The Ancient Cwmbran Society held an event at the Congress Theatre, Cwmbran last night. The event was organised in co-operation with the University of Wales.
Ian Daniel spoke briefly on the Ancient tribe of Silures who inhabited South Wales.
Although we have museums exploring Roman History, there is very little on our Celtic Heritage. It is hoped this will be corrected.
Madeleine Gray's topic was Slab Crosses of the Medieval period. These stones can still be found on the floors of churches around the area. Often they have been reused as part of the fabric of a building, so great fun can be had trying to spot the carving that may remain which reveals it was originally a memorial cross. Many, under foot have been obliterated over time, or damaged by, for example, drilling for more modern fittings.
Les James spoke, after the break, on the urgent need to fill gaps in our knowledge of the Chartist Riots of Newport by researching online documents which have recently become available. Lottery Funding has been applied for the transcribe and digitise more documents.
Lastly Gary Tuscon, from Gwent Archives spoke about the sorts of records available for examination by local people, and their new facility at The Works in Ebbw Vale.
These talks were a taster to encourage people to sign up for a 15 week course on History Research.
This course would be worth 20 credits towards applying for a Degree Course.
Anyone interested should contact Caerleon or Newport Campus as details will be forwarded shortly.
It is planned to hold courses both during the daytime and evening, to enable more people to attend.
Membership of the Ancient Cwmbran Society costs £5. You can join and find details of their activities on ther website and also on their Facebook page.
http://www.ancientcwmbran.co.uk/
http://www.newport.ac.uk/Pages/home.aspx
Ian Daniel spoke briefly on the Ancient tribe of Silures who inhabited South Wales.
Although we have museums exploring Roman History, there is very little on our Celtic Heritage. It is hoped this will be corrected.
Madeleine Gray's topic was Slab Crosses of the Medieval period. These stones can still be found on the floors of churches around the area. Often they have been reused as part of the fabric of a building, so great fun can be had trying to spot the carving that may remain which reveals it was originally a memorial cross. Many, under foot have been obliterated over time, or damaged by, for example, drilling for more modern fittings.
Les James spoke, after the break, on the urgent need to fill gaps in our knowledge of the Chartist Riots of Newport by researching online documents which have recently become available. Lottery Funding has been applied for the transcribe and digitise more documents.
Lastly Gary Tuscon, from Gwent Archives spoke about the sorts of records available for examination by local people, and their new facility at The Works in Ebbw Vale.
These talks were a taster to encourage people to sign up for a 15 week course on History Research.
This course would be worth 20 credits towards applying for a Degree Course.
Anyone interested should contact Caerleon or Newport Campus as details will be forwarded shortly.
It is planned to hold courses both during the daytime and evening, to enable more people to attend.
Membership of the Ancient Cwmbran Society costs £5. You can join and find details of their activities on ther website and also on their Facebook page.
http://www.ancientcwmbran.co.uk/
http://www.newport.ac.uk/Pages/home.aspx
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