> Hello Barbara > > If you would be so kind and email the links I would be indebted to you > My father and family worked in the Llanberis quarry > Regards > -- > Ronald Jones Hi Ronald If you go to this page http://www.llechicymru.info/index.english.htm you are sure to find lots of really interesting information, I printed out the article "What I saw at Bethesda" - this was so enlightening as to how people lived through this strike (1900-1903). My grandfather Thomas John WILLIAMS was born in Bethesda in 1898 so I got a real feel of how it must have been for his family living there at the time. I also was on this page today and saw a pic of Llanberis quarry and how it used to look.... http://www.data-wales.co.uk/ And on this page, I found my grandfather's two sister's enrolled at the local school, also gives you another feel for the "great strike" which I didn't know about until just very recently. http://www.gtj.org.uk/ An interesting page about how slate is used today......... http://www.inigojones.co.uk/ Kindest Regards Barbara in Sydney via Liverpool

Hi Barbara Thanks for the links, I shall enjoy them. Lorna. -----Original Message----- From: Barbara Williams [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, 29 August 2004 9:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CAE] Penrhyn Hi Ronald If you go to this page...

Hi Listers interested in quarrymen of North Wales. There is an excellent book, The North Wales Quarrymen. I was able to find a copy on ebay. It tells all about their lives and the strike. All the males on both sides of my family were quarrymen and were involved in the strike. I have a cousin who's grandfather worked during the strike and received a home to live in as a reason to work. A friend of mine, living in Bethesda, is the granddaughter of the man that built those homes for Lord Penhryn. She's elderly, and full of historical knowledge on the village. I have been fortunate to have family and friends that know much of the history. Bethesda has a wonderful history. Did you know pubs were only allowed on one side of the high street as Lord Penhryn owned the buildings on the other side. He did not allow pubs. I beleive at one time there was something like 83 pubs in Bethesda. I'll have to check again on that number. I have it written down, but the book is at my daughter's where I spend my week days babysitting. I'll go through the book and write all the facts I have learn from an expert on Bethesda who I had the pleasure of spending the day with last year. He toured me around and showed me lots of interesting things. He's written a book on Bethesda. Not sure it is available yet. I'll check. Definitely try and find 'The North Wales Quarrymen'. Excellent reading. Arlene Berta Folsom, Ca >> Hello Barbara >> >> If you would be so kind and email the links I would be indebted to you >> My father and family worked in the Llanberis quarry >> Regards >> -- >> Ronald Jones > > Hi Ronald > > If you go to this page > > http://www.llechicymru.info/index.english.htm > > you are sure to find lots of really interesting information, I printed out > the article "What I saw at Bethesda" - this was so enlightening as to how > people lived through this strike (1900-1903). My grandfather Thomas John > WILLIAMS was born in Bethesda in 1898 so I got a real feel of how it must > have been for his family living there at the time. > > I also was on this page today and saw a pic of Llanberis quarry and how it > used to look.... > > http://www.data-wales.co.uk/ > > And on this page, I found my grandfather's two sister's enrolled at the > local school, also gives you another feel for the "great strike" which I > didn't know about until just very recently. > > http://www.gtj.org.uk/ > > > An interesting page about how slate is used today......... > > http://www.inigojones.co.uk/ > > Kindest Regards > Barbara in Sydney via Liverpool > > > > ==== WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Gwynedd Family History Society > 36 Y Wern Y Felinheli, Gwynedd LL56 4TXX > [email protected] or [email protected] > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > > >