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Local History . . . Live! 2014

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Local History . . . Live! 2014 will be held on Saturday 18 October in the National Waterfront Museum.

All organisations with an interest in local history are welcome to exhibit at the free event, the fourth in the increasingly successful LHL! series.

This year, in addition to the many exhibitors, we have a number of other attractions.

  • 60 Second Show and Tell – bring along your mystery objects to baffle the Museum curators!
  • Crane Drivin’ Music – folk music with a Swansea theme.
  • Waterwheel Singers – the Aberdulais Choir.

Participation and entry is free.

 

Swansea HA’s regular monthly event at 1100 on 18 October is Hitler, Stalin and Gareth Jones, a special screening of the award winning film documenting the tragic short life and mysterious death of Gareth Jones, an investigative journalist for the Western Mail.

‘A dense, powerful, moving film’ The Guardian.

The film will be followed by a talk by Arnold Rosen about the life of Gareth Jones, born in Barry in 1905. Jones was the Foreign Affairs Advisor to Lloyd-George in 1930 whose writings exposed a famished Russia.

 

Local History . . . Live! 2014 is organised by the Swansea Branch of the Historical Association, www.haswansea.org.uk

 

Buffalo Bill in Swansea – talk at the Waterfront Museum, Saturday 21 June

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On Saturday 21 June, at 11.00 in the National Waterfront Museum, John Ashley will give an illustrated talk on the visit of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West to Swansea in 1903. The Wild West was a spectacle and a logistical marvel, hardly rivalled even today. Learn about the show, the personalities – and how to shift a 20,000 seat stadium, 800 men and women, and 600 horses overnight to give two shows a day, every day, in different towns!

The talk is sponsored by the Swansea Branch of the Historical Association. Admission is free, all are welcome. Please check firearms at the door.

Medieval Swansea, 20/21 June

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www.medievalswansea.ac.uk

City Witness Exhibition

An exhibition linked to the ‘City Witness’ project will run at Swansea Museum from 21 June, 2014. Events and activities linked to the exhibition include:

Friday 20 June

7.30-9pm: Launch event, including overview of the research, introduction to the digital resources and Q&A with the project team, and Private View of the exhibition with refreshments (by invitation)

Saturday 21 June

10am-12pm: Mapping Medieval Swansea workshop
What can maps tell us about medieval Swansea? This interactive workshop will introduce participants to sources and research techniques for reconstructing historic landscapes.

12.15-1.15pm: Medieval manuscript workshop
The strange tale of William Cragh, hanged in Swansea in 1290, survives in a manuscript in the Vatican Library. This workshop explores the hidden clues and evidence in this fascinating medieval source.

2.30-4.30pm: Medieval Swansea tour
Join the research team to explore traces of medieval Swansea in the city today, and walk in the footsteps of William Cragh and other medieval characters.

(Please contact Swansea Museum for further information regarding these events – booking required.)

Conference Presentations

The ‘City Witness’ project will be represented at a number of conferences in 2014, including:

  • ‘Beyond Engagement: Creating Integration, Innovation and Impact’, University of Victoria, Canada, May 2014
  • Leeds International Medieval Congress, University of Leeds, UK, July 2014
  • Digital Heritage 2014: Digital Communities in Action, University of York, UK, July 2014
  • ‘Urban History: Cities in Europe, Cities in the World’, Lisbon, Portugal, September 2014

 

White Rock conference, 11 June

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The White Rock project is holding a mini-conference on Wednesday 11 June at Swansea University. Team members including our invaluable students will present the results of their research and activities, and we will finish by laying plans for the next stages of the project. The programme is below. Lunch will be provided.

Wednesday June 11 2014, Glyndwr A 0930 – 1600
11.00 Introduction John Ashley
11.10 Digital Trails MEng teams
11.30 White Rock site history Rob Hulme
11.55 White Rock lease Dominic Williams
12.10 Schools Pack Rosemary Crahart
12.40 Anthropology and industrial heritage Sarah Rojon
13.00
13.40 White Rock Ferry an oral histories Tudor and Janet Price
14.00 Oral histories Rachael Lovering and Sarah Daly
14.20 Our Heritage funds John Ashley and Kate Spiller
14.30 Discussion – next steps All
15.00 Finish

 

White Rock talk, Cymmer 4 June

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John Ashley will give a talk on White Rock to Cymmer Afan and District History Society on Wednesday 4 June at 7pm. The venue is the English Methodist Chapel, directions below.

 

“If you are coming from Swansea the easiest was is along the M4 to junction 40, just after the speed camera. Down the slip road and turn left, following the road sign to

“A4107 Cymmer. Go along the road to the mini island, turn left and up the hill. Follow the road along the A4107 to Cymmer. Do not turn off this road.

“After about 8 miles, you will come into the village of Cymmer. On the left are some new houses, on the right a bowling green and tennis courts. A little further on the right is a bus turning circle and on the left Phil’s DIY. This is Brytwn Road. Follow the road along the flat then up the hill. At the top of the hill STOP. The road bears to the left, but you need to turn right, across the flow of traffic. In front of you is the swimming pool and on your left is the English Methodist Chapel, where we meet. Turn right up the hill and on your left is the entrance to the car park for the swimming pool, park in there (the car park not the swimming pool). Come out of the car park down the hill and cross the road.”

 

Hafod-Morfa Copperworks Festival, 14 June

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This is from the Copperopolis project over the river. There will be a White Rock exhibition, and John Ashley will give a short talk along with the Maesydderwen School project. Rob Hulme and Brian Perrins will lead walks of the White Rock site. Download details of the day – Hafod morfa copperworks festival june 14 2014 flyer.

 

“We are entering the final few months of the current development project at Hafod-Morfa Copperworks and think we need to celebrate!

“We are planning an event on 14th June from 1pm to 5pm and we hope you can join us to celebrate the work completed over the last 18 months and breathe life back into the site.

“There will be performance, children’s entertainment, guided tours, workshops, copper making demonstrations, digital interpretation demonstrations, community films and talks. We hope it will offer fun, learning and inspiration.

“We have invited schools and history societies to perform and showcase work completed as part of projects such as the connected communities project. If you are involved in a group and would like to perform/contribute, then please get in touch.”

Stuart Griffin

Project Officer – Hafod Copperworks Development Project

Creative Regeneration – Rethinking Our Built Heritage, Talk 29 May

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Research Institute for the Arts and Humanities, History and Heritage Talk

‘Creative Regeneration – Rethinking Our Built Heritage’

Ben Reynolds, Director Trilein Ltd. 2-3pm, May 29 2014, SURF Room, Fulton House, Swansea University

This talk will consider the regeneration of our built environment and heritage, presented by Ben Reynolds, of Trilein Ltd, Urban and Community Regeneration Consultants.

Everyone welcome. To book a place please email Kate Spiller, k.spiller@swansea.ac.uk

www.swansea.ac.uk/riah

 

Science and Revolution: Richard Price (1723-91) Welsh Radical and Scientist: Talk 23 May

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Friday 23 May, 3.00 pm
Robert Recorde Room, Faraday Building, Swansea University

Paul Frame, Richard Price Society

Science and Revolution: Richard Price (1723-91) Welsh Radical and Scientist

A brief look, but with the emphasis on science, at the life and times of Richard Price a prominent eighteenth century dissenter, political and social reformer, founder of life assurance through his work on publishing Bayes’s Theorem on probability, and a supporter of the American revolution and the opening events of that in France. If time permits the talk will also look briefly at the scientific and political lives of his Bridgend nephews William Morgan (winner of the Royal Society Copley Medal, producer of plasmas) and George Cadogan Morgan (writer on electricity and radical republican at a dangerous time).

For further information contact: j.v.tucker@swansea.ac.uk

Lost Harbour of Ancient Rome – Free Online Course

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Explore the Lost Harbour of Ancient Rome – Archaeology of Portus MOOC.

The University of Southampton invite you to join our unique free online course with world-leading archaeologists from the University of Southampton.

  • Ideal for anyone with an interest in archaeology, history, ancient Rome or the very latest digital technologies
  • Free 6 week online interactive course, only two hours per week
  • Be part of a cutting-edge research project

Course starts on 19th May 2014 – Register for free now!

You will chart a journey from the imperial harbour to its connections across the Mediterranean, learning about archaeological discoveries and the many ways in which we use them to understand the history, landscape, buildings, and the people of this unique place. Largely filmed on location in Italy, this free course will also provide you with an insight into the wide range of digital technologies employed to record, analyse and present the site.

Who is this course for?

This course is for anyone who is interested in archaeology, ancient Rome or digital technologies, whether you are a student wanting a taster of our archaeology degrees or simply interested in learning more about the latest discoveries at this fascinating site.

We look forward to you joining us online for six weeks of Roman exploration. Watch our taster video or to find out more or register visit our website.