Glamorgan Archives Archifau Morgannwg

Casglu Enwau Lleoedd Cymru / Collecting Welsh Place Names
Join Dr James January-McCann, Place Names Officer @rcahmwales.bsky.social as he discusses the List of Historic Place Names of Wales
This talk will be in Welsh. Translation will be available
Weds 25 March 2pm FREE bit.ly/4sdvSSr

Casglu Enwau Lleoedd Cymru
Ymunwch a Dr James January-McCann, Swyddog Enwau Lleoedd @rcahmwales.bsky.social, wrth iddo drafod Rhestr Enwau Lleoedd Hanesyddol Cymru.
Dydd Mercher 25 Mawrth, 2yh.
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Plan taken from sales particulars showing the house and lands at Alteryn, home of George Sibbering.

Thank you to Roger Gilbert for sharing his research this afternoon on George Sibbering and his involvement with the Taff Vale Railway. Thanks also to everyone who joined us.

Cynllun o lyfryn gwerthiant yn dangos ty a tir Alteryn, cartref George Sibbering.

Diolch i Roger Gilbert am rannu ei ymchwil prynhawn ma ar George Sibbering a’i ymrwymiad a Rheilffordd Taff Vale. Diolch hefyd i bawb ymunodd a ni.

Map showing where bombs fell in Cardiff on 18 May 1943.

It’s been great to welcome two classes from Willowbrook Primary in St Mellons to the Archives this week.

They visited to find out more about life in Cardiff during the Second World War. And they also got to take a peek behind the scenes into the strongrooms. We hope you enjoyed!

Map yn dangos ble cwympodd bomiau yng Nghaerdydd ar 18 Mai 1943.

Mae wedi bod yn hyfryd croesawi dau ddosbarth o Ysgol Gynradd Willowbrook yn Llaneirwg i’r Archifau'r wythnos yma.

Nod yr ymweliad oedd darganfod mwy am fywyd yng Nghaerdydd yn ystod yr Ail Ryfel Byd. Hefyd, cafwyd cyfle i gael cip tu ôl i’r llen i’r ystafelloedd sicr. Gobeithio i chi fwynhau!

SKILLUP 2 HOUR TASTER SESSION - WELSH HISTORY
3 March 2026- 14:00- 16:00 at Llyfrgell Caerphilly Library @webstermedieval.bsky.social @sharewyatt.bsky.social

Among the guests were Dr John James, Glamorgan County Chief Education Official, and Alderman Rose Davies JP, a member of the school’s governing body, also the first woman member and alderman of Glamorgan County Council and one of the first three women Justices of the Peace in Wales.

On this day 100 years ago, on 25 February 1926, Aberdare Girls County School held its annual distribution of prizes and certificates. There was a full programme, including signing and addresses by invited guests.

Ymhlith y gwesteion oedd Dr John James, Prif Swyddog Addysg Sir Forgannwg, a’r Aldramon Rose Davies YH, aelod o gorff llywodraethu’r ysgol, a hefyd y fenyw gyntaf i’r ethol yn aelod ac aldramon o Gyngor Sir Forgannwg ac yn o’r tair menyw gyntaf i fod yn Ynad Heddwch yng Nghymru.

Ar y dydd hwn 100 mlynedd yn ôl, ar 25 Chwefror 1926, cafwyd dosbarthiad gwobrau a thystysgrifau blynyddol Ysgol Sirol i Ferched Aberdâr. Roedd rhaglen lawn, gan gynnwys canu ac anerchiadau gan westeion.

The members of the team are named:
Back row – H Thorne, T R Williams, R C Wilson, D Evans, J W Thorne
Front row – W J Thomas, D D Rees (Manager), W Griffiths

This is a photograph of the No 3 rescue team, shown with their kit and a dummy casualty, at Ynysfaio Colliery, Penyrenglyn, Treherbert. We’re not sure when the photo was taken, but it would have been during the early part of the 20th century.

Rhestrwyd enwau aelodau’r tîm:
Rhes cefn – H Thorne, T R Williams, R C Wilson, D Evans, J W Thorne
Rhes flaen – W J Thomas, D D Rees (Rheolwr), W Griffiths

Dyma lun o Dîm Achub Rhif 3, gyda’u hoffer a chlaf ffug, yng Nglofa Ynysfaio, Penyrenglyn, Treherbert. Nid ydym yn siŵr o ddyddiad y llun, ond mae’n debyg iddo gael ei dynnu ar ddechrau’r 20fed ganrif.

Cardiff’s docklands community photographs - Glamorgan Archives From May to Etta with Love is a series of six short audio dramas inspired by an extraordinary photo collection held by Glamorgan Archives. The pictures are from the studio of Fred Petersen, an early p...

Read here about how they were then incorporated into an amazingly creative project:
glamarchives.gov.uk/cardiffs-doc... 💞 #EYAConnections

Collage of three sepia photographs from the Cardiff Docklands Collection. The first shows a formal portrait of a couple [a White woman sitting, Black man standing] and a small Multiethnic boy. The second shows a young Black woman dressed smartly sitting posed in an artist’s studio - “From May to Etta with Love” is written in the top left of the photo. The third photo shows a White woman [in smart Edwardian clothing] standing alongside a very small Black boy standing on a chair, dressed in a smart velvet suit with white frilled collar and white knee-high socks.

Our volunteers loved working on this collection of portraits from Cardiff’s docklands community, taken between 1900-1920.
The images are held at @glamarchives.bsky.social @archiveswales.bsky.social @exploreyourarchive.bsky.social #EYAConnections

Cardiff’s docklands community photographs - Glamorgan Archives From May to Etta with Love is a series of six short audio dramas inspired by an extraordinary photo collection held by Glamorgan Archives. The pictures are from the studio of Fred Petersen, an early p...

Darllenwch yma am sut y cawson nhw eu cynnwys mewn prosiect anhygoel o greadigol:
glamarchives.gov.uk/ffotograffau... 💞 #CysylltiadauAEA

Collage o dri ffotograff sepia o Gasgliad Dociau Caerdydd. Mae'r cyntaf yn dangos portread ffurfiol o bâr [menyw Wen yn eistedd, dyn Du yn sefyll] a bachgen bach Amlethnig. Mae'r ail yn dangos menyw ifanc Ddu wedi'i gwisgo'n drwsiadus yn eistedd mewn stiwdio artist - mae "From May to Etta with Love" wedi'i ysgrifennu ar chwith uchaf y llun. Mae'r trydydd llun yn dangos menyw Wen [mewn dillad Edwardaidd smart] yn sefyll wrth ochr bachgen Du bach iawn yn sefyll ar gadair, wedi'i wisgo mewn siwt melfed smart gyda choler gwyn a sanau pen-glin gwyn.

Roedd ein gwirfoddolwyr wrth eu bodd yn gweithio ar y casgliad hwn o bortreadau o gymuned dociau Caerdydd, a dynnwyd rhwng 1900-1920. Mae'r lluniau’n cael eu cadw yn @glamarchives.bsky.social @archiveswales.bsky.social #CysylltiadauAEA

This information was provided to pilots to help them navigate the ship safely into and out of port.

Pilot's boarding card, stating: Port of Cardiff, Pilot's Report Inwards to the Clerk and Collector. Ship's Name: Alice Reed; Of What Port: New York; Captain's Name: J H Killerany; Register Tonnage: 873 6/100; Where From: Havre; Name of Dock: Penarth; Draught of Water: 11 feet; Description of Cargo: Ballast, Stone and Gravel; Name of Consigne or Broker: Cooper & Alexander; Signature of Captain: J H Killerany; Signature of Pilot: David Williams.

Last year we received a bundle of almost 500 pilotage boarding cards for the Port of Cardiff. They are 150 years old, dating from 1876.

Each card records information including the name of ship, the port from which ship had sailed, the ship’s cargo, and where the pilot boarded the ship.

Darparwyd y wybodaeth yma i’r peilot i’w helpu i hwylio’r llong yn ddiogel i mewn ac allan o’r porthladd.

Cerdyn byrddio llong, sy'n dweud: Port of Cardiff, Pilot's Report Inwards to the Clerk and Collector. Ship's Name: Alice Reed; Of What Port: New York; Captain's Name: J H Killerany; Register Tonnage: 873 6/100; Where From: Havre; Name of Dock: Penarth; Draught of Water: 11 feet; Description of Cargo: Ballast, Stone and Gravel; Name of Consigne or Broker: Cooper & Alexander; Signature of Captain: J H Killerany; Signature of Pilot: David Williams.

Llynedd derbyniwyd bwndel o bron i 500 o gardiau byrddio llywio ar gyfer Porthladd Caerdydd. Maent yn 150 oed, yn dyddio o 1876.

Mae pob cerdyn yn cofnodi gwybodaeth gan gynnwys enw’r llong, y porthladd o le hwyliodd y llong, llwyth y llong, a’r man lle fyrddiodd y peilot.

Cardiff Corinthians v Northern Nomads

Our blog today celebrates two photos held at Glamorgan Archives that were taken just over 100 years ago to mark the final of the Welsh Amateur Cup in April 1921.

The teams shown in the photos are the Cardiff Corinthians and the Northern Nomads.
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Corinthiaid Caerdydd yn erbyn Northern Nomads, Ebrill 1921 Wrth i ni symud i ail hanner y tymor pêl-droed, mae cystadlaethau cwpan yn amlwg ar y rhestrau o gemau. Mae’r blog heddiw yn dathlu dau ffotograff, sy’n cael eu cadw yn Archifau Morgannwg, a …

Corinthiaid Caerdydd yn erbyn Northern Nomads

Mae'r blog heddiw yn dathlu dau lun ar gadw yn Archifau Morgannwg a dynnwyd ychydig dros gan mlynedd yn ôl i nodi rownd derfynol Cwpan Amatur Cymru ym mis Ebrill 1921.

Corinthiaid Caerdydd a Northern Nomads yw’r timau yn y ffotograffau.
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Details of a conference for Welsh history postgraduate students in Swansea on 18 May.

An event to bring together current, recent and future Welsh History postgrads in Swansea. Any queries just let me know! Signup here: forms.office.com/e/jBcZ05m2TR

You can find a full list of the documents within the collection here: canfod.glamarchives.gov.uk/en/records/D...

Cover of the September 1995 issue, featuring a cartoon of a woman, obviously feeling hot, seated on a chair with a pile of ironing and a load of dirt dishes behind her. The caption reads 'Older and bolder... but wish it was colder!'

February is LGBT History Month

Amongst the collections held at the Archives are the records of Older Lesbian Network Wales. OLN was established in 1993, and the collection includes newsletters from the organisation’s inception through to 2002.

Gallwch weld rhestr lawn o’r dogfennau o fewn y casgliad yma: canfod.glamarchives.gov.uk/cy/records/D...

Clawr cylchlythyr Medi 1995. Ceir cartwn yn dangos menyw, yn amlwg yn boeth, yn eistedd mewn cadair gyda llwyth o dillad i'w smwddio a llestri i'w golchi tu ol iddi. Mae'r capsiwn yn dweud 'Older and bolder... but wish it was colder!'.

Chwefror yw Mis Hanes LHDT

Ymhlith y casgliadau sydd ar gadw yn yr Archifau mae cofnodion Rhwydwaith Lesbiaid Hyn Cymru. Sefydlwyd y Rhwydwaith ym 1993, ac mae’r casgliad yn cynnwys cylchlythyrau o’r dechrau un hyd at 2002.