250 years ago tomorrow, on 4 July 1776, the American Declaration of Independence was signed. In 1976, to mark the bicentenary, a choral concert was organised by South Glamorgan County Council in memory of Paul Robeson.

250 mlynedd yn ôl i fory, ar 4 Gorffennaf 1776, arwyddwyd Datganiad Annibyniaeth America. Ym 1976, i nodi’r daucanmlwyddiant, trefnwyd cyngerdd corawl gan Gyngor Sir De Morgannwg er cof am Paul Robeson.

Unmarried Motherhood, Maternity Homes, and the 100 Year Legacy of the Adoption Act in South Wales Join Ellie Gregory as she explores the experiences of unmarried mothers in South Wales 1910-1921 through records of Cardiff Salvation Army maternity homes. 24 July 11am Book here bit.ly/4xWsI9b

Unmarried Motherhood, Maternity Homes, and the 100 Year Legacy of the Adoption Act in South Wales Ymunwch ag Ellie Gregory wrth iddi ymchwilio i brofiadau mamau di-briod yn Ne Cymru 1910-1921 trwy gofnodion cartrefi mamau Byddin yr Iachawdwriaeth Caerdydd 24 Gorff 11yb Cadw lle bit.ly/4xWsI9b

The tennis is underway at Wimbledon. This photograph featured in the Ocean and National Magazine in December 1928. It shows members of the Ocean Staff Ladies Tennis Team for the 1928 season. The names of the team members are listed. And although they played only 4 matches, they won them all!

Mae’r tennis wedi dechrau yn Wimbledon Ymddangosodd y llun yma yn rhifyn Rhagfyr 1928 o gylchgrawn yr Ocean & National. Gwelwn aelodau Tîm Tennis Merched Staff yr Ocean ar gyfer tymor 1928. Rhestrwyd enwau’r aelodau. Ac er iddynt ond chwarae pedair gem, enillodd y tîm pob un!

Today we held our annual volunteer outing. And our destination this year was the wonderful Museum of Welsh Cricket at Sophia Gardens in Cardiff. Thank you so much to the team at the Museum for the warm welcome and for showing us around, and thanks in particular to Museum Curator, Andrew Hignell.

Heddiw oedd diwrnod ein trip gwirfoddolwyr blynyddol. Pen y siwrnai ‘leni oedd yr ardderchog Amgueddfa Criced Cymru yng Ngerddi Sophia, Caerdydd. Diolch yn fawr i dîm yr Amgueddfa am y croeso cynnes ac am ein tywys o gwmpas y safle, a diolch yn enwedig i Guradur yr Amgueddfa, Andrew Hignell.

‘The Black Diamond and Beyond: Hidden Hands and Healing Lands’ is an innovative bilingual resource from @glamarchives.bsky.social designed to inspire learners to explore the industrial past, present, and future of Wales. Read more about the resource in this blog: archives.wales/2026/06/29/t...

Mae ‘Y Diemwnt Du a Thu Hwnt: Dwylo Cudd ac Iachau’r Tir’ yn adnodd dwyieithog arloesol gan @glamarchives.bsky.social wedi’i gynllunio i ysbrydoli dysgwyr i archwilio gorffennol, presennol a dyfodol diwydiannol Cymru. Gallwch ddarllen mwy am yr adnodd yn y blog hwn: archifau.cymru/2026/06/29/y...

Celebrating #NationalCameraDay with some favourite portraits from the Cardiff Docklands Community Collection, taken during the early 1900s. This collection, which is held at @glamarchives.bsky.social, was worked on a few years ago by our volunteers 📷📸📷📸📷

Yn dathlu #DiwrnodCameraCenedlaethol gyda rhai portreadau hoff o Gasgliad Cymunedol Dociau Caerdydd, a gesglwyd yn ystod dechrau’r 1900au. Cafodd y casgliad hwn, sydd yng @glamarchives.bsky.social, ei weithio arno ychydig flynyddoedd yn ôl gan ein gwirfoddolwyr 📸📷📸📷

Unmarried Motherhood, Maternity Homes, and the 100 Year Legacy of the Adoption Act in South Wales Join Ellie Gregory as she explores the experiences of unmarried mothers in South Wales 1910-1921 through records of Cardiff Salvation Army maternity homes. 24 July 11am Book here bit.ly/4xWsI9b

Unmarried Motherhood, Maternity Homes, and the 100 Year Legacy of the Adoption Act in South Wales Ymunwch ag Ellie Gregory wrth iddi ymchwilio i brofiadau mamau di-briod yn Ne Cymru 1910-1921 trwy gofnodion cartrefi mamau Byddin yr Iachawdwriaeth Caerdydd 24 Gorff 11yb Cadw lle bit.ly/4xWsI9b

New arrival at the Archives! We recently received plans of public conveniences in Cardiff. Including these wonderful drawings of urinals on Wood Street, complete with fountains! Along with the plans, we received an estimate for the construction cost, a total of £1114 - a considerable sum in 1893.

Newydd i’r Archifau! Yn ddiweddar derbyniwyd cynlluniau o gyfleusterau cyhoeddus yng Nghaerdydd. Gan gynnwys y darluniau hyfryd yma o dai bach ar Stryd Wood, sydd gyda ffowntenni! Ynghyd a’r cynlluniau derbyniwyd amcan o’r gost adeiladau, cyfanswm o £1114 - dipyn o arian ym 1893.

Today is the Day of the Seafarer Glamorgan Archives hold around 600 boxes of crew agreements for Cardiff registered ships for the period 1863 to 1913. The agreements record the names of the crew, age, town of birth and the name of their last ship.

Heddiw yw Dydd y Morwr Mae gan Archifau Morgannwg tua 600 o focsys o gytundebau criw ar gyfer llongau a gofrestrwyd yng Nghaerdydd yn y cyfnod 1863-1913. Mae’r cytundebau yn cofnodi enwau’r criw, oedran, tref enedigol ac enw ei llong ddiwethaf.

A big thank you to Emily Garside for an excellent talk last night on her new book, RainbowWales. Thanks to everyone who joined us, we hope you enjoyed.

Diolch yn fawr i Emily Garside am sgwrs ardderchog neithiwr ar ei llyfr newydd, Rainbow Wales. A diolch i bawb ymunodd a ni, gobeithio i chi joio.

A sunny day in Penarth! This is the cover of a guidebook produced during the 1960s Who wouldn’t be tempted to visit for a walk along the esplanade and down the pier, and maybe even an excursion on a paddle steamer?

Diwrnod o haul ym Mhenarth! Dyma glawr arweinlyfr i Benarth cyhoeddwyd yn y 1960au Pwy na fyddai eisiau ymweld am dro ar hyd y promenâd a lawr y pier, ac efallai fordaith ar stemar olwyn?

Come and join us tonight for this brilliant FREE talk – and enjoy our aircon!

Ymunwch a ni heno am y sgwrs wych AM DDIM yma – a mwynhewch ein aircon!

🎨Wrth ein bodd â'r lliwiau retro ar y tudalennau hyn o lyfrau lloffion Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen @glamarchives Ry'n ni wedi swyno lawn cymaint gan y marciau'r tâp Sello a sut mae nhw wedi pylu gydag amser (er bo ni'n gwbod pa mor wael yw'r tâp Sello i gasgliadau!) #ArchiwiliwchEichArchif #Lliwgar

😍 Obsessed with the retro colours on these pages from Ysgol Gyfun Rhydfelen scrapbooks, from @glamarchives.bsky.social We're just as fascinated by the Sellotape marks, and how they've faded and changed over time (though we know how bad it is for collections!) #ExploreYourArchive #Colourful

Rainbow Wales: Celebrating Queer Welsh Icons, Past and Present Join us TOMORROW 23 June at 6pm as we celebrate Pride Month with a talk by Emily Garside on her latest book We have air con at the Archives! Book your FREE place here www.ticketsource.com/glamorgan-ar...

Rainbow Wales: Celebrating Queer Welsh Icons, Past and Present Ymunwch a ni FORY 23 Mehefin am 6yh wrth i ni ddathlu Mis Pride gyda sgwrs gan Emily Garside ar ei llyfr diweddaraf Mae gennym air con yn yr Archifau!! Cadwch le AM DDIM yma www.ticketsource.com/glamorgan-ar...

50 years ago this month, in June 1976, Crown Prince Akihito and Crown Princess Michiko of Japan visited Wales. Pride of place on the itinerary went to the visit made by Crown Prince Akihito to Deep Navigation Colliery in Treharris.

50 mlynedd yn ôl mis yma, ym Mehefin 1976, daeth Tywysog Akihito a’r Dywysoges Michiko o Japan ar ymweliad i Gymru. Neilltuwyd y lle blaenaf ar y rhaglen i ymweliad gan Dywysog Akihito a Glofa Deep Navigation yn Nhreharris.

Happy Pride! In my latest #Genealogy blog, I talk abt the similarities between our work as family historians & LGBTQ culture. Also a list of resources to help you find queer ancestors incl. works by @familyhistoriespodcast.com @ulsw.bsky.social @janetfew.bsky.social genealcymru.com/2026/06/19/w...

Collections week is drawing to a close We’ve been very busy sorting through the plans of W Clarke, Masons, of Llandaff. Here are some of the lovely drawings that feature in the collection.

Mae wythnos casgliadau bron ar ben Rydym wedi bod yn brysur iawn yn rhoi trefn ar gynlluniau W Clarke, Seiri Meini, o Landaf. Dyma rhai o’r darluniau sydd o fewn y casgliad.

Still time to book your place for what should be a brilliant evening on Tuesday!

Dal amser i gadw lle ar gyfer be ddylse fod yn noson wych nos Fawrth!

This week is National Picnic Week We’re not sure whether this photo shows a garden party or a rather grand picnic. But we’re very impressed by the outfits and can only imagine what sorts of delicious treats were on the menu. The image was taken in Cowbridge in the early-1900s.

Heddiw yw Wythnos y Picnic Nid ydym yn hollow siwr os taw garddwest neu bicnic crand sy’n ymddangos yn y llun yma. Ond mae’r dillad yn sicr yn creu argraff, a gallwn ond ddychmygu pa fath o ddanteithion oedd ar y fwydlen. Tynnwyd y llun yn y Bontfaen yn y 1900au cynnar.

We’re really pleased to be at @mrcwarwick.bsky.social today for the ‘Blood is the Price of Coal’ conference. We’re here with some of the banners from our Glamorgan’s Blood exhibition, sharing information about our amazing coal collections with delegates.

Rydym yn falch iawn allu fod yn @mrcwarwick.bsky.social heddiw ar gyfer cynhadledd ‘Blood is the Price of Coal’. Rydym yma gyda rhai o’r baneri o’n harddangosfa Gwaed Morgannwg, yn rhannu gwybodaeth am ein casgliadau glo anhygoel gyda’r gynulleidfa.

Rainbow Wales: Celebrating Queer Welsh Icons, Past and Present Join us on Tuesday 23 June at 6pm as we celebrate Pride Month with a talk by Emily Garside on her latest book. Book your FREE place here www.ticketsource.com/glamorgan-ar...

Rainbow Wales: Celebrating Queer Welsh Icons, Past and Present Ymunwch a ni ar nos Fawrth 23 Mehefin am 6yh wrth i ni ddathlu Mis Pride gyda sgwrs gan Emily Garside ar ei llyfr diweddaraf. Cadwch eich lle AM DDIM yma www.ticketsource.com/glamorgan-ar...

On this day 50 years ago, on 17 June 1976, St Athan’s Boys Village celebrated its Golden Jubilee. A holiday camp for the sons of miners, it was run by the Boys and Girls Clubs of Wales.

Ar y dydd hwn 50 mlynedd yn ôl, ar 17 Mehefin 1976, dathlodd Pentref Bechgyn Sain Tathan ei Jiwbilî Aur. Gwersyll gwyliau ar gyfer meibion i lowyr, rhedwyd y gwersyll gan Glybiau Bechgyn a Merched Cymru.

It’s collections week at the Archives this week One of the collections we’re working on is that of W Clarke, Masons, of Llandaff. We’re focussing on the very large series of plans within the collection. Here are just some of them!

Mae’n wythnos casgliadau yn yr Archifau wythnos yma Un o’r casgliadau rydym yn gweithio arno yw un W Clarke, Seiri Meini, o Landaf. Rydym yn canolbwyntio ar y gyfres fawr iawn o gynlluniau sydd o fewn y casgliad. Dyma rhai ohonyn nhw!

Rainbow Wales: Celebrating Queer Welsh Icons, Past and Present Join us on Tuesday 23 June at 6pm as we celebrate Pride Month with a talk by Emily Garside on her latest book. Book your FREE place here www.ticketsource.com/glamorgan-ar...

Rainbow Wales: Celebrating Queer Welsh Icons, Past and Present Ymunwch a ni ar nos Fawrth 23 Mehefin am 6yh wrth i ni ddathlu Mis Pride gyda sgwrs gan Emily Garside ar ei llyfr diweddaraf. Cadwch eich lle AM DDIM yma www.ticketsource.com/glamorgan-ar...

It’s collections week at the Archives We’re closed this week so that staff can focus on essential work on the collection We will reopen as usual from 9.30am on Tuesday 23 June

Mae’n wythnos casgliadau yn yr Archifau Rydym ar gau wythnos yma er mwyn i’r staff allu ganolbwyntio ar waith hanfodol ar y casgliad Byddwn yn ail-agor fel arfer 9.30yb ar Ddydd Mawrth 23 Mehefin

Next week is collections week at the Archives Our searchroom will be closed to allow staff to undertake essential work on the collection We will reopen as usual from 9.30am on Tuesday 23 June Updates on collections week work will appear here during the week!