There might be snippets in religious denomination histories, Cofiants, &c these are
almost invariably in Welsh with few appendices in English - usually where English sources
are quoted - I have found the GENUKI website useful for wider reading. If scanning for
personal or farm names, it can be quite easy and Google (including Google Books/Scholar)
are good tools if farm names are unusual/unique (ie no good for Ty Newydd but very good
for Llwyndyrus (of which there are only 2 in Wales)).The Melville Richards Archive is good
for references to specific farm names.Back issues of the local papur bro can be useful for
snippets but, again, in Welsh usually - it is amazing how far a little goes in scanning
and Google translate does quite well (not perfectly).Yours,Ian
From: pgevans(a)melbpc.org.au
To: wls-merionethshire(a)rootsweb.com
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2012 16:10:47 +1100
Subject: Re: [MER] Books on the history of Bala and surroundings
Ken and Gary,
> If you're looking for a somewhat broader picture, I would suggest you
> look at :
>
> History of Merioneth, Volume 1
> History of Merioneth, Volume 2
Those are good reference books which I do own.
It seems that Bala and surrounds is lacking parish histories such as that
for Llanfachreth (by the author Mary Corbett Harris) and etc.
Regards,
Peter Evans
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