> Dear Hywyn > > I have spend a little time on this site before and had it bookmarked > already. However I hadn't realised that the book you speak about gives > names and addresses. This one needs some serious study and I am sure if I > find somebody of mine there will be a Welsh speaking member on here to > translate for me. > > I have already found two of my grandfather's sisters on the Llanchellid school page a few weeks back > which I got very excited about........ and just to show how sometimes other > members of our families show little interest in our "hobby"...........I sent > the link to my sister in Cheshire. She wrote back and said she had been and > had a look and was expecting to see photo's of them!! After reading all this stuff > on here recently about the strike and the starvation......I wrote back and > said......I don't think they were able to afford food for the table never > mind a camera > > Regards > Barbara > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Barbara Williams" <[email protected]> > To: "Barbara Williams" <[email protected]> > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 7:33 AM > Subject: Fw: [CAE] Re: debate on strikes at Penrhyn and other quarries > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Mymailbox" <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Friday, September 10, 2004 6:54 AM > > Subject: Re: [CAE] Re: debate on strikes at Penrhyn and other quarries > > > > > > > Further to this thread may I point those who do not know about it to the > > > excellent website called Gathering the Jewels www.gtj.org which is self > > > explanatory ( and time absorbing) when you enter it. > > > The site contains a number of interesting themes etc about Wales and has > a > > > lot about the Quarries etc of N Wales. > > > Of particular interest to this thread of casualties etc will be the List > > of > > > Accidents which lists ( with addresses etc in many cases) the many > > hundreds > > > who died in Dinorwig and in Penrhyn from 1822 to 1878. > > > To find it. > > > Select " Slate Industry" in Topics. > > > then select " Penrhyn Quarry etc" > > > Go to page 2 > > > It's the top right entry- select it > > > then select "this item has pages" > > > And you will get all the pages of this book to print or save etc. > > > > > > The book is in Welsh but I'm sure that list members will translate for > > > those who recognise a name or address. > > > > > > Hywyn Williams > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== 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 > > > > > > ============================== > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >