For World Art Day we celebrate local historian, artist, and author James Bentley and his illustrated poem, “Mashin’ Days”. Written in the Buckley dialect, it details what courting was like in the early 20th century! #WorldArtDay24 D/JB/221

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On World Health Day we’re highlighting our Public Health and Hospital collections newa.wales/subjects/publi…
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Celebrate National Walking Day by going on a lovely local ramble, like the Loggerheads Nature Trail produced by the Clwyd County Planning and Estates Department c.1990s. #NationalWalkingDay (BP2922)

Gardeners in the Greenhouse at Wepre Hall, Flintshire, c.1900. What wonderful greenery and fresh edibles might these two horticultural gents have come up with?
History begins at home - #HBAHGreen
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Please note we are closed on Thursday 11 April due to staff training. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause.

Happy Easter! This lovely Easter postcard was sent by 'Alice' to her Uncle, Mr Tuck the Bootmaker, Main Street, Hawarden on 2nd April 1931. newa.wales/collections/ge…

Easter Closure:-
We will be closed Friday 29 March and Monday 1 April. Happy Easter to all our customers and followers.
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Oral health has come a long way since the 17th century, as can be seen from this teeth-cleaning recipe from c.1685! Would you be willing to swap out your regular toothpaste for a mix of “juyce of lemons…sage leafe and…faire water”? #WorldOralHealthDay (D/E/1203)

Enjoy yourself! These children were having a great time in the very first paddle boats on the Marine Lake at Rhyl, in 1947. What will make you smile on #InternationalDayofHappiness ?
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The latest instalment of Acid Free is now live, listen to the podcast episode here: spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/fR598iHsXHb

Make sure you get a restful night’s sleep, otherwise you might find yourself falling asleep at the seaside and getting arrested like William Raynor, of Rhyl! #WorldSleepDay

Rhyl Journal, May 7th, 1910, newspapers.library.wales/view/3630680/3…

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The latest instalment of Acid Free is now live, watch the digital story here: youtu.be/rKy0zHWaNVA

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The latest instalment of our Acid Free series explores our newly acquired Welsh Bibles Collection.

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#WorldMathsDay #IDM2024
Image: Arithmetic Homework book of Alice Parry 1910-1912, held within our Wrexham Solicitors Papers (Ruthin Branch). Further information relating to the collection can be found on our website newa.wales/collections/ge…

On #NationalNappingDay don’t get caught dozing off in the wrong place! In 1637, Thomas Fox of Broadlane was given a penance to perform, for sleeping during Divine Service at St Deiniol’s church, Hawarden. newa.wales/collections/ge…

On #InternationalWomensDay we are highlighting Beatrice Ellis of The Rectory, Ysceifiog who served in the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC). Visit our blog to read the full story: denbighshirearchives.wordpress.com/2024/03/08/int…

People can enjoy reading for many reasons. During WW2, children were encouraged to explore books as it was a ‘pleasant form of recreation’ and by reading, the hobby could ‘widen’ their ‘outlook’ of the world. What could you learn from a book? (D/BV/34).

Come to our Hawarden Archive Afternoon event on Friday 15th March 2024. To book, email: [email protected]

As an archive, we tend to be full to the brim with ‘old stuff’! One interesting item is a document from 1679-80 containing sewn-in flannel swatches of varying colours. These pattern samples belong to a Mr. Dunn for use at the ‘Naples or Salerno faire’. D/SH/1169 #OldStuffDay