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Comment by Matthew D. Reese on February 1, 2012 at 5:48pm

Thanks, Berwyn.

Comment by Berwyn Jones on February 1, 2012 at 2:42am

Not any that I know of. There was a small Welsh settlement SW of Trenton, but not much left except cemetery.

Comment by Matthew D. Reese on January 31, 2012 at 7:26pm

I am trying to round up some Welsh-interested folk out here in Western Nebraska.  So you know of any that have been down to see you guy on that end of the state?

Comment by mona everett on January 6, 2011 at 5:32pm

Welsh Carpentry Tools Donated to Museum

Here's the latest exhibit at the Welsh Centre. Thanks to Elaine M. for the photo. These cabinet maker's tools were brought over from Wales by David Beynon. There are dozens of moulding planes.   They are so beautiful, they must be seen in person to appreciate fully!  We will be adding more tools plus a couple of labels soon.

Comment by mona everett on January 5, 2011 at 7:45pm

Old Welsh Signature Quilt Has Wisconsin Ties

A Welsh Signature Quilt that was recently donated to the Great Plains Heritage Centre (GPWHC) in Wymore, NE, has ties to Wisconsin. The quilt, which dates from about 1914, was owned by Mrs. Ethel Williams Winter, a longtime member of the St. David’s Society of Minnesota, and is thought to have been a WWI fundraising project. It is made up of 56 blocks, containing about 29 signatures each--and most of them have Welsh-sounding names.

I did some  work with members of the GPWHC to identify some of the names, with hopes of locating living descendants and fleshing out the story behind the quilt.

Research on the “Elijah Evans” square (pictured) has led to families who were living in Milwaukee and in Troy, IA, at the time. For instance, Elijah Evans, who was 94 years old in 1914, is very likely the same Elijah Evans who was born in Wales about 1822, immigrated to the US in 1891, and was a widower living in Milwaukee’s 7^th Ward in 1910.

Some of the Powell signatures on the same block have also been traced to Milwaukee. Jane Powell is thought be to the widow of William Powell, a railroad agent. Their son, Rees, was married to Mabel, and they had a daughter, Mary. In 1930, they were living at 776 Hackett Ave., Milwaukee, and Rees was working as a department superintendent in the life insurance business.

This family may be connected to the Powells in Troy, IA, who are listed in the same quilt block. Catherine Powell (Mrs. C) was the widow of Robert Powell. Their daughters were Jannie or Jennie, Ellen, Laura, Martha, and Olwen.

I also located some families from Slatington, PA, and began work on some names from Wales, WI. The common Welsh names are hard to sort out, especially when only an initial is used for the given name, but by using what clues are available and combing the census and other records, it is possible to find “clusters” of quilt names.

Anyone with any information about this quilt should contact Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre, P.O. Box 253, Wymore, NE 68466, or may contact Mona Everett at mona_sydd_yma@yahoo.com or in Madison at 608-334-5669.

More information on the quilt can be found in the January 2008 issue of Ninnau

Read more: http://americymru.net/profiles/blogs/old-welsh-quilt-has-wisconsin#...

Comment by mona everett on January 5, 2011 at 6:27pm

Oct. 8-10, 2011

Welsh Heritage Weekend

Wymore, NE

Comment by mona everett on January 5, 2011 at 6:25pm

 

One of the popular activities during the biennial Welsh Heritage Weekend has been the cemetery crawl through Bethel Cemetery. Local descendants of the Welsh pioneers, dressed in period clothing, describe what life on the Great Plains was like 75-150 years ago.

Comment by mona everett on January 5, 2011 at 6:17pm

Hanes Cymry America = A History of the Welsh in America (1872)

Our newest publication, Hanes Cymry America = A History of the Welsh in America, translated by Martha A. Davies and Phillips G. Davies. This is a new translation with many corrections and revision AND (for the first time) an index of names PLUS facsimiles of the advertising pages bound into the original 1872 Welsh-language edition by Rev. R.D. Thomas. It is a goldmine for Welsh American genealogy.

 

Rev. Thomas traveled to Welsh settlements and provides invaluable info for the Welsh immigrant--including names of prominent Welsh families, churches, types of work available, and short histories of the Welsh in each area.

Two previous books also have been released and available for purchase. The first "Early History of the Welsh in the Proscairon District of Wisconsin". This is a translation of the 1894 Welsh edition by Martha Davies, based on a draft by the late Phillips G. Davies. The second is "A History of The Calvinistic Methodists in Utica, New York" by Phil Davies. Click here for book order form.

For more information contact: GPWHP@windstream.net.

Comment by mona everett on October 25, 2010 at 6:59am

Some of the Board members riding in the Sam Wymore Days parade.

Comment by Berwyn Jones on February 15, 2010 at 2:53pm

Let us know before you come and I will make sure it is open!

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