On Monday 14th November Andrew Hignell, Cricket Historian and Honorary Archivist at Glamorgan Cricket Club, will be speaking about his research into the development of cricket in south Wales. The... read more →
This lecture from Dr Dylan Foster Evans of Cardiff University will discuss some of Cardiff's place names, and how they illustrate the relationship between Welsh and English in the city.... read more →
Exhibition Explore how Welsh ‘Icons & Allies’ have helped LGBT+ people gain equal rights and social acceptance at this educational poster exhibition created by Pride Cymru and funded by the... read more →
Join author and local historian John Wake as he discussed his new book, The Cruel Streets. A police officer who worked in Cardiff for over 25 years, he examines a... read more →
Discover the history of Ely after the First World War and the development of the housing estate in the 1920s.
How the war changed women's lives and gave many of the new opportunities. What happened after the armistice. How women's role in the war was remembered during the 1920s... read more →
Discover more about the life of a doctor in 19th century Rhondda. Join Ceri Thompson from Big Pit National Coal Museum as he discusses the life of Dr Henry Naunton... read more →
Susan Edwards, Glamorgan Archivist The industrialist John Hughes of Merthyr Tydfil set up an ironworks in the Ukraine on invitation from the Imperial Russian Government in 1869. Join Susan... read more →
This lecture by Aled Eirug will discuss opposition to the First World War in Cardiff during the period 1916-1918. N.B. This event will be held in Welsh. Simultaneous translation will... read more →
Available during Glamorgan Archives opening hours