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  • This is the first letter sent home from abroad by Owen and because of the demands of the censor, he no longer writes in Welsh. He tells his family that he is still 'here', but that he may be moving sometime this week. The weather is good and he has been out all last night up the line. There is not much rest to be had, even when out of the trenches. Owen writes that he did not get much of the parcel they sent as he had to go up the line. The men's oversacks were left in the village and everything was lost - razors, biscuits and many other things. 'Other battalions' pinched everything but Owen isn't too worried about it as he is alright himself. He describes having to stay in the trenches for days, nothing to eat from breakfast until the next morning as he had to go to the front line to relieve another company. He tells his sister Lizzie they have seen a lot in the last three weeks and have had a few narrow escapes but that they should be thankful to God for pulling them through. He thanks his sister for the little hymns she sent and wishes he could go to Chapel as he is in the country. He hopes that she is feeling better and asks his father about sheep and the price of wool. Owen is glad they got the hay in and feels that God has been good to them. He closes by sending his best love to them.
Letter sent home from the First World War by Owen Ashton of Llawryglyn, 22 [July] 1917 [page 1 of 4]
  • John tells his parents that the doctor believes that a piece of shell injured his finger. The post arrives regularly now Vicksburg has fallen. O. Owens from the G Company has been released and Hugh T. Williams has been given the furlough for 60 days. John tells his family that they're distributing the furloughs to the married men first. He doesn't know when he will be able to come home but he intends to apply next time, in about 7 weeks. John says that they've been camping on the riverside and that he hasn't reported fit for duty although he is fit. He also tells his parents that he has learnt English, and now prefers to speak English rather than Welsh, as it's easier because they're amongst English speakers.
Letter from Corporal John Griffith Jones, from a camp at Vicksburg, to his parents in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, 27 July 1863 [page 1 of 4]
  • Captain Trewren thanks F. A. Legg for his recent letter. He says that Mr J. Evans translated the letter into Welsh 'so that the miners might be made thoroughly acquainted with the contents of the letter which we read to them in English and Welsh'. He says that the men appeared to be 'more orderly' than expected.
Letter from Captain G. J. Trewren to F. A. Legg, 9 April 1863 [image 1 of 2]
  • The parish register of Penrhosllugwy, Anglesey, is one of the earliest surviving registers in the diocese of Bangor. The Penrhosllugwy parish register is also one of the few parish registers which contains Welsh-language entries. The register was written in Welsh from the beginning up to the year 1679.
Penrhosllugwy Parish Register, 1578-1766, [front cover, image 1 of 95]
  • This postcard forms part of a collection of postcards which were mainly produced for the tourist market during the early decades of the twentieth century. Many of the postcards showed images of famous Welsh landmarks, traditional Welsh costume, or extracts from traditional songs, etc. A large number featured humorous cartoons.
Postcard: 'The Saxon - "Am I on the right way for Bangor?...", early 20th century
  • This postcard forms part of a collection of postcards which were mainly produced for the tourist market during the early decades of the twentieth century. Many of the postcards showed images of famous Welsh landmarks, traditional Welsh costume, or extracts from traditional songs, etc. A large number featured humorous cartoons.
Postcard: 'The Welsh Post Office', early 20th century