The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate, by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B, April 3 will be C, and
The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate, by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B, April 3 will be C, and
The Blogging from A to Z April Challenge is for bloggers who wish to participate by publishing a blog post every day in April except for Sundays. Each blog post will focus on a letter of the alphabet. For example April 1 will be A, April 2 will be B, April 3 will be C, and
This is the first in what will be a series of posts about the people of Haverfordwest. I thought I’d start with the people in my family tree. John TAYLOR and Mary LLOYD were my 3x great grandparents. John TAYLOR and Mary LLOYD John TAYLOR Snr was born in about 1784. In 24 June 1804,
The Leek is a national emblem of Wales. On St. David’s day, people can be seen wearing a leek on their clothing. Legend has it that the leek is said to have been worn by Welsh soldiers in battle against the Saxons. During Elizabethan times, Shakespeare refers to the custom of wearing a leek as
The Society of One Place Studies is celebrating their 10th anniversary and have challenged members to blog or post on social media to a theme. The theme for September is “10”. To introduce my new One Place Study, I have decided to list 10 quick facts about Haverfordwest. This is just a brief list, to
Haverfordwest is the largest urban area of the county of Pembrokeshire, Wales. In recent years it’s population has been around 12000 – 15000 people. In the mid 1800s, the population was closer to 3000. The town of Haverfordwest is divided by the River Cleddau, with most of the area on the right bank. The
One Place Study Haverfordwest History is a registered One Place Study. A One Place Study is a designated study of a particular city, town, village or area. Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales is the only One Place Study being done in Wales at the moment. Most family historians, while researching their family history, do a little research