http://www.culturenetcymru.com/en Celebrating the heritage and culture of Wales online Tue, 26 Jan 2010 10:54:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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. The workshops will be an ... http://www.culturenetcymru.com/en/?p=361 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 ... Over the past few weeks, the people of the Gwendraeth Valley have been invited to bring their treasured possessions and cherished memories to ... http://www.culturenetcymru.com/en/?p=332 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. The evening was well-attended by members of the nearby communities and, as well ... http://www.culturenetcymru.com/en/?p=336 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. As an increasing number of Culturenet Cymru partners embark on their own ... http://www.culturenetcymru.com/en/?p=339 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. http://www.culturenetcymru.com/en/?p=316 Now you can keep up to date with the latest Gathering the Jewels news by subscribing to our brand new RSS feed! By clicking on the orange icon that appears in your address bar, you can keep up-to-date with the latest news from the GTJ project - from new collections added ... http://www.culturenetcymru.com/en/?p=287 The Community Archives Wales group, Machen Remembered, recently helped their local primary school celebrate its centenary. On 22 January Machen Primary school celebrated 100 years since it was officially opened in 1909 with a day full of activity and shared memories.  Past pupils and teachers, as well as local dignitaries ... http://www.culturenetcymru.com/en/?p=277 Culturenet Cymru's presence on the web has inspired an exhibition of famous Welshmen and women in Ohio, USA. The Madog Centre for Welsh Studies at the Rio Grande University, Ohio recently presented an exhibition which celebrated Wales' best loved heroes. Based on the Culturenet Cymru 100 Welsh Heroes poll, 2008 Madog ... http://www.culturenetcymru.com/en/?p=228 Culturenet Cymru's flagship project, Gathering the Jewels, has received international acclaim, being named the 2008 Annual Honouree for the Talking Hands Award. The purpose of the Talking Hands Award is to reward website authors who, 'through their creative excellence provide a web site which teaches, contains teaching elements in sufficient, ... http://www.culturenetcymru.com/en/?p=239 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. An exhibition held by the Community Archives Wales group in Brynamman containing an array of dresses, shoes, hats, photographs, invitations, ... http://www.culturenetcymru.com/en/?p=138