Newly catalogued Welsh collections from RCAHMW

The latest monthly edition of the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) Archives and Library Bulletin lists all newly catalogued material, including archival items, library books and journal articles, all of which are all available to view in its public reading room. The full archive catalogue is available on Coflein (www.coflein.gov.uk) and contains digital copies of many of the items listed. All publications may be found on the Commission's online Library Catalogue.

For further details visit https://rcahmw.gov.uk/royal-commission-archive-library-bulletin-of-newly-catalogued-material-june-2018/.

Chris

For my genealogy guide books, visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html, whilst details of my research service are at www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk. Further content is also published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BritishGENES.

RCAHMW user survey on Coflein database

The Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (https://rcahmw.gov.uk) is asking users of its Coflein website (www.coflein.gov.uk) to fill out a short survey about their experiences with the site. Coflein is the online platform hosting the National Monuments Records of Wales database.

To fill in the survey, which should take baout 10 minutes, please visit
https://rcahmw.gov.uk/coflein-feedback-survey/

Chris

For my genealogy guide books, visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html, whilst details of my research service are at www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk. Further content is also published daily on The GENES Blog Facebook page at www.facebook.com/BritishGENES.

National Monuments Record of Wales catalogue updated

The National Monuments of Wales catalogue Coflein has been updated to reflect recent additions.

For further details please visit the blog of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales at heritageofwalesnews.blogspot.co.uk/2016/07/national-monuments-record-of-wales.html.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including A Decade of Irish Centenaries: Researching Ireland 1912-1923, Discover Scottish Church Records (2nd edition), Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

National Monuments Records of Wales maps collection

The National Monuments Records of Wales has a useful post online about its various maps collections, which are available for consultation by researchers at its facility in Aberystwyth and online through its Coflein service at www.coflein.gov.uk.

The blog post is available at http://heritageofwalesnews.blogspot.co.uk/2015/08/maps-at-national-monuments-record-of.html.

Chris

For details on my genealogy guide books, including my recently released Discover Irish Land Records and Down and Out in Scotland: Researching Ancestral Crisis, please visit http://britishgenes.blogspot.co.uk/p/my-books.html.

Happy 10th birthday to Coflein

Welsh heritage body the National Monuments Record of Wales launched its online catalogue Coflein (www.coflein.gov.uk) 10 years ago today. So happy birthday Coflein!

For the full story, visit http://heritageofwalesnews.blogspot.co.uk/2014/07/happy-birthday-coflein-is-ten-years-old.html.

Chris

Now available for UK research is the new second edition of the best selling Tracing Your Family History on the Internet: A Guide for Family Historians, whilst my new book British and Irish Newspapers is also now out. And FindmyPast - please reinstate the original Scottish census citations on your new site.