PONTYPRIDD
HISTORICAL SOCIETY
SYNOPSIS 2015
An insight into the talks held in this year
Hill farming in Pontypridd
in the 1950s/60s
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January 2015 - Mr Howard Thomas
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This talk is based on true life experience and tells the story of the daily life on a hill farm in the 1950s and 1960s season by season. It is told entirely through pictures which describe the lifestyle, jobs and hardships endured at that time.
Victorian High Summer on the
Bristol Channel
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April 2015 - Mr Steve Rowson
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Information to follow
The Glamorgan Heritage Coast
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July 2015 - Speaker to be confirmed
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The life and times of
Ivor Novello
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February 2015 - Mr Alan Thorne
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The 1839 Chartist Rising and the “confession” of Zephaniah Williams
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May 2015 - Mr Les James
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Abergavenny
– Historic market town.
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September 2015 - Mr Chris Barber
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Glyn Houston,
a black and white actor.
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March 2015 - Mr Dean Powell
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When Dai became Tommy – the role of Welsh miners in World War 1.
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June 2015 - Mr Peter Walker
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A Pictorial History of Ebbw Vale,
1913-2013
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October 2015 - Mr Robin Williams
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James Cook, his early life and first round the World voyage.
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November 2015 - Mr Alan Ware
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To be confirmed
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December 2015 - Mr Richard Keen
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Information to follow