51:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/autumnevents2011.aspx Tim Groom

We are delighted to announce that on Tuesday 2 August 2011 the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council (MLA) formally announced that the collections held by Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service had been awarded Designated Status by the panel of assessors.

2011-09-05T09:33:00Z 2011-09-05T09:30:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/designatedstatusaugust2011.aspx Tim Groom

An exhibition of the unique and irreplaceable Anglo-Saxon documents in the care of the Archive Service and William Salt Library is unveiled. Entrance is free and no advance booking is required. Find out more ...

2011-07-06T15:28:00Z 2011-07-06T15:28:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/outofdarknesslaunched.aspx Tim Groom

Our online index to Diocese of Lichfield and Coventry wills has been extended. It now covers the period 1650-1730 and contains 60,000 names.

2011-06-08T11:15:00Z 2011-06-08T11:30:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/onlinewillsindexextendedjun11.aspx Tim Groom

Victoria County History reprint for Gnosall, Forton, Haughton and Norbury published by the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service.

2011-06-06T15:00:00Z 2011-06-08T11:30:00Z http://www.staffordshire.gov.uk/leisure/archives/vchreprintgnosalljun11.aspx