CYMDEITHAS HANES LLEOL RHUTHUN
RUTHIN LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Welcome to this website, run and maintained by amateurs, members of Ruthin Local History Society.
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If you are prepared to explore ,you will find a large - and ever-increasing - range of topics related to the rich history of this wonderful town and its surrounding area.
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Better still, come and visit !
Our 2025/6 programme
Completed meetings are:
October 15th: Vic Tyler-Jones: Tai Un Nos in North East Wales
November 19th: Kevin Mattias: A Medical Mixture: Aspects of the history of medicine and public health in N E Wales
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Coming up:
December 17th: Annual General Meeting : Gareth Evans: Dyffryn Clwyd: the community
January 21st: Fiona Gale Romans in N E Wales
February 25th: FDr Marian Gwyn : North Wales and West Indian Slavery
March 18th: Chaantal Blackburn : John Douglas, Local Architect
April 15th: Roger Edwards : Historical Photographs of Ruthin (Part 2)
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Meetings are held in the school hall of Rhos Street School, Ffordd Glasdir, to start at 7.30 pm.
There is ample parking at the school , with reserved spaces and easy access for those with mobility difficulties.
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FOR NEW VISITORS TO THIS SITE:
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Using the Drop-Down menus above, you can: (If you are using a mobile phone, click on the 3-bar icon beneath the page title to access he menus.)
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From the Home page, find out more about our Society, with contact details, and join if you wish!
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Use the Archive and Members Papers menus to access some 50 topics which relates to the History of Ruthin and the surrounding area. This content continues to grow.
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The Broadsheets menu will give you a digital 'reprint' of the 79 Broadsheets produced between 1985 and 2004 by a group of local historians.
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We regret that we do not have the resources to produce a bilingual website.
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After 7 years of operation, we are approaching 70,000 page visits - by a world-wide audience - which we think is quite impressive.!
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