A copy, in three bound volumes, of the family history of the Howells family of Cwmystwyth, Ceredigion, being the research undertaken by John and Francesca McLaren, 2005. The Howells, John McLaren's Welsh forebears, were involved in lead mining in Cwmystwyth over many generations, and occupied many of the cottages in the area. The work contains transcriptions of parish records and some census information for local chapels, 1798-1965.