How would you like to volunteer to help preserve your area’s local history?
North East
Wales Archives (NEWA) are currently looking for volunteers to join their
volunteer group in Ruthin.
Through
volunteering at NEWA, volunteers can learn new skills, expand their CVs, gain
work experience and gain local knowledge.
Volunteering
(and working) in archives can sometimes be a solitary job simply due to the
nature of the work. On selected Tuesdays (2 sessions per month), the volunteer
group meets for up to three hours between 9.30am and 12.30pm at the Archives in
Ruthin.
The current
project involves working through uncatalogued council files which cover many
aspects of the council's responsibility during the nineteenth and twentieth
centuries, including:
- Road and rail
developments and improvements.
- Building and
planning of new schools, residential sites and police houses.
- County
council reorganisation.
- Civil defence
and war provision.
- Local
election papers.
- Public health
and welfare.
- Tourism and
events.
Councillor Emrys Wynne, Lead Member for Lead Member for Welsh Language, Culture & Heritage said: “Volunteering at the Archives is a brilliant way for people to get in touch with the history of their local area, as well as meet likeminded people who also volunteer.
"Volunteering
can also help with things such as CV building, learning new skills and gaining
valuable experience.”
* For more information please visit the North East Wales Archives website.
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