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This time, a short post from our main blog page, written by Dr. Lynn Bruce. We had funding for a one month project post to help source additional material for the WW1 blog from our collections. We were very lucky to get someone of Lynn's calibre to do the work. She has now gone back to Scotland but she blogged about her experience first!

https://archifdyceredigionarchives.wordpress.com/2016/05/23/from-unexpected-places-new-sources-for-our-great-war-in-cardiganshire-blog/

Ania

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Sorry we're late with the updates! So much to do, so little time, so few staff... Lynn, out project worker, has gone back to Scotland but has left lots of scanned images for the future editions of the blog. Here are the links to weeks 95 and 96:

https://ww1ceredigion.wordpress.com/2016/05/26/wythnosweek-9526maimay-1mehefinjune1916/

https://ww1ceredigion.wordpress.com/2016/06/10/wythnosweek962-8mehefinjune1916/

And, now also added to week 15 of the blog, a newly-found memorial card with photo of Thomas Lemuel Jones of Ystumtuen:

https://www.facebook.com/archifdyceredigionarchives/photos/a.887053807995974.1073741828.840672105967478/1226868047347880/?type=3&theatre

More soon!

Ania

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Diolch Ania,

It will be interesting to hear if the stormy sessions at Cardigan Tribunals settled down following the departure of the said Lieutenant!

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Thanks again, Ania, always interesting to read.

Incidentally, Thomas Lemuel Jones was a constable in the Cardiff City Police. He enlisted in Bridgend and served as a private in the 2nd Battalion Grenadier Guards. He is commemorated on the Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial and the Cardiff City Police war memorial plaque in Cardiff Bay Police Station. He was unmarried.

Gwyn

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More delays, sorry! We've published three editions of our Cardiganshire news since I last posted here:

https://ww1ceredigion.wordpress.com/2016/06/22/wythnos-week-97-9-15-junemehefin1916/

https://ww1ceredigion.wordpress.com/2016/06/24/wythnosweek-9816-22-mehefinjune-1916/

https://ww1ceredigion.wordpress.com/2016/06/24/wythnosweek-99-23-29-mehefinjune-1916/

 

Week 100 coming later this week - if you 'Follow' the blog you will get an email every time we post an instalment.

 

Ania

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https://ww1ceredigion.wordpress.com/2016/07/06/wythnosweek-101-7-13-gorffennafjuly-1916/

 

Week 101, and the Somme begins. No benefit of hindsight for those left at home at the time; they couldn't know that it was the start of the greatest slaughter of the war.

'News from the Somme came home to Cardiganshire gradually – and printed reports had to wait till the following week’s copies of The Cambrian News and Cardigan and Tivy-side Advertiser. Mametz Wood was the location the newspapers singled out. It was the objective of the 38th Welsh Division in the first battle of the Somme, and the losses from Cardiganshire were the heaviest of the war to date.'

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First we were late, then I was away - so here are the last 3 weeks; we've caught up now! Margaret deserves a medal for doing all this; I just repost it here.

 

https://ww1ceredigion.wordpress.com/2016/09/02/wythnosweek-107-18-24-awstaugust-1916/

https://ww1ceredigion.wordpress.com/2016/09/02/wythnosweek-108-25-31-awstaugust-1916/

https://ww1ceredigion.wordpress.com/2016/09/02/wythnosweek-109-1-7mediseptember-1916/

 

Hwyl fawr,

 

Ania

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Phew! Week 112 is here at last, soon to be followed by 113 and beyond. The blog posts have been ready for a while, unfortunately Margaret has been struck down (temporarily) AND our favourite translator is on long term leave, we know not why (but we hope he is OK, his work is quite outstanding!)

https://ww1ceredigion.wordpress.com/2016/10/19/wythnosweek-112-22-28-mediseptember-1916/

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Hurrah! Margaret is back at last and working hard on catching up. Normal service should resume soon - meantime, here is a very busy week 115:

https://ww1ceredigion.wordpress.com/2016/11/17/wythnosweek-115-13-19-hydrefoctober-1916/

 

Incidentally, it is Explore Your Archive Week and on our main blog, we are publishing old recipes throughout the week, with some 'economy' ones from the Great War period. If interested, here is a link to the main post (follow the link on the page for the recipes): https://archifdyceredigionarchives.wordpress.com/2016/11/16/explore-your-archive-2016-taste-the-past-at-ceredigion-archives/ - more recipes will be added before the weekend.

 

Ania

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Ar ran y fforwm, hoffwn gynnig ein gwerthfawrogiad i chi'ch dwy am y gwaith caled cyson a wnewch i ddarparu'r wybodaeth yma yn rheolaidd.

Diolch

 

Thanks for all your hard work.

 

Edited by Dai Bach y Sowldiwr
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Ar ran y fforwm, hoffwn gynnig ein gwerthfawrogiad i chi'ch dwy am y gwaith caled cyson a wnewch i ddarparu'r wybodaeth yma yn rheolaidd.

Diolch

 

Thanks for all your hard work.

 

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