About Us / Ynghylch y Fforwm

His infectious enthusiasm for all aspects of history, especially regarding the area in which he lived rubbed off on him. Plus, as a Tredegar boy, with a great affection for the Valleys he wanted to maintain links with his hometown. He has a passion for the wonderful and significant industrial history and archaeology of the Blaenau Gwent area.

He has worked as a lecturer in Archaeological fieldwork and Practice, spent 5 years as a geophysical specialist for SiteScan Archaeological, as a field archaeologist for Glamorgan Gwent Archaeological Trust, (GGAT), Church & Site Archaeology and CADW among others. is an active member of several history and archaeology societies and is a practitioner of the ‘Chartered Institute for Archaeology’. His studies included Welsh History and its sources, manuscripts, maps, etc, Archaeology, Industrial Archaeology, Local History, Landscape History and Archaeology. His MA (Wales) focussed on the history of Milling in Gwent and he has written several ‘historic’ walks for the surrounding area.

Since leaving Blaenau Gwent she has been employed by Monmouthshire County Council. Janet is particularly interested in genealogical research and has her own business where she may be hired to research family history.

janetsancestryresearch.com

Since retiring, she has focused on her interests of walking and local history. She has developed the website to make the work of Forum members easily accessible to the public.