Resources

One of my goals is to increase access to Welsh genealogical and historical resources online so that everyone can find their Welsh ancestors. Below are my contributions toward that goal.

Antiquarian Books

2024. Transcription of Rev. Thomas Griffith’s 1828, Cofiant am y Parch. David Davis, gynt o Gastell-Hywel. Internet Archive. Apr. 24, 2024.

2024. Digitization of Dan Jenkin’s 1934, Cerddi Ysgol Llanycrwys ynghyd a Hanes Plwyf Llanycryws. Internet Archive. Oct. 7, 2024.

Archival Records

2025. Transcription of records held by the Cardigan Archives: DDJ 1a, DSR Williams 2-9, 2-25, 2-32, 2-35. Deposited at the Cardigan Archives. Sept. 15, 2025.

Educational Booklets

Publications

2026. Davies, Dai. “Cellan’s Lending Library: Education in a Small Welsh Place,” 421-426. In Projectkin’s Stories250 | Where were your ancestors on July 4, 1776?, edited by Barbara Tien. https://archive.org/details/stories250-magazine-07282026/page/420/mode/2up

2026. Davies, Dai. “Bridging my Past and my Present.” The Inquirer Issue 8109, July 2026. https://www.inquirer.org.uk/pages/download/issue-8109/

Guest Appearances

“Remembering Our Ancestors Who Died by Suicide.” ProjectKin Speaker’s Corner with Barbara Tien. Aug. 16, 2026.

2026. “Cellan’s Lending Library: Education in a Small Welsh Place.” Stories250 Live Chat with Project Kin. Apr. 12, 2026.

2024. “Leaving 19th C. Wales for an English Education.” All About that Place by the Society of Genealogists, Society of One-Place Studies, Genealogy Stories, and the British Association for Local History. Oct. 1, 2024.

2024. “The Poet.” The Family Histories Podcast. Jun. 4, 2024.

2024. “Finding Meaningful Stories in Your Family History.” Virtual Genealogy Association 6th Birthday Celebration. Apr. 13, 2024.

2023. “Welsh Chapels: A Family Institution.” All About that Place by the Society of Genealogists, Society of One-Place Studies, Genealogy Stories, and the British Association for Local History. Sept. 30, 2023.

2023. “Public Domain Historical Images for Family & Local History.” All About that Place by the Society of Genealogists, Society of One-Place Studies, Genealogy Stories, and the British Association for Local History. Sept. 23, 2023.

Tan y Celyn, Trefriw, Wales (1908)