Directory of History Resources

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• Alternative Welsh Nationalist Archive

  http://awnms.blogspot.com/2007/02/welsh-republican-movement-1946-1956.html
  Provides an archive of material about the Welsh Republican Movement since 1948.

• Archive Network Wales

  http://www.tlysau.org.uk/
  Welsh cultural history maintained by the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.

• Archives Wales

  https://archives.wales/
  An online searchable catalogue of document collections in record offices, universities, museums and libraries in Wales.

• Association of Family History Societies of Wales

  http://www.fhswales.org.uk/
  Provides information on the aims of the Association and details of the member societies.

• Caldicot Castle & Country Park

  http://www.visitmonmouthshire.com/caldicotcastle.aspx
  Includes history, events and activities, facilities and access, opening times, admission prices, map and directions.

• Capel: The Chapels Heritage Society

  http://www.capeli.org.uk/
  Organisation encouraging the study and preservation of the Nonconformist heritage of Wales. It offers information and advice on maintaining and preserving chapel buildings, and records and studies chapel architecture. Bi-lingual.

• Coflein

  http://www.coflein.gov.uk/
  Online catalogue of archaeology, buildings, industrial and maritime heritage, based at the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth.

• Cynon Valley History Society

  http://www.cvhs.org.uk/
  Highlights society meetings and publications, as well as some historical information about Aberdare and the Cynon Valley.

• Gareth Richard Vaughan Jones

  http://www.garethjones.org/
  Account about the young Welsh Journalist who exposing the 1932-33 Holodomo. Includes biography to his death at 1933. including review in 2003, his articles from the Soviet Union. rural Wales and other countries.

• Gathering the Jewels

  http://www.gtj.org.uk/
  Explore the cultural heritage of Wales through photographs, documents, artefacts and sound and moving image clips from libraries, museums and archives.

• GENUKI: The Woollen Industry

  http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/CMN/Lloyd8
  Article by A B Jones and B L Davies recounting the history of this important industry in Wales.

• Glyndwr Owain, Last King of Wales

  http://www.owainglyndwr.info/
  Describes his life and includes a timeline.

• People's Collection Wales

  http://www.peoplescollection.wales/
  History, culture and traditions of Wales. Photographs, documents and stories, trails, collections, training and community Services. Bi-lingual.

• South Wales Coalfield Collection (SWCC)

  http://lisweb.swan.ac.uk/swcc/
  Established in 1969 to preserve the documentary records of the mining community of South Wales; information about their holdings, with background on the industry.

• The History of the Traditional Welsh National Costume

  http://www.welsh-costume.co.uk/
  Brief history with several pictures.

• The Normans in South Wales, 1070-1171

  http://vlib.iue.it/carrie/texts/carrie_books/nelson/
  E-text of book by Lynn H. Nelson.

• The Owain Glyndwr Society

  http://www.owain-glyndwr.wales/
  Formed to honour his contribution to the heritage of Wales and mark the six-hundredth anniversary of his revolt in 1400.

• The Slate Industry of North and Mid Wales

  http://www.penmorfa.com/Slate
  Includes details of quarries, working methods, geology, tramways, remains and relics, with photo galleries.

• Wales on Britannia

  http://britannia.com/celtic/wales/
  Contains links to Welsh timelines, history and rich cultural content.

• Welsh Coal Mines

  http://www.welshcoalmines.co.uk/
  Photographs, poems and heritage records about collieries across the country.

• Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative

  http://www.whsi.org.uk/
  Aims to encourage young people in schools in Wales to take an interest in their heritage and the contribution made to it by their families and communities.

• Welsh Mines Society

  http://www.welshmines.org/
  Objectives include the research and preservation of Welsh mining history. Includes news and events.

• Ymgurchu

  http://www.llgc.org.uk/ymgyrchu/
  Presents social and political campaigning in Wales during the 20th century, organised by theme; includes digitised images of original documents, photographs, and sound and video files. [Prepared by the National Library of Wales, in Welsh, Spanish and English]

 

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