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Newport – Tracing Irish Ancestry
A good attendance listened carefully to a thorough review of Irish records from Diane Brook on 26 April. Certainly we heard about the problems- records, particularly censuses, destroyed by fire, […]
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Blackwood – When is a name not a name?
This evenings’ meeting could have been a bit of as disappointment. Because of a clash with other events, we had to change our usual meeting date from the second Tuesday […]
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Newport – No Job for a Girl
For our March meeting we had a most interesting survey of the role of Welsh women in domestic service in the inter-war years. Rosemary (Scadden)
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Blackwood – The Bevin Boys
About 20 members and 2 visitors gathered for the March meeting to hear a talk by Mark Batchelder from the Winding House on the subject of The Bevin Boys.
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Blackwood – Regular Meeting
Before we got on with the business for the evening, Hillary read out the notices. The most important of which was that, due to the school closing for Easter, the […]
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Newport- Workers, Warriors and Waywards
Feb 22: Workers, Warriors and Waywards by Peter Strong We had a very interesting talk by Peter Strong about the role of women in helping the war effort in Monmouthshire […]
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Newport – Inn Signs
Newport Branch Meeting: 2017 January 25 For our first meeting of the New Year we had a return visit from Mr Bob Trett. His subject was “Inn Signs” and their […]
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Researching your Family Tree – FREE online genealogy course
This free online course with the University of Strathclyde, Glasgow is well worth a look – whether you are a beginner or more experienced researcher. For further details please go […]
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Help Desk – Ebbw Vale Library
Members of the Ebbw Vale & North Gwent branch will be at Ebbw Vale Library on Thursday, 5th January from approximately 10 am to 1 pm. This is our usual […]
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Blackwood – Farewell to 2016
Well, what a merry old time we had on Tuesday evening 13th December. Members brought a selection