West Midlands
The first thing to remember about the West Midlands is that if you go back a few years, it didn’t exist.
This means that if you stick a pin anywhere in a map of the West Midlands, you’ll find a laundry list of archives, libraries and museums that may hold material relating to that particular place. So when you’re getting started, it’s best to keep it simple.
As Jackie Cotterill of the family history society Midland Ancestors says, “The term ‘West Midlands’ is a relatively new invention. From a genealogical point of view, if you are
