Friends of Wepre Park are asking for people to share any old photos or documents to do with the time the country park was once a private estate.
The info will help in the Friends' formal application for Lottery money - from the Parks for People fund - to help with the restoration of original features in the 160 acre park and woodland.
Gilly Seddon and Tom Woodall from Flintshire Countryside Service, based at Wepre Park Visitor Centre, are hoping people will get in touch, explaining application judges want to see evidence of how the park used to look.
"If grant aid can be sourced, it would mean the restoration of some of the original features to their former glory," they say.
So, what did the estate and park look like in its original form?
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Expect to see more in the media about Moel Famau over the next few months as July marks the area's 25th anniversary as an ANOB and October is the Jubilee Tower's 200th anniversary.
Of late I've been working on our first story, Jubilee Tower's 200th anniversary celebrations; editing a short film, flying over the summit of Moel Famau; finding weblinks, tagged moelfamau; as well as managing a photo group of fans of Moel Famau via Flickr.
Whilst I haven't been able to include in our story everything I've gleaned, I thought I'd share my other finds here.
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Excuses for illegal parking - North Wales Weekly News
A UFO sighting is just one of a long list of absurd excuses revealed recently from motorists failing to pay parking fines.
'Danger of death' at play area in Hawarden - Flintshire Chronicle
A cavern next to a children's play area in Hawarden should be filled in to prevent a fatality, says a community councillor.
Suspended death sentence for Jack Russell - Leader
A dog has been given a suspended death sentence after biting a Holywell woman.
Man can go on honeymoon after passport found on A55 - Daily Post
Bride-to-be Ruth Jones feared her Turkish honeymoon would be spent alone after fiancé Laurence Ballam's passport was in a bag that fell off his motorbike on the A55 dual carriageway.
40 manhole covers stolen - Leader
About 40 metal manhole covers, worth about £150 each, have been stolen from Flintshire's road network.
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Children in Need today announces the latest round of grants with £60,000 coming to two local groups:-
Prestatyn Cricket Club, Prestatyn - £25,500
The cash will help a project to work with young people to increase their confidence and self esteem, and improve well being by enabling them to play cricket and involving them in social activities.
Women's Aid Delyn, Holywell - £35,290
The project provides information and support to children and young people suffering from the effects of domestic abuse.
Aside from Children in Need, there are other stories of payouts today.
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Police reveal list of stupid offences committed while driving - Daily Post
Kissing a passenger, watching TV on the dashboard, and taking photographs were just some of the stupid things madcap motorists have been caught doing behind the wheel, say police.
Prestatyn keeps Blue Flag award - but not Rhyl - Denbighshire Visitor
Prestatyn is celebrating after its beach retained Blue Flag status but there was disappointment for Rhyl beach, where councillors are considering whether to build a new seawater spa and waterpark, which was not included.
New medical centre set to serve the community - Rhyl Journal
A major new medical centre opens in Rhyl on Monday with a pharmacy, health visitors, district nurses, midwifes, speech and language therapists and new facilities.
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Buckley soldier meets son for first time after Afghanistan tour - Daily Post
Royal Welsh Fusilier Danny Hughes, 19, left on a five-month tour of duty to just days before his fiancee Jennifer, 17, was due to give birth to their first child.
- Wrexham soldier injured in Afghanistan - Leader
Funeral to take place of Hawarden mum who died after bee sting - Flintshire Chronicle
Alison Piercy, 47, is believed to have suffered an allergic reaction while tending hives at Kelsterton Lane, Connah's Quay, last month.
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| 11:47 UK time, Monday, 31 May 2010
