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Collections Historical & Archaeological Relating To Montgomeryshire And Its Borders (Volume Xxii)

Collections Historical & Archaeological Relating To Montgomeryshire And Its Borders (Volume Xxii)

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General ReferenceArchaeologyGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9354419526
ISBN13: 9789354419522
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Feb 24 2021
Pages: 408
Weight: 1.31
Height: 0.91 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
In the borderland between Wales and England, the past lies unusually close to the surface. These quiet pages remember everything. Collections Historical & Archaeological Relating to Montgomeryshire and its Borders (Volume XXII) gathers a rich sequence of papers originally issued as a local history journal and archaeological society transactions by the Powysland Club. Written in the late Victorian era, these Montgomeryshire archaeology studies, parish life sketches and topographical notes preserve voices and documents that shaped 19th century Welsh history: castle sites and ancient earthworks, churches and chapels, estates and farmsteads, customs, dialect and landscape. Together they form a Welsh historical records collection of rare depth, tracing how this corner of Welsh border counties history evolved across centuries while revealing how Victorian era Montgomeryshire understood its own story. For family historians and scholars alike, this volume serves as a reference book for genealogists and a patient local historians research source, with careful transcriptions and discussions of Montgomeryshire parish records research, manorial evidence and other primary materials that underpin serious British county histories collection work. As one of the classic Powysland Club publications devoted to the history of Montgomeryshire and its borders, it appeals equally to dedicated researchers and curious readers drawn to the texture of place, memory and community. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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