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gaabi
@gaabi
05/24/09 06:18:08AM
135 posts

CWTCH


General Discussions ( Anything Goes )

No one else has stepped out into the line of fire so I will - it means a sheltering or safe, loving embrace? Like a cuddle? Like I give my kids a cwtch or a cwtch from my sweetheart at the end of the day or when things are rough.
gaabi
@gaabi
05/17/09 05:59:39AM
135 posts

Facebook


Promoting Wales in the USA

WOW! I'm glad you're here and ok and that that family wasn't harmed but losing your barn and a horse and a cow is a bit of a blow, not cheap! :(How are your goats?
gaabi
@gaabi
05/16/09 11:53:12PM
135 posts

Facebook


Promoting Wales in the USA

Done! And a complaint sent. I can't believe this, it's so incredibly stupid.
gaabi
@gaabi
04/17/09 09:35:31PM
135 posts

left coast eisteddfod. - accommodation


General Discussions ( Anything Goes )

Hey, Bee!I'll be putting up a page on Portland with hotel/B&B/motel information and car rental companies and all that kind of stuff. My plan was to go to hotels and B&Bs near the ballroom and try to get someone to cut us a group deal - I'll post contact info, a map showing where they are in relation to the event, how much they are, pix of the rooms and description.I was also planning to include some tourist info and I'd love to know what people would like to see here - please give me suggestions so I can track it down for people!It'd be great to get to meet you, Bee!
gaabi
@gaabi
02/17/09 02:32:10AM
135 posts

every month is a ethnic history month


Promoting Wales in the USA

Yay, yes, March should be Welsh History Month!
gaabi
@gaabi
03/01/09 02:11:38AM
135 posts

Rugby Wales vs. England


Rugby

Yeah, they told us that at the place here, Kell's, that that's the contract to broadcast Setanta, you have to charge $20 or give Setanta $20 per person (don't remember which) or you don't get the contract and Setanta have an exclusive broadcast contract.
gaabi
@gaabi
01/13/11 10:25:06PM
135 posts



Mmmm, that looks tasty! Here in Portland I think there's only Kell's - which is like Irishpubland(TM) - or the Thirsty Lion, generic brit sport pub but more comfortable seating than Kell's in my opinion and Kell's is always too packed.
gaabi
@gaabi
02/09/09 12:57:03AM
135 posts

MADOCG ENIGMA


American Welsh History

Chill, people!But Christopher has a point that a "petition" is not what you're looking for or talking about. Who would you petition and for what?What you're really talking about is the same way these things are always really done: form a non-profit, fundraise, hire a PROFESSIONAL archaelogist (assuming that you're excavating the stone forts) to run the project - and by this I mean someone who's done this before and knows what he/she is doing and who will research to find out what the true data is, not to prove that the Madoc stories are true. Someone who can plan and execute this kind of a research project, find the right people to do it and properly evaluate data. A grant writer(s) would be needed to research grant opportunities and write proper grant requests and a development director to raise funds. That's how this kind of thing, like the Jamestown excavation or the Kon-Tiki project, is done.
gaabi
@gaabi
01/19/09 07:47:25PM
135 posts

Welsh-Canadian History, Explorer David Thompson


Welsh-Canadian History

At 14, David Thompson apprenticed (and indentured) himself to the Hudson's Bay company and in 1784, sailed for Canada. At the end of his indenture he requested, and was granted, a set of surveying tools and set off to become the most prolific land geographer in history. Thompson explored and surveyed more than 3 million square kilometers of North America. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Thompson_ (explorer) http://www.thefurtrapper.com/david_thompson.htm
updated by @gaabi: 12/03/15 04:49:55AM
gaabi
@gaabi
01/19/09 07:36:15PM
135 posts

Welsh-Canadian History, Sir Thomas Button


Welsh-Canadian History

Sir Thomas Button is considered to the be the first Welshman to arrive in Canada and is most famous for "exploring and securing the west coast of Hudson Bay for [Britain] country he named the area New North Wales and New South Wales". In 1612, Sir Thomas commanded the ships Resolution and Discovery in a search for the fabled NW Passage, which didn't exist but his voyage mapped and explored Hudson's Bay and went on to a long naval career. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Button http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=98 http://www.mhs.mb.ca/docs/people/button_t.shtml


updated by @gaabi: 11/11/15 10:37:14PM
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