NEWSLETTER

Covering the period 1st September 2001 - 30th November 2001

NEW ACCESSIONS
1st September 2001 - 31 November 2001

This quarter has seen some very important records deposited with the Glamorgan Record Office. The list which follows gives brief details of accessions received by gift, deposit or purchase for the period 1 Sep-31 November 2001. Not all items shown are available for immediate consultation, and some dates given are approximate. Some items may be on restricted access. Reference codes or accession numbers are given in brackets.

Welsh Office, Plan of arrangements for royal visit, Caerphilly Castle, 1977 HMI reports on Glamorgan schools, 1940s-1970s, Photographs of Glamorgan towns, 1930s-1960s (2001/170)

Llantrisant Borough, List of freemen, 1801-1924; specification for restoration of windmill, 1893; list of ‘names’ 1724-1817 (2001/141)

Cardiff City Council, Committee and sub committee agendas and reports, 1989-1996 (2001/133), List of council staff with salaries, 1973-1974; Treasurer’s accounts, 1966-1974 (2001/149), Cardiff City planning reports and surveys, 1960s-1980s (2001/157); Index to Education Committee minutes, 1970-1974 (2001/180)

Cardiff City Council/South Glamorgan County Council, Council and committee minutes, 1906-1978 (with gaps) (2001/169)

South Glamorgan County Council, Educati on Department: school governors and managers minutes; HMI reports, 1974-1987 (2001/179)

Mountain Ash Local Board/UDC; Cynon Valley District Council, Clerk’s Dept. legal papers; council and committee minutes, c.1883-c.1940, 1991-1992 (2001/173)

Taff Fechan Water Supply Board, Reports, orders, evidence; ledgers, 1930-1954 (2001/178)

Roath Park, Gladstone, Marlborough and St. Monica’s schools, Cardiff: transcripts from log books, 1895-1994 (2001/136)

Lewis School, Pengam magazine 1948-1973 (with gaps) (2001/140)

Nonconformist, Chapel histories (copies) and photographs of chapels, C20 (2001/153)

Calfaria, Bargoed, Cymanfa Ganu programmes 1936-1939 (2001/140)

St. Peter’s RC church, Cardiff, Baptism and marriage registers, 1861-1915 (2001/159)

St. David’s RC church, Cardiff, Baptism and marriage registers, 1836-1914 (2001/160)

Siloh Independent chapel, Pentre, Duplicate marriage registers 1980-1983 (2001/166)

Noddfa chapel, Trecynon, Duplicate marriage registers 1982-1991 (2001/166)

Trecynon English Methodist chapel, Duplicate marriage registers 1974-1993 (2001/168)

St. Augustine, Penarth Transcripts of marriage registers, 1831-1891 (2001/177)

Research papers of Mrs. M.P. Smith, showing family links to ‘Edwards millions’ case, 1990s-2001 (2001/139)

Rowlands and Williams Families, Penygraig, Family history and pedigree C18-20, compiled 2001 (2001/145)

Daniel L. Smith, Ynysybwl, Service papers and photographs, c.1902-1980s (2001/146)

Papers of Mrs. E. Parker-Jones, Photographs of Penarth YMCA snooker champions; Tabernacle church choir, Penarth, 1927-1930 (2001/147)

Title deeds and papers for 244 Cathedral Road, Cardiff, 1908-1993 (2001/151) and 12 Farmville Road, Splott, Cardiff, 1915-1983 (2001/156)

Letters to Thomas Dalton, clerk of the peace, on Quarter Sessions and Assize business, C18-19 (2001/158)

Perrott family and Cascade estate, Records, 1968-1972 (2001/176)

Duplicate photographs of Duffryn House; photographs of Reginald Cory, 1920s (2001/137)

Ogmore Castle: lithograph from the Gentleman’s Magazine, 1835 (2001/152)

Photographs of Gelligaer, Porthcawl, Merthyr Tydfil, Bridgend, Mountain Ash, Llantrisant, Llantwit Fardre, Cowbridge, 1940s-1950s (2001/155)

Stephenson & Alexander, Ordnance Survey plans; sale particulars produced by other agents, C19-20 (2001/135, 162, 164, 175)

Rhymney Breweries Ltd, Records of Rhymney and predecessor breweries, C19-20 (2001/138, 167)

British Railways Board, Dock plans for Cardiff, Penarth and Barry, 1908-1941 (2001/161); Records of Penarth Harbour, Dock and Railway Co., Penarth Railway Co., Barry Railway Co., C19-20 (2001/174)

Wales Gas, Papers re commemorative plaque to the first Cardiff gasworks at Helmont House, 1981-1983 (2001/163)

Papers relating to repairs of houses following the Aberfan disaster, c.1966-1970 (2001/142)

Inspectorate of Mines, ‘Records of the Monmouthshire and South Wales Coal Owners’ Association’ compiled by W. Pascoe Dalziel, c.1900 (2001/143)

British Coal Corporation, Scheme for reconstruction of Ffaldau colliery, 1952; Coal Board papers (S. Wales area), 1952-1990 (2001/144)

County Councillor John Smith, Cardiff Bay Development Corporation agendas, minutes, reports, c.1998-2000 (2001/132)

Allan Rogers MP, Parliamentary papers including Intelligence and Security Committee, c.1988-2001 (2001/165)

Welsh Women’s Archive, Greenham Common Peace Camp: photographs, banners, blanket, c.1980s (2001/134)

Margery Lewis papers, Collage and photographs of Greenham Common peace camp, 1980s (2001/171)

Jill Stallard papers, Greenham Common peace camp newscuttings, posters, press releases, correspondence re 20^th anniversary, c.1981-2001 (2001/172)

NALGO, Branch and executive committee minutes, Cardiff and Pontypridd, 1958-1973 (2001/148)

Charles Street Carnival (Cardiff), Records including minutes, photographs, printed publicity, 1970s-1990s (2001/150)

Staff News

This quarter has also seen a number of new members of staff. Lisa, Lesley and Claire all began at the end of August.

Before moving to Cardiff Lisa was at the University of Wales Swansea, writing a PhD thesis on Women in the Rhondda Valleys; because of this she has been a regular user of the Glamorgan Record Office and is enjoying experiencing work ‘behind the scenes’. Lesley says: "I joined the Glamorgan Record Office as Records Assistant, and am usually found in either one of our Searchrooms at the Glamorgan Building. Tracing my own family tree had never occurred to me, but working in our Copy Searchroom, seeing how rewarding a pastime it can be, has certainly stirred up my enthusiasm to give it a go.

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Claire qualified as an archivist in 1997, working in Chester and Shrewsbury before her move to Cardiff. "Living in Abergavenny means lots of hill walking, then indulging in cosy pubs to make up for all that exercise!"

1901 Census

In anticipation of the popularity of the 1901 Census, available from the 2^nd January 2002, the Copy Searchroom of the Glamorgan Record Office will be open on Saturday mornings in January from 9.30-1pm. Bookings are being taken now – so don’t delay.

To coincide with the release of the census we will be running hour long starter sessions on making the best use of the census as a family history source. Each session will cost £5 and will be held on Monday 14^th and Monday 28^th January 2002 at 10.30-11.30 am and 12.00-13.00 pm. Please contact the office to ask for more details, and to book a place.

Courses

The Glamorgan Record Office is running a series of workshops on a number of different topics. All sessions are held at the Record Office on a Monday between 2 and 4pm and are £8 each. To book a place on the courses please contact the Centre for Lifelong Learning, Senghennydd Rd, Cardiff CF24 4AG (Tel 029 2087 4831) quoting the course code number given.

14/01/2002 Getting Started

An introduction to the sort of records held by the office, the finding aids and how to use them in both searchrooms, document handling and office procedures Y01Q044RWA

28/01/2002 How to Read Old Documents

An introduction to the handwriting of previous ages with some tips on how to decipher the letters and on abbreviations commonly used Y01Q045RWA

11/02/2002 Starting your family tree

This popular topic can be confusing at first, but once the available sources are understood anyone should be able to find our who their ancestors were. Y01Q046RWA

25/02/2002 Become a house detective

Find out how much you can establish about your house and the buildings in your area of Glamorgan. Y01Q047RWA

18/03/2002 Using Maps

Printed and manuscript maps can reveal a wealth of detail about the past.

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15/04/2002 Using computers and the Internet

The Internet has many sources of information for those researching locally. Find out what they are.

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