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Category Archives: Our favourite documents
Cardigan? Hasn’t changed a bit.
We are delighted to present a guest blog by William Howells, the former County Librarian and a native of Cardigan. A quick glance at John Speed’s 1610 map of Cardigan confirms that the basic layout of the High Street and … Continue reading
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Tagged Cardigan, guest blog, historic environment, photographs, townscape
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As the swallow flies; my Great Aunt Gwenol’s story
We are delighted to present a guest blog by Gretel McEwen, written in response to discovering her great aunt Gwenol’s photograph albums in our collections. Behind the glass doors of Ceredigion Archives in Aberystwyth rest countless personal and family stories. … Continue reading
Posted in Guest blog, Our favourite documents
Tagged Cairo, Dolfriog, Egypt, guest blog, Japan, Merioneth, Penrhyndeudraeth, Satow, Webley-Parry
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Photography and Dressing Up in Victorian Cardiganshire
We are delighted to present a guest blog by Dr. Lucy Smith. Dr. Lucy Smith has degrees in English Literature and Archive Administration and her doctorate was on Julia Margaret Cameron’s photography. She is particularly interested in creative archives, and … Continue reading
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Tagged dressing up, guest blog, Kewley, photographs, Webley-Parry
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Of Murderers, Starvation and Hangmen
We present an exclusive guest blog by Richard Ireland. Richard W. Ireland is a legal historian who taught for many years at Aberystwyth University. He is the author of many articles and his books include ‘A Want of Order and … Continue reading
The Hallworths part 2: Oh, what a lovely war!
We present part two of the Hallworth family mini series! This fascinating photograph shows Thomas Hallworth at war, on the beach near Alexandria. In Civvy Street, Thomas, who had started off as a coachman at Hyde in Cheshire, was a … Continue reading
Posted in Aberystwyth, First World War, Guest blog, Our favourite documents
Tagged Egypt, guest blog, Hallworth, WW1
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The Hallworth Family of Hyde and Aberystwyth
We present the first in a series of mini-blogs exploring the Hallworth family photograph album which was generously donated to Ceredigion Archives last summer. Thomas and Edith Hallworth were from Hyde in Cheshire, where he had been a coachman and she a seamstress. … Continue reading
Posted in Aberystwyth, First World War, Guest blog, Motor vehicle registration, Our favourite documents
Tagged guest blog, Hallworth, Hyde
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