Tywyn and District History Society Forum

At their Zoom meeting on 20 September the society enjoyed a fascinating talk entitled 'A City on a Hill - the National Library of Wales'. The speaker, Dr Rhidian Griffiths, until his retirement in 2008 director of public services at the library, gave a comprehensive account of its proud and varied h...

At their Zoom meeting on 20 September the society enjoyed a fascinating talk entitled 'A City on a Hill - the National Library of Wales' . The speaker, Dr Rhidian Griffiths, until his retirement in 2008 director of public services at the library, gave a comprehensive account of its proud and varied ...

At the society's meeting on Monday 15th November 2021 Michael Freeman, Honorary Research Fellow at the Museum of Wales and former Curator of Ceredigion Museum, gave an engrossing and much appreciated lecture on Snowdon's history and visitors entitled 'Scientists, surveyors and licencees on Snowdon, ...

At the society's meeting on Monday 15th November Michael Freeman, Honorary Research Fellow at the Museum of Wales and former Curator of Ceredigion Museum, gave an engrossing and much appreciated lecture on Snowdon's history and visitors entitled 'Scientists, surveyors and licencees on Snowdon, in th...

Following Rhidian Griffiths’ talk on the creation of the National Library of Wales in September, the society’s members-led meeting on Monday 18th October completed the theme introduced by Dr Griffiths. Their focus this time was collections and the links between collecting and history. Liz Deakin ope...

Following Rhidian Griffiths’ talk on the creation of the National Library of Wales in September, the society’s members-led meeting on Monday 18th October completed the theme introduced by Dr Griffiths. Their focus this time was collections and the links between collecting and history. Liz Deakin ope...

The society's July meeting continued the theme of the history of politics in Wales with members' contributions and discussion. The main speaker, Dr Deakin, began with a detailed talk entitled Politics in Wales - what does the present owe to the past? He concentrated on the life , work and influence ...

History Points is an excellent project to provide historical information about points of interest throughout Wales through the medium of a website and app. users' mobile phones. Phones pick up a page of the website information as they read a QR patch fixed on a post or prominent structure at a Hist...

Anna, a descendant of John Corbett, has been in contact with the society. She has been researching the history of her famous ancestor for decades and has produced two excellent You Tube videos dealing with the start of his career - from humble beginnings working on the family canal freight business ...

On Monday 21st June the society enjoyed a talk entitled 'St David Up-to-Date: The Cult of Lloyd George' by Dr Neil Evans of the Harlech Historical Society. The importance of David Lloyd George to the political history of Britain in the twentieth century cannot be over-estimated. Dr Evans did full ju...