The Explore Your Archive campaign will be taking place 10th – 16th November 2014 in archives across the UK. In Wales archives are celebrating by holding a series of events, activities and workshops to highlight the great services that archives offer. Did you know that you can support the festival online by spreading the word … Continue reading Celebrating Explore Your Archive
UNESCO Award for West Glamorgan Archives’ Collection
It’s a select list which includes the Domesday Book, the Death Warrant of Charles I and the papers of Winston Churchill. Now, the unique survival of 8,000 engineering drawings from the Neath Abbey Ironworks which are held in West Glamorgan Archives has been recognised by inscription in the United Kingdom National Register of the UNESCO … Continue reading UNESCO Award for West Glamorgan Archives’ Collection
West Glamorgan Archives, Guest Blog Post by Kim Collis
On Monday 15 April last year, West Glamorgan Archives was host to an experiment which may yet have far-reaching effects for archives in the UK. A live link was made between the archive cataloguing software of West Glamorgan Archives and Richard Burton Archives, Swansea University, proving it was possible to share reader registration data between … Continue reading West Glamorgan Archives, Guest Blog Post by Kim Collis
Pembrokeshire Archives
Thanks to Pembrokeshire archives for this blog post! Pembrokeshire Archives (formerly Pembrokeshire Record Office) is located in Prendergast, Haverfordwest and holds an extensive collection of archive material for Pembrokeshire dating back to 1272. Our location and opening hours can be found via the below link: http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/archives We also have our online catalogue which currently holds … Continue reading Pembrokeshire Archives
Seventy Five Seventy Fives
Happy 75th anniversary Glamorgan Archives!
Vote now to show your support for 3 Welsh Museums/Archives!
3 Welsh Museums/Archives have been shortlisted for the national Connect10 competition for venues to win a contemporary artist and £2000 towards running an event in the Museums at Night Festival (15-17 May 2014). Shortlisted venues/artists are: Swansea Museum - Amy Sharrocks The Cardiff Story Museum - Janette Paris Denbighshire Archives & Ruthin Gaol Museum - … Continue reading Vote now to show your support for 3 Welsh Museums/Archives!
Charles Stewart Rolls and Rolls Royce at Gwent Archives
Gwent Archives hold the Rolls family collection of papers which consists of varied documents including household accounts, photographs, prints and paintings and even daily menus for their house the Hendre at Llangattock-Vibon-Avel. Included within this collection are documents related to Charles Stewart Rolls one of the founders of Rolls Royce Ltd. Correspondence between Charles and … Continue reading Charles Stewart Rolls and Rolls Royce at Gwent Archives
Cwmfelin Take Over at Glamorgan Archives!
On Wednesday 13th November 2013 Glamorgan Archives was taken over... by children! 25 pupils from Cwmfelin Primary near Maesteg took over the running of the Archives for the day. They worked in the Conservation Studio, where they donned white lab coats to clean documents, make boxes, and check the pest traps for bugs! One group … Continue reading Cwmfelin Take Over at Glamorgan Archives!