The Welsh Biography Online resource (http://wbo.llgc.org.uk) takes its contents from the volumes of The Dictionary of Welsh Biography which lists those who have made an unique contribution to Welsh life over seventeen centuries. The first instalment of this electronic version presents the life of those who lived and died between the mid 4th century and 1970. (more…)
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Who was who in Welsh Life?
Saturday, October 30th, 2004Global Access to Books from Wales
Saturday, July 3rd, 2004
Tracking down a good book has never been easier, following the latest developments on the Welsh Books Council website – www.gwales.com – which gives global access to the best books from Wales. (more…)
Putting names to faces in Llandrindod Wells
Monday, June 28th, 2004
On the 25th of June 2004 Culturenet Cymru launched the Communities Cymru project at a packed event in Llandrindod Wells. The occasion was a meeting of the Radnorshire Branch of the Powys Family History Society and the Friends of Powys Archives. (more…)
Help us identify the faces of Llandrindod Wells past
Friday, June 25th, 2004Culturenet Cymru is seeking help from residents of Powys and beyond in their quest to identify the sitters in a selection of portrait photographs from the first half of the 20th century. This fascinating project is collaboration between Culturenet Cymru, the Radnorshire museum and the Radnorshire branch of the Powys Family History Society. (more…)
New lease of life for the forgotten classics of Wales’ literary past
Saturday, May 15th, 2004A new Welsh project is harnessing the power of the Internet to breathe new life into literary classics. Developed by Culturenet Cymru and the Welsh Books Council with funding from the Welsh Assembly Government, the Books from the Past project is using the latest groundbreaking technology to bring old texts to life. (more…)
COFLEIN – Discovering Our Past Online
Wednesday, May 12th, 2004
Coflein is an exciting new interactive map that has been developed in a groundbreaking partnership between the Royal Commissions in Wales and Scotland with financial support from the National Assembly of Wales.
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Uncover the Jewels of Wales
Monday, September 15th, 2003
Where can you find photographs of Swansea in the Blitz, or the diaries of Welsh soldiers from the First World War? Where can you read the letters of a nine-year old girl who lived in Lampeter in Victorian times, or pages from an 1891 Welsh Football Annual? Where can you examine a 17th century tapestry work from Breconshire or a 19th century miners’ lamp from Aberdare? The answer for all these and more is the Gathering the Jewels website at www.gtj.org.uk.
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Discovering Art through the Internet
Sunday, September 14th, 2003
Examine the work of Thomas Jones, Pencerrig in the latest virtual exhibition from the National Library of Wales.
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