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Chepstow – Severn Bridge Disaster
On February 18th, David Harrison came to talk about the Severn Bridge Disaster,
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Newport – The Firbank Beneath My Foot (Will Cross)
Two families have eminence in the history of Newport. On the West side the Morgans (the Lords Tredegar) and on the East the Firbanks. Joseph Firbank became extremely rich
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Chepstow – WW1 and its impact upon School and children
Rhiannon Phillips an archivist from Gwent Archives came to talk, in March 2018, about school records and their significance in researching events
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Chepstow – Severn Bridge Disaster
In February 2018, David Harrison came to talk about the Severn Bridge Disaster, when two barges crashed into the Severn Railway Bridge..
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Newport – John Prior-Morris
The Insoles of Llandaff (John Prior-Morris) Our talk on 28th March was most unusual in that it was given by a gentleman dead over a hundred years- or, at least, […]
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Blackwood – Finding criminals
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 […]
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Newport – On the Edge (Rosemary Scadden)
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.
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Newport – “Richard Trevithick”
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 […]
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Newport – Monmouthshire Oddities and Curiosities
David Harrison was our speaker for the end of November meeting. He brought a selection of power point pictures, telling us about Monmouthshire oddities and curiosities. Although many were well […]
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Blackwood – January Branch Meeting
Well, the New Year started off with a well-attended gathering. 24 hardy souls braved the weather to hear a talk by Wendy Davies. In it she described the colourful life […]