[shelby research]Selby's of Tregaron

[george kitzmiller]

on 2/29/04 1:56 PM, Judith A Trolinger at hoberta@hilconet.com wrote:

> Hi Kaye,
> Thanks so much for the added info!  I know Martha has got to be excited
> about her trip to Tregaron
> 
> Judy
> 
>> Dear Judy,
>> Although I do not have my materials "out" right now, I was in Tregaron
>> several years ago. I visited both the sites you mentioned, and my
>> impression then was that there were two Shelby farms near Tregaron. The
>> Derlyn one is now a modern farm, and there was an older farmhouse that has
>> been torn down. We drove to this place by passing the footpath and getting
>> to a road that led up to the farm. The lady who owns the farm with her
>> husband was most cordial, but didn't know the history of the farm. It is
>> certainly Derlyn and still carries that name. The other place at the
>> meeting of the two rivers we could see, but did not have exact enough
>> information to find the place. Derlyn is up on a hill looking down on the
>> river, a beautiful setting and a prosperous farm. The other place lies in
>> the valley, and there are quite a few houses in the area now. The man who
>> owns Derlyn might be a good source of information about the farm if he was
>> home -- I understood it had been in his family for some length of time.
>> Nobody that we talked to had any recollection of the Shelbys.  There is a
>> bed and breadfast right near the turn off road that leads up to Derlyn --
>> Just past the bridge (which is old, but was nevertheless built after our
>> family left Wales.) It turned out to be quite busy even in Tregaron in the
>> summer time and also the fall. The area is  remote and old fashioned. We
>> heard quite a lot of Welsh spoken, and that was interesting.
>> 
>> Kay Kitzmiller
> 
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Dear Judy,
It really was wonderful to be there, and I know she will love it.

Kay