There was a family history supplement in "The Guardian" on Saturday
which included a piece about tracing the history of a mining family in
Durham in the nineteenth century, although much of what was said applies
to any occupation.
It's online in two sections
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/guides/familyhistory/story/0,,2053946,00.html
http://lifeandhealth.guardian.co.uk/guides/familyhistory/story/0,,2053950,00.html
Unfortunately, the original was illustrated with a photograph of Frog
Lane colliery at Coalpit Heath, near Bristol.
Keith Ramsey
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