On 12thMarch, we were entertained with an absorbing talk by Rhiannon Phillips, from the Gwent Archives. Continue reading
Blackwood Branch research evening is on Tuesday, February 12th at 6.45pm in the staffroom of Blackwood Comprehensive School. The branch has produced many local CDs and a range of other CDs are available. Also there is access to Ancestry and Find My Past. A warm welcome is assured.
On Tuesday, 4th December, the Branch stalwarts met at the Three Horseshoes Pub in Pentwynmawr, for lunch. The venue was chosen following the success of our Summer lunch held there and we all enjoyed the fare set before us.
The members were captivated by a talk by Kia Michael and Gareth Thomas from the Gwent Family Archives on 13th November 2018. The amount of information available was truly mind blowing. It was an insight into the social background of people living before census records started in 1841. Continue reading
At our October meeting, we welcomed Branch member Mrs Elizabeth (Betty) Perry who had agreed to give a talk on her family history. Continue reading
Rhiannon Phillips an archivist from Gwent Archives came to talk, in March, Continue reading
On February 18th, David Harrison came to talk about the Severn Bridge Disaster, Continue reading
The Blackwood Branch welcomed the County Archivist, Mr Tony Hopkins, to the March meeting on the 13th. Mr Hopkins had chosen to tell us of “Little Used Sources in Family History” and while we were, Continue reading
On 28th February 2018, Rosemary gave us a talk about the locations along a 50 mile stretch on the Welsh side of The Severn Estuary. Continue reading
Our scheduled speaker (Monty Dart) was unable to attend due to family health problems on January 31st so one of our members Chris Penrose stepped in a short notice to give a fascinating talk on the Cornish engineer Richard Trevithick. Continue reading
