Links

Links to some of our favourite sites - please note: all links open in a new window

Genealogy and Welsh Family History Resources

Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives
The Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives is an accredited group of professional researchers and specialists available for a number of different commissions in Family History research, genealogy, heraldry, record searching and other specialist fields.
www.agra.org.uk

National Library of Wales
The National Library of Wales offers access to books, maps, manuscripts, archives, pictures, photographs and electronic resources relating to Wales and the Welsh people, especially Welsh history, culture and family history.
www.llgc.org.uk

Genuki
Genealogical research information about Wales from Genuki.
www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/

BBC Wales - Coming Home
Watch online the BBC Wales series where celebrities investigate their Welsh heritage.
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0071nf4

Wales Ohio Project
Online manuscripts chronicling the history of Welsh settlers in Ohio.
http://ohio.llgc.org.uk/

Association of Family History Societies of Wales
Association of Family History Societies of Wales, with details of its member societies, and guidance to researching Welsh sources, including census schedules completed in Welsh.
www.fhswales.org.uk

Gwynedd Family History Society
Resources and information about the Gwynedd area - catering for people with Gwynedd ancestry.
http://chtg.gwis.co.uk/

Visiting Wales

The Vale of Ffestiniog and Porthmadog
Rugged mountains, sandy beaches, wooded valleys, romantic lakes, mystical castles and one of the UK's most scenic railways journeys... just some of the attractions waiting to be discovered in this part of North Wales.
www.visitsnowdonia.info/Content/Resources/Blaena Mlaen - Landscape ENG Low.pdf
www.voff.co.uk

Homecoming Wales
A Wales Tourist Board site aimed at travellers with Welsh roots.
www.homecomingwales.com

Visit Wales
More travel tips, information, brochures and deals from Visit Wales.
www.global.visitwales.com

North Wales Tourism
Accommodation, attractions, places to stay, things to do and events in North Wales.
www.nwt.co.uk

Gwynedd Council Tourism
Accommodation and attractions in the Snowdonia Mountains and Coast.
www.gwynedd.gov.uk

Welsh Language

Welsh Language Board
Brief history of the Welsh language with links to reports on various historical censuses.
www.byig-wlb.org.uk/English/welshlanguage/Pages/TheHistoryofWelsh.aspx

BBC Wales - Learn Welsh
The BBC's Learn Welsh site with online dictionary plus a spelling and mutation checker.
www.bbc.co.uk/wales/learnwelsh/

Welsh History

Gathering the Jewels
An excellent online repository of Welsh cultural and historical items.
www.gtj.org.uk

BBC Wales - History
A guide to Welsh history, myths and legends
www.bbc.co.uk/wales/history/

National Museum Wales
The website includes information on the National Slate Museum, St Fagan's - the Museum of Welsh Life and Big Pit - the National Coal Museum.
www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/home/

Welsh Associations (outside Wales)

Welsh Associations (outside Wales)
Links to regional Welsh organisations worldwide.
www.wales-usa.org/society.html

Welsh-American Genealogical Society
Formed in 1990 in the United States to serve as a common link for Welsh genealogical researchers in the United States or anywhere throughout the Welsh world.
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vtwags/

NINNAU & Y Drych
North American Welsh Newspaper.
www.ninnau.com