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www.penmon.org
As featured in
The COUNTY TIMES, 16th OCTOBER 2009
Hefyd ar rhaglen
'JONSI', BBC RADIO CYMRU, HYDREF 22ain 2009
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www.penmon.org an Educational tool!
Delighted to receive the following request;
I am studying The Age of the Welsh Princes with my Year 5 class and would love to share the Royal Family tree with them that you have on your website. Would you be willing and able to email me the Royal Connection sheet to share with the children?
It makes a great example of historical investigation through documents, as I will not be telling them immediately of my connection but giving them bit by bit documents (like my birth certificates and marriage certificates) for them to make the connection themselves.
We are playing 'history detectives' and I will be opening up your site for them and allowing them to view it as an introduction to family history.
Carol Jenkins, September 2013. |
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Dolwyddelan Historical Society
LLUN MAWRTH 4ydd / MONDAY 4th MARCH 2013
JANE JONES, BLACKSMITH'S DAUGHTER
Mr Ken Davies, Newtown |
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I had real pleasure in delivering this talk, with my daughter Kim,
about my great grandmother,
Jane Jones, who married Thomas Williams, Gorsedd Grucyn
 Pictured here as Thomas with Kim as his daughter, Winifred Myfanwy |
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Photos from www.penmon.org featured in:
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Red Dragons
The Story of Welsh Football
by Phil Stead
is a must buy book
for any Welsh football enthusiast.
Published by
Y Lolfa
First impression
2012
ISBN
Hardback
978-1-84771-488-6
Softback
978-1-84771-468-8 |
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Cymdeithas Hanesyddol Llanrwst
Fy Nheulu o Lanrwst
T. GLYNNE DAVIES
gan
Ken Davies
Gwesty'r Eryrod
7yh 7fed Ebrill 2010
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Llanrwst Historical Society
My Llanrwst Family
T. GLYNNE DAVIES
by
Ken Davies
Eagles Hotel
7pm 7th April 2010
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Conwy Valley North Wales Dyffryn Conwy |
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Weekly News |
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Thursday, April 1, 2010 Established 1889 77p |
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LLANRWST: HISTORICAL SOCIETY; At the March meeting, Vivian Parry Williams gave a talk on "Chwareli Cwm Penmachno". The next meeting is on April 7 at the Eagles Hotel. The AGM will be at 7pm followed by Ken Davies speaking on "My Llanrwst Family - T. Glynne Davies".
All welcome. |
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Seren Hafren
Papur Bro Dyffryn Hafren |
Rhifun 298 MAI 2010 50c
Y Seren nesaf; Newyddion erbyn; Mai 14 Papur Allan Mai 27 |
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Anrhydedd mawr oedd i Ken Davies, cyn Gadeirydd y Llywodraethwyr Ysgol Hafren, dderbyn gwahoddiad oddiwrth Gymdeithas Hanesyddol Llanrwst i siarad am ei deulu o'r dre, ym mis Ebrill.
Brodor o Lanrwst yw Ken. Defnyddiodd hanes ei ewythr, sef y ddiweddar Prifardd T. Glynne Davies, fel uchafbwynt ei sgwrs, gan ddarllen rhan o waith y bardd, a chwarae tap o lais T. Glynne ei hun, yn darllen rhan o Adfeilion.
Adfeilion oedd y bryddest a ennillodd y Goron yn Eisteddfod Genedlaethol Llanrwst a'r Cylch yn 1951.
Dechreuodd Ken wrth greu awyrgylch y Pafiliwn yn 1951, a meddyliau ei Daid, wrth iddo weld ei fab T. Glynne yn gael ei goronni.
Mae mwy o wybodaeth ar T. Glynne a'i deulu, i'w weld ar safle we deuluol Ken sef, www.penmon.org | |
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"WREXHAM A.F.C. 1977/78"
www.penmon.org webpage serialised in
The DRAGON
the official match day programme of
Wrexham F.C. |
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Wrexham v Darlington programme cover, 20th November 2010
reproduced here courtesy of
JJ Sports Promotions Ltd
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A Step Back In Time. |
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Ken, a long standing Wrexham supporter, took it upon himself to put together a scrap book of information, including match reports, paper clippings and photos profiling our 1977/78 campaign. Between now and the end of the season we will be profiling sections of that past campaign so that some of you supporters can relive one of the most memorable seasons in the club's long and distinguished history.
You can check out Ken's collection here; www.penmon.org/page70.htm |
I am extremely grateful to Scott Smith of JJ Sports Promotions Ltd
for the professional way in which he has profiled this webpage,
featuring a month at a time in each Wrexham home programme,
from and including the Darlington game.
The programme itself is outstanding, and worthy of a club in the
Premier League, let alone Wrexham in the Blue Square. Ken Davies
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www.penmon.org featured in;
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Cambrian News
incorporating Country Quest and Times and Diary
Thursday 7th April 2011 |
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From reporter to bard
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Former Cambrian News employee, Thomas Glynne Davies,
was crowned the National Eisteddfod Bard 60 years ago,
as JULIE McNICHOLLS discovers.....
I am very grateful to Julie for her wonderful feature
about my Uncle Tom's success at Llanrwst in 1951.
Ken Davies. | |
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Cover reproduced here
by kind permission of
Bridge Books, Wrexham
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FARMER,
SOLDIER and
POLITICIAN
The Life of
Brigadier-General
Sir Owen Thomas, MP
Father of the
"Welsh Army Corps"
David A. Pretty
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Choice
FEBRUARY 2012 |
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(image courtesy of Choice magazine)
www.choicemag.co.uk
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Featuring;
Ancestral
emotions |
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Looking back on our own and our ancestors' lives can evoke strong feelings.
Louise Duffieldinvestigates |
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Includes;
Ken Davies: Relatives reunited by internet |
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I am very grateful to Louise for featuring an article about the 'family emotions' I've encountered during my family history research.
Ken Davies | |
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GROWING YOUR FAMILY TREE
Cherry Gilchrist |
(Image courtesy of Little Brown Book Group)
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ISBN 978-0-7499-5370-6
First published in Great Britain in 2011
www.piatkus.co.uk |
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"If you've ever wanted to write your life story
but don't know where to begin,
then this is the book for you"
Practical Family History |
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I would like to offer my warm thanks to all those who took part in my survey about the nature of the family history experience.
Cherry Gilchrist
www.cherrygilchrist.co.uk |
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I am delighted that Cherry used some of my examples in her fascinating book, which is well worth buying, even if you are an experienced family historian.
Ken Davies | |
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Penmon website helps change the course of
Welsh footballing history
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County Times
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FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 2012 |
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Harding's research sets
new date for Wrexham |
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Wrexham researcher Dylan Jones discovered Keith Harding's unfinished 'A History of football in Central Wales' on the www.penmon.org website, which added weight to the club's belief that Wrexham F.C. was formed in 1864, and not 1873 or 1872 as previously believed. |
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Keith Harding's research seals
Wrexham formation date
as 1864
via www.penmon.org
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Wrexham FC Oldest Club in Wales!
Written by Wrexham Supporters Trust on 04 July 2012. |
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Members of Wrexham Supporters Trust voted last week on the facts put before them as recognising that Wrexham Football Club were actually formed in 1864, and to change year on the club badge accordingly.
It means that the club is now the oldest in Wales, and the third oldest professional club in the world behind Notts County (1862) and Stoke City (1863).
"A member had contacted us to state that he had found evidence of the club playing in 1866, through to 1869.
On Saturday 22nd October 1864, Wrexham Football Club played their first ever game against the Prince of Wales Fire Brigade on the Racecourse where we still play today.
"What did cause us concern was the fact that we could not find any record to matches played between 1869 and 1872, but we also found no record of any football being played at that time in the newspaper.
However, further information came to light when Ken Davies of the excellent Penmon web site contacted us with a copy of the Montgomeryshire Express newspaper from the late Keith Harding's collection.
Mr. Harding was a former Chairman of Newtown, who had won the Welsh Cup in 1879, and the newspaper reported on that celebration dinner at which it was reported: "We have got a gentleman here who can date back fifteen years as Mr Evan Morris is the vice-president (FA of Wales). He is more - he is the president of the Wrexham Football Club. Evan Morris went on to state: "Your worthy Chairman has spoken of me as President of the football club at Wrexham, which has existed for 15 years.
Further to that information; J.A. H. Catton's book 'The Real Football' printed in 1900, was an amplification of a lecture given to the members of Notts County FC in November, 1890, and stated on page 200: "Wrexham is quite an ancient home of the game, for a club was established there in 1864."
This proves beyond all doubt the continuity of Wrexham Football Club from its formation in October 1864. It also means that we can look forward to celebrating our 150th Anniversary in two years time." | | |
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www.penmon.org featured
in the SUMMER 2012 edition |
of
THE NEWTONIAN |
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VOLUME 49 SUMMER 2012 |
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CONTENTS
How the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II
was celebrated
David Pugh
A Newtown prisoner in the Great War
Brian Poole
Memories of the Cambrian Foundry
Ken Glover
New Publication
Geraint Goodwin, His Life and Works
by James Whetter
Readers' letters
Newtown's Welsh Senior Cup Finals
Ken Davies
Who are they?
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Y Casglwr
Cymdeithas Bob Owen |
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Here are links to some Welsh language family history articles
I have had published in the past, by the Bob Owen Society.
Ken Davies.
LLUN O'R GORFFENNOL
(A PHOTO FROM THE PAST)
TRYCHINEB DEULUOL
(FAMILY TRAGEDY)
There is also an article written by my late father,
William Owen Davies.
CAN MLYNEDD O WASANAETH
(A HUNDRED YEARS' SERVICE)
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"Y mae (www.penmon.org) fel llyfr da,
amhosib ei rhoi i lawr ar ol dechrau darllen."
"It (www.penmon.org) is like a good book,
impossible to put down, once you've started reading it."
Mel Goch ap Meirion
"This website surely must be one of the best and most detailed there is concerning a provincial village,
and one so tucked away on Anglesey."
Peter Jones
"I remain completely in awe of your efforts in creating
and maintaining this website"
"It's people like yourself who help people like me to go forward with our Family History for future generations.
Thank you again. You are an inspiration to get me moving again in Anglesey."
Peter Williams
"Everything about our family seems much more real on the Penmon website. Thank you so much for the way you have presented it, everything seems so real.
I wish the whole world would see it."
Shirley Ferguson.
"I have spent a small fortune in the last few years on ancestry.com and have never come up with a relative,
but your free site has done more
than I would ever have expected!
I have the loveliest relations now that I didn't know existed before I found your site.
You are doing a wonderful thing,
bringing families together."
Abbey Williams
"I live in England but feel constantly drawn back to Anglesey and Gwynedd, and the family history on your website is a big part of that feeling. Thank you."
Chistopher Kay
"Thanks again Ken for your help and for an enjoyable website. After looking at all the gloom and doom that is news today, it's a joy to relax and browse your site.
I always seem to find something I have previously missed."
Tony Woodruff
"What a joy to come across your amazing site after trawling through the big commercial ones - so much more interesting and informative because it's so personal."
Maggie Roberts
"This website brings all the history to life and I have been reading for more than an hour and will be back for more. Such a wonderful collection of information and history of all the parts of Anglesey mentioned and the history and the characters with amazing photographs too, of all the people. I am really grateful you have collected all this information together as I cannot think of any other place I would have been able to taste the history of so much in these places. Amazing, fascinating and I, like so many others,
are so grateful!"
Hazel Coneys
"What you have put up on your site is terrific, thanks so much. I must say I was very impressed with the quality of information and ease of layout on your site, when I very first came across it. It has given me access to much more understanding of Welsh life. I can't tell you how much I appreciate this."
Libby Jones.
"If it wasn't for you and your love of family history, my cousins Donna, Glyn and I would never have met and for that I am eternally grateful. Your own history is fascinating and it's so good of you to be sharing your enthusiasm and research knowledge with others."
Heather Abrahams. |
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Porthmadog/Tremadog/Borthygest residents
will be pleased to see that a book about
the establishment of their town
will appear in May 2012.
'Madocks',
a short novel of c37,000 words,
by John Idris Jones
Paperback, £6.95.
ISBN 978-0-907117-97-1
Based on the life and work of
William Alexander Madocks.
Published by
Alun Books, Port Talbot.
All pre-orders to them at
3 Crown St, Port Talbot SA13 1BG |
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Bo Peep Quilts |
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Click here to access Bo Peep Quilts on Facebook
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I am have a small business based around Pure Welsh Flannel and Traditional Welsh Quilting.
I am passionate about the preservation of Welsh Heritage, in particular in support of the declining wool trade.
As well as selling handmade, pure Welsh Flannel products (sourced from Melin Teifi, the commercial mill next to the National Wool Museum) and Quilted items based on Traditional Welsh Quilting, a major part of my business is to promote and educate people about the declining wool trade, and the tragic loss of the 100's of wool mills across Wales.
Kathryn Jarman. |
I am delighted to support Bo Peep Quilts
through images from this website. Ken Davies |
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