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This is a collection of old images of Wales that give a glimpse as to what life was life in Llangollen, Denbigh and beyond 100 years ago - and, of all the places, the images turned up in the U.S, in the archives of the Library of Congress in Washington.



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BBC News Reports

American learner wins Welsh title
A teacher from Ohio in the USA has been named as the Welsh Learner of the Year for 2009.

Meggan Lloyd Prys was awarded the prestigious title on Wednesday by judges at the National Eisteddfod in Bala, Gwynedd.

The 29-year-old says she sta… Continue

Is Wales the Land of Song?

It is a myth that all Welshmen can sing. It may have been true in days gone by but unfortunately not today. In the good old days when chapels were in the heart of every community and every village had a choir whether it was a male voice, mixed or ladies, communities would sing at a drop of a hat. If you were not in a choir then you were taught to sing in the chapel.

When I was a lad closing time for pubs meant that the men would gather under the lamppost outsi… Continue

Rolf Harris re-records Two Little Boys to mark 90th anniversary of end of WWI

The Australian musician and artist made the new recording of the song, which dates from 1902, to mark the 90th anniversary of the end of the Great War.

It tells the story of two brothers who ride wooden horses together as little children before ending up fighting on a battlefield.

In 1969 Harris had one of his unlikely hits with the emotional song which tells of the brothers' loyalty.

It spent six weeks at n… Continue