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Monday, 13 July will be long remembered at Ysgol Llanbedr. Two events were combined there when a volume to commemorate D J Williams, Y D.J. Arall. Bywyd a Gwaith D.J. Williams, Llanbedr 1886-1950 by his niece Gwenith Baker, was launched and a plaque was unveiled on the school wall. The pupils took part in the events to commemorate the father of the Welsh comic …

Congratulations to one of our Council members, Hugh G Roberts, on the recognition he received recently by the Welsh Council for Voluntary Action for his work on his collection of photographs of  Barmouth that can be seen here Adult category – Hugh Griffith Roberts A retired National Park officer has spent most of the past decade curating ‘probably the best collection’ of …

Preparing the website before its launch and checking the contents.

Many of our members turned out to visit Yr  Ysgwrn. It was a great privilege to hear the story by the hearth by Gerald and it gave us an insight into the true impact of the First World War on one rural farm, and therefore we could better understand the impact on many, many more families. Officers from Snowdonia National …

This meeting was used to summarise progress so far and to plant the programme for autumn and 2016. The possibility of arranging another day school at Tanybwlch was discussed to share discoveries and attract new members to the group. We intend to continue to scan.  Rhian will return the scanner to Hazel at the National Library and it is planned …

9 members met at the Dolgellau Record Office for a workshop 10.30-12.30 Some could not come due to the start of the tourism season. Dai gave some ideas for group work for those who did not have relatives who went to the First World War. It was felt that we need a theme for people to research from home. The …