Powys Family History Society has for many years been collecting and
purchasing research material relevant to the County of Powys. Thanks to the
hard work, generosity and membership fees of those who belong to the Society
much of this material has been transcribed and is available for purchase
both in print and on CD. The publication list now runs into 12 A5 pages,
suffice to say that it includes the 1841 census for both Radnorshire and the
area of Breconshire that you require. A list of our publications is
available, and items can be purchased through our secure server at
www.parishchest.com
Additionally, we have for many years had a 'Group Library' in each of the
three old counties comprising the modern county of Powys, containing all the
material relevant to that county, including our publications and copies of
private research material generously donated by our members and others. Our
Brecon Group librarian Mrs. Sheila Leitch, with the help of members and
friends is currently re-organising and cataloguing the material we hold for
that county and it is hoped that this material will be available for
research, by appointment, within the next few weeks. The opening should be
announced in our August edition of Cronicl.
We have much more material awaiting transcription, particularly for
Montgomeryshire, and our publications officer, Mr. Michael MacSorley, would
welcome offers to assist with this task, he can be contacted on
<m.macsorley(a)btopenworld.com>
You will appreciate that Herefordshire is a different County, we can only
hold copies of material that their Society has produced and we have
purchased from them. To date, I believe this is only the index to the 1851
census. However, all the censuses, parish records and much other material
is available for viewing at their County Record Office in Hereford.
Likewise, the Powys County Record Office in Llandrindod Wells holds such a
collection for Powys.
Vera Brown
General Secretary
Powys FHS
-----Original Message-----
From: john.evans [mailto:john.evans@iclway.co.uk]
Sent: 25 June 2003 00:40
To: POWYS-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [POWYS] Family Resource Centre in Glasbury ?
Hello List,
During the 6 months I have been lurking on your forum I have learned a lot.
Thanks everyone!
Back in the 1980's I pursued my ancestor William Evans (b. 1848 at
Velindre, Glasbury), his siblings and his parents (from Clifford, HEF)
through the 1851 census at Powys Library in Llandrindod Wells, the 1841
census at Brecon Library, and the 1841 census at Hereford Record Office.
There were no indexes, the census films were difficult to read, some of the
film readers 'had seen better days', and it was tricky chasing leads
backwards & forwards across the Radnorshire / Breconshire / Herefordshire
borders. I wasn't satisfied that I had the right Evans family at the end
of it, and I haven't followed up this line since.
I would like to think that things may be better now with censuses
transcriptions available on CD. But are resources any more centralised, or
is it still necessary to chase around? I ask because I spotted a message
from Barrie Jones of Gwent a few days ago which referred to "Sheila
Leitch's Family Resource Centre in Glasbury". Could anyone tell me more
about this centre:- what resources it has / when it's open / address / URL
/ phone number / who can use it, etc? If things have really improved, it
may be time to start hunting Evanses again!
Regards, John H. Evans