Hi Wendy and all. The project Wendy makes reference to was called "Living Archive Centre For Valley And Vale". Quite rightly Wendy points out that it was short lived. Again rightly. As I was also led to believe. Items which they had collected were storred elswhere for a time. I am also led to believe, that, all they had collected on Barry was returned to the keeping of the then Old Barry Library. As an organisation, Axis, was assisted by relatives of a former member of our society to managed to seek and succesfully get the return of a collection of slides and an old camera. This was something. But not all that had been donated to them by said individual. The slides and camera along with many items that our former member gave to us. Still reside with our collection. I know that Barry Library did make a formal annoucement after Living Archive Centre returned Barry material to them. It outlined a set period of time in which if anyone wanted an item formerly donated L.A.C. returned. This would have been some years back now. I am also led to believe at the time. Barry Public Library was endeavoring to catalogue items returned. So, if such cattalogues exist. Wendy may have a starting point to trace her Mother's items. However. With a formal annoucement in place. Such items would now below to the library as the period of grace for return would be long expired. But, it may mean that Wendy could obtain copies of said items from Barry Library. (if still available). It might be the way forward. Living Archive Centre was a well funded project. With paid staff, And, a totally separate organisation to ourselves. Therefore, we held, no controls over their operation or any Barry related historical material they may have held. Or what should happen with it on L.A.C.s demise. On the other hand. Axis Historical Society has always been completly run by volunteers who have had no opportunity to exhibit our own extensive collection Barry held historical material on a long term basis in such a premises. A chance, the L.A.C. had, but did not bare fruit. The fact that a project like L.A.C. could fail, with sound financial backing, only serves to make Axis, rightly cautious, to who, what, and where, we should commit our own extensive local history collection, when asked for our support. Our online project. Axis Historical Society - Barry Archive. Is not associated in any way with the former Living Archive Centre For Valley and Vale. As we had no permanent base for our own extensive Barry stock, we decided, the net was the best way to go. That way, people could see more of what we had more frequently. It has also empowered our support to take decision to donate actual / or copy items for use with our collection. For those who don't want to risk actual items. An file in JPG format is quite sufficient for display on our web site. And to make a copy for our records. Though we still have the genuine article donated to us from time to time as can be seen from the photogrpahs of the fire damage to the Barry Memorial Hall c.1943 we have recently added to the site. So we have an an excellent ballance of genuine and copy which formed the building blocks of a very good collection. Still present. for Barry, since we were formed in 1993. Now going out to all in the world via the net. In 2011. We sorry that my post served to remind Wendy and made her upset re her Mother's donated items to Living Archive Centre. However, I hope my information will put her back on the trail of her Mother's treasured items. http://barryachive.zoomshare.com/ Regards Martin Chairman : Axis Hisctorical Society Local History For Barry South Wales Reg Chairty no.1052998 See Axis Historical Society - Barry Archive Link provided above. > From: martinaxis@hotmail.co.uk > To: glamorgan@rootsweb.com > Date: Sat, 23 Apr 2011 12:39:15 +0100 > Subject: [GLA] Barry Local History > > > Quick message to let all members of this list know that "Axis Historical Society - Local History For Barry South Wales" Reg chairty no. 1052998 is still active. With a change of e mail address. This is now martinaxis@hotmail.co.uk Thus anyone still having our old address on record should update to the above. Our collection of of Barry related historical photogrpahs, documents and artefacts still grows. A considerable number of items from our proud local history collection are now available online, free to view, they can be found at. > > > > http://barryachive.zoomshare.com/ > > > > For all who may previously know of us here on this list. A big hello to you all. For those who don't. Please take at look at our online Project : Axis Historical Society - Barry archive by way of the link above. Since the site began in August 2009 it has recieved over 96,000 hits. We hope to break the 100,000 mark by the end of 2011. Axis Historical Society was founded in 1993 with the aim of preserving the history of Barry by way photographs. Documents and Artefacts. 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