News
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Blackwood – A Personal Link
This year we have very much enjoyed a series of short talks by our own branch members. They have entertained us wonderfully, and given us new slants on the joys of […]
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Newport – The Pioneers
We enjoyed an excellent talk about the origin and early days of the Mormons and their church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints from Malcolm Otton on 29th […]
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NEWPORT – The Stories in the Stones
For the second consecutive month we had a talk about graves and cemeteries and again it proved to be most interesting and informative. On May 25th, Geoff Brookes considered individual […]
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Blackwood – Open Day at the National Library of Wales
The barometer was set fair, and we were set for a trip to the NLW in Aberystwyth, pleased this time to have the company of some members from Newport, Ebbw […]
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Blackwood – Bringing Home the Bacon
We had high expectations of an entertaining evening with a return visit from Rosemary Scadden, and we were not disappointed.
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Blackwood – Join the Army and see the World!
We were pleased to welcome Richard Davies, curator of the Regimental Museum of the Royal Welsh (Brecon) to speak at our April meeting.
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Newport – London Cemeteries
We had a most interesting talk from Keith Jones which showed us that cemeteries are not only places to visit and remember relatives but have an intrinsic interest of their […]
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Blackwood – WDYTYA 2016
On Saturday 9th April, a small group of us left a rain-soaked Blackwood in a comfortable luxury minibus. We made good time to the NEC at Birmingham, and were soon […]
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Newport – Ferry Disaster 1897
NEWPORT BRANCH MEETING 2016 March 30. The 1897 Newport Ferry Disaster (Monty Dart) The town of Newport is divided into two by the river Usk. In the nineteenth century the […]
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Blackwood – A Little Treasure Box
We all love to hear about other people’s successes with their family history, and know that often they are the result of many hours spent staring at the screen on […]