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BRANCH MEETINGS 2009

MEETINGS are held at Aberdare, Bridgend, Cardiff, Merthyr Tydfil, Pontypridd, and Swansea are open to visitors & all members.


ABERDARE/CYNON VALLEY BRANCH:
7 p.m. First Friday of the month at Green Street Methodist Church, Aberdare.

2nd Jan - Research Evening 3rd July - The Titanic - Ray Davies
6th Feb - Nantgarw Pottery - Gwen Griffiths 7th Aug - No Meeting
Welsh Women in Service - Rosemary Scadden 4th Sept - A tale of two Towers - Audrey Griffiths
3 Apr   “Of Greatest benefit to mankind” – talk by Roger Morgan  2nd Oct - FH Sources at RCT Libraries N. Kelland
1st May  Research Night 6th Nov - Vision of Rhondda Valley - Mike Jones
5th June Nantgarw Pottery - talk by Gwen Griffiths 4th Dec - Christmas Social

BRIDGEND BRANCH:
7 p.m. 3rd Monday of the month at The Len Evans Centre - Aberkenfig.
The ARC Recourse Centre

21st Jan - Members Night - Time to pay your subs 20th July - Members Night
18th Feb - Talk by Barrie Griffiths 17th Aug - Members Night
18th Mar - Your Guess is as Good as Mine - Mike Stokes 21 Sept - Old Newspapers - Natille Murphy
15 Apr       TBA 19th Oct AGM
18th May  Visions of old Pontypridd & Rhondda - Mike Jones 16th Nov  Hudson Bay Medical Records
15th June   Settlers in the Cape - talk by Sue Mackay 21st Dec Christmas Social
Speaker:             Elizabeth & Colin Briggs
Talk:                   The Elusive Ancestor Did he work for the Hudson ay Company or visit Canada
When:                 16th November 7.30pm

CARDIFF BRANCH:
  7.30 p.m. First Tuesday at St. Mark's Church, North Road.

6th Jan - Pre 1837 Records - Nick Davey 7th July - Welsh Drovers - talk by Peter Davies
3rd Feb - Research Evening August - No Meeting
3rd Mar The forgotten Flank  -Military History - Jeremy Konsbruck 1st Sept. Cathays Cemetery - talk by Nick Davey
7th Apr   Old Pontypridd and Rhondda – Mike Jones 6th Oct AGM + Harris & Sons

5th May  The Changing Face of Llanishen –

3rd Nov Digital Restoration of B&W Photos

2nd June    Born before 1837 – Dr Diane Brooks

1st Dec History of Glam Canal - Martin Chamberlain

MERTHYR TYDFIL BRANCH:
7 p.m. Second Tuesday at Merthyr Central Library.

13th Jan - Merthyr Tydfil Trams - Keith Lewis 14th July Ancient Welsh Wells - Jan Shivell
10th Feb - Heirlooms & Quiz August - No Meeting
10th Mar - Working on the Railways - Richard Meyrick 8th Sep.19th Century Merthyr - Viv Pugh

14th Apr    The Nationalities of Merthyr – Talk by Carl Llewellyn

13th Oct - AGM + Wine & Cheese

12th May  Celebrating Women in Merthyr -

10th Nov - Disease Debility & Death - Huw Williams

June         Annual Trip to National Library of Wales

8th Dec - Christmas Social

*** May  Meeting at Dowlais Library

PONTYPRIDD & RHONDDA BRANCH:
7.00 p.m. Third Tuesday at Pontypridd Museum, Bridge Street.

20th Jan - Cardiff's Forgotten Castle - Brian Davies .
17th Feb - Nantgarw China Works - Gwen Griffiths .
17th Mar - Traditional Songs of Wales  - Alan James 15th Sep. - My Grandmother's Story - Alan Jones

21st Apr.    Women of the Rhondda in 19thC  - Margaret Kinsey

21st Oct - AGM

19th May   The Family of Joseph Parry – Carl Llewellyn

17th Nov. Wales & the Australian Gold Rush Wm Jones
. December No Meeting

SWANSEA BRANCH:
7.00  p.m. Second Monday at County Hall, Oystermouth Road.

12th Jan - Meath & Tennant Canal - Peter Rickets 13th July - Swansea Circus Connections - R.oy Kneath
9th Feb - Swansea's Circus Connections - Roy Kneath 10th Aug - Members Night
9th Mar - Swansea's Bad Girls in the 1890's - Elizabeth Belcham 14th Sept - AGM + Nonconformists in Victorian Swansea
Jeff Coleman

6th Apr      Watermills of the Gower – talk by Brian Taylor

12 Oct - Military Help - Andrew Volans

11th May   Visions of Old Pontypridd & Rhondda – Mike Jones

9th Nov - Tithe Maps - Rod Cooper

8th June      West Wales 19th C Drovers – Cannon John Gravelle

14th Dec - Christmas Social

LONDON BRANCH:
Society of Genealogists, 14 Charterhouse Buildings, Goswell Road, London. EC1M 7BA

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