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ARCHAEOLOGY AND
HISTORY SOCIETY
Ammanford and District
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The next Archaeology and History Society Meeting will be at 7 pm, Monday May 16th, 2011, at the Ammanford Evangelical Church, Wind Street (former English Wesleyan Church), opposite the Welsh Hospitals and Salvation Army charity shops. Just to remind members, our meetings will be taking place on the third Monday of the month unless stated otherwise..
The speaker will be Brian Pierce who will give an illustrtaed talk on the history of the National Botanic Gardens.
SCHEDULE OF SPEAKERS: Here is a list of talks we have organised for 2011. All meetings will start at 7 pm unless otherwise indicated. To make it easier for members to remember when we meet, our meetings are planned for the third Monday of the month, unless exceptional circumstances cause us to change the date. This programme may be subject to unavoidable change.
DATE (MONDAY)
SPEAKER
SUBJECT
2011 January 17th
No meeting
February 22nd
Ellyn Harries
Family History: Just Who Do You Think You Are? Skeletons in Closets and Apples that Fell Really Close to the Tree. (Note: this is a TUESDAY)
March 21st
Gerallt Nash
The move and restoration of St Teilo Talybont church, Pontardulais, to the Museum of National History, St Fagan's.
April 18th
Charles Hill of Dyfed Archaeology Trust
This meeting had had to be CANCELLED due to the illness of the speaker. It will be rescheduled for a later date. (The Early Castles of Gower and Cantref Bychan and the recent dig at Tirydail motte and bailey castle).
May 16th
Brian Pearce
A history of the National Botanic Gardens.
June 20th
Ieuan R Evans
A history of Swansea pottery.
July 18th
Stephen Batsord (National Trust, Newton House, Llandeilo)
The history of Newton House
August 15th
No meeting (holidays)
September 19th
Roy Amman Davies
A History of Ammanford Co-operative Society, a work in progress.
October 17th
Keri Thomas
A history of the Brynamman to Swansea railway.
November 2st
Gwilym Hughes, Chief inspector of ancient monuments and historic buildings for Cadw
Subject to be announced.
December 19th
No meeting
Annual Christmas dinner.
2010
January 18th CANCELLED DUE TO WEATHER CONDITIONS February 15th Dominic Conway Gatehouses in Carmarthenshire March 15th Alun Wyn Bevan subject to be announced April 19th John Wagstaffe Aberglasney House, history and renovation May 17th Ann Dorsett, curator Carmarthen Museum Llanelly Pottery June 21st July 19th Richard Jones subject to be announced August 16th No meeting due to vacations Sept 20th Roy Amman Davies 1925 Anthracite Strike October 18th Jeff Childs Farms and Families of Rhyndwyglydach, Betws mountain November 22nd Russell Davies Aspects of the history of humour in Wales December 20th Reverend Towyn Jones: Ghost Stories for Christmas 2009 January 19th
Alun Morgan
Her Majesty's Inspectorate and Educational developments in Wales from the mid-19th century.
February 16th
Roy Amman Davies
Tales, trails and heritage. Interpreting the histories of Ammanford and Llandeilo
March 16th
Heather James
Gwaun Henllan, Llandybie in the Teilo Gospels - the oldest recorded meadow in Wales.
April 20th
Dominic Conway
The restoration of Cwrt Farm, Burry Port
May 18th
Lynn Hughes
The history of Llandeilo's bridges
June 15th
Chris Delaney
An overview of Carmarthenshire archaeology.
July 20th
Terry Norman
Llandeilofawr Workhouse punishment book 1878-1907.
August 17th
No meeting due to summer holidays
September 21st
Dr Kate Roberts, Cadw Inspector of Ancient Monuments
Cadw Guardianship sites in Carmarthenshire including some historical information and also considering the conservation work which Cadw carries out.
October 19th
John Skinner
Cinema at the Coalface: Miners Halls in the Swansea and Amman valleys.
November 16th
Reverend Adrian Teale, vicar of Brynamman
Church development in Ammanfrord.
December 21st
Sulwyn Thomas
A History of broadcasting in Wales.
2008
Monday
Jan 21st
Terry Norman
The History of how Ammanford's Heol Wallasey got its name
Monday
Feb 18th
Rev John Walters, vicar of Pontardulais
Llandeilo Talybont Church, Pontardulais
Monday
March 17th
Dominic Conway
Bridges of Carmarthenshire
Monday
April 21st
Gwilym Hughes, Chief Inspector of CADW
The Fan Foel excavation in 2005
Monday
May 19th
Chris Delaney
An overview of the archaeology of Carmarthenshire.
Monday
June 16th
Wayne Lewis
The medieval Lordship of Iscennen
Monday
July 21st
Lynn Davies
Further aspects of the Musical Culture of the Amman Valley from 1918-today
Monday
Aug 18th
No meeting
Holiday period
Monday
Sept 15th
Cliff Jones
A history of mining in south Wales
Monday
Oct 20th
Ken Burton:
Ammanford during World War 2
Monday
Nov 17th
Toby Driver
Aerial photography and archaeology
Monday
Dec 15th
PREVIOUS SPEAKERS
2007
Monday
Jan 15th
Emigration from the Amman Valley in the 19th and 20th centuries.
Monday
Feb 19th
Musical culture in the Amman Valley.
Monday
Mar 19th
Roman fort at Llandeilo
Monday
Apr 16th
Church expansion in the upper Amman valley.
Monday
May 21st
Gomer Davies, Mike Smith and Simon Shepherd
Amman Valley railways.
Monday
June 18th
History of post cards and postal history.
Monday
July 16th
Royal Defiance (cycle and motor cycle) Co. of Glanamman & Johannesburg.
Monday
Aug 20th
No meeting
Holiday period.
Monday
Sept 17th
Ken Burton
Ammanford during World War I
Monday
Oct 15th
Terry Norman
A brief history of Ammanford from 800 AD
Monday
Nov 19th
Richard Jones
Development of archaeolgical techniques and archaeology in the Ammanford area.
Monday
Dec 17th
Ken Murphy
Recent work on pehistoric farmsteads in West Wales
2006
Monday
Sept 18th
Betws New Mine
Monday
Oct 16th
The Lord Rhys, 12th century King of south west Wales (the Kingdom of Deheubarth).
Monday
Nov 20th
Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion volume in the Pevsner Buildings of Wales series.
Monday
Dec 18th
Country houses of the parish of Llandybie and Betws.
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