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| The old plaque on the Edenezer Chapel on Chapel Street that was built in the early 1700s |
It will be lovely to be frivolous in body and soul for 48 hours....we will take in a show, do some cinema, eat, drink a little and talk a lot.....I have missed her
So today whilst Andrew is napping, I will get started on my next project, and that is the "design" and planning of a "sister" blog to Going Gently and The Trelawnyd Flower Show
I am hoping that the new blog will be a sort of Village based project, as I would like to chronicle the much and varied history of Trelawnyd, as remembered by the older people of the community. Since my post of a day or so ago, I have already received a whole folder full of old slides, photographs and articles which depict Trelawnyd's past as well as being promised books,letters and personal information on some of the more interesting aspects of the villagers' lives .
Shifting through all this and collating it will be a challenge, especially as there has already been a popular local book written on the subject a few years ago, but I would like to capture the experiences and memories of the rapidly disappearing aged population and document their words and their snapshots of the village in a more definitive collection.
Local Dog Walker and mine of village information Pippa B, has already offered me some sterling advice of who to see and who to ask, so next week I will start knocking on doors to galvanise some local support on the project...in the meantime if any local blog readers have and relevant information, photographs ( which will be returned after they are scanned) and bits of interest....you know where to find me!
The New Blog can be found at http://trelawnydhistory.blogspot.com/
Enjoy your time with your friend! It is nice to be frivlous on occasion isn`t it!?
ReplyDeleteWhat a great project, John!
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your visit with your brother and have a great time in London!
See you Friday. :)
Ooooh, a history blog! Lovely!! Very much looking forward to that. :)
ReplyDeleteEnjoy your trip.
Hugs.
I think your plan for a new blog about your community from the perspective of the inhabitants is "absolutely fabulous"! Hope it goes well and can't wait to read your posts!
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This is a marvelous idea! So much of the history of the average person is lost in time. The new blog will be a great way to keep the memories of the people alive.
ReplyDeleteHave a wonderful time. I'll be in London next weekend with my daughter.
ReplyDeleteOh, exciting! I love community histories and such!
ReplyDeleteHave a blast in London town.
A very worthwhile endeavour John. Have a great time down the smoke. Say hello to Nuala & Jim for me!
ReplyDeleteGee John...all you need is another project!
ReplyDeleteReally though,it should be a real treasure, especially if you get interviews with local elders who can talk about the "good old days". I really regret not having taped talks with my daddy before he died (17years ago) because I can't remember so much of what he told me of family history. Lost forever.
How cool is that?!?
ReplyDeletewhat a great idea i was going to do a tour around where i live but i think i will start with its history first . I think I have forgotten what urban is have a nice time in London.
ReplyDeleteThis is an excellent idea and not only a community service it should be a lot of fun. Enjoy!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea.
ReplyDeleteYou should do a podcast for it too - recording interviews and getting all those memories on audio. It's easy to do.
John, your new blog/project sounds wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI hope you have fun in London and can relax and refresh yourself a bit.
megan
What a great project! I remember the video you took a while back of one of your older neighbor ladies speaking Welsh (I loved it!) and have always been fascinated when you chronicle the village. I really hope you can enroll a lot of people. Good luck!
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ps hallo to best-friend-Nuala from all of us!
keep posting like this it’s really very good idea, you are awesome!
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