News & Events

Page updated on: 29/11/2023

Mapping the Archives

Earlier this year, Carmarthenshire Archives hosted three engaging and thoughtfully designed creative workshops in the Archive's Search Room. These sessions invited participants to explore the purpose, creation, and evolution of historical maps, encouraging them to consider how past cartographers vie...

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Celebrating Change Minds: A Journey of Heritage and Wellbeing

On 9 December 2025, Carmarthenshire Archives and West Wales Action for Mental Health marked a special milestone with a celebratory event for the successful completion of a second Change Minds Project.For more details see: Celebrating Change Minds: A Journey of Heritage and Wellbeing – Archives Wales...

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Pride Portraits

On Tuesday, 17 June, Carmarthenshire Archives was thrilled to receive a deposit of Pride Portraits on behalf of LocalMotion and celebrated photographer, Mohamed Hassan.This inspiring contribution will be a valuable addition to the Archive's collection, honouring and showcasing the vibrant LGBTQ+ com...

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Change Minds

Carmarthenshire Archives is delighted to report the successful conclusion of it's Change Minds project.Change Minds is a unique heritage and wellbeing programme that works with people living with mental health difficulties. As a member of Change Minds, participants were part of a shared experience o...

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Carmarthenshire Archives is proud to have taken part in the recent ‘Antur yn yr Archifdy’ project supported by Archives and Records Council, Wales!

We have recently completed an exciting grant funded project that allowed us to engage with the staff and children at Myrddin Special Needs Unit (MSNU), Carmarthen. The aim of the initiative was to enable the pupils to learn more about the history of Carmarthen whilst having great fun at the archives...

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A Grand Day Out!

Hello, my name is Jenna, and I’m an Archives Assistant here at Carmarthenshire Archives. On Saturday 11th November, I represented the archive service at Carmarthen Antiquarian Society’s Annual Conference. With freebies in one hand and documents in the other, I set up my stand in anticipation for the...

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Girl Guiding in Ukraine

Read our blog entry on Girl Guiding in Ukraine....

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Volunteers reach 1000-hour milestone

Our volunteers play a crucial role in the services we deliver. They supplement the work of paid employees, adding value by applying their skills and abilities to tasks that allows us to enhance our service delivery. Here at Carmarthenshire Archives, we offer a range of opportunities for volunteers t...

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Article featured in Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine

Throughout history, illegitimate children have been subject to stigma, with the mothers often left to struggle to support their offspring. The introduction of the New Poor Law in 1834 meant that mothers of illegitimate children could no longer apply for relief from their parish, but they could try t...

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Carmarthenshire Archives awarded Accredited Status by the National Archives

10/08/2023 Carmarthenshire County Council is delighted to announce that Carmarthenshire Archives have been awarded Accredited Status by the National Archives. Accreditation is the UK quality standard that recognises good performance in all areas of archive service delivery.  Achieving accredited st...

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