Some Breconshire Resources To help you find things more quickly, we have grouped the resources into categories.
Not all resources can be ordered into single categories, so please check carefully,
what the other 'categories' are offering.
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MiscellaneousPowis Digital History Projekthttp://history.powys.org.uk/history/intro/menu3.html]
The local history of six communities in the large mid-Wales county of Powys
are covered by this earlier section of our website. These pages were produced
during a one year project which ended in May 1999.
Our newer linked site on local history for schools (but of interest to all !)
was added to until Easter 2002.
This is a fascinating site, you are unlikely to find your missing ancestors here, but it all makes interesting reading and has some great early photos. A lot of it is aimed at schools but is still useful for those with an interest in the areas covered.
A day in the Life http://a-day-in-the-life.powys.org.uk/eng/eindex.htmlThis innovative digital history project explores life in Powys in 1891, and compares this with the present day. All information and material for 1891 has been drawn from collections throughout the county. For the contemporary part of the project, we asked the people of Powys to keep a diary of their day on 24 September 2002.
From the site:
Llanbister Cantal School Punishment Bookhttp://a-day-in-the-life.powys.org.uk/eng/ed/ee_pun.phpIf your ancestors were miscreants or trespassers they may be mentioned in the Punishment Books. The County Archives Office don't hold any for 1891 although they have some surviving Books for the early 20th century.
Brecon WorldGen Projecthttp://www.walesgenweb.com/breconshire/index.html Breconshire Genealogy Linkshttp://www.genealogylinks.net/uk/wales/breconshire/________________________________________________________
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