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#OnThisDay 1852 the diary of Charles Morgan records that 'Till 10.00 all in the street, bonfire and fireworks, not without some danger to children. All ends well' #BonfireNight southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/33.htm

Explore the past on #MonmouthshireDay with some of our publications relating to the county, that cover the 16th to the 20th centuries: southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/Mon.htm

#OnThisDay in 1811 the Welsh Society of Philadelphia recorded that they 'are to be devoted, under the discretion of our on members to the humane and charitable purposes for which we associated. Learn about the organisation in Richard Allen's edition southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/34.htm

A transcript with scholarly commentary of the household accounts of Sir Thomas Aubrey of Llantrithyd from the 1620s and 1630s. Explore the social and cultural worlds inhabited by a prominent member of the gentry during the early seventeenth century. southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/19.htm

A letter from Thomas Herbert Cooke to his mother #OnThisDay 1843 mentions the recent appearance of and reaction to 'Rebecca & her daughters' in Carmarthen & the destruction of the toll gate. Read more of his letters in the edition by @LowriAnnRees southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/36.htm

'The Letterbook of Richard Crawshay 1788-1797', Chris Evans & GGL Hayes Sir Glanmor Williams in Morgannwg: ‘Altogether, this book gives a fascinating pen-portrait, provided ‘in his own write’ by a more than averagely interesting early industrial magnate' southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/06.htm

#OnThisDay 1905 Capt. Daniel Jenkins and the crew of the SS Italiana arrived at Alexandria. Find out more about Capt. Jenkins and the early 20th century south Wales shipping industry in ‘The Business Letters of Captain Daniel Jenkins, 1902-11' southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/29.htm

Explore our titles relating to Gower and Western Glamorgan: southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/Gower.htm

#OnThisDay 1854 WS Clark went to 'a monster concert given at Cyfarthfa for the benefits of the wives and families of soldiers who have gone to the East.' He estimates that about 1,100 people attended the concert that was held from 8pm to midnight! southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/32.htm

Discover T.P.s admonitions to the Welsh to refrain from consulting wizards, charmers and soothsayers in addition to his ‘explanation’ of the great danger in doing so in 'Cas Gan Gythraul: demonology, witchcraft & popular magic in eighteenth century Wales' southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/28.htm

Sir Joseph Bradney's great History of Monmouthshire was left incomplete at his death in 1933. Madeleine Gray has completed the work by compiling vol. 5 from Bradney's notes in @NLWales. Although now out of print the edition can be accessed online - journals.library.wales/view/1044290/1…

#Vacancy at Gwent Archives - Part-time Community Engagement Assistant. Gwent Archives Service is looking for a proactive and enthusiastic communicator to join the team and help deliver a range of engagement activities and resources. tinyurl.com/yzxeecww

Looking forward to hearing Kirsti Bohata at the launch of our latest publication, her edition of the diary of feminist pioneer Amy Dillwyn southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/37.htm. Join us at the Glamorgan Archives at 3.30 on 17 May, after our AGM: lecture is open to all.

'St Davids Episcopal Acta 1085-1280', edited by Dr Julia Barrow Nicholas Vincent in History: 'a near faultless edition, the product of many years of archival research, providing an essential tool for all scholars of Welsh and ecclesiastical history' southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/13.htm

Annual membership of the South Wales Record Society is £25 (open to both individuals and institutions). For this, you will receive a copy of the current year's publication and a chance to buy many titles from our back catalogue at a reduced rate. southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/Membership.htm

As part of the 2nd Mons, Charles Heare helped prepare for the Battle of the Somme, which commenced #OnThisDay 1916. Read about his WW1 experiences in 'Charley's War: The Diary of Charles Parkinson Heare 2nd Battalion, The Monmouthshire Regiment 1914-1919' southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/31.htm

April is the Crew List Month. One of our favourite collections are crew lists, which record the captain and crew for shipping that accessed Pembrokeshire ports between 1863 and 1913. #ArchiveCollection #Archive30

#OnThisDay 1848 Charles Morgan records an artistic encounter - 'by mistake rap at Mr Harris's, the artist, walk in and see his pictures door.' - southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/33.htmGower-ba… James Harris Sr (1810-1887), was a leading Welsh maritime artist; see artuk.org/discover/artis…

Our most recent edition is 'The Middleman at Middleton Hall: The Letters of Thomas Herbert Cooke, Land Agent in Rebecca's Carmarthenshire, 1841-1847' edited by @LowriAnnRees #SomethingNew #Archive30 southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/36.htm

Our most #PopularItems are 2nd edition OS maps 1907/08 which are a great place to start when researching property history! Ein heitemau mwyaf poblogaidd o bell ffordd yw mapiau ail argraffiad Arolwg Ordnans o 1907/1908 sy'n adnodd gwych wrth ddechrau ymchwilio i hanes eiddo!