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Welcome to the Online Discussion Group. Below you will find information about our group, meeting schedule and other external online meetings that might be of interest.

 We meet via Zoom on the last Monday of each month at 7pm. Most meetings are recorded so if you aren’t able to attend in person then you can access the recording (sent via email) at a later date for a limited period.

 The aim of the group is to provide a friendly and supportive online community that will broaden your knowledge of Welsh genealogy and help with your family research. We do have some external speakers who, in the past, have covered subjects such as the old Drover Roads, and how to use facial recognition and DNA in your research. However, we like to encourage our members to give short talks on their own families especially as it gives an opportunity to ask for help when you reach a “brick wall” in your research. Many of our members are based in West Wales and have invaluable local knowledge, whilst some also join us from the U.S.A. and can provide guidance on how to navigate archive records in America.

 If you are interested in joining our monthly sessions then please tick the box “Online Discussion Group” in your “My Details” tab and you will be added to our email list to receive the Zoom links and recordings.

 Contact Info: Rosaleen Boardman    email: online@dyfedfhs.org.uk

 Schedule of ODG Meetings:

May 25^th                 General discussion and an opportunity for new group members to introduce themselves and ask for help with their research.

 June 29^th               Map Resources - Huw Thomas from the National Library of Wales map department

 July 27^th                The Jones's of Lampeter& a link to David Lloyd George - Richard Rhys O'Brien

 August 31^st           TBC

 September 28^th      The Newport Chartist Martyrs of 1839 by Janice Brinley Codd

October 26th          TBC

November 30th       Symbolism of Graveyard/Cemetery Art - Janet Neilson

 Other external online meetings of interest

 You will now have received the recording of the presentation by Susan Fielding on the Capeli Cymru project. She gave a very interesting history of Non Conformist Chapel buildings throughout Wales and asked members to fill out the questionnaires about your local chapels to help create a database of all known Chapels in Wales.  Online Workshops are also scheduled over the next couple of months for the general public to contribute and help develop innovative and practical strategies to safeguard the Chapel heritage across Wales. 

Eleanor Mathias is the contact for more information. email: capelicymru@rcahmw.gov.uk

Below are the links to the questionnaires and workshops (for which you need to book a slot) One workshop is in person in Cardiff whilst the rest are online.

National Census of Nonconformist Chapels in Wales - General Public: https://zurl.co/4urzP

National Census of Nonconformist Chapels in Wales - Congregation Members: https://zurl.co/RdQYi

Capeli Cymru workshops  https://rcahmw.gov.uk/events/

 

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