http://barryachive.zoomshare.com/:blog Axis Historical Society - Barry Archive: Blog Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:58:29 -0500 http://www.barryachive.zoomshare.com/:blog?id=8404c0716f4a4eb112de90f7097c1f98_4ace0e2b Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:07:07 -0500 Today our society had a call from a representative of 'Formfilms' a television production company that a working on a programme about Lewis Alexander and his Bristol Channel Pilot Cutter, named, 'The Kindly Light'. Our society was pleased to be of assistance by providing some information and leads for the project. Do you have anything to say about Lewis Alexander and the Kindly Light. Please feel free to make comments here. http://www.barryachive.zoomshare.com/:blog?id=5e7085b83b2c4f21f766b98be03cedb1_4aca99aa Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:13:14 -0500 Do you have some free time in Summer 2010? Are you a least a second year student of history? If you answer yes to both questions, what we have might be for you. Want to try out your new found skills in the real world. In a real organisation. Produce real time exhibitions, that have a real impact in our community? If you answered yes to that third question. Axis Historical Society - Barry Archive needs you. Contact, Martin, martinaxis@aol.com for details. http://www.barryachive.zoomshare.com/:blog?id=30f4df12c65ab9a72f50b183fc63322e_4ac967ca Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:28:10 -0500 You will find a new subscribe feature on our home page. If you like your local history of Barry. Provide your e mail address in the box and send. You will then recieve an atomatic e mail asking you to verify your subscription. Once done, you will be informed each time we update Axis Historical Society - Barry Archive. Many thanks. Martin. Chairman : Axis Historical Society. Local History For Barry South Wales. http://www.barryachive.zoomshare.com/:blog?id=fc00848ba9bb89da01bc21ecbad1c069_4ac7c32f Sat, 03 Oct 2009 16:33:35 -0500 The Axis Historical Society - Barry Archive web site has now been upgraded. Big thanks to managment and staff of Freshwater PR and the Barry Waterfront Consortium again for their kind donation that has made this move possible, ahead of our schedual. Martin. Chairman : Axis Historical Society. Local History For Barry South Wales. e mail. martinaxis@aol.com http://www.barryachive.zoomshare.com/:blog?id=58a71b54fdfb8a80ebf6c07ac25c85c2_4ac54bda Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:39:54 -0500 We are pleased to see that other, (legitamate) groups in Barry have recently followed our lead by calling for the establishment of museum in Barry. Their call Only goes to support our 17 year campaign to promote the establishment of such an institution. However, lets not be kidded by statements that a museum project does not need hard cash. Over the years we have taken on board the many kind words of advice passed to us by high ranking staff within the structure of the National Museums and Galleries of Wales, Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust and others. And here is the problem. To establish a museum along the lines of the N.M.G.W would in fact cost millions. Sure enough some innitial grants are available. But you can not keep going back to lottery sources time after time to fund it. The cost would, in the end, have to be born by the local tax payer. On the other hand. Something established on the lines that we wished, would have little or no impact on the tax payer. As interested parties within the scope would support our efforts by voluntary contribution. We have tried and tested methods in macro, they would almost certainly work on a larger scale. In most cases we have seen across the UK. It is the established history society in any one particular area that plays the key role in any local set up. Many local residents in Barry, may not be aware, that our society had established a local historical collection more than capable of being called a new nucleus of a museum for Barry, in under 10 years. In 2000 we demonstrated exactly that, by providing the largest mixed collection of phototographs, documents and artefacts that related to Barry to be seen on show for may years. Sadly, that was only one day event. But the huge potential for our collection could certainly be seen. Prior and after the above event our organisation had demonstrated time and time again, by way of small, medium amd large scale exhibitions to place our collection in Barry was feesable. But no one in authority listened. Each time the call was never heard. However, what we did get, was steady stream of those who wished us to give our local collection, lock, stock and barrel to other bodies. It still goes on. Let us put this matter into the perspective for the reader. If you had worked hard, saved to buy a new car and we came along to you tomorrow and said 'Give us your new car'. What answers would you suppose our society would get? In the mid 1990s. Axis Historical Society acheived charitable status. This meant the collection of local historical material we have built up, with the assistance many members of the public and others became even more important to us. It is the lifesblood of our society and charity. To give that which is the lifeblood of a charity away, would simply mean the charity had no purpous. In other words. No collection, no history society, no charity. We ask anyone out there. Would you forfit the very asset that was the source of your being? We could suggest not. Be aware that we have met 'The Good, The Bad, And The Down right Ugly' to do with heritage in Barry. We are fortunate, the Good have been very good. They are the residensts and companies of Barry and elsewhere that have supported our efforts. On the other other hand, we seek to rid ourselves of the bad elements, who seek to undermine. Simply because we won't give away the lifeblood, the collection, which allows our society to achieve. Thanks to all organisations and individuals who have in recent years made calls for a museum establshment in Barry. For as we have said, it only goes to support what we have been calling for, for, 17 years. Want to support our efforts? Want to help maintain our extensive collection? Volunteer with us. Anyone out there with a mediuum sized room in which our nucleus of a museum collection could be exhibited permanent? Would you Help give Barry what it could have had by year 2000. Barry deserves better than to be starting from scratch, making appeals to build a collection through appeals to the public. For one already exists for Barry with us. Which is constantly growing in strength. It Would mean a giant step back in time for us. All of 17 years. We are not Doctor Who. It would not be progress. Progress for us would be moving beyond building the collection. Which we have already done. Progress for us. Would be a permanent home for the collection. Run by the people that made it possible. And make it grow further. As the all voluntary body we were at the start, with no paid staff. Which would mean our original commitment of putting all funds raised, back into into saveing the past of Barry for the future. Still, Intact. Contact : martinaxis@aol.com or your comments on any of the above. Welcomed here. http://www.barryachive.zoomshare.com/:blog?id=ccb6a36b1a02423bf14802e599604ab1_4ac1c612 Tue, 29 Sep 2009 03:32:18 -0500 This, perhaps, would be of interest to your staff member responsible for the teaching of history / local history. Do you have a class that is carrying out a local history project? If so, why not send us a few lines about, along with a few images of what your class is doing to promote the local history. We can then set up a dedicated album in our archive that will promote your school's efforts to save the past for future generations. Contact, Martin martinaxis@aol.com for further details. http://www.barryachive.zoomshare.com/:blog?id=6b1ffae45eaed58b92e6c52c8f04bc06_4ac14e55 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 19:01:25 -0500 We have, so far, uploaded 529 items from our own Barry and Surrounding Area Local History Collection for you to enjoy. If you are Barrians at heart, and love your local history, spread the word to your freinds and and relatives that Axis Historical Society - Barry Archive is online 24/7 for all to see. Many thanks. Martin Chairman : Axis Historical Society Local History For Barry South Wales UK. http://www.barryachive.zoomshare.com/:blog?id=c8ef17ad798c76f712d6b09f2c1e2099_4ac14ab3 Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:45:55 -0500 Due to the uploading of an image into our 'Notable People With With Barry Connections' album. Our society is delighted to report that we have had had contact with a Mr. Ridge Williams of Otawa, Canada. Ridge informs us that F. W. Angus was his wife's Grandfather. Ridge has kindly sent more information about Angus, who we now know as Federick W. J. Angus. We plan to add the additional information to our named archive section of our site in the near future. Many thanks to you Ridge for your positive input. Anyone else out there have an image of a relative that would deserve a mention in the above named section of our archive that has a connection with Barry in South Wales? If so. Send direct to me at martinaxis@aol.com with a few words about, and I will see to it, that your valued contribution is added our archive pages. Regards Martin Chairman : Axis Historical Society Local History For Barry South Wales UK. http://www.barryachive.zoomshare.com/:blog?id=52a70a9c8130fbc8f76c1f877cf0c53d_4ac009fa Sun, 27 Sep 2009 19:57:30 -0500 If you have visted our archive albums. Please leave your comments re Axis Historical Society - Barry Archive Web Site Here. Many thanks. Martin. Chairman : Axis Historical Society. Local History For Barry South Wales. http://www.barryachive.zoomshare.com/:blog?id=06990eda384dc66ac14f972dc691f44f_4abd0c40 Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:30:24 -0500 Axis Historical Society - Local History For Barry is seeking fund raising venues. Do you run Table Top Sales for your group or community hall in Barry. Would you like our society to turn out with a small scale display of our local historical material at your event as an added attraction. We do not charge for this service. But instead, request that you grant us 2x6 foot tables at your going rate per table. Plus one table free. We use two tables for our display. And one for sale of items to recover our costs for turning out. Thus everyone gains. If interested. Contact martinaxis@aol.com or call Barry 01446 739031. Take a look through our online archive On this site. It's just a fraction of what we have at present in our local history collection. lets make history mobile.