Adrianne, Welcome to the list. Suggest you also subscribe to the longer-established Dyfed list as many subscribers there have overlapping interests in the counties of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. A good place to begin would be to check out the links provided to you in the "Welcome" message you received from the listowner, Gareth Hicks, when you subscribed to this list. If you thoroughly explore the links from those pages, you'll get a good idea of the many resources available. For anyone researching in Wales, the one book I consider to be a "must have" is "Welsh Family History, A Guide to Research", ed. by John & Sheila Rowlands, 2nd edition1998, pub. by the Federation of Family History Societies Publications Ltd. and the authors, ISBN 1 86006 065 X. You can now purchase this book in the U.S. from Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD -- website www.genealogybookshop.com You said your Griffith JOHN "lived in the area" but no specifics. Do you have any references to a house name, village or parish in Cardiganshire? What source material do you have referring to Cardiganshire as his origin? Best regards, Julie Preston [email protected] ----- Original Message ----- From: "AKH" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:34 PM Subject: [WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE] new to the list ..... a few questions... > I'm brand new to researching this area. I am researching Griffith John who lived in the area and went to America in 1715. > > Are there good web sites to help you learn how to research in Wales? > > Thanks, > > Adrianne > Atlanta, Georgia > US > >