It is unfortunate that in a Country where the Chapel has played such an important part of family life that chapel records are amongst the most poorly and least systematically preserved in Wales. As Twm says many of those that have been preserved are in the National Library, some are in the local county archive offices, some are in public libraries, some are in the Public Records Office in London. Many are still in the local chapels, where chapels have closed some have gone into the private papers of chapel officials and their descendents. Far too many have been lost forever - thrown away as useless old rubbish by those clearing chapels after they have closed. In 1994 the National Library published Nonconformist Registers of Wales by Dafydd Ifans, which contains details of the whereabouts of as many registers as were known at that time (being 10 years old, this book is now a bit dated, but it is still a very useful publication) Lookups from the book are available from the All Wales Look-up Exchange page http://home.clara.net/tirbach/AWdata.html#BooksReligious (Before asking for a look up please be aware that this book simply tells you where the registers of individual chapels are held - it doesn't include any details from the registers) If any list members are also chapel members or have friends or family who are chapel members please ask them to find out where their chapel records are and to ask the appropriate official to ensure that the older ones are deposited in a records office before they too are lost. All the best Alwyn -----Original Message----- From: Thomas Hughes [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: 31 October 2004 09:54 To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [CAE] Welsh Baptist records? The most likely place for you to find old CHAPEL records is the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth. Regards, TMH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Martin Briscoe" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2004 9:15 AM Subject: RE: [CAE] Welsh Baptist records? > I take it that Gwynedd Archives have copies of all in their area? > > I went through some parish registers last week but I think I am going to > have to try chapel records next time I am down in Wales. I looked through > the index and they seemed to have a lot on film but will need to plan the > visit so I can get a few hours on a film reader. > > > Martin Briscoe > Fort William > M&LFHS | Gwynedd FHS > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Thomas Hughes [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: 20 October 2004 19:56 > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [CAE] Welsh Baptist records? > > > > If you fail to get any luck at the Conwy Record Office, I > > suggest you try The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, > > Ceredigion. I know that most of the Caernarfon Chapel Records > > were sent there as the chapels closede. > > > > Regards, > > > > T Meirion Hughes > > > > ==== WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE Mailing List ==== > Cewch ddanfon negeseuon Cymraeg neu Saesneg i'r rhestr hon > This list covers a bilingual area, in which messages in both Welsh and English are welcome > > ============================== > OneWorldTree - The World's largest family tree. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13971/rd.ashx > ==== WLS-CAERNARFONSHIRE Mailing List ==== http://www.archiveshub.ac.uk/inst/uwbangor.shtml Bangor University Archives ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx --- Incoming mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.784 / Virus Database: 530 - Release Date: 27/10/2004 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.784 / Virus Database: 530 - Release Date: 27/10/2004