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- Sat Jul 06, 2024 8:28 am
- Forum: Society News
- Topic: Dylan Thomas & Friends by Hilly Janes 15 July & trip
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Dylan Thomas & Friends by Hilly Janes 15 July & trip
TYWYN & DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY See attached poster for our next meeting on July 15th - Hilly Janes on 'Dylan Thomas and Friends'. Hilly Janes is the daughter of Alfred Janes, one of his friends and a noted artist. We still have places for our second summer trip - a full guided tour to the exte...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 11:56 am
- Forum: Past Talks
- Topic: Jean Napier on the living history of Bardsey Island
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Jean Napier on the living history of Bardsey Island
TYWYN & DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY The society's meeting on Monday 20th November 2023 was the popular local photographer/author/film-maker Jean Napier. Jean's subject was the beautiful island of Bardsey, its history as a centre of religion and pilgrimage, its fluctuating population, its wildlife a...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 11:54 am
- Forum: Society News
- Topic: Jan 15th 2024 Professor Peter Gaunt on Civil War in Wales
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Jan 15th 2024 Professor Peter Gaunt on Civil War in Wales
Professor Gaunt of Chester University will be talking about the Civil War and its impact on Wales. Often goes under the mis-nomer of 'English Civil War, it actually involved Scotland, Wales and Ireland to a considerable extent - a fascinating subject that is given too little attention. The meeting w...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 11:45 am
- Forum: Early Medieval c.500AD-1100
- Topic: Early Welsh Saints
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Early Welsh Saints
TYWYN & DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY As a follow up to November's talk on Bardsey Island, the society's meeting on 11th December 2023 presented a programme on Welsh saints spanning a millenium. There were four speakers. Dr Ian Richards began with a well-researched account of sixth-century Saint Cadf...
- Wed Dec 13, 2023 11:42 am
- Forum: Past Talks
- Topic: 4 speakers on Welsh saints at the December 2023 meeting
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4 speakers on Welsh saints at the December 2023 meeting
TYWYN & DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY As a follow up to November's talk on Bardsey Island, the society's meeting on 11th December presented a programme on Welsh saints spanning a millenium. There were four speakers. Dr Ian Richards began with a well-researched account of sixth-century Saint Cadfan wh...
- Wed Oct 11, 2023 9:14 am
- Forum: Society News
- Topic: Darwin family in Merionnydd and Origins of the People of Wales Oct 16 2023
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Darwin family in Merionnydd and Origins of the People of Wales Oct 16 2023
TYWYN & DISTRICT HISTORY SOCIETY Dear member, We will be following up Dr Lyons' excellent presentation on Darwin and Race with two illustrated talks at our next meeting on October 16th. New member Steven Gartside will lead off with 'Charles Darwin and his family in South Meirionnydd' and I will ...
- Wed Sep 20, 2023 11:24 am
- Forum: Modern c.1750-today
- Topic: Charles Darwin and Race
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Charles Darwin and Race
The main item of the society's meeting on September 18th 2023 was a talk entitled 'Darwin and Race' by Dr Tony Lyons, a wide-ranging and stimulating account of the life and work of Charles Darwin. Considered a poor student during his early education, Darwin became a brilliant and extraordinary scien...
- Wed Sep 20, 2023 11:23 am
- Forum: Past Talks
- Topic: Charles Darwin and Race at Sept 23 meeting
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Charles Darwin and Race at Sept 23 meeting
The main item of the society's meeting on September 18th was a talk entitled 'Darwin and Race' by Dr Tony Lyons, a wide-ranging and stimulating account of the life and work of Charles Darwin. Considered a poor student during his early education, Darwin became a brilliant and extraordinary scientist,...
- Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:24 pm
- Forum: Society News
- Topic: Postponement of Oral History Workshop & new notice for Feb 20th meeting
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Postponement of Oral History Workshop & new notice for Feb 20th meeting
Unfortunately, because of family illness, Dr Di Drummond is unable to lead on the Oral History Workshop in the February meeting, on Monday the 20th at 7PM in Tywyn Baptist Church. Di's workshop will be re-scheduled - provisionally to March 2024, so we don't miss out on this opportunity. For the Febr...
- Thu Feb 09, 2023 8:12 pm
- Forum: Modern c.1750-today
- Topic: Tywyn and the Welsh Eisteddfodic tradition
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Tywyn and the Welsh Eisteddfodic tradition
The theme of the society's first meeting of 2023 on January 16th was the history of Eisteddfodau, for which Dr Dylan Foster Evans, Head of Welsh Studies at Cardiff University, was the ideal speaker. Dylan began his talk with a concise and erudite account of this significant Welsh tradition rooted in...