The 1904-5 Welsh Revival. Much has been written of the 1904 religious revival led by Evan Roberts in Loughor, South Wales. At the same time as this was happening, a quite separate spiritual awakening was [more]
During the 4th Quarter of 1840, in the District of Newtown, Montgomeryshire, the birth was registered of Richard Mills, the son of Richard and Jane Mills (nee Woorsnam) of Great Oak Street, Llanidloes, Montgomeryshire. In [more]
Dr. Caradog Roberts. This essay is intended to stimulate an interest in the life of Dr. Caradog Roberts, one of Rhos’s musical heroes. To set the scene, let us go back in time to Church [more]
The Williams Wynn family of the Wynnstay in Ruabon Emerged as one of WALES’s wealthiest families in the early 18th century, A status they were to retain for over 200yrs. Sir Watkin Williams Wynn was [more]
Saint Richard Gwyn was martyred by being hanged, drawn and quartered for high treason on 15th October 1584. He was canonised by Pope Paul VI in 1970 as one of the Forty Martyrs of England [more]
This is a photograph of the late Joseph Wilding, the last town-crier of Wrexham, who died thirty eight years ago, after having held the office for over a quarter of a century. He was employed [more]
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