The Glamorgan Family History Society Annual Fair will take place on Saturday
11th October 2014 at Merthyr Tydfil Leisure Centre, Merthyr Tydfil CF48 1UT
( just off the A470) from 10 am to 4 pm. Admission is free.
Knowledgeable experts are available to help with all level of queries.
Beginners welcome. A wide variety of stalls - exhibitors include Welsh and
English family history societies, local history societies, military experts,
family tree charts, ancestral tourism, genealogical services, old postcards,
old maps, local and family history books, second-hand books as well as
museums, libraries and local authority organisations. There will also be
four free talks during the day by experts.
This is a large family history fair with 140 tables occupied by over 50
exhibitors. Besides Glamorgan FHS, we also expect the following Family
History Societies:
Bristol & Avon
Ceredigion
Dyfed
Gloucester
Gwent
Also both Glamorgan and West Glamorgan Archives, a number of local history
groups, and commercial exhibitors.
The talks are free but require tickets available from the reception desk on
the day. They are on
"Breaking Down Brick Walls in Your Family History Research" by Mark Bayley -
S&N British Data Archive Ltd ( 10.30am and repeat at 2.30pm)
"Women in the Great War" by Ritchie Wood (11.30am)
and "Putting Meat on the Bones" by Jeanne Bunting - SOG Census Detectives
Details with links are at
http://www.glamfhs.org.uk/events.php?Action=Eventfullview&Event_ID=10
and a map showing the location at
http://www.glamfhs.org.uk/Documents/Uploaded/36-Document-MTLCDirections.pdf
Note the appearance of the building on that link if you are relying on
satnav or Google maps for travel instructions, as the postcode covers
several buildings. The location link also gives details of access by bus or
rail, timetables for which are at Traveline Cymru web site
http://www.traveline-cymru.info/
Should you require further information please contact me off-list.
Jeff Coleman
Jeff.Coleman(a)ntlworld.com