Wales

Although English is the everyday language for most of the inhabitants of Wales, thanks to the efforts of many dedicated people, the Welsh language still flourishes in some parts. Welsh culture and tradition are celebrated at a festival called the National Eisteddfod, which is actually a 19th century creation, although the history of local Eisteddfods is much older. Tourism is a key employer and revenue earner for Wales, although sheep farming predominates in the mountains and moorlands, with dairy and mixed farming around the coast.

Map of Wales: Wikipedia image

Capital: Cardiff
Patron Saint: St David
Currency: Pound Sterling

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Primary reference

• Archives Network Wales
• Genealogical Sources at The National Library of Wales
• The OGRE Project
• Women's Archive of Wales
• North Wales Births, Marriages & Deaths
• Genealogy & Family History in North Wales
• Welcome to the Castles of Wales
• National Gazetter of Wales -Counties Map
• Gaol Files of the Court of Great Sessions. 1730 - 1830
• Caerleon Past Present And Future
• Old Photos of Wales - Cymru
• Searching Lexicon Welsh-English/English-Welsh Translator
• The Civic Trust for Wales Ymddiriedolaeth Ddinesig Cymru
• Victorian Photographers in Wales
• Crosskeys - With Links To Useful Sites
• Rootsweb Links
• West Wales Genealogy
• Dyfed Free Genealogy
• People's Collection Wales
  

General Welsh resources

• Gathering The Jewels - Welsh Cultural History
• King Richard II
• Owain Glyndwr
• Welsh History
• Welsh Merchant Mariners
• Maritime History Gwynedd
• Welsh Coal Mines
• The Industrialisation of the South Wales Valleys
• General History of Mining
• Location of The Principal Printed Sources for Mining History.
• The Slate Industry of North and Mid Wales
• Museum of Mining
• National Museum of Wales
• Museums in Wales
• The Royal Welch Fusiliers
• The Royal Regiment of Wales.

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