We have a new collection! Minutes book from the Llandaff Cathedral Archive - dates covered include the wartime devastation of the cathedral in 1941 when a German parachute landmine landed on the south side of the cathedral. Volunteers assemble!
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Mae gennym gasgliad newydd! Llyfr y cofnodion o Archif Eglwys Gadeiriol Llandaf - mae'r dyddiadau a drafodir yn cynnwys difrod y rhyfel yn yr eglwys gadeiriol yn 1941 pan ddaeth mwnci tir lloeren Almaenig i'r ochr ddeheuol o'r eglwys gadeiriol. Dewch, gwirfoddolwyr, cymrwch ati!
The second item from the Rolls collection we wanted to highlight which documents the family’s travels is this travel journal. This is the journal of Edward Nevill Macready who travelled in India, Ceylon and Egypt with his wife, Martha S. Rolls, on various trips between 1820 and 1848.
Yr ail eitem o gasgliad Rolls yr oeddem am dynnu sylw atynt yw’r dyddiadur teithio hwn sy’n dogfennu teithiau'r teulu. Dyma ddyddiadur Edward Nevill Macready a deithiodd yn India, Seilón a'r Aifft gyda'i wraig, Martha S. Rolls, rhwng 1820 a 1848.
Tynnwyd y llun yma o gasgliad y Bwrdd Glo 75 mlynedd yn ôl i Ddydd Sul, ar 30 Awst 1951. Gwelwn olygfa dros Waith Phurnacite Duffryn Canol yn Abercwmboi. Agorwyd y gwaith ym 1942, ac fe’i hestynnwyd ym 1951-1952. Caewyd y gwaith ym 1991.
This photo from the National Coal Board collection was taken 75 years ago on Sunday, on 30 August 1951. It shows a view over the Middle Duffryn Phurnacite Plant at Abercwmboi. The plant opened in 1942, and underwent extension work in 1951-1952. It closed in 1991.
Today is #InternationalDogDay and we are pleased to announce the winner of the 2026 #GwentArchiveDogShow is “Sampson”! We hope you have enjoyed our dog show and if your favourite didn’t win – be sure to tune in next year to support them!
Mae heddiw’n #DiwrnodRhyngwladolCwn ac rydym yn falch o gyhoeddi mae enillydd #SioeGwnArchifGwent 2026 yw “Sampson”! Rydym yn gobeithio eich wedi mwyhau ein Sioe Gŵn ac os na fu i’ch ffefryn ennill - cofiwch ymuno’r flwyddyn nesaf i’w cefnogi!
Newydd ddechrau hel eich achau? Neu wedi taro pen wal yn eich ymchwil? Os felly, efallai gallwn helpu gyda sesiwn Holi’r Hen Lawiau. Mae’r sesiynau un-i-un yma gydag arbenigwyr o Gymdeithas Hanes Teulu Morgannwg yn cael eu cynnal ar 3ydd Dydd Mawrth y mis. Cysylltwch i gadw lle
Are you new to family history? Or have you hit a brick wall in your research? If so, we may be able to help with an Ask the Experts session. These one-to-one sessions with experts from Glamorgan Family History Society are held on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Contact us to book
Deterrent, Revenge or Justice? The Execution of Leslie James, The Last Woman Hanged in Wales Ymunwch a’r awduron John Wake a Mary Jones wrth iddynt drafod eu llyfr newydd a’r ymchwil wrth gefn iddo Dydd Mercher 16 Medi, 2yp Cadwch le: www.ticketsource.com/glamorgan-ar...
"Deterrent, Revenge or Justice? The Execution of Leslie James, The Last Woman Hanged in Wales" at Glamorgan Archives
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Deterrent, Revenge or Justice? The Execution of Leslie James, The Last Woman Hanged in Wales Join authors John Wake and Mary Jones as they tell us about their latest book and the research behind it Wednesday 16 September, 2pm Book your place: www.ticketsource.com/glamorgan-ar...
"Deterrent, Revenge or Justice? The Execution of Leslie James, The Last Woman Hanged in Wales" at Glamorgan Archives
Tickets are now available for Deterrent, Revenge or Justice? The Execution of Leslie James, The Last Woman Hanged in Wales at Glamorgan Archives, Cardiff on Wednesday 16th September 2026 at 2:00PM. Cl...
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Transcribing this first batch of letters from the #PenrhynEstate [Jamaica] Collection is almost 70% done! Volunteer power 🤜🤜🤜 This incredibly important collection is held @archpbu.bsky.social
Mae dros 70% o'r gwaith o drosgrifio'r swp cyntaf o lythyrau o Gasgliad Ystad Penrhyn [Jamaica] wedi'i gwblhau! Pwer gwirfoddolwyr 🤜🤜🤜 Mae'r gasgliad pwysig iawn hwn yn cael ei gadw @archpbu.bsky.social
Gair i’ch atgoffa – Bydd ein Hwythnos Casgliadau nesaf yn ystod yr wythnos sy'n dechrau ddydd Llun 28 Medi. Byddwn ar gau i'r cyhoedd a bydd ein staff yn mynd ati i dderbyn, catalogio ac ail becynnu ein casgliadau er mwyn eu gwneud yn fwy hygyrch i chi!
Gan fod gwyliau’r haf ar eu hanterth ac mae pobl yn mynd ar eu gwyliau, dyma ddyddiadur y daethom o hyd iddo yn un o’n casgliadau eglwysi plwyf, ac a ysgrifennwyd gan y Parchedig L.W Williams, ficer Trecelyn, ar long S.S Paddington.
As the summer holidays are in full swing and people are off on their travels, here’s a diary we found in one of our parish church collections written by Reverend L.W Williams vicar of Newbridge, on board the S.S Paddington.
Just a reminder - our next Collections Week will be the week beginning Monday 28th September. We will be closed to the public and our staff will be accessioning, cataloguing and repackaging our collections in order to make them more accessible for you!
Our latest project Grounds for Appeal has shown some unusual claims for being exempted from military conscription between 1916-18 in the Great Yarmouth Tribunal papers. One of our volunteers Anya Page explains in the latest blog post. wwigroundsforappeal.substack.com/p/his-mother...
“His mother was now solely dependent upon his allotment.”[1]
Anya Page, Grounds for Appeal volunteer, tells us about some unusual claims among the Great Yarmouth Tribunal papers at Norfolk Record Office
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It’s the final of the #GwentArchiveDogShow and over the past couple of weeks our staff have been showcasing some of the dogs we have found in our collections.
Mae’n rownd derfynol #SioeGwnArchifGwent, a dros yr wythnosau diwethaf, mae ein staff wedi bod yn arddangos rhai o’r cŵn sydd i’w gweld yn ein casgliadau.
Dechrau’r wythnos rhannwyd lluniau yn dangos y gwaith wrth droed ar hyn o bryd i lanhau’r cyfrolau yn ein casgliad Bwrdd Glo. Yn y clip yma, gallwch weld y broses - a’r gwahaniaeth mae’n ei gwneud!
Earlier this week we shared some photos showing the work underway currently to clean the volumes in our National Coal Board collection. In this clip, you can see the process in action – and just how much difference it makes!
Welcome to all followers, new and old. Here the history of Whitchurch Hospital is shared, opened 1908 & closed in 2016.
Babies brought out for some sun by their nurses at the Duchess of York's Hospital for Babies at Burnage, Manchester, June 1939 (Getty/Manchester Evening News).
✨ NEW BLOGPOST ✨ “A very promising Female attendant.” | Ann Davies. In this blogpost, I explore the life of Ann Davies, an attendant at Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum. hellohistoria.substack.com/p/a-very-pro... #Wales #History #histmed
“A very promising Female attendant.” | Ann Davies.
In this blog post, I explore the life of Ann Davies, an attendant at Glamorgan County Lunatic Asylum.
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Drysau Agored yn Archifau Morgannwg Ymunwch a ni ar Ddydd Sadwrn 12 Medi am ein digwyddiad Drysau Agored blynyddol ** Mae’r teithiau tu ôl i’r llen eisoes yn llawn ** Ond mae yna groeso i chi alw mewn i gwrdd â’n staff a gweld arddangosfa o ddogfennau o’r casgliad
Open Doors at Glamorgan Archives Join us on Saturday 12 September for our annual Open Doors event ** Our tours behind the scenes are already fully booked ** But you’re welcome to call in to meet staff and view a display of documents from the collection
