News
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Blackwood – “Being Father Christmas”
Our meeting on 19th November was well attended with 26 members and visitors present. Following the usual announcements, the branch settled back to hear our speaker for the evening, […]
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Newport – Medieval Newport – Robert Trett
Firstly the speaker (non 27th November 2019) must be congratulated for carrying on with his talk despite problems with his voice. His talk started with the earliest days of the […]
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Newport – Life and Times on the Wentloog Levels (Mary Spencer-Jones)
On 30th October, our speaker started with a survey of the Wentloog Levels with mention of their history and topography,
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Newport – The Green Meadow Burial Ground – Myth, Mystery and Renewal
Our August talk was given by Stephen Lyons. Although the original title was ‘The Black Vein Disaster’ and about the coal mine disaster at Waunfawr, Risca on December 1st, 1860 […]
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Newport – Following WW1 through School Log Books
Rhiannon Phillips, who is employed at the Gwent Archives in Ebbw Vale, was our speaker on 25th September. She started with a quick survey of the information available to members […]
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Newport – Mametz Wood – Gavin Davies
Our speaker is a member of the Western Front Association and, in particular, of the South Wales Branch,
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Newport – Glyn Houston- A Black and White Actor.
Dean Powell gave a talk about Glyn Houston- A Black and White Actor on 24th March 2019. The speaker is a personal friend of Glyn Houston
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Newport – 18th Century Smuggling
Colin Andrew gave a talk on Captain James Dunn an 18th century smuggler on 27th March 2019.
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Blackwood – World War 1 through school records.
On 12thMarch, we were entertained with an absorbing talk by Rhiannon Phillips, from the Gwent Archives.