Links

This page lists local history resources including archives, libraries, museum, local history societies, family history societies, archaeological organisations and other web sites. It also includes a list of other County Historical Societies.

Ceredigion Archives: The main repository for public and private records relating to Ceredigion.

Ceredigion Museum: Housed in the old Coliseum Cinema in Aberystwyth, and full of fascinating objects relating to the history of the county. Plus a list of museum events.

Ceredigion Library: Housed in the former town hall, the current building dates from 1957 and is located in Queen’s Road, opposite Portland Street.

National Library of Wales: Although focused now on collections of national importance, there are many archives and books of particular interest to those interested in Ceredigion. Other fascinating resources include Welsh Journals, Tithe maps, Place Names and Newspapers Online.

National Library of Wales Resources
• Welsh Newspapers
• Welsh Journals
• Welsh Tithe Maps
• Dictionary of Welsh Biography
• Library Resources

The Royal Commission on Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales (RCAHMW) : A large collection of information relating to the history of the buildings and historic monuments of Wales, including those in Ceredigion. It also manages Coflein, the online database for the National Monuments Record of Wales (NMRW) – the national collection of information about the historic environment of Wales.

RCAHMW Resources
• Coflein
• List of Historic Welsh Place Names
• Historic Wales
• The story of chapel building Wales
• The Library Catalogue
• Britain from Above

People’s Collection Wales
Preserve and celebrate the rich history of Wales by collecting unique stories from everyday people.

Heneb: The Trust for Welsh Archaeology established to advance the education of the public in archaeology.

Pint of History: is a project about pubs. Pubs in Ceredigion. Old pubs, new pubs, beer houses, ale houses, taverns, inns, hotels, railway waiting rooms and breweries. It includes a list of about 1,000 premises which are or were licenced for the sale of alcohol in the county.

Cardiganshire Family History Society
Formed in 1995 to encourage the study of genealogy and family history in Cardiganshire by those having family connections with the county wherever they may live.

Dyfed Family History Society
The society exists to serve anyone interested in genealogy, heraldry, family history or local history in the three Welsh counties of Cardiganshire (Ceredigion), Carmarthenshire (Sir Gaerfyrddin) and Pembrokeshire (Sir Benfro).

Genuki

GENUKI provides a virtual reference library of genealogical information of particular relevance to the UK and Ireland. It is a non-commercial service, maintained by a charitable trust and a group of volunteers. It includes pages with references to further information for almost every place in the County.

Ceredigion History Societies.

Not all of these societies have web sites and some of the organisations might not be operating at present. The Ceredigion History Forum is no longer active.

Cambrian Archaeological Association

The Cambrian Archaeological Association was founded in 1846 and it is a registered charity (no. 216249). Its charitable objects are ‘to examine, preserve and illustrate the ancient monuments and remains of the history, language, manners, customs, arts and industries of Wales and the Marches and to educate the public in such matters’.

The Journal Archaeologia Cambrensis includes many articles on Ceredigion places and people. all the journals upto 1999 are available on Welsh Journals on line:

Aberaeron

Aberaeron Society

Aberporth

Aberporth Historical Society / Cymdeithas Hanes Aberporth

Cilcennin

Cilcennin Local History Group

Ffostrasol

Cymdeithas Hanes Maes a Môr (Ffostrasol)

Lampeter / Llanbedr Pont Steffan

Lampeter History Society

Lampeter History Society (facebook page)

Lampeter Museum (facebook page)

Llandre

Llandre Heritage

Llandysul

Llandysul and District Local History Society

Llangynfelyn

Llangynfelyn Heritage Society

Llanon / Llansantffraed

Llansantffraed History Society

A local history resource for Llanon and the surrounding area.

Museum cottage, Llanon

Newcastle Emlyn

Newcastle Emlyn History Society

Tregaron

Tregaron History Society

Tregaron Heritage Centre

Y Ferwig and District Historical Society

County, regional and national historical societies

This includes links to the Welsh Journals on line project which digitised many Welsh Journals up to about 2004. https://journals.library.wales/ Only 6 of the 13 Welsh County Historical Societies had their publications digitised as part of this project; Carmarthenshire is in the process of digitising their journals for purchase by members. Journals published after 2004 are in Copyright Libraries, County Libraries and are mostly available for purchase from the societies.