The following article is from Eastman's Online Genealogy
Newsletter
and is copyright 1996 - 2009 by Richard W. Eastman. It is re-published
here with the permission of the author. Information about the newsletter
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http://www.eogn.com.
Vol. 14 No. 7 - February 16, 2009
- Ebbw Vale, Wales Landmark Could Be Family History Centre
A Valleys landmark is set to be transformed into a £12 million family
history and genealogy visitor centre. Plans to refurbish the historic
General Offices at the former Ebbw Vale steelworks into a top historical
visitor's attraction will include the relocation of the Gwent Records
Office, which has one of the largest archives in Wales.
The priceless collection, which covers five kilometres of shelving at
its current home in Cwmbran, has records dating back to the 1300s and
will form the cornerstone of the unique history and genealogy centre.
You can read more in the South Wales Argus at
http://www.southwalesargus.co.uk/news/gwentnews/4114693.Ebbw_Vale_landmar....