The Mills Family of Mid-Wales |
Link | Notes |
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Powys County Archives | Details on website |
National Library of Wales | Details on website |
Powys Family History Society | Covers the old counties of Brecon, Montgomery and Radnor |
Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society | Researches the old county of Montgomery |
Powys Digital History Project | Articles on history of Powys communities, including section on Mills musicians & printers |
WalesGenWeb GENUKI |
Information on Radnorshire |
L.L.A.N.I. Ltd. | General information on Llanidloes and area |
CARAD | General information on Rhayader and area |
Red Kite Centre | Information on the conservation centre at Rhayader |
For those as yet unfamiliar with the family history scene in Wales, some resources for Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire are provided below.
Public Reference Sources | |
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Organisation | Resources |
Powys County Archives Office
Tel: 01597 826088 |
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Newtown Area Public Library Ask for Mrs. Margaret Stacey
Tel: 01686 626934 |
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National Library of Wales
Tel: 01970 632880 |
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Shropshire Records and Research Centre
Tel: 01743 255350 |
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Public Record Office
Tel: 020 8392 5200 (shop = 020 8392 5271) |
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Local and Family History Societies | |
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Society | Contacts |
Powys Family History Society Web: sites.rootsweb.com/~wlspfhs |
Old counties of Montgomery, Radnor and Brecknock |
Montgomeryshire Genealogical Society Web: http://home.freeuk.net/montgensoc |
Mainly confined to Montgomeryshire |
There are also local and civic societies in various areas of the old county of Montgomery. For listings of these and local museums, see Hanes Maldwyn (bulletin of local and family history societies in Montgomeryshire), copies of which are held at Newtown Area Public Library). |
Some reference and background publications | |
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Publication | Content |
The Great Oak Bookshop, Llanidloes, Powys SY18 6BW, is always ready to advise. Tel: 01686 412959, Email: [email protected] |
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"Welsh Family History - a Guide to Research", ed. by John Rowlands and Others, 2nd ed. 1998, ISBN 1 86006 065 X |
Handbook of 20 specialised articles dealing with aspects of family history which differ in Wales from those in other areas. |
"Second Stages in Researching Welsh Ancestry", ed. by John and Sheila Rowlands, 1999, ISBN 86006 006 8 | Handbook of a further 22 specialised articles giving further guidance in researching Welsh family history. |
"The Crisis of Community - Montgomeryshire 1680-1815", by Melvin Humphreys, 1996, ISBN 0 7083 1315 9 | Deals with the great changes confronting Welsh society in the C18, examined through the experience of the people of Montgomeryshire, a county that can be regarded as Wales in microcosm. |
"Wales after 1536 - a Guide", by Donald Gregory, First pub.1995, ISBN 0 86381 318 6 | A brief, but comprehensive and clearly presented outline of major religious, political, educational, economic and other issues facing the Welsh people from the Act of Union with England through to the mid C19. |
"The Historical Atlas of Montgomeryshire", ed. by David Jenkins, 1999, ISBN 0 950 3613 7 2 | A series of articles covering some 40 aspects of Welsh development from prehistoric times to the 1990s, accompanied by illustrative maps showing relevant locations |
"Radnorshire - a Historical Guide", by Donald Gregory, 1995, ISBN 0 86381 284 8 | Radnorshire presented as Wales in microcosm - prehistoric to modern times. |
"Life in a Welsh Countryside - a Social Study of Llanfihangel yng Ngwynfa", by Alwyn D Rees, latest ed., 1996, ISBN 0 7083 1271 3 | A detailed analysis of family life in a rural North Montgomeryshire parish in the late 1930s |
"A Radnorshire Farm Diary, 1879-1883", published by David and Sheila Leitch, 1999 | The life of tenant farmers, set in an isolated part of north-west Radnorshire. |
"Llanidloes Town and Parish - an Illustrated Account", by E Ronald Morris, 1993 - in course of reprinting (April 2003) | A photographic survey dating from the 1850s, preceded by an introduction relating to the main historical events in this ancient town. |
Both the family history societies mentioned above publish transcriptions of local records in the form of printed booklets, microfiche or on CD. |
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