Thanks Gerry, not often a book gets detailed on Genuki *before* it's published :-) Your generous lookups offer on your massive nw Pem database is also greatly appreciated. Gareth List Administrator for Dyfed, CGN & PEM. Lookup Exchange http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/lookup.html Help Page http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/hicks.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gerry" <gerry@asterisk.co.uk> To: <WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, March 30, 2001 4:28 PM Subject: [WLS-PEMBROKESHIRE] New book by Roscoe Howells > Hi Listers > > I've received today details of Roscoe Howells's latest book, which is being > published by Gomer Press on April 27th. > > It's called "From Amroth to Utah" and has 144 pages and 38 pictures. > > Trevor Fishlock (another Pembrokeshire author - I think - at least he's > definitely written books on Wales) writes: > > "Roscoe Howells is a consummate story teller. Like all good story tellers he > is also a good listener. He blows the dust off history and brings it > engagingly to life, Every society, like every individual in it, likes to > know something of its roots, where it comes from , where it fits in. > Honouring the past, the story teller brings light and meaning to the > present. This new book is about Amroth and those of its people who journeyed > and suffered agonisingly in nineteenth century America. the tale is > beautifully told" > > The book will be available from > Gomer Press > Llandysul > Ceredigion > SA44 4QL > Wales > UK > > cost 9.95 UK pounds post free in the UK > > ADD 5 UK POUNDS POSTAGE FOR OVERSEAS > > Pay by Sterling cheque (made payable to Gomer Press), or by Mastercard/Visa. > > Send your name and address with cheque, or card number and expiry date to > the above address. Please indicate whether you want the book signed by the > author. > > I've met Roscoe just once, whilst I was wandering round some beautiful > National Trust gardens near Amroth. I'd never met him before and we spent > nearly an hour chatting about local history. I can confirm that he is very > talkative! > > I don't have a particular interest in the Amroth area, but I shall certainly > be getting a copy of this book. > > Gerry Lewis > > Researching (in Pembrokeshire) > > Maternal lines > PERKINS, Nolton > SUMMERS > ARNOLD > WALTERS, Roch > EVANS, Castlebythe, then Camrose, then Llanstadwell > THOMAS, Castlebythe > MATHIAS, Camrose > ROWLANDS, Camrose > ROBERTS, Camrose > MATHIAS, Letterston > ROWLAND, Letterston > LEWIS, St Nicholas, then Mathry > JAMES, Jordanston > > Paternal lines > STEPHENS, Wiston, then Llandewi Velfrey > GRIFFITHS, Llandewi Velfrey > > I have a database of 18,000 entries from the 1891 census of north west > Pembrokeshire. This will be extended in due course - probably when I retire! > It does not include Haverfordwest yet. I am prepared to do searches in the > database for fellow listers. > >