Genealogy

Are your roots buried in the Welsh Valleys?

Does your family tree branch out into the coalfields and the iron works of a country that led the Industrial Revolution?

Rhondda Cynon Taf is an area where roots run deep.

Let us help you dig deeper!

The Rhondda Cynon Taf area was the home of heavy industry in Wales from the 1850’s right up until the 1980’s. Thousands of people migrated into the area to work in the mines and accompanying industries.

Were your ancestors amongst them?

Here in Rhondda Cynon Taf our Library and Museum Service and our tourism section have got together with the Glamorgan Record Service to make it easier for you to research your history. Route to your roots is a new website designed to point you in the right direction for all your local research needs.

So why not explore your Rhondda roots, your Cynon Valley ancestry and your Taff family tree with us?

Some useful websites to start you on your trail of discovery in Rhondda Cynon Taf.

www.routetoyourroots.co.uk

Designed as a one-stop resource for people beginning to research their family, house or community within Rhondda Cynon Taf. It highlights some of the key resources available and where and how to access them.

Sponsored by the Welsh Assembly Government.

http://webapps.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/heritagetrail/index.htm

This site providesan essential guide to discovering the rich industrial, social and cultural heritage of Rhondda Cynon Taf, inviting us to discoverover 200 years of history. Access to historical photographs, maps and illustrations from the Library Service’s local history collections is provided, enabling visitors to discover people, events and stories from the area’s past.

www.rhondda-cynon-taf.gov.uk/photos

Over 16,000 images are available on this site that illustrate all aspects of life in the area from around 1880 to the present day. Taken from the collections held by Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough Council Libraries.

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