John Williams-Davies
Biographic Data
| ID | 3815113 |
|---|---|
| NAME | John Williams-Davies |
| GIVEN NAMES | John |
| FAMILY NAME | Williams-Davies |
| SIGNATURE | WILLIAMS-DAVIES J |
| AFFILIATIONS | National Museum Wales |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 16 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1977 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| H-INDEX | 3 |
Now Our History is Your History
Open-air museums were radical and highly relevant institutions when they first emerged, approximately a century ago: radical because they looked at the everyday lives of ordinary people rather than the cultural concerns of an intellectual elite; relevant because they were the product of a mass popular demand generated by an upsurge of nationalist sentiment and fears over the disappearance of cherished ways of life. In the intervening decades the …
Open Air Museums
Domestic Wooden Artefacts
The Travelling Cidermaker
By the late nineteenth century travelling cidermakers had become familiar figures in the apple-growing ar eas of England and Wales. Every autumn and winter they traversed the countryside from farm to farm, making the cider which was the staple drink of the agricultural population. Itinerant cidermakers were particularly important in those peripheral areas of cider production such as Wales, where a relatively small quantity of cider was made, and …
A Time to Sow and a Time to Reap’
(1983). ‘A Time to Sow and a Time to Reap’: The Welsh Farmer's Calendar. Folklore: Vol. 94, No. 2, pp. 229-234
Merched y Gerddi
Seasonal migration of agricultural labour was formerly a common feature of many rural societies. Temporary imbalances in employment opportunities frequently necessitated the short-term movement of people from one area to another in search of work. During the eighteen and early nineteenth century one such movement was that of women from parts of rural Wales, who travelled annually to London to seek employment in the parks and gardens of the capita…
Domestic Wooden Artefacts
Open Air Museums
Now Our History is Your History
Open-air museums were radical and highly relevant institutions when they first emerged, approximately a century ago: radical because they looked at the everyday lives of ordinary people rather than the cultural concerns of an intellectual elite; relevant because they were the product of a mass popular demand generated by an upsurge of nationalist sentiment and fears over the disappearance of cherished ways of life. In the intervening decades the …
Merched y Gerddi
Seasonal migration of agricultural labour was formerly a common feature of many rural societies. Temporary imbalances in employment opportunities frequently necessitated the short-term movement of people from one area to another in search of work. During the eighteen and early nineteenth century one such movement was that of women from parts of rural Wales, who travelled annually to London to seek employment in the parks and gardens of the capita…
Merched y Gerddi
Seasonal migration of agricultural labour was formerly a common feature of many rural societies. Temporary imbalances in employment opportunities frequently necessitated the short-term movement of people from one area to another in search of work. During the eighteen and early nineteenth century one such movement was that of women from parts of rural Wales, who travelled annually to London to seek employment in the parks and gardens of the capita…
A Time to Sow and a Time to Reap’
(1983). ‘A Time to Sow and a Time to Reap’: The Welsh Farmer's Calendar. Folklore: Vol. 94, No. 2, pp. 229-234
The Travelling Cidermaker
By the late nineteenth century travelling cidermakers had become familiar figures in the apple-growing ar eas of England and Wales. Every autumn and winter they traversed the countryside from farm to farm, making the cider which was the staple drink of the agricultural population. Itinerant cidermakers were particularly important in those peripheral areas of cider production such as Wales, where a relatively small quantity of cider was made, and …
Domestic Wooden Artefacts
Open Air Museums
Now Our History is Your History
Open-air museums were radical and highly relevant institutions when they first emerged, approximately a century ago: radical because they looked at the everyday lives of ordinary people rather than the cultural concerns of an intellectual elite; relevant because they were the product of a mass popular demand generated by an upsurge of nationalist sentiment and fears over the disappearance of cherished ways of life. In the intervening decades the …
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