For #FontsonFriday: that article on the miniature font from Penrhys now available at pure.southwales.ac.uk/en/publicati...

For #ThrowbackThursday our first publication, Brian James's edition of Rice Merrick's Morganiae Archaiographia - now on offer via our web site www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/01.htm

Excellent afternoon yesterday launching our latest publication, The Diary of Amy Dillwyn. Lesbian author, industrial pioneer, charity organiser, her diaries chart a very remarkable life. Edited by Kirsti Bohata and available here www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/37.htm

We found out late last night that it was Apple Pie Day. You can't have apple pie without apples ... and there's more to life than Bramleys. So here's a list of apples from John Gwin's commonplace book www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/35.htm

Looking forward to hearing Kirsti Bohata at the launch of our latest publication, her edition of the diary of feminist pioneer Amy Dillwyn www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/37.htm. Join us at the Glamorgan Archives at 3.30 on 17 May, after our AGM: lecture is open to all.

A good day exploring lost churches in the Welsh valleys www.heritagetortoise.co.uk/2025/05/lost... - aided by John Morgan-Guy's annotations to a 1763 diocesan survey www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/07.htm

In 1587 #OnThisDay Jane Nicholas of Abergavenny made her will, leaving a very detailed list of household goods between her daughters - the Venice carpet, the little pot cupboard which is in the hall, the best crock which is unoccupied ... www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/12.htm

Did the will name the stone for curing eyes? Our John Gwin www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/35.htm had a 'sesticall stone' for sore eyes

Our latest publication - launch 17 May, members get a copy but others can pre-order here www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/37.htm

Today's #Archive30 is #ArchiveObject. The inventory of John Gwin's house in Llangwm (transcript in www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/35.htm) had us puzzled - what are scubled spiters? How do they differ from spiters made ready? And what on earth is a skymington spiter?

Today's #Archive30 is #SomethingNew - this is our latest publication, diaries of a leading feminist and activist, to be launched at our AGM on 17 May with lecture by the editor.

Some good #Archive30 #ArchiveAdvice from John Gwin's commonplace book - 5 things to remember when choosing a spouse. Copies still available - www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/35.htm

Today's #Archive30 is #HiddenHistories. The lives of ordinary people are a bit of a hidden history until quite recently but William Thomas's diary gives an extraordinarily vivid picture of life among the ordinary inhabitants of south Glamorgan. Details at www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/11.htm

Today's #Archive30 is #SomethingBig - so another map! Yates's 1799 Map of Glamorgan shows a county on the cusp of industrial take-off. It's sold out but available digitally at www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/Downloads/Ya...

Today's #Archive30 is #ArchivePlan. Our 1830 map of Monmouthshire is out of print but you can download a digital version here www.southwalesrecordsociety.co.uk/Downloads/Gr... (it's a big file so may take time to download)