Dear List, Hind sight is 20/20 -- Should you photo copy before any donations?? However, I'm sure like Wendy, you would like to think your donation would be in good hands for the Local people of Barry or any other town, city or village. I don't know, maybe someone can shed some light on this?? If you donate to the National Library of Wales -- eventually it is documented. Is this the best avenue? Or Local -- In Wendy's case, I'm sure like many more over all the UK. Papers held, not documented and gathering dust, who knows where they have been sent. I am sort of in the same situation. My Dad, a local Historian. Collection is huge!!! Books, photos etc. I have told my Mum, not to let anyone in the house, do not give anything away. If my Dad has made provisions in his will, so be it. If not, and he goes before my Mum. My interest is in the well being of my Mum. It could be the case of bringing it all back to Australia. None of my sibling's including my Mum have no interest. However, I can't keep my Dad's work in Australia! So sell, sell, for the best price! If the tables are turned (this is a horrid thing to talk about) my Dad is the last -- it could end up the same scenario? Or a complete collection to the NLW???? for a price. I would have no control on what my siblings thought's or situation would be. I just hope Dad has made provisions. When the time comes, I just hope I do the right thing by all concerned. A lot of scanning!! Regards Jane M nee Clemett( W. Auss) Message: 2 Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2011 11:59:10 +0100 From: "lewis carter" <llewis.carter@ntlworld.com> <mailto:llewis.carter@ntlworld.com> Subject: Re: [GLA] BARRY HISTORY To: <WLawday@aol.com> <mailto:WLawday@aol.com> Cc: glamorgan@rootsweb.com <mailto:glamorgan@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <A8482A854F4C49918AC938E712C9E59B@anyonefc71fdec> Content-Type: text/plain;charset="us-ascii" Wendy I too visited the 'Living History' project at the Memo, and found quite a few things relating to my past. But as you say what happened to it all, is there anyone from Axis that can put light on the subject??. Barry and the Vale have been screaming out for years for some sort of museum. But for some unknown reasons of their own,the councils ( both ) have not listened. The area is so rich in history it's sad to see it being ignored. (sorry to rant .I've had my say, that's it,thank you.) -----Original Message----- From: glamorgan-bounces@rootsweb.com <mailto:glamorgan-bounces@rootsweb.com> [mailto:glamorgan-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of WLawday@aol.com <mailto:WLawday@aol.com> Sent: 24 April 2011 09:34 To: glamorgan@rootsweb.com <mailto:glamorgan@rootsweb.com> Subject: [GLA] BARRY HISTORY Today's posting by Martin re. AXIS reminded me that I donated my late mother's Barry mementoes to the short-lived 'Living History' project while it was located at the Memorial Hall.The last time I enquired as to whathad happened to the items they had collected, I was told they were allstored 'somewhere in the Valleys', presumably never to be seen by anyone interested in them. I still fee quite upset about this, as the items included a couple of things Mum had kept since girlhood, and a list of names from a collection fund on behalf of soldiers WW2, which my gt. aunt had been connected with..At the time I thought I was 'doing the right thing'by donating them, and I hope that AXIS might be able to retrieve them, along with the rest of the collection. WENDY --