Congratulations to RQG member Jenni Phillips who has gained a distinction in MSc in Genealogical, Palaeographic and Heraldic Studies Strathclyde Institute for Genealogical Studies Register of Qualified Genealogists Jenni Phillips #QualifiedGenealogist #FamilyHistory #Genealogy qualifiedgenealogists.org

Whether your ancestors lived in Glamorgan or elsewhere, our volunteers will be available to help with your family history questions next Saturday (28 September) at Glamorgan Archives #OpenDoors. Free talks at 11am and 1.30pm.

Join us at Kempton Park Racecourse on 5th October for the Family History Show, come & say hello & find out about the Register of Qualified Genealogists Register of Qualified Genealogists TheFamilyHistoryShow @TheGenealogist #Genealogists #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #HouseHistory #LocalHistory #Researchers

“For Wales, See England”? History and National Identity in 19th Century Wales 10 weekly meetings Starting 1 October 2024 19:00 - 21:00. cardiff.ac.uk/part-time-cour… #Wales #History #Cymraeg Cardiff Uni History, Archaeology and Religion Exploring the Past CAER Heritage

New Spotlight Talk! Hear Dr Tejpal Ralmill and Prof Gavin Rand introduce the ‘Punjab Registers’ archival records and reveal the scale of India’s ‘contribution’ to the First World War. 📅Wed 23rd Oct ‘24 ⏰18.00 – 19.00 BST 📍Online and FREE! Book now bit.ly/sigs24talks

How might we reconcile the digitisation of archival sources with their materiality? New 'Transactions @royalhistsoc' article considers 'the case of wills' for the early modern period bit.ly/4dlFouH. Harry Smith, Dr Emily Vine - find me @emilymayvine.bsky.social, The Material Culture of Wills Project #twitterstorians 1/2

Looking forward to spending the day at Glamorgan Archives tomorrow. I’m giving a talk at 1.30pm about using newspapers for family and local history research. Drop in any time for family history chat and free research advice from Glamorgan FHS volunteers. #OpenDoors #Cardiff

We're pleased to announce that the Phil Batman Family History Prize for 2024 is now open for submissions! 📅Deadline: 30 November 2024 HyPIR at Leicester History at Leicester College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities University of Leicester

Our branch AGM is online on Tuesday 8th October at 7pm for members only. This will be followed at 7.30pm by a talk from qualified genealogist Trisha O'Reilly about solicitor records. Everyone welcome, free of charge - sign up in advance via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/cardiff-vale…

*OPEN ACCESS* ‘Welsh Not: Elementary Education and the Anglicisation of Nineteenth-Century Wales’ by @martinjohnes is out now! This is a study of how and why children were punished for speaking Welsh in nineteenth-century Wales. Read for free here: ⬇️ uwp.co.uk/app/uploads/97…

Our next online branch meeting is on Thursday 7th November at 7pm - Jenni Phillips will be presenting an introduction to newspaper research for family history. All welcome, register for free via Eventbrite: eventbrite.co.uk/e/introduction…

The next meeting of the Cardiff & Vale branch is in person at Glamorgan Archives on Tuesday 5th November at 2pm - the focus of this session will be on wartime records.

Details of our upcoming November meeting:

Our next Exploring the Past public lecture is taking place soon. This fascinating and free talk will be online. Title: Putting Welsh History on Television Date: 13.11.24 Time: 19:00-20:00 Please book your place here: bit.ly/4fmEGPp Exploring the Past

Looking forward to talking about using newspapers for family research later today for Glamorgan FHS. Registration open until this afternoon if you’d like to attend - online, free of charge, non-members welcome.

Launching The Historical Boundaries of Wales: Explore various historical boundaries from Townships to Parishes, Hundreds to Counties though 2D and 3D mapping. Find out more with this link: zurl.co/ZYGi CB_Arolygu / RC_Survey CB_Archif/RC_Archive RC_Enwau Lleoedd @jrdollery NLS Map Collections

🌟SIGS create new Papal Dispensations for Marriage database, unlocking valuable records for genealogical research!🔍 The project was funded by the Foundation for Medieval Genealogy. Full story > bit.ly/papaldata #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #HistoricalRecords

⚰️ Speaker Spotlight: Jenni Phillips Discover how our Victorian ancestors died — from scarlet fever to sudden epidemics. 🎤 At #VictorianLondonWeek (8–12 Sept). 🎟️ portal.sog.org.uk/Event/view/110…