en Wales Feed Behind the scenes on our biggest shows and the stories you won't see on TV. Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:10:49 +0000 Zend_Feed_Writer 2 (http://framework.zend.com) https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery appeals for HMS Clio memorabilia Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:10:49 +0000 https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/84e05182-ab8e-3eef-8f81-23a90a071b8f https://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/wales/entries/84e05182-ab8e-3eef-8f81-23a90a071b8f BBC Wales History BBC Wales History

Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery in Bangor are appealing for families with naval connections to help provide memorabilia for an exhibition currently being curated on HMS Clio.

Bangor Training Ship "Clio"

The HMS Clio is a former naval gunship that was moored off Bangor pier in Gwynedd for over 40 years from 1877. The wooden vessel was then used as a training ship for boys who were orphans or had been in trouble.

The boys would learn how to make their own clothes and shoes, as well as finding out about going to sea. The ship was scrapped in the 1920s.

Assistant curator at the Gwynedd Museum and Art Gallery, Alun Thomas said: "We would be very pleased to hear from members of the public if they have items which could be used for the exhibition.

"The jewel in the crown would be to get one of the uniforms the boys would have worn. They were dark blue, like naval uniforms."

If you have any items relating to HMS Clio, you can contact Alun Thomas at the museum, on 01248 353368 or email Alun at alunthomas@gwynedd.gov.uk.

The exhibition about life on the HMS Clio will run from 12 March until 17 September.

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Llantrisant Leisure Centre plays host to the annual Glamorgan Family Society fair tomorrow, Saturday 9 October from 10am.

Teams of local experts in both family and local history will be on hand to help with your questions.

There will be stalls selling old postcards, local and family history books, genealogical software, family tree charts, old maps and much more.

The Glamorgan Family History Society will be joined by other local and family history societies from Wales and south east England.

Contributors to the event include:

Glamorgan Family History Society

  • Bridgend Branch
  • Cardiff Branch
  • Cynon Valley Branch
  • Merthyr Tydfil Branch
  • Pontypridd & Rhondda Branch
  • Swansea Branch

Family History Societies

Local History Societies

Archives & Libraries

Film Presentations & Folk Dancing

  • Cwmclydach School - folk dancing Cwmclydach School - folk dancing (Cwmclydach School was destroyed in 1910 by floods that claimed the lives of two adults and four children).
  • Mike Jones - Pontypridd & Rhondda Film Presentations
  • People Remember - 100 yrs of The Rhondda
  • Roots To Restoration (Powerhouse - Llwynypia)
  • Visions of Old Pontypridd & Rhondda

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