Family History Fair

Talks at the Fair: 11 am    Richard Morgan – Place names of Glamorgan 12 pm   Graham Davies – the Welsh Volunteers in the International Brigade 2 pm     Jamie Baker – the 1919 Race Riots in Wales

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Have you visited our exhibition yet?

As part of the country-wide commemmorations to mark the start of the First World War, the GVHS has arranged exhibitions of posters, photographs, artefacts and medals, including personal letters and stories of those who went from the Garw to serve in the war. Exhibitions have been held in Bettws, Bryngarw House, Braich-y-Cymer and Pontycymer, and…

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Exhibitions News

To mark the centenary of the outbreak of World War1 the Garw Valley Heritage Society will be holding a series of exhibitions between the end of April and the end of October. The exhibition will show posters, maps, banners, and photographs, as well as artefacts from the battlefields and letters written by Garw soldiers from…

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