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AINON CHAPEL GRAVE DESTRUCTIONAs i’m sure everyone knows by now from the TV and Newspaper reports the Grave Stones at the Ainon Chapel Memorial Garden have been maliciously destroyed by the now owners of the land. The inhuman wanton destruction of the gardens must be seen to be believed. Click on the photo to the right to see more photos of the destruction and find out how you can help.if you have a family member buried at Ainon Chapel please let us know as you could play a very important part in the gardens future.
TONYREFAIL.ORG FORUMSFor just over four years the forums on the web site have been the place to go for information on Tonyrefail. or to talk to those with an interest in Tonyrefail. we now have almost 500 members with a post count of well over 17,000.. with 28 sections you can guarantee to find the information you want through the forums.. please drop in, sign up (it only takes a few seconds) and say hello
CAPEL-Y-TON GRAVEYARDover the past few years I have had a lot of contact from people wanting photographs of their families gravestones at Capel-Y-Ton. i have even tried a few times but the overgrowth has stopped me. the good news is the site has been cleared i have photographed as many of the grave stones as i can and their on the new updatedcapel-y-tonpages
WANTED: OLD & MODERN PHOTOS OF TONdo you have any photos of ton? old ones or modern ones?I’m looking for any photos at all to add to the 2000 plus we already have on the web site. if you can help please contact me and we can discuss them... if your photos are printed originals I can scan them and return them to you, normally it only takes me a day or two.
TONYREFAIL.ORG REFERENCE LIBRARYTonyrefail.org has a growing library of material which we use to offer free searches on local history and family history including burial records for three of Tonyrefails four burial grounds, a lot of which we have headstone inscriptions for as well. for me details check THIS forum page.
THE OPEN PAGEThe open page free newspaper served our community between 1995 and 2006. although still available on the open page web site I have created a second archive here.
click the image left to visit the open page archive
