Angharad Bowen Holmes is a Welsh speaking genealogist and local historian. She was born and bred on Anglesey, as were her family, - at least the last 9 generations of them. A visit to your ancestors past and coming into contact with the relics of the past, the houses, churches, cemeteries, chapels and farmhouses within which your Welsh ancestor spent their lives, “fleshes out the bones” of genealogy research.

Nothing on paper compares with actually standing at the font where your Great Grandparent was baptised, or standing in the farmyard where your ancestor worked as an agricultural labourer all those years ago. Hear the Welsh language spoken the same as it was when your ancestor was alive, and take home with you the unforgettable memories of your own family history experience.

Walk in your ancestors footsteps, and Angharad will guide you along the way and ensure that you get the most out of your visit to Wales. Angharad plans family history tours on Anglesey, and also in parts of North Caernarvonshire, based on your own Welsh family history. Angharad will guide you to all the locations connected to your ancestors, and show you places where they lived, worked and spent their daily lives.

Angharad's personal tours are tailored to fit your individual needs. Based on either your own research, her own research on your behalf or a combination of the two, she will prepare, plan and provide you with an itinerary thoroughly researched to give you an experience of a lifetime.Your itinerary is based on your personal family history. The touring day usually begins at 09:30 and ends at 17:30. Stop for lunch at one of the beautiful and unspoilt pubs on Anglesey. Half day tours start at 09:30 till lunchtime.You can do as much or as little in a day as suits you, and if you want to visit some of Anglesey’s varied and interesting archaeological sites, castles, natural and historical sites en route then that can be planned into your itinerary. “Well structured days with plenty of flexibility built in”. You set the pace. Angharad's goal is to enable you to get a genealogical experience, a journey into your ancestors past. When you leave for home, Angharad wants to know that you have connected with your Welsh roots in a way that no paper exercise will do for you.

However much archival and computer generated research we gather as family historians, nothing compares to breathing the air that your ancestors breathed, walking the footpaths and country roads that they walked down.

Photographic/Video services: Angharad will take photographs of your ancestors' birthplaces, their homes, the places they knew, the churches they attended and the cemeteries where they are buried. Angharad also offers accompanied tours of Anglesey with a local archaeologist, visiting interesting sites on the island. Angharad also organises gourmet picnic lunches of traditional Welsh fare, food sourced and prepared locally on Anglesey. Add to that a good measure of excellent weather, and you will be provided with an unforgettable day out.

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Phone her on: 01248 712988