Calan Gaeaf Hapus! Yn y bennod nesaf (a dychrynllyd dros ben!) hon o #DiwrnodYmMywyd, mae un o'n Cynorthwywyr Cadwedigaeth yn dangos sut rydyn ni'n diogelu’n casgliadau rhag lawer o blâu gwahanol! buff.ly/jFKJPyk

Happy Halloween! In this next spooky edition of a #DayInTheLife, one of our Preservation Assistants shows you how we look after our collections from lots of different pests! buff.ly/jFKJPyk

#OnThisDay in 1914, HMS Good Hope was sunk at the Battle of Coronel with the loss of all hands. Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine reader Gill Hulse shares some pictures of her grandfather John Ellery Tizard, who was among the sailors who died: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

#OnThisDay in 1878, Sister Dora, a nun and nurse beloved for her charity work in #Walsall, wrote an extraordinary letter. She was dying and wanted to say goodbye to Kenyon Jones — the man she had secretly loved for years. Read the full story ⬇️ www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

Happy Halloween! 🧟 Some spooky tales - castellcoch.com/2021/10/29/t... (This is an image I created last year.)

Happy #Halloween! Here’s the start of a spooky tale from a collection of #CardiffUniversity College Magazines handwritten by students throughout the 1880s and currently being transcribed by our intrepid volunteers. “One day there called at a hotel in a quiet little town a stranger…” 👻

#CalanGaeaf hapus! Dyma ddechrau stori frawychus o gasgliad o gylchgronau Coleg Prifysgol Caerdydd a ysgrifennwyd â llaw gan fyfyrwyr trwy gydol y 1880au, sydd ar hyn o bryd yn cael eu trawsgrifio gan ein gwirfoddolwyr gwrol👻 “Un diwrnod fe wnaeth dieithryn alw heibio gwesty mewn tref fach, dawel…”

Hydref yw Mis Hanes Pobl Dduon Ydych chi wedi gweld ein Canllaw Ymchwil ar gyfer Hanes Lleiafrifoedd Ethnig? Mae’n adnodd defnyddiol sy’n taflu goleuni ar ffynonellau sydd ar gael i olrhain hanes pobl o dras y mwyafrif byd-eang Ne Cymru. bit.ly/3U3vjyV

October is Black History Month Have you taken a look at our Research Guide to Sources for the Study of Minority Ethnic History? It’s an useful tool highlighting resources available for tracing the history of global majority heritage people in South Wales. bit.ly/47j1JIZ

Ar y diwrnod hwn, ym 1963, curodd Clwb Rygbi Casnewydd Grysau Duon Seland Newydd. Roedd yn dipyn o gamp. Roedd y Crysau Duon wedi ennill 35 gêm ar eu taith, gan golli un gêm yn unig, yn erbyn Clwb Rygbi Casnewydd yn Rodney Parade!

On this day, in 1963, Newport RFC beat the New Zealand All Blacks. It was a momentous achievement with the All Blacks winning 35 games in their tour and their only loss being against Newport RFC at Rodney Parade!

Argraffwyd y napcyn addurnol yma i goffau agoriad y Llysoedd a Neuadd y Ddinas yng Nghaerdydd gan yr Ardalydd Bute, 120 mlynedd yn ôl i heddiw, ar 29 Hydref 1906.

This decorative napkin was printed to commemorate the opening of the Law Courts and City Hall in Cardiff by the Marquess of Bute, 120 years ago today, on 29 October 1906.

We have a fantastic #EYAFolklore blog post to end our October theme by @uoscollections.bsky.social - read to discover all about their Archives of Cultural Tradition (ACT) 🔍✨ #ExploreYourArchive www.exploreyourarchive.org/folklore-in-...

Folklore in the Archives of Cultural Tradition — Explore Your Archive

There is a veritable treasure trove of folkloric content in the Archives of Cultural Tradition (ACT) held at University of Sheffield

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To celebrate #WorldBalletDay just look at this cute little #prima #ballerina on her tippy toes! Photograph of #EdwardThomas’s daughter, Myfanwy, taken in 1919 🩰 Thomas’s Literary Archive was the first collection our volunteers transcribed.

I ddathlu Diwrnod Bale’r Byd, edrychwch ar y prima ballerina fach ddel yma ar flaenau ei thraed! Llun o ferch #EdwardThomas, Myfanwy, yn 1919 🩰 Archif Lenyddol Edward Thomas oedd y casgliad cyntaf i’n gwirfoddolwyr ei drawsgrifio.

Findmypast has launched a new online tool making it easier to trace men commemorated on First World War memorials - and they want family historians to try it out now! www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

Last month we were closed for a week in order to work on our collections. We posted daily progress on social media but after a couple of weeks reviewing our overall progress, we wanted to let you know what the team were able to achieve that week. buff.ly/G5R8B2B

Fis diwethaf roeddem ar gau am wythnos er mwyn gweithio ar ein casgliadau. Fe wnaethon ni rhannu’n cynnydd dyddiol ar y cyfryngau cymdeithasol ond ar ôl cwpl o wythnosau yn adolygu ein cynnydd cyffredinol, roeddem am roi gwybod i chi beth oedd y tîm wedi llwyddo i’w gyflawni yr wythnos honno.

Yn y llun yma gwelwn dîm Adran Rygbi Elyn o 100 mlynedd yn ôl, ar gyfer tymor 1926-27. Roeddent yn rhan o Glwb Chwaraeon Corfflu Gwirfoddolwyr a Chadetiaid Melingriffith.

This photographs shows the Elyn Rugby Section team from 100 years ago, for the 1926-27 season. They were part of the Melingriffith Volunteer and Cadet Corps Sports Club.

#OnThisDay 100 years ago, Erroll George and Alice Jenkins were married. Their descendant Sally George reveals how she inherited their love letters - and uncovered a remarkable story of a romance that flourished despite racial prejudice ❤️ www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

Our volunteers are almost halfway through transcribing these poignant recollections of first-hand experience of fighting at the Battle of #MametzWood #WWI #wewillrememberthem

Mae ein gwirfoddolwyr bron yn hanner ffordd drwy drosgrifio'r atgofion emosiynol hyn o brofiad uniongyrchol o frwydro yn Rhyfelfa Maes #Mametz #WWI #Byddai'ncofionhw

Campaigners call for memorial to British Home Children in the UK: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

In the months prior to D-Day, the 320th Barrage Balloon Battalion was stationed in and around the Pontypool area between February and May 1944.

Yn ystod y misoedd cyn Dydd-D, lleolwyd 320ain Bataliwn Balŵn Morglawdd yn ardal Pont-y-pŵl a'r cyffiniau rhwng Chwefror a Mai 1944.

#OnThisDay in 1642, the first major conflict of the English Civil War was fought at the Battle of Edgehill. Tracing an ancestor who fought in the Civil War is difficult but not impossible - we've picked the best websites to help you out: www.whodoyouthinkyouaremaga...

The AMCWAW AGM 2026 will take place on Thursday 12th November, at 7pm via Zoom. If you wish to attend, you need to register by emailing info@womensarchivewales.org The Notice can be downloaded from our website: www.womensarchivewales.org/en/ Photo: The 2025 Avril Rolph Bursary Award

Bydd CCB AMCWAW 2026 ar Ddydd Iau 12 Tachwedd, 6yh, trwy Zwm. Os ydych chi'n dymuno mynychu'r cyfarfod, bydd angen i chi gofrestru trwy ebostio info@womensarchivewales.org Gallwch ddadlwytho'r Rhybudd llawn ar ein gwefan: www.womensarchivewales.org/cy/ Llun: Gwobr Bwrsari Avril Rolph 2025