Culturenet Cymru is holding a series of workshops designed to encourage digitisation within the heritage sector.  Creating digital content is central to the future strategy of many institutions and to facilitate its creation Culturenet has developed a set of guidelines on the different aspects of digitisation. Read the rest of this entry »

On Saturday, 31 October, Culturenet Cymru set up its equipment in Pontyberem Memorial Hall for a day of digitisation with the people of the Gwendraeth Valley … Read the rest of this entry »

Culturenet Cymru’s Sioned Rees-Jones and Dafydd Tudur recently travelled to Y Tymbl in the Gwendraeth Valley to be part of a Family History evening in the company of Welsh soap Pobol Y Cwm actor Emyr Wyn Evans.

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Culturenet Cymru has held the first of four digitisation training pilots held between now and the end of March. The staff of Anglesey museum, archive and library came together to Llangefni for the training day on 20 October.

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The new From Warfare to Welfare website is now live. From Warfare to Welfare brought together school pupils and older people to create digital stories based on recollections of the period between 1939 and 1959. Visit www.myglyw.org.uk to see a collection of digital stories, images and educational resources.

Now you can keep up to date with the latest Gathering the Jewels news by subscribing to our brand new RSS feed!

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The Community Archives Wales group, Machen Remembered, recently helped their local primary school celebrate its centenary.

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Culturenet Cymru’s presence on the web has inspired an exhibition of famous Welshmen and women in Ohio, USA.

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Culturenet Cymru’s flagship project, Gathering the Jewels, has received international acclaim, being named the 2008 Annual Honouree for the Talking Hands Award. Read the rest of this entry »

A wedding dress made of parachute silk and an outfit dating from the 1870s were among the things that brought a touch of glamour to the Brynamman Community Centre recently. Read the rest of this entry »

It may be strange to think that the toys from your childhood are now in a museum but the West Wales Museum of Childhood in Llangeler has a wonderful collection of teddies, dolls, toy-cars, action figures and more that will surely spark memories of your childhood. Read the rest of this entry »

Culturenet Cymru’s Annual Report has been published and is now available to be read and downloaded.

The report provides an overview of the ways in which Culturenet has been working towards promoting and celebrating the history and heritage of Wales online over the past year, including the development of an innovative new project. To learn more, click here Read the rest of this entry »

Following the recent success of BBC Wales’ ‘Coalhouse’ series, where three families, four Bevin Boys and a group of evacuees had to learn to adapt to life in World War II Blaenavon, how about discovering the memories of those who really remember what it was like? Read the rest of this entry »

Culturenet Cymru will be present at the National Eisteddfod again this year on the National Library’s stand and will be giving visitors an unique opportunity to get involved with our projects. Read the rest of this entry »

Do you have any photos of Aberystwyth’s Tabernacle Chapel before it was destroyed by fire? Read the rest of this entry »