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.

Yesterday we welcomed members of Cardiff & Vale Branch of Glamorgan Family History Society back to the Archives. The theme this time was records of the iron and steel industries. Including this image from 1890 of Big Mill at Dowlais Iron Works, with housing at Dowlais in the background.

It was great to welcome members of the Cardiff & Vale Branch of @glamorganfhs.bsky.social to the Archives this afternoon for their May meeting. Our theme today was transport, with a focus on roads and air travel. Next time we’ll be looking at railways and waterways.

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.

**NEWS** Our research centre at Aberkenfig is now a FamilySearch Affiliate. Join us free online on 3rd February at 7pm for a session led by Kori Robbins to explore records available at affiliate libraries that cannot be accessed from home: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/familysear... #Genealogy #Glamorgan

Are you just starting your family history? Or have you hit a brick wall in your research? If so, why not book one of our Ask the Experts sessions? Sessions are available to book on the third Tuesday of each month, and are delivered in partnership with @glamorganfhs.bsky.social.

This week’s events: Aberkenfig Resource Centre open Tuesday 14 Oct 10am-2pm - visit to explore our extensive library & research collection, with help from friendly volunteers: www.glamfhs.org.uk/home/aberken... Merthyr branch AGM: Tuesday 14 Oct, 2pm, Soar Centre, Pontmorlais (members only)

This week’s events: 7th October: Swansea branch AGM (Civic Centre, 1.45pm), followed by a talk at 2pm: Jeff Phillips - history of transport in Swansea 7th October: Cardiff branch AGM (online, 7pm), followed by a talk at 7.30pm: Dr Diane Brook - J Barry Davies, Glamorgan Genealogist

We’ll be at Kempton Park this Saturday (4th October) for The Family History Show. Visit our stand to find out more about the society, ask our volunteers for help with your research, or just stop by to say hello! thefamilyhistoryshow.com/london/ #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan

Thank you very much to everyone who attended our Open Doors event on Saturday. And thank you to Glamorgan Family History Society @glamorganfhs.bsky.social for being on hand with advice and guidance, and for giving two excellent talks. It was a brilliant day!

REMINDER: we’ll be at Glamorgan Archives for Open Doors this Saturday (27th September). Get help with your research from our genealogy experts, and join us for two FREE talks on using the census (11am) and breaking down research brickwalls (1.30pm). #Glamorgan #Cardiff #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg@glamarchives.bsky.social · 12mo ago

Open Doors at Glamorgan Archives Join us this Saturday, 10am-3pm, for our annual Open Doors event. The tours behind the scenes are now fully booked. But Glamorgan Family History Society will be giving two free talks – no need to book for the talks, just drop in!

It was great to welcome back members of the Cardiff and Vale Branch of Glamorgan Family History Society to the Archives today. This month we looked at records relating to shops and shopping.

Join us for Open Doors at Glamorgan Archives on 27th September. We’ll be available all day for your family history enquiries. Free talks on the census (11am) and brickwalls (1.30pm). #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan #Cardiff

Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg@glamarchives.bsky.social · last yr.

Open Doors at Glamorgan Archives Join us on Saturday 27 September for our annual Open Doors event The tours behind the scenes are now fully booked. But Glamorgan Family History Society will be giving two free talks – no need to book for the talks, just drop in!

It was lovely to welcome members of the Bridgend Branch of Glamorgan Family History Society to the Archives this morning, for a tour behind the scenes and to discover more about our services and collections. We hope you enjoyed.

Our special commemorative publication for the Society’s 50th anniversary has been distributed to members, and can also be viewed in the members’ area of our website. It includes fascinating articles on the Society’s history. Thanks to all contributors. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Glamorgan #History

Welcome back to the Archives to members of the Cardiff and Vale Branch of Glamorgan Family History Society. Today we took a tour behind the scenes, and then looked at how to get the best out of searching our catalogue. You can take a look at our catalogue here: canfod.glamarchives.gov.uk/en/

Next week’s branch meetings: Mon 16th June - Bridgend, 7.30pm, Len Evans Hall, Aberkenfig Tue 17th June - Pontypridd & Rhondda, 7.00pm, Pontypridd Museum - No Pasaran: Welsh Volunteers and the International Brigade - talk by Darren Macey #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan #Bridgend #Pontypridd

The June 2025 edition of the society’s journal has been uploaded to our website for members to access via the Journal Archive: www.glamfhs.org.uk/journal-arch... - it includes a variety of articles, letters, news from our branches, and more. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan

Cardiff & Vale branch meeting - Tuesday 6th May, 2pm, Glamorgan Archives. This month we will be looking at sports and entertainment records that can reveal details of our ancestors’ recreational activities. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan #Cardiff

Join us at the ARC in Bridgend on Saturday 5th April to celebrate our 50th anniversary. Short talks: History and Future of the Society, Glamorgan Archives Coal Mining Exhibition, Life in the Garw Valley. There will also be 50th anniversary cake! #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan #Bridgend

Many #FamilyHistory societies are now on Bluesky! Check out our list here to connect with them. Let us know if you would like your society added. #Genealogy go.bsky.app/VA4iydq

We are looking forward to attending the Family History Show in Malvern next Saturday (15th March). Visit our stall to find out more about the society, and ask any questions you may have about researching your #Glamorgan ancestors. thefamilyhistoryshow.com/midlands/ #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

For any wine, history and true crime lovers in and around Cardiff we've just announced our next Wines & Crimes! This time we're doing a deep dive into sex work in 18th & 19th century Wales 🍷 📅21 May 📍Corp Market #truecrime #Wales #Welshhistory #wine #womenshistory vinvancymru.co.uk/collections/...

Wines & Crimes: Tarts & Street Walkers - The Corp Marquee

The Corp Marquee | 6:30pm-9pm | Wednesday 21st of May Do you like wine? How about true crime? Then this event is just for you! This is a Wines & Crimes edition with a scandalous twist – where we u...

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Good to see Cardiff Roman Catholic records being made available by FindMyPast. Worth noting that these record sets aren’t limited to the city of Cardiff - they also include some Catholic parishes in Herefordshire, and the historic county of Monmouthshire. #Genealogy #Cardiff #FamilyHistory #Catholic

Findmypast@findmypast.bsky.social · 2y ago

If you have Welsh ancestors, this is a great weekend to get stuck into family history, with three exciting new additions from Cymru. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 We have 100,000 new Roman Catholic Baptisms, Marriages and Burials for you to explore. 📰 Plus, 380,000 new newspaper pages from Banffshire to Bournemouth

Thank you, dioch, to those members that attended this afternoon's AGM. Apologies that we had to postpone the talk due to the last minute unavailability of our speaker. #GlamorganFHS

Our AGM - for members only - is next Saturday (1st March) at 1pm via Zoom, followed by a talk at 2pm (free and open to all) from James January-McCann of #RCAHMW about the Place Names of Wales Project: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/glamorgan-... #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Glamorgan #Wales #PlaceNames

Glamorgan FHS AGM followed by presentation - Place Names of Wales Project

GFHS AGM (primarily for members) followed by a presentation on the Place Names of Wales Project by RCAHMIW

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Continuing our recent time in #Wales: we're off to #Cardiff on Saturday 15 Feb, to talk to the Welsh Railways Research Circle: 'Asking for trouble’? The Railway Work, Life & Death project & railway employee accidents in Wales before 1939. All welcome: https://buff.ly/4ha283C

Next week - #Bridgend branch meeting on Monday 16th December, 7.30pm, Aberkenfig Resource Centre. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory

Please note that our online beginners session on census records scheduled for next week has been *POSTPONED* until the New Year. Details will be posted on our website, social media channels, and Eventbrite when this session is rescheduled. #FamilyHistory #Genealogy #Glamorgan

Our December journal has been uploaded to our website and is on its way in the post. Members need to log in to view www.glamfhs.org.uk/journal-archive