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Darganfod y Gorffennol / Discovering the Past
https://glamarchives.gov.uk/
This is the cover of the annual report for Saron Baptist Church, New Tredegar, for 1905, along with the list of church officers for that year.
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Dyma glawr adroddiad blynyddol Eglwys Bedyddwyr Saron, Tredegar Newydd, ar gyfer 1905, ynghyd a rhestr swyddogion y capel ar gyfer y flwyddyn.
about 2 hours ago
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Glamorgan Archives will be closed for Collections Week during the w/c 17 November. This is to allow staff to undertake essential work on the collection. The searchroom will re-open as usual on Tuesday 25 November.
1 day ago
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Bydd Archifau Morgannwg ar gau ar gyfer Wythnos Casgliadau yr w/c 17 Tachwedd. Mae hyn i alluogi staff i ymgymryd â gwaith hanfodol ar y casgliad. Bydd yr ystafell ymchwil yn ail-agor fel arfer ar Ddydd Mawrth 25 Tachwedd.
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Abdul Azim Ahmed
1 day ago
I'm excited to reveal the cover of a new book on the history of Muslims in Wales. The culmination of years of research that shows how long Islam has been a Welsh religion. If this sounds interesting, register to be kept up-to-date
linktr.ee/MuslimWales
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We recently received this school magazine compiled by Form 1 at Senghenydd Boys' School. Itās inscribed to Mr I H Harris and contains jokes, poetry, cartoons and amusing newscuttings.
2 days ago
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Yn ddiweddar derbyniwyd y cylchgrawn ysgol yma a luniwyd gan Ddosbarth 1 yn Ysgol i Fechgyn Senghennydd. Cyflwynwyd i Mr I H Harris ac maeān cynnwys jĆ“cs, barddoniaeth, cartwnau a thorion papur newydd digrif.
2 days ago
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Archif Menywod Cymru ~ Women's Archive Wales
3 days ago
āBreuddwydion Moelona (1877 ā 1953): rhywedd, cenedligrwydd aār nofel Gymraegā gan Siwan Rosser fydd y ddarlith Zŵm nesaf, dydd Mercher 19eg Tachwedd am 4 oār gloch. Bydd hon yn y Gymraeg gyda chyfieithu iār Saesneg. Manylion ac archebu lle ar ein gwefan:
www.womensarchivewales.org/cy/
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Archif Menywod Cymru ~ Women's Archive Wales
3 days ago
The next Zoom lecture will be āThe Dreams of Moelona (1877-1953): gender, nationhood and the Welsh novelā by Siwan Rosser, Wednesday 19th November at 4pm, in Welsh with English translation. Details and booking on our website:
www.womensarchivewales.org/en/
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This image from the National Coal Board Collection was taken at Nantgawr Colliery on this day 70 years ago, on 4 November 1955. It shows a trambulance, used to move men injured whilst working underground.
3 days ago
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Tynnwyd y llun yma o gasgliad y Bwrdd Glo yng Nglofa Nantgarw ar y dydd hwn 70 mlynedd yn Ć“l, ar 4 Tachwedd 1955. Maeān dangos ātrambiwlansā, defnyddiwyd i symud dynion a anafwyd wrth weithio dan ddaear.
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Many thanks to Tony Moon of the Rhondda Tunnel Society for an excellent talk this afternoon on the history of the tunnel, and plans for its future. And thanks also to everyone who joined us.
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4 days ago
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Diolch yn fawr i Tony Moon o Gymdeithas Twnnel y Rhondda am sgwrs ardderchog prynhawn ma ar hanes y twnnel aār cynlluniau ar gyfer ei dyfodol. A diolch hefyd i bawb ymunodd a ni.
add a skeleton here at some point
4 days ago
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It was great to visit Mountain Ash Library this morning to give a talk on the coal collections at Glamorgan Archives. A big thank you to everyone who came along.
4 days ago
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Roedd hiān hyfryd ymweld Ć¢ Llyfrgell Aberpennar y bore ma y gyflwyno sgwrs ar gasgliadau glo Archifau Morgannwg. Diolch yn fawr i bawb ddaeth draw i wrando.
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Today is Halloween! How will you be celebrating? Hereās a poster advertising a Grand Halloween Dance at Ogmore Vale Workmenās Hall, held on Friday 31 October 1969. There was a licensed bar, a chicken buffet, and late transport home was provided! All in aid of the Ogmore Valley Scout Building Fund.
7 days ago
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Heddiw yw Calan Gaeaf! Sut byddwch chiān dathlu? Dyma boster yn hysbysebu Dawns Fawreddog Calan Gaeaf yn Neuadd y Gweithwyr, Cwm Ogwr, ar Ddydd Gwener 31 Hydref 1969. Darparwyd bar trwyddedig, bwffe cyw iĆ¢r, a chludiant adref hwyr! Yr oll er fudd Cronfa Adeiladu Sgowtiaid Cwm Ogwr.
7 days ago
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Taken 70 years ago, in 1955, this image is one of a series from the National Coal Board collection showing colliery reconstruction work in the Masteg area. Here we see new headgear being constructed around the old headgear at Glyncorrwg Colliery.
8 days ago
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Wedi ei dynnu 70 mlynedd yn Ć“l, ym 1955, maeār ddelwedd yma yn un o gyfres yng nghasgliad y bwrdd glo syān dangos gwaith ail-adeiladu glofeydd yn ardal Maesteg. Gwelwn offer pen pwll newydd yn cael ei osod o gwmpas yr hen offer yng Nglofa Glyncorrwg.
8 days ago
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Society for One-Place Studies
9 days ago
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Over 2 million WW2 service records to go online for the first time
. Ancestry will add over 2 million British Army infantry service records on 6 November 6; along with their other military records they will be free to view from that date until 12 November.
#FamilyHistory
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Over 2 million WW2 service records to go online for the first time | Who Do You Think You Are Magazine
Ancestry has announced the release date for the Second World War service records plus free access to wartime records for Remembrance Weekend
https://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/ww2-service-records-online-ancestry
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Ria Cheyne
8 days ago
We've teamed up with
@amfoster.bsky.social
's brilliant 'Accessible Pasts, Equitable Future' project for a TWO day event (17-18 Nov) on archives, accessibility, neurodivergence and disability with some fantastic speakers. Registration link in previous tweet, programme below.
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Accessing Archives and Collections Symposium - Programme
Last updated 16.10.25 - please check back as we continue to confirm speakers! Register here by 13th November (24th October if you require BSL interpretation) Accessing Archives and Collection Sympos...
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Qf2LPJWvhDF0Vvfe7pn2bgRGg2yVswJAfeYHEloqYHU/edit?usp=sharing
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Ria Cheyne
8 days ago
As we come to the end of our
@edicaucus.bsky.social
funded 'Divergent Minds in the Archive' project, we're delighted to invite you to 'Accessing Archives and Collections: Disability, Neurodivergence, Chronic Illness' - a free online symposium on 17th and 18th November. 1/n
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Microsoft Forms
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This is one of a series of daily cholera returns for September 1866 that survive within the records of the Cardiff Poor Law Union. When asked to comment on the sanitary condition of the locality, medical attendant Edward Hill has noted āAbominable, a marvel that cholera is ever absentā.
9 days ago
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Dyma un o gyfres o ddatganiadau colera ar gyfer Medi 1866 sydd o fewn cofnodion Undeb y Tlodion Caerdydd. Pan ofynnwyd iddo nodi barn ar gyflwr glanweithiol yr ardal, nododd y meddyg Edward Hill āAbominable, a marvel that cholera is ever absentā.
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Glamorgan History Society Autumn Day The Glamorgan History Society will be holding itās annual Autumn Day in Bridgend on Saturday 8 November. This year, in celebration of the Societyās 75th anniversary, the theme is āWriting the History of Glamorganā.
10 days ago
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Ysgol Dydd yr Hydref Cymdeithas Hanes Morgannwg Bydd Cymdeithas Hanes Morgannwg yn cynnal ei Ysgol Dydd blynyddol ym Mhen-y-bont ar Ogwr ar Ddydd Sadwrn 8 Tachwedd. Eleni, i ddathlu pen-blwydd y Gymdeithas yn 75 oed, y thema yw āWriting the History of Glamorganā.
10 days ago
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Dysgu Gydol Oes / Lifelong Learning
10 days ago
Event - Remembering Eileen Younghusband 26.11.25 17:00 From joining the WAAF at 18, to working as an interpreter at the liberated Breendonk concentration camp & returning to adult education at 75, Eileen documented her life in her memoir.
bit.ly/4hgc4JM
#WW2
#Cardiff
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Remembering Eileen Younghusband BEM
Former student, Eileen, had a remarkable and fascinating life which she captured in her memoir, 'Not an Ordinary Life'.
https://bit.ly/4hgc4JM
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Louvain Rees ā°ļø
14 days ago
A very productive Wednesday at
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looking at documents relating to Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum and Bridgend Council. Here's a glimpse of what I looked at āØļø ⢠Patient Casefiles ⢠Bridgend Urban District Minutes ⢠Stockwood Solicitors Papers
#Wales
#History
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Louvain Rees ā°ļø
14 days ago
During a visit to the
@glamarchives.bsky.social
, I looked at a beautiful collection of mourning cards šŖ¦ "Her End Was Peace." | Catherine Anne Stockwood šŖ¦
hellohistoria.substack.com/p/her-end-wa...
#Wales
#History
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"Her End Was Peace." | Catherine Anne Stockwood.
In this blogpost, I explore the life of Catherine Anne Stockwood of The Bryn, Sketty.
https://hellohistoria.substack.com/p/her-end-was-peace-catherine-anne
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This wonderful action shot, showing a vault in progress, comes surprisingly from the National Coal Board collection. We know that it was taken 75 years ago, in 1950, but weāre not sure where. If you recognise the gymnasium, or the men in the photo, do let us know.
11 days ago
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Er syndod, dawār llun ardderchog yma, syān dangos dyn yng nghanol llofnaid, o gasgliad y Bwrdd Glo. Gwyddwn iddo gael ei dynnu 75 mlynedd yn ol, ym 1950, ond nid ydym yn siwr ym mle. Os rydych chiān adnabod y gampfa, neuār dynion yn y llun, cysylltwch a ni.
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This photograph was taken in February 1912 and shows the opening of the ānewā Cardiff Exchange. This followed significant remodelling and refurbishment work undertaken on the coal exchange building by architect Edwin Seward. The image is one of many in the Cardiff Chamber of Commerce collection.
14 days ago
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Tynnwyd y llun yma yn Chwefror 1912. Maeān dangos agoriad y Gyfnewidfa Caerdydd ānewyddā yn dilyn gwaith ail-lunio ac adnewyddu sylweddol gan y pensaer Edwin Seward. Maeār ddelwedd yn un o nifer yng nghasgliad Siambr Fasnach Caerdydd.
14 days ago
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Did you know that Glamorgan Archives has a range of posters, maps and books for sale? You can view the full range on the Shop pages on our website. They include this map of Cardiff compiled by John Speed in 1610.
glamarchives.gov.uk/the-shop/
15 days ago
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Oeddech chiān gwybod bod Archifau Morgannwg yn gwerthu nifer o bosteri, mapiau a llyfrau? Gallwch weld y cyfan ar dudalennau Siop ein gwefan. Gan gynnwys y map yma o Gaerdydd a luniwyd gan John Speed ym 1610.
glamarchives.gov.uk/siop/?lang=cy
15 days ago
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Weāve recently shared a number of images from the collection of Bridgend photographer Edwin Miles. You can read more about some of these images on our blog. This article provides a glimpse of one of the ālost mansionsā of the Vale of Glamorgan, the Ham at Llantwit Major.
bit.ly/4mQCymg
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The Ham, Llantwit Major: The End of an Era
The photographs selected this week from the Edwin Miles collection provide a glimpse of one of the ālost mansionsā of the Vale of Glamorgan, the Ham at Llantwit Major. The home of the Nicholl familā¦
https://bit.ly/4mQCymg
16 days ago
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Yn ddiweddar rydym wedi rhannu nifer o ddelweddau o gasgliad y ffotograffydd o Ben-y-bont ar Ogwr, Edwin Miles. Gallwch ddarllen mwy am rhai oār delweddau yma ar ein blog. Maeār erthygl yma yn rhoi cipolwg ar un o āblastai collā Bro Morgannwg, yr Ham yn Llanilltud Fawr.
bit.ly/4mOUi1d
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Yr Ham, Llanilltud Fawr:Ā Diwedd Oes
Maeār ffotograffau a ddewiswyd yr wythnos hon o gasgliad Edwin Miles yn rhoi cipolwg ar un o āblastai collā Bro Morgannwg, yr Ham yn Llanilltud Fawr. Adeiladwyd cartref y teulu Niā¦
https://bit.ly/4mOUi1d
16 days ago
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This morning we welcomed Masters students from the Welsh School of Architecture on a visit to the Archives. We introduced them to our services and collections, with a particular focus on communities in the south of Cardiff. Thanks for visiting.
17 days ago
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Bore ma estynnwyd croeso iār Archifau i fyfyrwyr o Ysgol BensaernĆÆaeth Cymru. Cafwyd cyflwyniad iān Gwasanaethau aān casgliadau, gyda phwyslais arbennig ar gymunedau yn ne Caerdydd. Diolch am ymweld.
17 days ago
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Did you know that anyone can deposit records with the Archives? You can find out more about the process of depositing records on our website
glamarchives.gov.uk/collection/d...
If you have items that may be suitable for permanent preservation, please do get in touch.
18 days ago
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Oeddech chiān gwybod bod unrhyw un yn gallu cyflwyno dogfennau iār Archifau? Gallwch ddarganfod mwy am y broses draw ar ein gwefan
glamarchives.gov.uk/y-casgliad/a...
Os oes gennych ddogfennau all fod yn addas ar gyfer eu cadwān barhaol, cysylltwch a ni.
18 days ago
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Weāve had a wonderful week with Years 5 and 6 from St Francis RC Primary. Together weāve been exploring the history of the development of their community in Ely and Caerau. Thanks for visiting!
21 days ago
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Rydym wedi cael wythnos ardderchog gyda Blynyddoedd 5 a 6 o Ysgol Gynradd Gatholig Sant Ffransis. Buom yn ymchwilio gydaān gilydd i hanes datblygiad eu cymuned nhw yn NhrelĆ”i a Chaerau. Diolch am ymweld!
21 days ago
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Glamorgan Archives was very sad to learn recently of the death of Mary Traynor at the age of 91. Mary was an artist who, since the late 1960s, had tried to capture buildings in Cardiff at threat of being demolished. Including Adamsdown School, which was demolished in the late-1980s.
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Roedd Archifau Morgannwg yn drist i glywed yn ddiweddar am farwolaeth Mary Traynor yn 91 oed. Roedd Mary yn artist o Gaerdydd buān darlunio adeiladau mewn perygl o gael eu dymchwel. Gan gynnwys Ysgol Adamsdown, cafodd ei ddymchwel ar ddiwedd yr 1980au.
22 days ago
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October is Black History Month You can find our Research Guide to Sources for the Study of Minority Ethnic History on our website.
glamarchives.gov.uk/collection/r...
24 days ago
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Mis Hydref yw Mis Hanes Pobl Dduon Gallwch ddod o hyd iān Canllaw Ymchwil ar Ffynonellau ar gyfer Astudio Hanes Ethnig Lleiafrifol ar ein gwefan.
glamarchives.gov.uk/y-casgliad/c...
24 days ago
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Are you just starting your family history? Or have you hit a brick wall in your research? If so, why not book one of our Ask the Experts sessions? Sessions are available to book on the third Tuesday of each month, and are delivered in partnership with
@glamorganfhs.bsky.social
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25 days ago
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Newydd ddechrau hel eich achau? Neu wedi taro pen wal yn eich ymchwil? Os felly, pam ddim cadw lle ar un oān sesiynau Holiār Hen Lawiau? Mae sesiynau ar gael ar drydydd Dydd Mawrth pob mis, ac feāu darparwyd mewn partneriaeth a
@glamorganfhs.bsky.social
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25 days ago
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Glamorgan History Society Autumn Day The Glamorgan History Society will be holding itās annual Autumn Day in Bridgend on Saturday 8 November. This year, in celebration of the Societyās 75th anniversary, the theme is āWriting the History of Glamorganā.
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