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Brecknock Society and Museum Friends

Cymdeithas Brycheiniog a Chyfeillion yr Amgueddfa
Charity Registration No.518041 Rhif Cofrestru Elusennol
BRYCHEINIOG

The Society’s journal is published annually and is highly regarded throughout Wales.

Volume XLI will be available at the Sir John Lloyd Memorial Lecture on riday 19 March 2010, at the Guildhall, Brecon, and will be on sale from Welsh Flair and W H Smith in Brecon, Pemberton’s Hay, Crickhowell Resource Centre and the Brecknock Museum.

Articles in this edition include: Bellrigning in the Archdeaconry of Hay, a History of Penyrheol Chapel, Llaneigon, The Madam Patti Eisteddfod, Trefeca and the Trannsit of Venus, Evan Jones of Llanwrtyd, Brecknock Consulting, Adeilade, Australia, Twm Siôn Cati, and a reprint of last year’s Sir John Lloyd Lecture on Dr Thomas Coke by Dr John Vickers.
 

Volume XXX appeared as a comprehensive Index.

Some back numbers are available from the Deputy Editor.

Articles for inclusion and books for review to the editor, Brynach Parri c/o Brecknock Museum.


















© Ruth Harper. Reproduced with the kind permission of the photographer

The Journal is part of the National Library’s digitalisation programme: this means that all back numbers up to five years will be available on-line on the website of the National Library. Future articles in Welsh in the Journal will be posted in English translation on this website, and we aim to make all previous articles in Welsh available here too.

Officers of the Society
Llywydd/President
Mr K Jones

Cadeirydd/Chairman
Mr J Gibbs

Ysgrifenyddes Anrhydeddus/Honorary Secretary
Miss H Gichard

Aelodaeth/Membership
Mrs S Fawcett-Gandy

Trysorydd/Treasurer
Mr A J Bell

Archwilydd/Auditor
Mrs Wendy Camp

Golygydd/Editor: Brycheiniog
Mr Brynach Parri

Golygydd Cynorthwyol/Assistant Editor
Mr P Jenkins
Sir John Lloyd Lecture  
The Sir John Lloyd Memorial Lecture has been held in early spring for the past twelve years. Admission is free, but a collection is made either for Society Funds, or for a charitable purpose connected with the Lecture. Tickets are available from the Museum in January or February, with Members given early priority, but booking is essential, since the Lecture is often a sell-out. The Lectures have achieved a remarkably high standard and our distinguished speakers have included:

1998  Dr William Jones                            Emigration from Breconshire to N America
1999  Professor Sir Glanmor Williams      Sir John Pryse of Brecon
2000  Professor Rees Davies                   Brecon, Owain Glyn Dŵr and Dafydd Gam
2001  Professor Wendy Davies               Mediaeval Lordship of Brecknock
2002  Professor Ralph Griffiths                Bishop Morton and the Ely Tower at Brecon
2003  Professor Aled Jones                    Brecon at the Crossroads:Journalism
2004  Professor John Davies                   The Landed Families of Breconshire
2005  Professor J Gwynfor Jones            John Penry – Puritan Firebrand
2006  Professor Richard Moore-Colyer   On the Home Front
2007  Professor  Ian McIntyre                 Frances Hoggan Doctor  of Medicine,
   Pioneer Physician, Patriot and Philanthropist                                        
2008  Professor Penelope Corfield          Thelwall in Breconshire
2009  Dr John Vickers                             Dr Thomas Coke
The next Sir John Lloyd Memorial Lecture will be given by  Dr L Davies on Friday, 19 March 2010 at 7.00pm at the Guildhall, Brecon. His subject will be the Roman Presence in Brecknockshire.

Schools History Project.
The Schools History project was set up in 1998 through an endowment in memory of Mr Vic Jones. Children in schools throughout the area are encouraged to submits projects on local history, and many successful and valuable contributions have been made over the past 10 years.

Oral  Archive Project
We've recorded about 125 voices over 8 years, mainly local people who have a bit to say about Breconshire. Recordings are in both Welsh and English. We use a computer-friendly dictaphone to record in the first place, then transfer the recording to Computer, edit where necessary, and make a CD for storage, and another as back-up. Progress in recent years has been quite slow, but we are attempting to convert the tapes of interviewees which we made in the early years into CDs, and are in touch with the National Library of Wales about this. The eventual aim is to have a well-stocked reminiscense room in the Museum at Brecon.
The Society.
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