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Understanding DNA Testing for Genealogy - A Presentation

Genetic Genealogy, the use of DNA testing to aid traditional genealogical research, is the newest and the most accurate research tool for the family historian as it can prove or disprove family connections. DNA testing can support a paper trail which is often in question given the lack of surviving records. This new tool for genealogists has existed since 2000, and its popularity is growing daily with thousands testing monthly throughout the world. Emily Aulicino,… Continue

Added by Emily Doolin Aulicino on August 14, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

An Interview With Geoff Brookes - Stories In Welsh Stone

Win a signed copy of the book AND with a free years subscription to
Welsh Country magazine here.

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Added by Ceri Shaw on May 11, 2009 at 10:30pm — 8 Comments

The Lost Village

They say that near Ferryside in Carmarthenshire there is the thirteenth century village of St. Ishmael, But it is rarely seen. That is because it is submerged in the bay. It isn’t clear why it disappeared. West Wales was a remote place and news didn’t often travel very far. Often the news never made the leap from Welsh into English. Often it was never written down. There is certainly no record of what happened. The local people say that it was swamped by an enormous tidal wave caused by a volcan… Continue

Added by Geoff Brookes on May 9, 2009 at 11:34am — 4 Comments

Signing books in Cardiff

On Saturday I was out once again, meeting my public. This time it was Border’s in Cardiff, a shop in the old David Morgan building on The Hayes. It is a nice shop, large and busy and I was certainly very well looked after by the staff, especially Vicki. However, promotion remains hard work. My grandmother was a hard working and successful market trader in South Yorkshire but I am afraid I don’t seem to have inherited her gifts. People out and about on a Saturday don’t want to be harassed; they j… Continue

Added by Geoff Brookes on May 3, 2009 at 1:31pm — 3 Comments

Welsh Country / Stories In Welsh Stone Competition

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Added by Ceri Shaw on April 30, 2009 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Bundling

The facts of the story are simple. Charles Jeffreys, a gentleman of independent means. Prosperous. Had a big house called Gwynfryn near Aberystwyth. A county magistrate. He was sued by Evan Williams, a farm worker. 23 years old. The crime? A violent assault on 4 May 1870. You see, Jeffreys thought that Williams was a burglar and you can understand why, but he wasn’t. I better explain. Evan Williams was courting Sarah Williams, a housemaid in Jeffreys’ house. She invited her beloved to come to th… Continue

Added by Geoff Brookes on April 28, 2009 at 4:37am — 3 Comments

Bedside Manners

I spend a lot of my time rooting around the damp undergrowth of the internet, like a pig looking for truffles. Sometimes you find them and sometimes you don’t. And sometimes you can pick up a faint scent. Often it is fascinating stuff but it doesn’t really lead anywhere. You know there is a story there,but you just haven't got enough material. Details have slipped through the fingers of history. A gravestone is the most important item. There is no point having a story but having no headstone. Th… Continue

Added by Geoff Brookes on April 24, 2009 at 1:44pm — 4 Comments

On a visit to Beaumaris

We went to Anglesey to carry out vital research. Well actually it is more accurate to say that we went to enjoy ourselves. Graveyards can be an unattractive proposition when it is raining but in the pleasant weather we had, it was very nice to stroll around and read the messages our ancestors had left for us. It may have been February but it was dry and the countryside around us was pleasant, with a definite hint of spring. The roads were clear and the towns and villages slowly emerging after th… Continue

Added by Geoff Brookes on April 22, 2009 at 1:52pm — 6 Comments

An Interview With Rhys Hughes - Part 1

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Added by Ceri Shaw on January 31, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

New Left Coast ( Online ) Eisteddfod Competition Categories!

Today we are pleased to announce the details of yet another competition category in the Left Coast ( Online ) Eisteddfod! Details of the Poetry Competition can be found below. All submissions should be made in/ or linked from a separate group discussion in the Left Coast Eisteddfod 2009 Poetry Competition Group ( see details below ) .

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Added by Ceri Shaw on December 21, 2008 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Remember, Remember, Llywelyn Day on 11 December

To mark the anniversary of the death of Llywelyn Ein Llyw Olaf, the last leader of an independent Wales, Y Lolfa will be publishing A Stone for Remembrance – a fantastic collection of short

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Added by Ceri Shaw on December 9, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments

"My First Colouring Book" - A Review

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Added by Ceri Shaw on November 14, 2008 at 11:00pm — No Comments

An Interview With Valerie Wood-Gaiger ...W-Icon.

Learn With Grandma

Member Valerie Wood-Gaiger

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Added by Ceri Shaw on November 14, 2008 at 10:30am — 3 Comments

An Interview With Lloyd Jones - Author of "Mr Vogel" and "Mr Cassini"

My First Colouring Book - Lloyd Jones

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Added by Ceri Shaw on November 11, 2008 at 2:00pm — 3 Comments

Vote for Val to be the Women's Institute Icon

Voting for the Women's Institute Icon 2008

Hello my name is Valerie. I live in Myddfai, a tiny village in The Brecon Beacons National Park, in rural Wales and I need your help!

Sky TV are looking for an 'Icon' for their new learning channel.

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Added by Ceri Shaw on September 17, 2008 at 1:30pm — 19 Comments

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