Archives

Are you interested in researching your family tree, or discovering the history of your local community?  Or maybe you are responsible for the historic records of a local organization?  If so, the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service can help you. 

The Archive Service locates, collects, preserves and makes available records relating to the past life and work of the people of the county of Staffordshire and the city of Stoke on Trent.  Records of a wide range of organizations are held, including local government, churches, schools, hospitals, charities, businesses, landed estates and private individuals.  Original records relating to East Staffordshire are preserved at Staffordshire Record Office and Lichfield Record Office.

In addition, Burton Family and Local History Centre in Burton Library holds microfiche copies of a range of records, particularly useful for tracing family history in the Burton area, including parish and nonconformist registers, the International Genealogical Index, census returns, newspapers and much more.

If you need help in getting started on your research, if you require advice on preserving the records of your organization, or if you are interested in volunteering opportunities, please contact one of our service points and we will be pleased to advise you.  Contact details are given in our main website, linked above.

Online facilities

Gateway to the Past is the online catalogue of the Staffordshire and Stoke on Trent Archive Service and the William Salt Library. 

Staffordshire Name Indexes is a new site where the Archive Service provides access to indexes compiled by our hard-working volunteers.

Staffordshire Views at the William Salt Library, Stafford, are available via a dedicated searchable website in addition to Gateway to the Past and as a series of PDF format files.  The collection includes many views of places in East Staffordshire.

Access to Archives (A2A) is the English strand of the UK Archives Network.  It includes some Archive Service catalogues and those from other record offices throughout the country.

The National Register of Archives is an index of catalogues from archive repositories from throughout the United Kingdom, maintained by the Historical Manuscripts Commission (now part of The National Archives).

The Catalogue of The National Archives