Glamorgan Archives and Libraries

For a list of archives and libraries on the national level, go to the Wales Archives and Libraries page.

Archives
Following local government reorganization, the counties of West Glamorgan, Mid Glamorgan and South Glamorgan were abolished on April 1, 1996.
 * The county of West Glamorgan was divided into the newly created county boroughs of:
 * Swansea and
 * Neath Port Talbot.


 * The county of Mid Glamorgan was divided into the county boroughs of:
 * Bridgend,
 * Merthyr Tydfil,
 * Rhondda Cynon Taf
 * and part of Caerphilly.


 * The county of South Glamorgan was divided into the county of:
 * the Vale of Glamorgan and
 * the county and city of Cardiff.

Glamorgan Record Office Clos Parc Morgannwg Leckwith Cardiff CF11 8AW UK Telephone: 02920 872200 Email: [mailto:GlamRO@cardiff.gov.uk GlamRO@cardiff.gov.uk] Website: Glamorgan Record Office


 * Glamorgan Record Office's aim is to collect and preserve documents and records relating to Glamorgan and its people and make them publicly accessible. They are especially interested in documents that are vulnerable to decay so they can be preserved for generations to come.  Records include council minutes, papers, parchments, personal diaries, photographs, and plans.  It also has resources concerning the authorities in Glamorgan.  The documents held will be of use if you want to research your family tree, trace the history of a house, or find out more about local villages.

Museums
Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier Cardiff Castle Castle St Cardiff CF10 3RB UK Telephone: 029 2087 3623 Email: [mailto:education@cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk education@cardiffcastlemuseum.org.uk] Website: Cardiff Castle Museum of the Welsh Soldier


 * Firing Line Museum is an accredited museum that celebrates the Welsh soldier over a period of 300 years; a time which saw ordinary Welshmen travel the world, carrying out military service at battles such as Waterloo (1815) and Rorke’s Drift (1879), and more recently in Iraq and Afghanistan. Using hands-on and dressing up activities, informative permanent and temporary displays, and educational events, the museum stands as a testament to the extraordinary contributions made by ordinary Welshmen to their Regiments (1st The Queen’s Dragoon Guards and The Royal Welsh), to history and to Wales.

Cardiff Story Museum The Old Library The Hayes Cardiff CF10 1BH UK Telephone: 29 2034 6214 Email: [mailto:cardiffstory@cardiff.gov.uk cardiffstory@cardiff.gov.uk] Website: Cardiff Story Museum


 * In our fun, free, and interactive galleries, discover the history of Cardiff through the eyes of those who created the city - its people.

National Museum of Wales (Amgueddfa Cymru) Website: National Museum of Wales


 * Amgueddfa Cymru is a family of seven museums located throughout Wales. They are the National Museum Cardiff, the St Fagans National Museum of History, the National Waterfront Museum, the Big Pit National Coal Museum, the National Slate Museum, the National Roman Legion Museum, and the National Wool Museum.

National Museum Cardiff Cathays Park Cardiff CF10 3NP UK Telephone: 300 111 2333 Email: [mailto:cardiff@museumwales.ac.uk cardiff@museumwales.ac.uk] Website: National Museum Cardiff


 * Situated in the heart of Cardiff’s elegant civic centre, it houses Wales’s national art, geology and natural history collections as well as major touring and temporary exhibitions.

National Waterfront Museum Oystermouth Rd Swansea SA1 3RD UK Telephone: 300 111 2333 Email: [mailto:waterfront@museumwales.ac.uk waterfront@museumwales.ac.uk] Website: National Waterfront Museum


 * The National Waterfront Museum tells the story of industry and innovation in Wales, now and over the last 300 years. The Industrial Revolution in Wales had a tremendous effect on People, Communities, and Lives as well as that of the rest of the World. Visitors can soak up the history with a breathtaking mix of old and new in the city's rapidly developing maritime quarter.

Queens Dragoon Guards Museum Cardiff Castle Cardiff CF10 2RB UK Telephone: 029 20229367/029 20781213 Email: [mailto:adminofficer@qdg.org.uk adminofficer@qdg.org.uk] Website: Queens Dragoon Guards Museum


 * Within our site you will find information on the regiment from 1685 up to the present day. We are very proud of our regiment and would like to share over 300 years of its history with you.

St Fagans National Museum of History St Fagans Cardiff CF5 6XB UK Telephone: 3001 112333 Email: [mailto:stfagans@museumwales.ac.uk stfagans@museumwales.ac.uk] Website: St Fagans National Museum of History


 * A walk around Wales - from Celtic times to the present day. St Fagans is one of Europe's leading open-air museums and Wales's most popular heritage attraction and admission is free!

Swansea Museum (Amgueddfa Abertawe) Victoria Rd Swansea SA1 1SN UK Telephone: 1792 653763 Email: [mailto:museum.swansea@swansea.gov.uk museum.swansea@swansea.gov.uk] Website: Swansea Museum


 * Swansea Museum is the oldest museum in Wales, and a fascinating treasure house of Swansea’s past history. The collections contain all kinds of objects from the past of Swansea, Wales, and the rest of the world.

Archives
Glamorgan Archives (Archifau Morgannwg) Clos Parc Morgannwg Leckwith Cardiff CF11 8AW UK Telephone: 02920 872200 Email: [mailto:GlamRO@cardiff.gov.uk GlamRO@cardiff.gov.uk] Website: Glamorgan Archives


 * We collect records relating to the history of Glamorgan and its people. Records can range from: papers, plans, photographs, parchments, personal diaries, and council minutes.

West Glamorgan Archive Service Civic Centre Oystermouth Road Swansea SA1 3SN UK Telephone: 01792 636589 Email: [mailto:westglam.archives@swansea.gov.uk westglam.archives@swansea.gov.uk] Website: West Glamorgan Archive Service


 * This is the place to learn about your local area, trace your family history, research your student dissertation, and much more.  We hold documents, maps, photographs, and sound recordings relating to the history of the West Glamorgan area, which is Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, and includes Gower and the Afan, Neath and Swansea Valleys.