Preparing for the launch of Dr Lowri Ann Rees’s book Bangor University next week. The letters in this collection are so fascinating! So much to discuss! Hope that many of you are able to join us. If not, it’s available to purchase from SWalesRecordSociety

We're delighted to share Issue 4 of The OMARC Review! Thank you to Dr. Ciaran Reilly Ciarán Reilly historicirishhouses for writing the welcome address in our latest issue! ARA Ireland Explore Your Archive Maynooth History Maynooth University Irish Georgian Society sway.cloud.microsoft/kild0SVPchUGSF…

A fantastic resource!

Thanks for sharing this Huw Pritchard

We love seeing Dyffryn from the sky. A new perspective on these unique historic gardens.
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Apologies. PROGRAMME CHANGE! This Thursday 2 May the speaker at Mold & District Civic Society will be Glynis Shaw who will talk about the work of the Welsh Historic Gardens Trust with special reference to the historic gardens of North East Wales past and present. Venue is the same as previous post

In 2014, Huw Roberts of Llangefni made a fascinating discovery- an old Welsh triple harp, its strings long gone and signs of woodworm evident, yet remarkably in good condition. The question that immediately arose was, what is the history of this harp?🎼

It turns out that the…

Diolch yn fawr i bawb ddaeth atom i nodi 150 mlynedd ers sefydlu Undeb Chwarelwyr Gogledd Cymu.

Cafwyd darlith arbennig gan Yr Athro R Merfyn Jones a bu gorymdaith at Graig yr Undeb yn cludo baner arbennig gan blant Ysgolion lleol a'r gymuned!

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Thank you to all who joined us to mark 150 years since the founding of the North Wales Quarrymen's Union.

Professor R Merfyn Jones gave an excellent lecture and there was a walk to Craig yr Undeb with a commemorative banner!

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By far our most popular items are 2nd edition OS maps 1907/1908 which are a great place to start when researching property history.

Here is Prendergast – we are on the site occupied by the school.

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Here's the survey project we funded Neil Ludlow Archaeoleg Dyfed Archaeology on for the ground breaking survey of Picton Castle in the Pembrokshire Herald: pembrokeshire-herald.com/91984/survey-o…

Morning All. Hope you all had a great weekend. For this week's #MappingMonday I thought I'd give a quick update on the mapping of the Historic Civil Parishes of #Ceredigion #Cardiganshire . Managed to complete the North of the County including my current home town of #Aberystwyth

On #WorldDanceDay , here's a programme from the Gaiety Theatre Anglesey Castle, a presentation of Aladdin to include the 'The Butterfly Dance' by the Marquis of Anglesey

Henry Cyril Paget, the 5th Marquess was dubbed 'the dancing marquess' and famed for his Butterfly Dance.

‘Most castles have at least some close parallels, but Picton is effectively one of a kind’.

This report on a recent survey of Picton Castle is a fascinating read. Funded by Castle Studies Trust.

Bydd symposiwm #CartoCymru2024 eleni yn ein gweld yn croesawu Jon Dollery, Swyddog Mapio yn CBHC / RCAHMW ers 2013. Yn Gymrawd o Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), bydd ei gyflwyniad yn edrych ar 'Mapping the Past: RCAHMW & OS Antiquity Modelling'.

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This year's #CartoCymru2024 symposium will see us welcome Jon Dollery, Mapping Officer at CBHC / RCAHMW since 2013. A Fellow of Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), his presentation will look at 'Mapping the Past: RCAHMW & OS Antiquity Modelling'.

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A lovely find at Margam Abbey:

Great to see the stone masonry almost done Margam Country Park Neath Port Talbot Council Cadw once the scaffolding is down we can start the drone survey work for our digital model. More on that soon..

Dewch i ddathlu 150 mlynedd ers sefydlu Undeb Chwarelwyr Gogledd Cymru 1874-2024 gyda ni yfory - 27 Ebrill.

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Digwyddiad ar y cyd ag Archifdy Gwynedd / Cyngor Gwynedd a @llechicymru

Come and celebrate 150 years since the establishment of the north Wales Quarrymen's Union tomorrow - 27 April!

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A co -hosted event by Gwynedd Archives / Cyngor Gwynedd and @llechicymru

I've been remiss about posting about this as various other things have taken priority but I wrote a blog post for Mapping the March: England and Wales, c. 1282-1550 last month: blog.mowlit.ac.uk/blog/ Check it out for mapping and archival updates on the project! #medievaltwitter #twitterstorians