#nationallibraryofwales — Public Fediverse posts

Nation.Cymru: National Library of Wales helps preserve Wales’ audio-visual heritage. “A key output of the project will be the creation of publicly accessible documentation detailing best practice for the digitisation of historic film collections. This resource will be shared widely, supporting other heritage and archival organisations in adopting effective preservation strategies.”

https://rbfirehose.com/2025/11/24/nation-cymru-national-library-of-wales-helps-preserve-wales-audio-visual-heritage/

https://www.europesays.com/uk/440431/ ‘Children learn more about Nazi Germany than Welsh history’ #CapelCelyn #DrGriffiths #DrinkingWater #EU #Europe #Germany #HuwGriffiths #Liverpool #LocalHistory #NationalLibraryOfWales #NaziGermany #SecondaryEducationInWales #Tryweryn #UniversityOfWales #Wales #WelshHeritage #WelshHistory #WelshLanguage

‘Children learn more about Nazi Germany than Welsh history’ https://www.byteseu.com/1398760/ #CapelCelyn #DrGriffiths #DrinkingWater #Germany #HuwGriffiths #Liverpool #LocalHistory #NationalLibraryOfWales #NaziGermany #SecondaryEducationInWales #Tryweryn #UniversityOfWales #Wales #WelshHeritage #WelshHistory #WelshLanguage

Reposting my #Introduction because there's a flurry of new folks -- and I'm an eternal optimist at finding fellow Welsh writing in English peeps. So here goes:

I work as the Community Outreach Officer for the Welsh Dictionary of Biography, more collquially called the #Bywgraffiadur, at the #NationalLibraryOfWales. Our goal is to close representational gaps and set the Dictionary on a course of recording the diverse lives of historical Welsh people in all their facets. https://biography.wales/

Otherwise, I'm working on #WelshWritingInEnglish mostly from the long #C19. Other research interests include #TravelWriting, particularly illustrated accounts and the history of the #VisitorsBook. I'm also into #PublicHistory and community outreach, sometimes abt #PortHeritage, #WW1 German submarine warfare and its effects on Welsh communities.

I share longer #WiP here: https://bydbach.hcommons.org/

Toots will be mostly in #English, but occasionally also in #Deutsch and #Cymraeg.
#Histodons

Sir LEONARD TWISTON DAVIES (d.1953), patron of the arts and of folk life studies, was born #OnThisDay 1894.
'His service and generosity to both the National Library and National Museum of #Wales were very remarkable. He was treasurer of the National Library of Wales and its vice-president when he died. He was president of the National Museum and the main instigator in establishing the department of Rural Life (1936) which led to the creation of the National Folk Museum (1947) (now Museum of Welsh Life) at #StFagans. He made very many gifts to the Library and the Museum; he also worked hard and successfully to raise the levels of salaries in both establishments.' -- Iorwerth Cyfeiliog Peate
https://biography.wales/article/s2-DAVI-TWI-1894
#Trefatdaeth #Heritage #NationalLibraryOfWales #MuseumWales #Bywgraffiadur
Darlun/Image:
Sir Leonard Twiston Davies
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, February 1939
image size: 197 mm x 140 mm
Commissioned, 1939
Photographs Collection
NPG x167035
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Deed

Sir LEONARD TWISTON DAVIES (d.1953), patron of the arts and of folk life studies, was born #OnThisDay 1894.
'His service and generosity to both the National Library and National Museum of #Wales were very remarkable. He was treasurer of the National Library of Wales and its vice-president when he died. He was president of the National Museum and the main instigator in establishing the department of Rural Life (1936) which led to the creation of the National Folk Museum (1947) (now Museum of Welsh Life) at #StFagans. He made very many gifts to the Library and the Museum; he also worked hard and successfully to raise the levels of salaries in both establishments.' -- Iorwerth Cyfeiliog Peate
https://biography.wales/article/s2-DAVI-TWI-1894
#Trefatdaeth #Heritage #NationalLibraryOfWales #MuseumWales #Bywgraffiadur
Darlun/Image:
Sir Leonard Twiston Davies
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, February 1939
image size: 197 mm x 140 mm
Commissioned, 1939
Photographs Collection
NPG x167035
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Deed

Sir LEONARD TWISTON DAVIES (d.1953), patron of the arts and of folk life studies, was born #OnThisDay 1894.
'His service and generosity to both the National Library and National Museum of #Wales were very remarkable. He was treasurer of the National Library of Wales and its vice-president when he died. He was president of the National Museum and the main instigator in establishing the department of Rural Life (1936) which led to the creation of the National Folk Museum (1947) (now Museum of Welsh Life) at #StFagans. He made very many gifts to the Library and the Museum; he also worked hard and successfully to raise the levels of salaries in both establishments.' -- Iorwerth Cyfeiliog Peate
https://biography.wales/article/s2-DAVI-TWI-1894
#Trefatdaeth #Heritage #NationalLibraryOfWales #MuseumWales #Bywgraffiadur
Darlun/Image:
Sir Leonard Twiston Davies
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, February 1939
image size: 197 mm x 140 mm
Commissioned, 1939
Photographs Collection
NPG x167035
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Deed

Sir LEONARD TWISTON DAVIES (d.1953), patron of the arts and of folk life studies, was born #OnThisDay 1894.
'His service and generosity to both the National Library and National Museum of #Wales were very remarkable. He was treasurer of the National Library of Wales and its vice-president when he died. He was president of the National Museum and the main instigator in establishing the department of Rural Life (1936) which led to the creation of the National Folk Museum (1947) (now Museum of Welsh Life) at #StFagans. He made very many gifts to the Library and the Museum; he also worked hard and successfully to raise the levels of salaries in both establishments.' -- Iorwerth Cyfeiliog Peate
https://biography.wales/article/s2-DAVI-TWI-1894
#Trefatdaeth #Heritage #NationalLibraryOfWales #MuseumWales #Bywgraffiadur
Darlun/Image:
Sir Leonard Twiston Davies
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, February 1939
image size: 197 mm x 140 mm
Commissioned, 1939
Photographs Collection
NPG x167035
CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 Deed

#Introduction

I work as the Community Outreach Officer for the Welsh Dictionary of Biography, more collquially called the #Bywgraffiadur, at the #NationalLibraryOfWales. Our goal is to close representational gaps and set the Dictionary on a course of recording the diverse lives of historical Welsh people in all their facets. https://biography.wales/

Otherwise, I'm working on #WelshWritingInEnglish mostly from the long #C19, so there is lots of overspill into #RomanticLit and #EdwardianLit, #CulturalHeritage and #History of this small nation. Other research interests include #TravelWriting, particularly illustrated accounts and the history of the #VisitorsBook. For recent projects, I've undertaken some #PublicHistory work and community outreach about #PortHeritage, #WW1 German submarine warfare and its effects on Welsh communities.

I share longer #WorkInProgress on my blog: https://bydbach.hcommons.org/

Toots will be mostly in #English, but occasionally also in #Deutsch and #Cymraeg.

Very good turnout and great atmosphere at the #righttostrike TUC rally in #Aberystwyth today with @ucu, PCS, NEU and other #unions supporting.

https://www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/education/unions-unite-on-day-of-strikes-in-aberystwyth-592294

#costofliving #aberystwythuniversity #NationalLibraryofWales #Penglaisschool #Ceredigion #Cymru #Wales