<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Holywell Reminiscing Group]]></title><description><![CDATA[Holywell Historical Society]]></description><link>https://holywellhistorical.wixsite.com/historical-society/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 23:00:20 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://holywellhistorical.wixsite.com/historical-society/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Welsh Emigration and the Mormon Movement: A Halkyn Connection]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emigrants embarkation at Waterloo Docks, Liverpool - The Illustrated London News In 1849, the first organised group of Welsh converts to the Mormon faith set sail for America. Their ship, the Buena Vista , departed from Liverpool carrying men, women and children who were leaving Wales to join fellow believers in the United States. The emigration was organised by Captain Dan Jones, a native of Halkyn in Flintshire. Jones had emigrated to America in 1840, where he worked as a riverboat captain...]]></description><link>https://holywellhistorical.wixsite.com/historical-society/post/welsh-emigration-and-the-mormon-movement-a-halkyn-connection</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69a04f243a2716aeb214894b</guid><pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:59:05 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/03ed62_d864ee9a4d8a41beba7284e58e14cbcc~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_502,h_324,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Holywell Historical Society</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newsletter January 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[HOLYWELL HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWS We hope your year has begun well and continues to be a good one. We have many exciting plans for the year ahead and the group continues to grow and prosper. We may finally be seeing the back of January, but there are still 11 months of the year left to enjoy our 2026 calendars, the A4 spiral-bound Holywell Then &#38; Now, and A4 all-year calendars in 2 designs, Transport in Holywell and Holywell’s Public Houses. Once again we have been amazed at the popularity of...]]></description><link>https://holywellhistorical.wixsite.com/historical-society/post/newsletter-january-2026</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698343050b2d097f708aebfb</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:06:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/03ed62_07c24db775944668bb089087ef20d7c8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_692,h_691,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Holywell Historical Society</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Newsletter - November 2025]]></title><description><![CDATA[HOLYWELL HISTORICAL SOCIETY NEWS We are now getting into the busy season and putting the finishing touches to our stall in readiness for the local Christmas Fairs. We will be at Stamford Gate Hotel on 23 rd  November, in Holywell for the Christmas Lights event on 28th November and at St Peter's Christmas Fair on 29th November. This year we have an addition to our events stall – a 1.7m roller banner promoting the Holywell Historical Society. Creating the collage of Holywell photographs for the...]]></description><link>https://holywellhistorical.wixsite.com/historical-society/post/newsletter-november-2025</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69132e65e826c6a38a57e4c1</guid><pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2025 13:00:54 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/03ed62_07c24db775944668bb089087ef20d7c8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_692,h_691,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Holywell Historical Society</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Everything You Need to Know About Holywell!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aerial view of Holywell c.1932 What's in a name? The name Holywell is literally holy + well in reference to St Winefride's Well, which is...]]></description><link>https://holywellhistorical.wixsite.com/historical-society/post/everything-you-need-to-know-about-holywell</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65b7d6660b867a38eab76bf5</guid><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 17:20:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/03ed62_51bcf4961cae413a94543caadabdfba2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_570,h_458,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Holywell Historical Society</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>