Alun Hughes Papers, 1793-2012, n.d. (non-inclusive)
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Adams, Anne
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4.025 m. (10 ½ boxes) textual records Overheads 3 col. photos 1 b&w photo 1 dvd
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Alun Owen Hughes was born on May 4th, 1942 in Bridgend, South Wales. He attended Cowbridge Grammar School and graduated from St. John’s College, Cambridge in 1965. He received a teaching certificate as well as an MA from Cambridge. He also earned a diploma in cartography from the University College of Swansea.
From 1967-1969 Alun was employed in London, England as a cartographic editor. He joined the faculty of the Department of Geography at Brock University in 1969. He also co-founded and coached the Brock Rugby Club. He retired from Brock in 2012.
Alun was very involved in promoting and teaching the Welsh language in North America. His love of the language began when he was a child raised in a Welsh-speaking home. For the last 20 years of his life, Alun’s research focused on local history – primarily the history of Thorold, Ontario. He served on numerous committees, boards and historical societies. He was a very popular speaker, field trip leader and published researcher.
Professor Hughes won numerous awards including: the British Cartographic Society’s Design Award in 1988; the Thorold Citizen of the Year in 2003 and the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee Medal in 2013. He was also named the Honorary Historian of the City of Thorold.