Are you researching ancestors in Powys? This hilly county covers the historic counties of Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire, most of Brecknockshire, and part of historic Denbighshire. It is the largest and most sparsely populated county in Wales.
Don't miss this free event, where you can connect with experts from the local family history society and local archives to discover the wealth of resources available.
This is a collaboration between Society of Genealogists, Powys Archives and Powys Family History Society. Join us to learn about family history resources for Powys.
We will also learn how A Vision of Britain Through Time and Historic Town Trust can help you to research in Powys.
Following the presentation, there will be an opportunity for you to ask questions from the panel of speakers.
Click here for information about our events. Contact events@sog.org.uk if you have any questions.
About the Speaker
Humphrey Southall
Humphrey Southall is a Professor of Historical Geography at the University of Portsmouth, he is an expert on the History of the North-South divide in Britain, gazetteers and geospatial ontologies and the role of travellers in the development of political life. Dr Paula Aucott is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Portsmouth, her research interests include historical Geographical Information Systems (GIS), historical land use and medieval landscapes. They have been working together on the Great Britain Historical GIS project for over twenty years, and have been invited to present their research findings around the world. The main public interface to their work is the highly successful local history website A Vision of Britain through Time, which they continue to maintain and update.
About the Speaker
Paula Aucott
Humphrey Southall is a Professor of Historical Geography at the University of Portsmouth, he is an expert on the History of the North-South divide in Britain, gazetteers and geospatial ontologies and the role of travellers in the development of political life. Dr Paula Aucott is a Senior Research Associate at the University of Portsmouth, her research interests include historical Geographical Information Systems (GIS), historical land use and medieval landscapes. They have been working together on the Great Britain Historical GIS project for over twenty years, and have been invited to present their research findings around the world. The main public interface to their work is the highly successful local history website A Vision of Britain through Time, which they continue to maintain and update.
About the Speaker
Phil Bufton
I am a retired Civil Servant and have been Chair of the Powys FHS since 2012. Also webmaster and webshop administrator. I have been doing family history research since 1991, following the death of my father. I was born in Hereford, so that tells you my family did not move far, just across the border. My research has taken me back to 1692 when it appears the Bufton family arrived in the UK possibly from the Netherlands. This has led to the recording of many hundred gravestones either side of the border, I am also a volunteer for the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, where I attend 47 war graves each year.
About the Speaker
Helen Fulton
Helen Fulton is Professor of Medieval Literature at the University of Bristol. She is currently leading a large research project, ‘Mapping the March’, about the medieval March of Wales. She is also a Trustee of the Historic Towns Trust and is currently leading a team of local historians to create a historical map of Brecon and Hay.
About the Speaker
Charlotte McCarthy
Charlotte McCarthy is the Archives Manager at Powys Archives and Information Management. She qualified as an Archivist in 2000 and has worked across the country (mainly in business and specialist archives) before coming to Powys in 2022. The archives building is located in Llandrindod Wells and is the repository for Powys and its predecessor counties: Montgomeryshire, Radnorshire and Breconshire. The archives is a place of deposit for public records and holds Church in Wales parish registers for the county.
About the Speaker
Else Churchill
Else Churchill is the Genealogist at the Society of Genealogists in London. Formerly a professional genealogical librarian and researcher, Else has worked for the SoG since 1994. She is the Society’s subject lead, working across the organisation and runs the publishing programme. She was the recipient of the IHGS Julian Bickersteth Memorial Medal in 2023 for her exemplary contribution to family history studies.
11/08/2025 Monday
14:00 - 16:00
Online
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