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Welcome to Archives Wales. Our online catalogue allows you with a single search to obtain information about more than 7,000 collections of historical records in the holdings of 21 archives in Wales. These archives are open to the public and you can use this site to plan your visit and find out more. Archives Wales forms part of the UK's National Archives Network.

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  • Anglesey Record Office Temporary Closure18-08-10
  • Pace Setter award for Archives and Records Council Wales geo-tagging project18-06-10
  • Record figures at West Glamorgan Archives17-06-10
  • MEMORY : Saving the Welsh Literature Archive10-06-10

    • On this Day...
    03 September, 1939

    'Terrible thunderstorm. Rain through the skylight. Started for Goole about 6 a.m. Heard at Presteigne that war was declared. Tea at Bakewell.' (Diary of Mrs Rowe of Solva, Pembrokeshire)

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