COME SAY HI! Interested in volunteering with Crowd Cymru but don’t know where to start? We’ll be at Cardigan Castle Fri 4 August 11am-2pm, with @archiveswales.bsky.social Join us for an interactive demo and find out how you can get involved in our award-winning digital archive project!

DEWCH I DDWEUD HELO! Diddordeb mewn gwirfoddoli gyda Crowd Cymru ond ddim yn siwr ble i ddechrau? Byddwn ni yng Nghastell Aberteifi dydd Gwener 4 Awst 11am-2pm gyda @archifaucymru.bsky.social Pipiwch draw am demo a darganfod sut gallwch chi ddod yn rhan o’n prosiect archif ddigidol arobryn ni!

This photo was taken 100 yrs ago in August 1926 during the coal strike following the General Strike We see the Quaker Boot Repairing Centre, Rhondda The centre was set up by a group of Quakers in response to the strike, leading to the establishment of the Maes-yr-Haf Settlement at Trealaw in 1927.

Tynnwyd y llun yma 100 mlynedd yn ôl, yn Awst 1926, yn ystod y streic glo hir wedi’r Streic Gyffredinol Gwelwn Ganolfan Atgyweirio Esgidiau'r Crynwyr yng Nghwm Rhondda Sefydlwyd y ganolfan gan grŵp o Grynwyr mewn ymateb i’r streic, gan arwain ar sefydlu Anheddiad Maes-yr-Haf yn Nhrealaw ym 1927.

Open Doors at Glamorgan Archives Join us on Saturday 12 September for our annual Open Doors event Tours behind the scenes will be running at 10am, 11.30am, 12.30pm and 2pm Contact us to book your FREE place

Drysau Agored yn Archifau Morgannwg Ymunwch a ni ar Ddydd Sadwrn 12 Medi am ein digwyddiad Drysau Agored blynyddol Bydd teithiau tu ôl i’r llen ar gael am 10yb, 11.30yb, 12.30yh a 2yh Cysylltwch â ni i gadw lle AM DDIM

It’s Eisteddfod week, and the competitions are underway in the pavilion at Llantwd. This photo shows the Romilly Boys School Choir from Barry, first prize winners at the National Eisteddfod in Colwyn Bay in 1910.

Mae’n wythnos Steddfod, gyda chystadlu brwd yn y Pafiliwn yn Llantwd Yn y llun yma gwelwn Gôr Bechgyn Ysgol Romilly, y Barri, bu’n fuddugol yn yr Eisteddfod Genedlaethol ym Mae Colwyn ym 1910.

I’ll be presenting a free short talk on Researching Your Irish Family History as part of Open Doors at Glamorgan Archives on 12 September. I’d recommend early booking for tours, as numbers are limited. No need to book for talks though, just turn up on the day! #Genealogy #Glamorgan #Cardiff #Irish

Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg@glamarchives.bsky.social · 5d ago

Open Doors at Glamorgan Archives Join us on Saturday 12 September for our annual Open Doors event Tours behind the scenes will be running at 10am, 11.30am, 12.30pm and 2pm. Contact us to book your FREE place.

Open Doors at Glamorgan Archives Join us on Saturday 12 September for our annual Open Doors event Tours behind the scenes will be running at 10am, 11.30am, 12.30pm and 2pm. Contact us to book your FREE place.

Drysau Agored yn Archifau Morgannwg Ymunwch a ni ar Ddydd Sadwrn 12 Medi am ein digwyddiad Drysau Agored blynyddol Bydd teithiau tu ôl i’r llen ar gael am 10yb, 11.30yb, 12.30yh a 2yh. Cysylltwch â ni i gadw lle AM DDIM.

Dewch i wrando ar fy sgwrs ar gasglu deunydd ymgyrchu etholiad ar stondyn @librarywales.bsky.social yn @eisteddfod.cymru ar ddydd Iau.

This image shows the fog siren at Nash Point near Marcross in the Vale of Glamorgan Behind the fog siren the lighthouse can be seen. The lighthouse was built in the early-1830s, prompted by a shipwreck in 1831. The photo was taken in the early 20th century by Bridgend photographer Edwin Miles.

Yn y ddelwedd yma gwelwn y corn niwl yn Nash Point ger Marcroes, Bro Morgannwg Tu ôl i’r corn niwl gallwn weld y goleudy. Adeiladwyd y goleudy ar ddechrau’r 1830au, yn dilyn llongddrylliad ym 1831. Tynnwyd y llun yn rhan gyntaf yr 20fed ganrif gan y ffotograffydd o Ben-y-bont ar Ogwr, Edwin Miles.

Today we welcomed members of the Railway Gardens Wellbeing Group to the Archives for a tour behind the scenes Following the tour, we looked at a selection of documents relating to the history of Splott Thank you very much for visiting

Heddiw estynnwyd croeso i’r Archifau i aelodau Grŵp Llesiant Gerddi’r Rheilffordd ar gyfer taith tu ôl i’r llen Yn dilyn y daith, cafwyd cyfle i edrych ar ddetholiad o ddogfennau yn ymwneud a hanes Sblot Diolch yn fawr am ymweld

This week is Love Parks Week In this partly-coloured postcard, we see sheep grazing near the viaduct in Porthkerry Park in Barry.

Wythnos yma yw Wythnos Caru Parciau Yn y cerdyn post yma, sydd â rhannau wedi eu lliwio, gwelwn ddefaid yn pori ger y draphont ym Mharc Porthceri yn y Barri.

Open Doors at Glamorgan Archives Join us on Saturday 12 September for our annual Open Doors event Tours behind the scenes will be running at 10am, 11.30am, 12.30pm and 2pm Contact us to book your FREE place

Drysau Agored yn Archifau Morgannwg Ymunwch a ni ar Ddydd Sadwrn 12 Medi am ein digwyddiad Drysau Agored blynyddol Bydd teithiau tu ôl i’r llen ar gael am 10yb, 11.30yb, 12.30yh a 2yh Cysylltwch â ni i gadw lle AM DDIM

This photograph from the National Coal Board collection was taken 75 years ago today, on 27 July 1951. It shows quite a cheerful group of workers sat beside the railway, during reconstruction work at Ogmore Vale.

Tynnwyd y llun yma o gasgliad y Bwrdd Glo 75 mlynedd yn ôl i heddiw, ar 27 Gorffennaf 1951. Gwelwn grŵp o weithwyr digon hwyliog yn eistedd ger y rheilffordd, yn ystod gwaith ail-adeiladu yng Nghwm Ogwr.

A big thank you to Ellie Gregory for a fascinating talk today on her research on ‘Unmarried Motherhood, Maternity Homes, and the 100 Year Legacy of the Adoption Act in South Wales’. Thanks you for sharing your work with us.

Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg@glamarchives.bsky.social · 4w ago

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

Diolch yn fawr i Ellie Gregory am sgwrs hynod ddiddorol heddiw ar ei ymchwil ar Famau di-briod, Cartrefi Mamolaeth a Gwaddol 100 mlynedd y Ddeddf Fabwysiadu yn Ne Cymru. Diolch am rannu dy ymchwil gyda ni.

Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg@glamarchives.bsky.social · 4w ago

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 Commonwealth Games get underway in Glasgow today In 1958, Cardiff hosted the 6th British Empire and Commonwealth Games. The opening ceremony was held at Cardiff Arms Park on the evening of 18th July. You can find out more about the events of that evening on our blog bit.ly/4fiJvuz

‘A Pageant to be Proud of’: The opening ceremony of the Sixth British Empire and Commonwealth Games, Cardiff Arms Park, 18 July 1958

Cardiff Arms Park has hosted many events that have attracted a wide and enthusiastic audience but few have rivalled the evening of 18 July 1958 when John Brockway read out the following message in …

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Mae Gemau’r Gymanwlad yn dechrau heddiw yn Glasgow Ym 1958, croesawodd Caerdydd 6ed Gemau’r Ymerodraeth Brydeinig a’r Gymanwlad. Cafwyd seremoni agoriadol ym Mharc yr Arfau ar noswaith 18fed Gorffennaf. Gallwch ddarganfod mwy am ddigwyddiadau’r noson ar ein blog bit.ly/4hjMXrn

‘Pasiant i Ymfalchïo Ynddo’: Seremoni agoriadol chweched Gemau’r Ymerodraeth Brydeinig a’r Gymanwlad, Parc yr Arfau Caerdydd, 18 Gorffennaf 1958

Mae Parc yr Arfau Caerdydd wedi cynnal llawer o ddigwyddiadau sydd wedi denu cynulleidfa eang a brwd ond ychydig iawn oedd yn debyg i noson 18 Gorffennaf 1958 pan ddarllenodd John Brockway y neges …

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This Saturday we have our next seminar titled: “And out goes she”: The women of 1926! Speakers include Dr. Sue Bruley, Micaela Panes, and Darren Macey. Don't forget to register for free: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1926-and-c...

Gwent Archives has an exciting opportunity for an Archives Apprentice to join their team and develop a career in the archives and heritage sector.

Mae gan Archifau Gwent gyfle cyffrous i Brentis Archifau ymuno â'r tîm a datblygu gyrfa yn y sector archifau a threftadaeth.

Over the past weeks we’ve welcomed volunteers from the Our City Our Stories project to the Archives. The volunteers are collecting oral histories about music in Cardiff.