Christmas is coming so its newsletter time. Its a time to remind yourself of our new year activities and to put them on your new calendars. And, if you get fed up with the Xmas tv, look no further - here are some suggestions to help research your ancestors or even the history of your house.

Being a sailor was a dangerous occupation in the 18th Century. We were reminded of this in a fascinating talk by Huw Alban Davies earlier this season. He told us of the barque Friedeburg, lost in 1887 with 6 Aberaeron men on board including the Master, his great grandfather Evan Lloyd. He went on to tell us about Samuel Plimsoll and the introduction of the Plimsoll line to prevent overloading, the main cause of maritime disasters at that time. Huw has kindly provided an article summarising his talk which you can now read in the heritage section of this site.

In a special ceremony at The Waterfront Museum in Swansea Ysgol Gynradd Aberaeron received a trophy and a financial award of £600 for their 2024 Christmas Show ‘Y Wal’ which followed the history of the harbour in Aberaeron from its building in 1807 to the recent work being undertaken by BAM. The prize was awarded by the ‘Welsh Heritage Schools Initiative’ who praised the ability of the pupils to highlight the history of the harbour as well as the process of creating a performance that included every pupil in the school. Another highlight for Hari and Moc who represented the school at the ceremony was to see the famous ‘Morthwyl Mawr’ from Aberaeron, which can now be seen at the museum. Mair Jones

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