Online course - starting soon! www.aber.ac.uk/en/lifelong-... War memorials, plaques, placenames, controversial statues, graffiti & more. All welcome! Free for @aberuni.bsky.social students & staff. @interpolaber.bsky.social @pssatweets.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @llafur.bsky.social

Micaela Panes is researching Labour women’s activism in south Wales and south-west England for her PhD thesis. We were delighted to help her visit a range of archives with one of our research bursaries. Read more on our website. @dwi-micaela.bsky.social sslh.org.uk/2026/01/13/m...

This week we’re sharing some of the new material received by the Archives during 2025. This is Flying Officer William Austin Harvey. His papers arrived at Glamorgan Archives in September. He was born in Gilfach, Bargoed, in 1922. He served with the RAF during the Second World War.

Gavin McCann visited @swminerslibrary.bsky.social to research his book on libraries, trade unions and education with the help of an SSLH bursary. Read his report and find out more about our research bursaries here 👇 sslh.org.uk/2025/11/28/g...

A very interesting day at Theatr Soar for 'History and Heritage in Merthyr' with @llafur.bsky.social and the Cyfarthfa Foundation 📚 Wonderful to learn so much about the town my family call home 🏠 #Wales #History

The ‘History and Heritage in Merthyr’ conference has begun! We’ll be keeping you updated with today’s programme ⬇️⬇️⬇️

We supported Harry Griffiths with a research bursary. His report is on our website 👇 sslh.org.uk/2025/11/27/h...

Tomorrow! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

🚨REMINDER🚨 Join Llafur and Cyfarthfa Foundation at our joint conference 'History and Heritage in Merthyr! 📅This Saturday (28/11/25) from 9:30am 📍Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil Free tickets: www.tickettailor.com/events/llafu...

Join Llafur, in collaboration with the Cyfarthfa Foundation, to explore the rich history of Merthyr and the next steps in the story of its heritage. Also including the Llafur AGM 2025. 📆 Saturday 29 November 🕰️9.30am - 6pm 📍Theatr Soar, Merthyr Tydfil 🎟️https://tinyurl.com/yb9cv7tm

Thank you to everyone involved in the @llafur.bsky.social event on the 1925 strike in Ammanford yesterday. To Aled, Robert, Ioan and Sian for their brilliant talks, and to all who were able to attend and join in discussions. Interested in learning more about what we do? Visit the Llafur website.

🚨REMINDER🚨 Join us tomorrow to explore the 1925 anthracite strike and its legacy ⬇️⬇️⬇️

Reminder that we'll be in Ammanford tomorrow to talk all about the 1925 anthracite strike. Come and join us @llafur.bsky.social and our brilliant speakers.

Join Aled Eirug in discussion with Adrain Master discussing his book Dafydd Elis-Thomas: Nation Builder 📆 30th October 2025 🕣 6.30pm 📍Storyville Books, Pontypridd 🎟️ www.ticketsource.co.uk/Storyville-B...

Huge thanks to Sandie Hicks for sharing her amazing images of Greenham Common Women's Peace Camp with us. Aren't they splendid? Find more incredible images here in our visual archive ➡️ buff.ly/CqTzlAb #GreenhamCommonWomensPeaceCamp #Activism #Peace #Protest #Feminism #AntiWar #AntiNuclear

The Welfare Ystradgynlais have a great line up of coalfield events this month! Check out what's on 👇👇👇

Time is running out to sign up for this! A great gateway to studying local history, heritage policy & full of case studies and real world issues from Wales & beyond. #Heritage #History #WelshHistory #Memorials @aberuni.bsky.social @rcahmwales.bsky.social @llafur.bsky.social @interpolaber.bsky.social

A wonderful evening in Portmeirion last Thursday to celebrate Aled Eirug's new biography of Dafydd Elis-Thomas. Diolch to everyone who attended, to Aled, Elliw Gwawr, Mabon ap Gwynfor, Gwyneth Glyn and Twm Morys for their contributions, and to Portmeirion for such a memorable evening.

It's almost time for us to kick off conference, and we'll be opening proceedings with the exclusive premiere of our newly commissioned video tour of St Fagans 📽️ At 3.00pm all delegates will have the chance to join us for the first screening followed by a live Q&A 👇 #Museums2025

Are you of African/Caribbean descent with ties to the Valleys? The Black Valleys Project would love to hear your story! Help support the creation of new Black Welsh History resources for local schools. 🗓️Friday 24th October 🕰️2pm 📍Rhondda Heritage Park Museum

'Dafydd Elis-Thomas: Nation Builder' is available now in bookshops and through the link below! 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/dafydd-... You can also join Aled in conversation at events throughout the autumn.

We had a wonderful evening celebrating the launch of 'Dafydd Elis-Thomas: Nation Builder' by Aled Eirug on Tuesday! Diolch yn fawr to all who attended and especially to Aled, Felicity Evans, Richard Wyn Jones, Mark Drakeford and Elin Jones for their wonderful contributions. 📹 Tane Rogers-Eirug

Publishing today! 📚 Dafydd Elis-Thomas was one of the most outstanding Welsh public figures of the last fifty years. In this new biography, Aled Eirug explores the political life of the controversial politician who changed the face of Wales. 📚 www.uwp.co.uk/book/dafydd-...

More than mere prelude to '26, join us in Ammanford to discuss what the great Hywel Francis once described as 'a landmark of immeasurable significance in the development of a sophisticated trade union consciousness among the whole of the South Wales Miners' (Llafur 1:2, 1973).

Join Llafur and our guest speakers to explore the 1925 anthracite strike and its legacy a hundred years on! 📆 25/10/2025 ⏱️10:30-16:00 📍Ammanford Welfare Hall 🎟️Free tickets: tinyurl.com/anthracitest...

Hello Bluesky! We are a working partnership funded by Welsh Government to deliver a digital archives volunteer project. Our global family of remote volunteers work on digital collections to make them more accessible. More info here: gwentarchives.gov.uk/en/partnersh...

Bethan M. Hughes will be presenting ‘Stitching Peace: An Artist’s Creative Response to the Welsh Women’s Peace Petition’ at Archif Menywod Cymru/Women’s Archive Wales’ session at the National Eisteddfod in Wrecsam at 12.30pm on Friday 8 August in Pabell y Cymdeithasau 2 (Societies’ Tent 2) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Remembering Coal. One-day event at the University of Birmingham next Monday (16 June). Details… sslh.org.uk/2025/06/11/r...

Forthcoming Saothar 50 will have article on Irish solidarity with the miners. www.rte.ie/archives/201...

Please consider signing this petition to retain Bangor University Archives and Special Collections as an essential part of the cultural and intellectual life of Wales: www.change.org/p/save-your-... @archpbu.bsky.social

Excellent afternoon yesterday launching our latest publication, The Diary of Amy Dillwyn. Lesbian author, industrial pioneer, charity organiser, her diaries chart a very remarkable life. Edited by Kirsti Bohata and available here www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/37.htm

This Friday, Angela V. John will be giving a talk exploring the lesser-known story of Richard Burton’s teacher and legal guardian, Philip Burton. 📆 25/04/2025 ⏰ 6pm - 8pm 📍 The New Plaza, Port Talbot For more info and free tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-talk-...

Last week the Norwegian Church Arts Centre, the Cardiff Centre for Welsh History and Llafur held a one day conference on ‘The Diverse Religious and Cultural Heritage of Wales’. Thank you to all those who presented and attended!

Don’t forget! 👇👇👇

Monumental Welsh Women are fundraising for their fifth and final statue which commemorates Elizabeth Andrews and her work which championed social reform and women’s rights (to keep it brief!). They have £25,000 left to raise, if able, please donate here: www.gofundme.com/f/the-statue...

Looking forward to discussing with Lucy Taylor her stunning new book, Global Politics of Welsh Patagonia: Settler Colonialism from the Margins. New insights on every page.

Join the Norwegian Church Arts Centre, the Cardiff Centre for Welsh History and Llafur for a one-day conference on The Diverse Religious and Cultural Heritage of Wales! 🗓️ Wednesday 9th April, 9am 📍Norwegian Church Arts Centre, Cardiff 🎟️ Reserve your free ticket: fixr.co/event/the-di...

Next Sunday, Terry Dimmick presents a series of films and a discussion on Wales and the 1984/5 miners’ strike! 👉 Strike! Wales in the Miners’ Strike + Discussion 📆 Sunday 2nd March, 2.30pm 📍 Chapter Arts Centre, Cardiff Tickets: www.chapter.org/whats-on/str...

Great to be added to the starter pack!

We are currently too few to qualify for a starter pack, but here’s a list of Labour (and Labor) History Societies. bsky.app/profile/did:...

Llafur is on Bluesky! We organise free events and have an annual journal for our members. Why not check out tomorrow’s 2024 AGM and online event: Voices of the Strike! Register here: www.tickettailor.com/events/llafu...