Glamorgan Archives will be closed for Collections Week from 9-13 February. This is to allow staff to undertake essential behind the scenes work on the collection. The searchroom will reopen as usual on Tuesday 17 February.

Bydd Archifau Morgannwg ar gau ar gyfer Wythnos Casgliadau o 9-13 Chwefror. Mae hyn i ganiatáu staff i ymgymryd â gwaith hanfodol tu ôl i’r llen ar y casgliad. Bydd yr ystafell ymchwil yn ail-agor fel arfer o Ddydd Mawrth 17 Chwefror.

It was great to welcome Year 6 from Tonysguboriau Primary to the Archives this morning to discover more about the impact of the Second World War on their locality. Thanks for visiting!

Roedd hi’n hyfryd croesawi Blwyddyn 6 o Ysgol Gynradd Tonysguboriau i’r Archifau bore ma i ddarganfod mwy am effaith yr Ail Ryfel Byd ar eu milltir sgwâr nhw. Diolch am ymweld!

George Sibbering: Founder member of Cardiff Philatelic Society and Chief Engineer Taff Vale Railway Company Join Roger Gilbert on Friday 27 February at 2pm to discover more about the life and work of George Sibbering. Book your FREE place here: www.ticketsource.co.uk/glamorgan-ar...

George Sibbering: Founder member of Cardiff Philatelic Society and Chief Engineer Taff Vale Railway Company Ymunwch a Roger Gilbert ar Ddydd Gwener 27 Chwefror am 2yh i ddarganfod mwy am fywyd a gwaith George Sibbering. Cadwch le AM DDIM yma: www.ticketsource.co.uk/glamorgan-ar...

This photograph of Caerphilly Miners Hospital, part of the National Coal Board collection, was taken 75 years ago in February 1951. The building of the hospital was financed by contributions from local miners, and it opened in 1923.

Tynnwyd y llun yma o Ysbyty Glowyr Caerffili, sy’n rhan o gasgliad y Bwrdd Glo, 75 mlynedd yn ôl yn Chwefror 1951. Talwyd am adeiladu’r Ysbyty trwy gyfraniadau gan lowyr lleol, ac fe’i hagorwyd ym 1923.

Ymunwch â ni i ddathlu #DiwrnodMerchedAMenywodMewnChwaraeon gyda’r llun gwych yma! Aelodau clwb tenis Prifysgol Caerdydd 1899 🎾 O Archif Sefydliadol Prifysgol Caerdydd a gedwir yng Nghasgliadau Arbennig ac Archifau Prifysgol Caerdydd. #hanesmerched ♀️

Join us in celebrating #GirlsAndWomenInSportsDay with this glorious group photo! Members of the Cardiff University tennis club 1899 🎾 From the Cardiff University Institutional Archive held at Cardiff University Special Collections & Archives. #WomensHistory ♀️

It was great to welcome a group from Menter Caerdydd on a visit to the Archives this morning. We hope you enjoyed the glimpse behind the scenes and the display of documents from the collection. Thanks for visiting.

Roedd hi’n hyfryd croesawi grŵp o Menter Caerdydd ar ymweliad i’r Archifau bore ma. Gobeithio i chi fwynhau’r cip tu ôl i’r llen a’r arddangosfa o ddogfennau o’r casgliad. Diolch am ymweld.

From Rhondda to Australia: The Papers of Thomas D Morgan & Family Today on the blog we take a look at a series of letters written by the Morgan family from the Rhondda. They trace the story of Thomas D Morgan who emigrated to Australia in search of gold! glamarchives.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/f...

O’r Rhondda i Awstralia: Papurau Thomas D Morgan a’i Deulu Heddiw ar y blog cymerwn gip ar gyfres o lythyrau ysgrifennwyd gan y teulu Morgan o’r Rhondda. Maent yn olrhain hanes Thomas D Morgan a ymfudodd i Awstralia ym 1862 i chwilio am aur! archifaumorgannwg.wordpress.com/2026/02/02/o...

Glamorgan Archives will be closed for Collections Week from 9-13 February. This is to allow staff to undertake essential behind the scenes work on the collection. The searchroom will reopen as usual on Tuesday 17 February.

Bydd Archifau Morgannwg ar gau ar gyfer Wythnos Casgliadau o 9-13 Chwefror. Mae hyn i ganiatáu staff i ymgymryd â gwaith hanfodol tu ôl i’r llen ar y casgliad. Bydd yr ystafell ymchwil yn ail-agor fel arfer o Ddydd Mawrth 17 Chwefror.

This wonderful photo from 1929 shows Standard 1A at Abertaf Council School with their teacher. Abertaf Infants School opened in 1904 and the Mixed Junior School in 1906. They amalgamated in 1966 to form Abertaf Primary School. In 2013 local schools merged to form Abercynon Community Primary School.

Mae’r llun hyfryd yma o 1929 yn dangos plant Safon 1A Ysgol Cyngor Abertaf gyda’u hathrawes. Agorwyd Ysgol Babanod Abertaf ym 1904 a’r Ysgol Gymysg Iau ym 1906. Unwyd yr ysgolion ym 1966 i greu Ysgol Gynradd Abertaf. Yn 2013 unwyd yr ysgolion lleol i greu Ysgol Gynradd Gymunedol Abercynon.

Today is Pride and Prejudice Day! The day marks the anniversary of the novel’s publication on 28 January 1813. This is the programme for a performance of Pride and Prejudice by the Rhondda County Grammar School for Girls in December 1958.

Heddiw yw Diwrnod ‘Pride and Prejudice’ Mae’r diwrnod yn nodi cyhoeddiad cyntaf y nofel ar 28 Ionawr 1813. Dyma raglen ar gyfer perfformiad o ‘Pride and Prejudice’ gan Ysgol Ramadeg Sirol y Rhondda i Ferched yn Rhagfyr 1958.

Today is Holocaust Memorial Day Here we see the cover of the order of service for the consecration of the memorial tablet at Cardiff New Synagogue. The tablet remembers those who perished in concentration camps and whose resting place is unknown.

Heddiw yw Dydd Cofio’r Holocost. Yma gwelwn glawr trefn yr oedfa ar gyfer cysegru’r goflech yn Synagog Newydd Caerdydd. Mae’r goflech er gof am rheini bu farw yn y gwersyll-garcharau ac sydd a gorffwysfannau anhysbys.

This photograph was taken in around 1890, at the time of the construction of the original All Saints Church in Penarth. The church was destroyed by fire 100 years ago, in 1926, and later rebuilt. The building suffered damage again during the Blitz of 1941 and was rebuilt once more.

Tynnwyd y llun yma tua 1890, ar adeg adeiladau Eglwys yr Holl Saint, Penarth. Dinistriwyd yr eglwys gan dân 100 mlynedd yn ôl ym 1926, ac fe’i hail-adeiladwyd. Dioddefodd yr adeilad difrod unwaith eto o ganlyniad i’r Blitz ym 1941 ac fe’i hail-adeiladwyd eto.

Swydd: Swyddog Ymgysylltiad (Amser llawn, tymor sefydlog tan 31 Hydref 2026) Dyma gyfle cyffrous i weithio gyda gwasanaethau archifa a threftadaeth ledled Cymru ar brosiect Archifau Cymru Byw / Archives Wales Alive a ariennir gan Lywodraeth Cymru. 1/

Job Opportunity: Engagement Officer (Full time, fixed-term to 31 October 2026) This is an exciting opportunity to work with archive and heritage services across Wales on the Welsh Government funded Archifau Cymru Byw / Archives Wales Alive project. 1/

Swydd: Swyddog Prosiect Gwirfoddoli Digidol (14.5 awr yr wythnos, tymor sefydlog tan 31 Hydref 2026) Dyma gyfle cyffrous i weithio gyda gwasanaethau archif a threftadaeth ledled Cymru ar brosiect #CrowdCymru a ariennir gan Lywodraeth Cymru. 1/

ob Opportunity: Digital Volunteering Project Officer (14.5 hours per week, fixed-term to 31 October 2026) This is an exciting opportunity to work with archive and heritage services across Wales on the Welsh Government funded #CrowdCrymru project. 1/

New blog post: the lavish funeral procession and ceremony of Joanna Jones of Fonmon (d. 1812). Black horses and ostrich plumes all the way from London, grey beaver gloves for ALL the labourers and tenants' wives at the funeral. Grateful thanks to @glamarchives.bsky.social for permission to publish.

Today is National Handwriting Day! And it’s the perfect opportunity to thank our volunteers for persevering with the handwriting they encounter in many of the records they are indexing or transcribing for us. Pat is currently working on the diaries of Robert Drane.

Heddiw yw Diwrnod Llawysgrifen! A dyma’r cyfle perffaith i ddiolch i’n gwirfoddolwyr am ddyfalbarhau gyda’r llawysgrifen o fewn y cofnodion y maent yn mynegeio neu’n trawsgrifio ar ein rhan. Ar hyn o bryd mae Pat wrthi’n gweithio ar ddyddiaduron Robert Drane.

A big thank you to @opheliadossantos.bsky.social for hosting an amazing embroidery workshop, Tracing Coal’s Hidden Threads, at the Archives last night. And thanks to everyone who came along for giving us some really valuable feedback on plans for a new education resource. Diolch yn fawr!

Diolch anferth i @opheliadossantos.bsky.social am gynnal gweithdy brodwaith anhygoel, Olrhain Edau Gudd Glo, yn yr Archifau neithiwr. A diolch i bawb ymunodd am gyflwyno adborth gwerthfawr iawn ar gynlluniau ar gyfer adnodd addysg newydd. Diolch yn fawr!

This image forms part of the records of the Merthyr Tydfil Poor Law Union. It isn’t dated, but was likely taken at the start of the 20th century. It shows staff and children of the Union Cottage Homes.

Mae’r ddelwedd yma yn ffurfio rhan o gofnodion Undeb y Tlodion Merthyr Tudful. Nid yw’r llun wedi ei dyddio, ond mae’n debyg iddo gael ei dynnu ar ddechrau’r 20fed ganrif. Gwelwn staff a phlant Cartrefi Plant yr Undeb.

A big thank you for Keith Moger for returning to the Archives this afternoon and giving such an excellent talk on the Welsh National Memorial Association. And thanks to everyone who joined us.

Diolch yn fawr i Keith Moger am ddychwelyd i’r Archifau prynhawn ma gyda sgwrs ardderchog ar ‘The Welsh National Memorial Association’. A diolch i bawb ymunodd a ni.

This wonderful photo was taken 100 years ago, in 1926. It shows a domestic science class underway at Cowbridge Girls School. It’s one of a number of photos taken that year which have been collected together into an album.

Tynnwyd y llun hyfryd yma 100 mlynedd yn ôl, ym 1926. Mae’n dangos disgyblion wrthi’n gweithio’n galed mewn dosbarth gwyddor tŷ. Mae’r llun yn un o nifer a dynnwyd y flwyddyn yna ac a gasglwyd at ei gilydd mewn albwm.

It was great to welcome students from Ysgol Bro Edern to the Archives today. They’re exploring the impact of World War 2 on eastern Cardiff, and looking at how the war effected women’s lives. We consulted a range of documents including items relating to the Royal Ordnance Factory in Llanishen.

Roedd hi’n hyfryd croesawi fyfyrwyr o Ysgol Bro Edern i’r Archifau heddiw. Maent yn ymchwilio i effaith yr Ail Ryfel Byd ar ddwyrain Caerdydd, ac ar fywydau menywod. Buom yn chwilota trwy nifer o ddogfennau. Gan gynnwys eitemau’n ymwneud a Ffatri Arfau’r Goron yn Llanisien.

This week we’re sharing new material received in 2025. A collection of records of Stanwell School, Penarth arrived in the spring. They date to the school’s early years as Penarth County Boys School and Penarth County Girls School. Here we see a photo of Penarth County Boys School in 1928.

Wythnos yma rydym yn rhannu eitemau newydd derbyniwyd yn 2025 Daeth casgliad o gofnodion Ysgol Stanwell Penarth i’r Archifau yn y gwanwyn. Maent yn dyddio nôl at gyfnod cynnar yr ysgol fel Ysgol Sirol i Fechgyn Penarth ac Ysgol Sirol i Ferched Penarth. Dyma lun o Ysgol Sirol i Fechgyn Penarth 1928.

This week we’re sharing new material received in 2025. This is a page from an accident book for Parc & Dare Colliery, Cwmparc, Rhondda, 1898-1900. It records deaths and accidents, including reports on injuries to children, such as this one to William Haydn Lewis, who was 12 years old at the time.

Yr wythnos yma rydym yn rhannu eitemau newydd derbyniwyd yn 2025. Dyma dudalen o lyfr damweiniau Glofa Parc & Dare, Cwmparc, Rhondda, 1898-1900. Mae’n cofnodi marwolaethau a damweiniau, gan gynnwys adroddiadau ar anafiadau i blant, fel yr un yma i William Haydn Lewis, oedd yn 12 oed ar y pryd.

This week we’re sharing new material received during 2025. In September we received a scrapbook of material relating to Croeso '69 events. The scrapbook, transferred to us from the Richard Burton Archives at Swansea University, is filled with letters, programmes and invitations, including this one.

Wythnos yma rydym yn rhannu eitemau newydd derbyniwyd yn 2025. Ym mis Medi derbyniwyd llyfr loffion o ddeunydd yn ymwneud a digwyddiadau Croeso ‘69. Mae’r llyfr lloffion, a drosglwyddwyd i ni gan Archifau Richard Burton, yn llawn llythyrau, rhaglenni a gwahoddiadau, gan gynnwys yr yn yma.

This week we’re sharing new material received in 2025. We were sad to hear of the death of artist Mary Traynor in August. We already held a large collection of her work. Mary Traynor’s family deposited the rest of her collection with us in October, including this drawing of Castell Coch.

Wythnos yma rydym yn rhannu eitemau derbyniwyd yn 2025. Roeddwn yn drist y glywed bu farw’r artist Mary Traynor ym mis Awst. Roedd gan yr Archifau gasgliad mawr o’i gwaith eisoes. Trosglwyddodd teulu Mary Traynor gweddill ei gasgliad atom ym mis Hydref, gan gynnwys y darlun yma o Gastell Coch.

Embarking on archival research may seem daunting but with careful planning, patience and an inquisitive outlook you can find some real treasures within historical collections. Enjoy the process and embrace the satisfaction that comes from uncovering valuable insights from the past. #ArchvesWales