These pages give an overview of the history of the industrial valleys as well as the agriculture.

The pages concentrate on the lighter aspects as there is a huge amount of information on timelines etc elsewhere on the Web.

Here's an excellent history featuring important events and characters such as Brunel and Tevithick.

Also, here's a good description of the history of the Aberdare Valley in AberdareOnline.

Here's a history of Brecon and its surrounding area.

The Cynon Valley Museum is worth a visit. Opening hours Monday - Saturday, 10am - 4.30pm and is situated opposite Tesco in Aberdare. Museum Website