Grangetown Local History Society

01/08/2026

Open Doors at Glamorgan Archives

Join us on Saturday 12 September for our annual Open Doors event.

Tours behind the scenes will be running at 10am, 11.30am, 12.30pm and 2pm. Contact us to book your FREE place.

We’ll also be joined by members of Glamorgan Family History, who will be on hand to answer any of your family history queries, and will be giving two short talks – no need to book for the talks.

11am – Researching Your Irish Family History
1.30pm – Online Resources for Welsh and English Family History: Beyond Ancestry and Find My Past

31/07/2026

We’re delighted to be joining St Paul's Church Grangetown for this special service celebrating the history of the St Paul’s Church. Everyone is welcome to come along and share any photos or memories of the beautiful church.

At the end of August we’ll be holding special Sunday service to celebrate the history of St Paul’s Church, Grangetown.

We also hope this will kickstart interest in getting the old church back into use for
the community.

Come with you ideas for what the old church could be used for in addition to worship. Also, we’d love to see any old photos or memorabilia of St Paul’s that you have….. bring it along and we can make a display!

Grangetown Local History Society

28/07/2026

28/07/2026

This is a great idea, celebrating iconic women from Welsh history and mythology! Can’t wait to see the installation at Central Square.

𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘆𝘄𝗼𝗱 𝗮 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗼𝗱𝗱 𝗶 𝗹𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼 𝗖𝘆𝗺𝗿𝘂 𝘆𝗻 𝗰𝘆𝗺𝗿𝘆𝗱 𝗲𝘂 𝘀𝗲𝗱𝗱 𝘆𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗴𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗲𝗿𝗱𝘆𝗱𝗱.
𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗲 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝘀𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲.

Bydd ymwelwyr â Sgwâr Canolog Caerdydd yn gallu cael cymryd seibiant ochr yn ochr â phum menyw eiconig o hanes a chwedloniaeth Cymru wnaeth helpu i lunio stori’r genedl, diolch i gyfres o gerfluniau maint llawn sydd wedi ymddangos yng nghanol y brifddinas.

🔗👉 https://cadw.llyw.cymru/amdanom-ni/newyddion/menywod-a-helpodd-i-lunio-cymru-yn-cymryd-eu-sedd-yng-nghanol-dinas-caerdydd
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Visitors passing through Cardiff Central Square can take a seat alongside five iconic women from Welsh history and mythology who helped shape Wales, thanks to a series of life-sized sculptures which have appeared in the heart of the capital.

🔗👉 https://cadw.gov.wales/about-us/news/women-who-helped-shape-wales-take-a-seat-cardiff-city-centre

28/07/2026

Join the Caretakers Hut discussion on Wed 29 July from 7pm 🗣️

Click for the meeting link:
https://forms.gle/jM197PSX6CLPwgGp6

26/07/2026

Really enjoyed Ellie Gregory’s talk at Glamorgan Archives / Archifau Morgannwg on Friday on her research on ‘Unmarried Motherhood, Maternity Homes, and the 100 Year Legacy of the Adoption Act in South Wales’

Her research looked at the admission records of 218 women who entered the Salvation Army Maternity Home in Cardiff between 1897 - 1921, and this was followed up with in-depth stories of some of these mothers. It was fascinating to learn more about why women entered these homes, the challenges they faced, and how society viewed unmarried motherhood at the time.

Thanks very much to Ellie and to Glamorgan Archives for organising. If you missed this talk, Ellie will also be speaking in October at the Women’s Archive Wales conference in Swansea.

https://www.womensarchivewales.org/en/?fbclid=IwVERDUATSnnxwZG9mAWZkaWQWULQdKOhSqnV0izurzFGEDUX9CQ2KWGV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR5a0YH9gfBX5UrawWUluY5BDIevtkEiGHMoPVHVUj3ePD14q9hfYaQTnRlcCw_aem_gbJMWCPBXurf760KCuIelA

25/07/2026

It’s Flat Holm Day today! And there’s a special exhibition at Penarth Pier Pavilion ⬇️