Open Day at Denbighshire Archives!

We are holding a Summer Open Day on Saturday June 9^th (10am-2pm) to launch a touring exhibition- “Wales Powering the World”.

The exhibition has been created after an all-Wales cataloguing project called ‘Powering the World: Looking at Welsh Industry through Archives’  made some of the most outstanding business collections held in archive services across Wales accessible for the first time. 

This exhibition showcases some of the most interesting documents from the collections, reflectingWales’ advances and achievements in coal mining, slate quarrying, copper smelting, engineering, shipping and brewing. These collections hold a wealth of material with fantastic research potential for family and local history.

Come along and take a tour of the archives, see what services we have to offer and view some of our most notable and interesting collections.

 The exhibition is free to view and will be with us until Friday 27^th July.

This week in the press – 27 April 1912

• ARCHBISHOPS VISIT  The Archbishops visit to St Asaph and North Wales – in view of the threatened attack on the Welsh Church.                            
• CATTLE STRAYING  Mr Jones, Saron summoned to court, for allowing two cattle to stray on the highway in Cerrig y Druidion.
• RHYL MAY DAY  Details of Rhyl May day, to be held on Thursday 2nd, May.
• WEDDING  Particulars of the wedding of Miss E G Williams of Llewesog, to the Rev. E M Richards BA, rector of Llangystenin, as reported in last weeks edition.
• HANGING IN HENLLAN  A verdict of suicide is reached by the Coroner, in the inqury of a death on a Henllan farm.
• DRUNKEN NAVVY SENT TO GAOL  Mr McCarthy, a native of Ireland, working at Birkenhead Water works, Cerrig y Druidion,  sent to Gaol for 21 days, for being drunk and disorderley.
• LLANBEDR FIRE  The fire brigade with Luitenant Joyce in command, attended to a barn fire, on a farm in Llanbedr.  The entire haystack was destroyed.
• DENBIGH FUNERAL  Details of the funeral Mrs Hughes, Vale Street, Denbigh. One of the largest funerals seen for many years, and a lady much respected in the town.

SPECIAL – TITANIC INQUIRY

MFD 1791 - Denbighshire Free Press, 27 April 1912. Available to view at Denbighshire Archives.

MFD 1791 - Denbighshire Free Press, 27 April 1912. Available to view at Denbighshire Archives.