Tam Kernewek Tam Toronto, Canada Trelawney Choir “ Aof Bit Cornish”

Cornish American Heritage Society

Kevrol (Volume) 33 Dyllans (Issue) 4 (Issue) 33 Dyllans Kevrol (Volume) Tam Kernewek Tam Toronto, Canada Trelawney Choir “ Aof bit Cornish”

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Messach an Lewydh (Message from President)

Winter, 2015, Greetings.

This message no doubt will find you thinking of, perhaps deep into, the month’s holidays. Though most of us are thoroughly Americanized with our family practices, we would hope for room and time to strengthen tradition by “doing Cornish”. I would refer you once again to that wonderful website, www.cornishculture.co.uk. There you can access information about Cornish carols, decorations and other traditions which tie us to our ancestors. My challenge would be for us, as a service to our families, to emphasize at least one purely Cornish story, play, hymn (Charles Wesley or Thomas Merritt), food, or other practice. Keep and pass on our heritage!

The excitement is building for the DVD of “TIN – THE MOVIE”, now available at http://www.tinmovie.com/. Originally produced by Miracle Theatre, established in 1979 as a touring company in Cornwall, “Tin” is a ‘rollicking good scandal…’ according to myCornwall magazine’s April/May 2015 issue. It stars several famil- iar faces…Jenny Agutter and Ben Luxon, to name two…and is the story of the politics of tin production and speculation in Cornwall during the turn of the last century.

Selling for GBP16 on its website (be sure to choose the version which is playable for your region of the world), a copy is well within the reach of each of us or our local Cornish societies. It might make an excellent program for our St. Piran’s Day celebrations. Wouldn’t it be lovely to think of all of us in our corners of the planet watching this film together? Let me know if you decide to do so.

Nadelik Lowen Ha Bledhen Nowyth Da (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year)

Kathryn Herman

From WMNS words of wisdom sent by Susan Little

62 Correspondence from Societies Friends of St Breaca Church in Breage and Cousin Jack Website The Friends of St Breaca Church, founded in 2015, unites all, far

and near, who feel a connection with the medieval Church of St Doris Berryman Keeler writes that she has family Breaca in the village of Breage, in the county of Cornwall. members in St Ives. In earlier days the family farm Funds raised by and for the Friends are used for the restoration, was in Zennor right on the coastal path. She enjoys repair, upkeep and insurance of the fabric of the church and its trips to the “Olde Country”. contents. Thus, the Friends play an important role in ensuring that ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ future generations can enjoy all that St Breaca Church has to of- The Toronto society is very busy with festivals and fer. they report that their booth at the Beaches Celtic Fes- As well as keeping the tival was successful with many people asking about building (e.g. the roof and Cornwall and their association. They report that all the pinnacles) in good their brochures were given out. repair, the Friends help In October they also participated in the Zoomer conserve the church's many treasures such as Show and British Isles Show. the Medieval Wall Paint- Editor: We all need to follow the example of a TCA ings. member who got the price of a booth from $1200 to For more information check the website: $100 just by asking for a reduction as a non profit http://www.breagechurchfriends.org.uk organization. *************************************************************************** Lowender Peran YouTube Link Toronto Cornish Association Newsletter ======https://youtu.be/Pm8Q8G8PKso Poldark Mine to Get 'Facelift' by Cornwall College Students From Susan Little via email A mine, which has been made popular again by the re- ______cent BBC series Poldark, is to get a "facelift". Machinery that used to be "the heart" of Poldark Mine is Essie Nelson from New Zealand, Mark Laity BBC to be restored by Cornwall College engineering students. (England) war correspondent, Fran Rusch from Wis- The tin mine, which is open to the public, is one of the consin at The Great Laity Gathering '98 held in Corn- oldest industrial structures in the UK. wall at Rosudgeon, Marazion, Penzance, and Perra- It is believed that the renovation project on the mine at Wendron near Helston could take several years to com- nuthnoe. This picture was taken at Rosudgeon after plete. The machinery onsite has suffered after 14 years of an afternoon program of speakers including Moira little or no investment. Tangye, David Laity of South Crofty, Russell Laity of However the recent television series has prompted the need for it to be rejuvenated. Indiana, Dorothy Beckwith of Wisconsin, and MC Mark Laity. Ballarat Branch newsletter of Cornish Assoc. of Victoria ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cornish Dictionary - Free - By Tom Perry

This may be of interest to those with an iPad or iPhone - an app for a Cornish Dictionary for free. At the moment it is short but I think more will be added.

Welcome to the first FREE Cornish Dictionary on the App Store! Have fun while learning new words and sayings in the Kernewek language. Learn the numbers 1-10, days of the week, the colours and many more in Cornish! https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/id981245842?mt=8

Cornish Assoc. of Victoria, Ballarat Branch newsletter Contributed by Dorothy Beckwith 63 Correspondence con’t: First batch of whiskey made in Cornwall in 300 years: The Telegraph reported recently that Cornwall has joined the ranks This year's Open Gorsedth ceremony was held in St Austell, of modern whiskey-making regions like Scotland and Ireland, in mid Cornwall, on the St Austell FC playing field at Poltaire with the first batch of the fiery spirit made in the area for 300 on Saturday 5 September. Along with the ceremony there years. At £150 for a half-litre bottle, the limited-edition Hicks & Hea- was a Conference, a Bards from St Austell book launch, and ley Cornish Single Malt seven-year-old Whiskey is perhaps an Esethvos (Eistedfodd) with a range of cultural events and beyond the reach of the average high street drinker but has been activities. rated by expert Jim Murray, author of the best-selling Whisky The Conference was held on the Friday, at the Cornwall Bible, as ''among the best debut bottlings of the last decade''. Council offices, on the subject of the inclusion of the Cornish The 61.3 per cent alcohol brew, which has gone on sale, is produced jointly by the St Austell Brewery and Healey's Cyder people under the Council of Europe’s Framework Conven- Farm - better known for Cornish Rattler cider. tion for the Protection of National Minorities. David Healey, the founder of the cyder farm, said: ''It's taken 300 years to craft Cornwall's first premium whiskey, and seven years to age it - and it's well worth the wait.''

From the newsletter of Cornish Assoc. of South Australia ______

NEW SERIES OF POLDARK

(photo - Google images)

Grand Bard with the Australians that were in Cornwall The cast and crew of Poldark have returned to Corn- wall to start filming the second series of the BBC From Cornish Association of New South Wales newsletter drama. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Work began after it was reported that a deal worth an estimated £50 million had been agreed which will VISIT TO TARNDWARNCOORT see the remake of the Seventies' series remain on TV screens until 2020. Twenty-eight Ballarat members travelled by small coach Film crews have been spotted transforming locations (driven by member Jim Hocking) and in one car, joined such as Botallack mine and Nampara, Poldark's cot- members from Geelong and Melbourne in a wonderful day tage in St Breward. out on Saturday 24 October in the western District. The popular series won Best New Drama at the TV Choice Awards in London and was also nominated The Dennis family have farmed in this area since 1840 and for Best Drama overall. have been responsible for the development of the Polwarth Poldark actor Aiden Turner and his co-star Eleanor breed of sheep. It was great to meet with the current owners Tomlinson, who plays Demelza Poldark, were also and tour their lovely home and garden in perfect weather – nominated for Best Actor and Actress respectively. a warm, sunny day with blue skies and no wind. Fans across Cornwall took to social media to convey their excitement that approximately six months of From the Cornish Association of Victoria newsletter filming in Cornwall and Bristol has begun. Season two is set to have ten episodes, two more than the first series which aired at the start of the year. The first series amassed an average of 8.1 million viewers in the UK.

CAV—Ballarat Branch newsletter 64 Correspondence con’t: The disk weighs 2.2 kilograms (nearly 5 pounds), so it's a good sized chunk of metal. In addition to being made with Cornish Gold and Nebra Sky Disc Cornish gold, Cornish tin was used to manufacture the

Since I was trained as a chemist - long ago - and spent my bronze used for the disk backing. Since 1600 B.C. is career in the petrochemicals industry, my weekly reading roughly one millennium before the Celts arrived in Cornwall, this remarkable artifact provides good evidence that the includes Chemical & Engineering News, a publication of the early Briton people - the original inhabitants of Cornwall - American Chemical Society. On rare occasions, the magazine contains some sort of reference to Cornwall. The follow- knew all about the mineral wealth of their land. ing item from the 25 May 2015 edition struck me as quite While we tend to think of Cornwall's mineral wealth in terms fascinating: of tin and copper, other metals (gold, silver, lead, arsenic,

"Designed around 1600 B.C., 'The Nebra Sky Disc' is the etc.) are part of the bounty within the granite backbone of only representation of the cosmos from prehistoric Eu- the Cornish peninsula. Marie Curie discovered radium while working with a sample of uranium ore from a Cornish rope. Its 13-inch wide [33 centimeters] bronze base is inlaid mine! with gold representations of celestial bodies, including the Bill Curnow Pleiades constellation, the moon, and what is thought to be Port Charlotte, FL, USA—Cornish List Serve a solstice (depicted by several curved gold bands). After ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ resting underground in the German countryside for nearly 4,000 years, the disk was dug up by looters in 1999, sold on A Strange and Unquenchable Race – the black market, then retrieved in an international sting op- Cornwall and the Cornish compiled by Derek R. Williams. eration two years later. It now resides at the State Museum of Prehistory, in Halle, Germany. Martin Radtke of the Fed- Everybody has dreamt of a land where the sun always shines but eral Institute for Materials Research & Testing, in Berlin, has never proves harmful, where it is always warm but never ener- also played host to the disk, focusing synchrotron radiation vating, where we may bathe in the winter and take active exer- on the gold inlays to learn about their purity and trace ele- cise in the summer. We had to have a name for this Elysium, so ments. These analyses revealed that the gold decorations we called it the Cornish Riviera. were added in various stages during the disk's fabrication; S. P. B. Mais, The Cornish Riviera, 1928 in particular, the curved bands that surround the disk were added last. Additional work revealed that the gold originated I am sure that all Cornishmen will be grateful if they could de- from Cornwall, an example of early European trade between pend on The Times to keep alive the ancient and only correct Germany and England [sic]." name for the Helston Festival of May 8 – the Furry Dance, de- rived from the Cornish fer (festival). If you'd like to see a picture of the Nebra Sky Disc and learn Sydney E. Allsop, letter in The Times, 13 May 1954 more about it, check the Wikipedia article at the following ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ address: Punography http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nebra_sky_disk From Tom and Libby Luke

Haunted French pancakes give me the crepes.

Cartoonist found dead in home. Details are sketchy.

I used to think I was indecisive, but now I'm not so sure.

I used to be a banker, but then I lost interest.

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Trelawny Male Voice Choir at St. Olave’s Anglican Church, Toronto, Tuesday September 8th, 2015 Adrian Abbott, Choir Secretary, presented the Concert Committee and the TCA with By: Jim Dagg a plaque to commemorate their visit and Trelawny Male Voice Choir acoustics test in St Olave’s Anglican the evening’s festivities. Church in Toronto on Tuesday afternoon, 8th September 2015 declared the timber truss-beamed roof and soft grey stone but- tressed walls ready and willing, as were the choir of eighty one strong voices singing out, “Oh, Canada, glorious and…”. The glorious evening was coordinated by the constant work and Focus on the word GLORIOUS, because that perfectly describes terrific organization spearheaded by then president of the Toron- the richness and power of their sound, and in fact, their whole to Cornish Association Marion Stephens-Cockroft, and the presi- performance Tuesday evening before an audience of 450 people, dent of the choir David Tangye, and the choir musical director a sold-out concert. Elaine Tangye. Backing them up was an army of volunteers in David Hutcheon, Church Warden, welcomed the audience, noted Cornwall and Canada organizing and promoting support for the the emergency exits, thanked the fire department for their alarm- venue. ingly quick attendance when the fire alarm tested itself, and as- Making it all happen and thanks to: sured us the furnace was working well to keep the +30 deg C in - Choir President David Tangye, Secretary Adrian Abbott, Treas- the church from climbing. Rev. David Burrows offered a prayer. urer Neil Cotterill, Publicity Officer Sally Maynard, Musical Direc- David Williams read the Kernow Grand Bard’s message. Choir tor Elaine Tangye, Deputy Director and Organist Philip Taylor, president David Tangye, and choir president Adrian Abbott intro- Piano Accompanist Elizabeth Sidebotham, and the Trelawny duced the choir and the musical director Elaine Tangye and ac- Choir. companist Elizabeth Sidebotham. The choristers called out the - St Olave’s church planning committee, David Hutcheon, Marion names of the eighteen individual choirs they represented from all Stephens-Cockroft, Sheila Tait, Judy Beal, Annis Tebbutt, Wil- over Cornwall. liam Cowling, Janice Douglas, John Stephenson. Choir and audience sang, Oh Canada, and began a couple of - the ACW group who set up the supper after the concert. hours of grand renditions of songs and hymns and anthems riding - Dave Webb, Church Caretaker who managed the stage setting. waves of heat and happy applause rolling out of St Olave’s open - the Toronto Cornish Association committee: Marion Stephens- windows and reverberating through the neighbourhood of Bloor Cockroft, John White, Barbara Gardner-Bray, John Webb. and Windermere in Toronto. - and all the volunteer ticket-takers and goody-table attendants in Their programme spanned the ages, from modern, The Rose, to the narthex. current, Trelawny, and ancient, A Roman War Song. The choir’s All the concerts on their tour this year were a resounding suc- talent showed well in St Olave’s church, a place built for reverent cess, from Montreal, Toronto, Ottawa, Cornwall, to Niagara-on- celebration, when they belted out spirituals When the Saints the-Lake. come Marching In, Ride the Chariot, and the quieter Where shall I Be. Hymns, Jesus Shall Reign and The Lord’s Prayer, respected TRELAWNY MALE VOICE CHOIR OF 2015: PROPER JOB!! the origin and tradition of choral singing. The voices of the eighty one men touched the hearts of all people present with Cornwall My Home, West of the Tamar, With Cat Like Tread, Hail to the Homeland, The White Rose, and cheered the crowd with Proper Job, and The Floral Dance. Soloists Colin Arthur, and Jim Christophers, pianist Elizabeth Sidebotham and organist Philip Taylor expressively entertained all with their single accomplishments appreciated by rousing applause. At the interval, the church emptied quickly to the now well dark outdoors and cooling air drifting (no wind) up from Lake Ontario. The humidity persisted, as did the festive mood of the evening winding down with a raffle of lovely prizes: of special note was a huge gold and black afghan knitted by Jacqueline Tucker, and twelve refreshers from Sleeman Breweries, our main sponsor. The last act invited an upstanding audience to join the Trelawny Choir’s outstanding singing of the anthem of Cornwall, Trelawny (the Song of the Western Men) written by Robert Hawker in 1824. 66 HEADSTONE READINGS Cornish pasties invented in London?? We got a tip about using shaving cream to read head- A leading British food historian, Peter Brears, has recently stones and went online and saw many people promot- claimed that the Cornish pasty was actually the brainwave of ing and using it. We also got really good results from urban middle classes in London, and said the foodstuff should not have special EU protection to only be made in Cornwall. using it. But then we got a message from a member of In an article for food studies journal Petits Propos Culinaires, the Gladwin Co. Gen. Society, and she said it can Mr Brear said pasties in Cornwall were almost always vegetari- cause damage to the headstones. We then did more an - whereas the Cornish pasty is classically filled with mince. investigation and according to the manufacturer there According to the Western Morning News, he wrote: "Always is 8.2 % of stearic acid in the shaving cream. Which containing red meat, its use was spread throughout the entire over time can lead to stone deterioration. I then spoke country by London-trained cookery teachers who invented the to a person at the McComb Monument company and term 'Cornish pasty'." "[...] Most importantly, they were tiny, he said that if you have used the shaving cream meth- only a couple of inches across," he said in the journal. "These od it may be harmful to soft stones like limestone or were not intended to feed a miner or an agricultural labourer but marble, but much less if at all to granite. He said that to make an economical savoury nibble for polite middle-class Victorians." The Yorkshire-born food writer, who has written all you would need to do is to use a neutralizer on the 27 books, also said the EU law which only lets pasties made in stone. This can be done by using a mild solution of Cornwall be called "Cornish pasties" has "bemused most Brits". baking soda and water. Baking soda will not harm the The Western Morning News said Mr Brears explained in the stone at all and it immediately neutralizes the acid in journal that people in Yorkshire would not expect Yorkshire the shaving cream. Jim also suggested that we try us- puddings only to be made there. ing a flashlight to shine ACROSS the stone to cause shadows in order to read it. We will experiment with Cornish Association of South Australia newsletter this method in the future. ======

PS: They also say using chalk and flour is equally as A MASS grave containing the bodies damaging as the particles get into the stone, swell with of more than 200 sailors has been dis- water, and can cause cracking of the stone. They also covered at a tranquil Cornish beauty say doing rubbings is harmful to the stone causing pos- spot. sible erosion of the softer stones. They tell us that the By Vickiie Oliphant only good method is to use tin foil and gently press Sat, Sep 12, 2015 over the stone to get a reading or to use a light or mir- www.express.co.uk rors. The mass burial pit found Safe Solutions for hard to read tombstones near Lizard Point, Corn- wall, is believed to be the http://www.ncgenweb.us/newhanover/cem1.html final resting place of the 207 sailors and passen- Saginaw Genealogy Society (Michigan) email gers onboard the HMS Royal Anne - which sank more than 300 years ago. Dyski Kernewek – Learn Cornish! It is believed the ship crashed onto the rocks before sinking and Presnassa / Shopping the bodies of crew and passengers were buried in Pistil Meadow as they washed up on the shores.

The site will now be excavated by the National Trust after the Gwren ni prenassa! - Let’s go shopping! remains were discovered during a three-year geographical survey. Py kost yw? - How much does it cost? National Trust archaeologist Jim Parry told the BBC that the geophysical survey results "seem to be showing a very large Bargen yw henna - That’s a good bargain mass burial pit". He said the excavation, to be carried out next summer, could A allav vy kavos onan a’n re na mar pleg? - Can I have show "the preservation of skeletal material". one of those please? The wreck of the ship, which was the last oared fighting ship built for the Royal Navy, was found near Lizard Point by divers A yll’ta y vaylya ragov mar pleg ? - Can you wrap it for in the 1970s. It had been on its way to the West Indies under Lord Belhaven, me please? the new Governor of Barbados, when it sunk. He died in the

67 shipwreck. Gwith an mona! - Keep the change! Although I did not realize it at were biographies of William Pitt the Elder (whose the time, the birth of The Miner grandfather bought Boconnoc), the journals of John & The Viscount began when a Wesley, books on mining, scores of articles to be wo- professor friend asked me to conven into a coherent pattern. And then there was John tribute a Cornwall segment to his Allen’s History of the Borough of Liskeard published lecture series on aspects of the in 1856 by John Philp, founder of The Cornish Times. history and culture of Great Brit- ain. I was recently retired and But above all were my personal experiences of grow- glad to embark on a new career ing up in Liskeard, living in those beautiful places, as a lecturer, holding engrossed knowing those sturdily independent people, absorbing audiences in thrall. their legends and their story. This is what got my im- agination surging. “How many lectures would you like?” I asked. “Eight? Six?” Following expert advice, I planned to begin with an outline. I decided to build my story around Cornish “Actually, one,” he replied, “and no more than 45 gentry in great houses and miners and farm labourers minutes including Q & A.” in tiny cottages. I picked famous historical figures to mingle with my fictitious characters. I thought up a Not quite what I had in mind but at least it would not title, The Miner & the Viscount. I picked a start date, take much effort, since I knew all about Cornwall 1760. I typed the title and “Outline” on a fresh docu- having been born and bred there. I did some research ment. Then I got stuck. to flesh out details, realizing that stories from my childhood only skimmed the surface. The result was The only outline I ever created was one summarising Cornwall: History, Mystery, Mansions and Mines. It what I had already written, to keep things straight. “A proved a lot of effort for 45 minutes but at least I got pleasure to make your acquaintance, my good man.” them singing a rousing “Trelawney” at the end. “But my lord, you already had me flogged in Chapter Six.” It seemed a pity to leave it at that. My New England wife suggested that since I loved Cornwall and en- I just started writing drafts. Fortunately, as I got into it joyed history, I should use the material to write an the characters magically took over. Their loves, their historical novel. She would help with editing. I was hates, partnerships, rivalries, joys, sufferings, doings: convinced. It would be a big project, imagined it their story became my story. I would finish a chapter would take at least a year. Moreover, I was passionate and stare at my computer. What ever would happen about telling the story of my Cornwall to a wider next? And Willy Bunt would come into my mind.“Us world. just ’as to get on with it, zir, Oi’ll tell ’e what Oi’d do if Oi were ye.” The timeframe I settled on was the late 18th century. Widespread change was emerging: the agricultural After three years and six rewrites I had a finished and industrial revolutions and the invention of the manuscript. A research trip to Cornwall would enable steam engine, social unrest and the rise of Method- me to fill in a few details, add a little local colour. We ism, popular education and the influence of women, visited Liskeard, Port Eliot, Boconnoc, Lanhydrock, political corruption at home and expansion of empire Bodmin Moor, the tin and copper mines down west, overseas, the beginnings of the Enlightenment. absorbed the countryside, heard more stories about the people who lived there in the 18th century. We met I assembled sources. Steven Watson, my tutor at Ox- ford, published The Reign of George III. My brother- Maureen Fuller, Grand Bard of the Cornish Gorsedh in-law, Dr. J.R. Ravensdale had written the volume and she agreed to translate some dialogue into the an- on Cornwall for the National Trust. Lewis Namier cient Cornish language, adding so much authenticity. devoted an entire chapter to the machination of the 44 Cornish MPs in his breakthrough work The Structure Back in Kentucky an experienced member of my of Politics at the Accession of George III. There writers’ group offered to burnish the final version, a 68 pesys war folen 69 Kresen Kernow Funding Success! In those areas where Methodism was strongest, music and singing had their greatest appeal, and notably so at Christmas. The world’s largest collection of manuscripts, books, maps and The singers would practice in chapels and school-rooms, some photographs related to Cornwall will have a new home in Redruth! of them walking miles to be there. They rehearsed the folk songs After more than 10 years in the planning the final element of fund- and newer carols, such as Nahum Tate's "While Shepherds" and ing has been found to turn the dream for a new archive centre for Charles Wesley's "Hark the Herald Angels". Cornwall into reality. Local musicians composed tunes themselves and this was the start of a new tradition, with composers such as Thomas Merritt, The news was announced in early August in a visit by John Whit- Thomas Broad, R H Heath, W B Ninnis and many others provid- tingdale, the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport to the ing a wealth of music with the soaring harmonies (and 'repeats') former Redruth Brewery site, which will house the centre. He wel- so beloved of the mining communities. comed the £11.7 million Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) award to The favourite carols were those which gave the best opportuni- Cornwall Council to create Kresen Kernow. With an ever-growing ties to exercise skills in 'parts' singing with trebles, altos, tenors interest in Cornish heritage, this new building, complete with cutting and basses performing with gusto. The conventional restraint of edge digital facilities, will help people across the globe learn more polite choral music was not always the most obvious feature! about Cornwall and its rich culture and history. Whilst carol services are commonplace, in the last quarter of a century singing Cornish carols has all but disappeared again. At the heart of the project will be the extensively refurbished historic There are still a few well-appreciated annual 'carolares' in local brewhouse with a new environmentally sustainable extension for chapels, for instance at Troon, Camborne and Redruth. Local archive storage and care. Work will begin on construction in 2016 choirs sing the Thomas Merritt favourites, but the work of most with the centre due to open in 2018. The HLF grant will also fund a of the other composers is long forgotten. wide programme of events and activities at the centre, around Only in select Cornish communities overseas does the singing of Cornwall and online, including workshops, training and the ‘Out of Cornish carols form an important part of the Christmas celebra- the Ordinary’ exhibition, featuring loans of significant Cornish docu- tion. ments from national collections. Digital engagement with Corn- At home composers like the late Kenneth Pelmear attempted to wall’s archives will be transformed, and a dynamic and enhanced revitalise interest in the 1970s and 80s with some success. range of volunteering opportunities will be on offer. However, too many of Cornwall's choral enthusiasts tend to ig- nore the works which arose from the soul of the local community Lanhydrock project nationally recognized and young people no longer learn the intricacies of singing Cor- nish curls. We were also delighted to hear recently that our project in partner- The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies is renewing its efforts ship with the National Trust at Lanhydrock has been recognised by to encourage their singing. the National Archives, and has also been recognised as an exem- plar by the National Trust. You can read the project case study For more information visit the Federation of Old Cornwall Socie- here: ties website - http://www.oldcornwall.net http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/archives-sector/cornwall-record- Cornwall Council website office.htm From the Ballarat branch of the Cornish Assoc. of Victoria newsletter Kresen Kernow newsletter ______Viscount con’t:

Cornish Christmas Carols - Or 'Curls' little tweak here and there. After three more rewrites,

25,000 more words, and two more years we sent the Before 1825 Christmas carols were dying out in England. Celebration of Christmas had been abolished by the Cromwellian manuscript to the publisher. government of 1647, and, followed by the Puritanism of early Meth- odism and the attitudes of Victorianism, it all served to suppress the The story of Cornwall was finally mine to tell. Well, happy songs of Christmas. perhaps with a little help from Willy Bunt. Davies Gilbert of St Erth is credited with pioneering a revival, nota- Richard Hoskin bly by the publication in 1822 of a collection titled Some ancient Christmas carols and complete with their tunes. This was followed in 1833 by Christmas carols, ancient and modern by William Sandys, Commissioner of affidavits in the Stannary Court of Corn- wall. Contrary to the effect Methodism might have had on the English carollers, in Cornwall its impact was to stimulate song. 69 But - there's now a real danger that this wonderful building will be lost to the community. The Diocese of Truro has financial problems and is trying to dispose of assets, and wants to sell the Old Church. Naturally we are extremely anxious to prevent this happening - but what to do? The diocese has said that if we can form a charitable trust and produce a business plan showing how the Old Church can raise sufficient funds to maintain itself (a minimum of £3000 per year) they will grant us own- ership for a nominal sum - but they've given us almost no time in which to do this, and we have to show evidence of progress by the end of this month - so we have 3 weeks. We have tried our best to think of income- raising activities, but the Diocese is very strict on what it will allow, and so far none of our ideas has been acceptable to them.

We know, from the many overseas visitors the Old Church has received over the years, and from the tales they have told us of their St Day ancestors, that our town is held in high regard among Cornish descend- ants all over the world. It occurred to us that if we could find 60 people Dear Cornish friends, who felt strongly enough about St Day to pledge to give £50 per year to As you are probably aware, a large proportion of the Cornish who left the Old Church, we would have the £3000 a year needed to keep it Cornwall in the nineteenth century and travelled all over the world in open. Do you think your members would wish to participate in such a search of work came from the St Day area. St Day, near Redruth, was the capital of the mining district, said to be the richest square mile (in scheme? Could you please ask them? We're not asking people to send terms of minerals) in the world. It was a lively, bustling, prosperous money right away, as we have to see if such a plan would produce place, and the expectation was that it would continue to grow and pros- enough income - but we do ask for pledges - and as you can see we per and become a big town. So when, after the Battle of Waterloo, mon- really need them as quickly as possible. It's a wonderful chance for ey was made available to build churches in places that did not have people to honour their Cornish mining ancestors in a practical way, and them, St Day built a fine new church, big enough to serve a large town, we hope very much that there will be enough people out there who want and in a daring and unusual architectural style. It was opened in 1828. to help. But then, of course, everything changed. Tin and copper prices fell, the mines closed, and the St Day miners set off to settle wherever in the We hope very much that you and your members will want to help us to world there was hard rock mining. The little town of St Day suffered save this priceless community asset. greatly - there was great poverty and hardship. And it still had its enor- We look forward to hearing from you. mous church to maintain. It was now far too big for the congregation, hard to heat and to keep in good order, but it struggled on for many With very best wishes, years. In 1931 the decision was made to remove the galleries which Bernadette Fallon, Chairperson provided far more seating than was necessary. And this caused a hither- Mark Johnson, Secretary, to unsuspected problem. The columns were very tall and slender, and St Day Historical and Conservation Society and St Day Old Church nobody realised that it was the galleries which were tying them, and Appeal Committee. therefore the whole structure, together. It wasn't until 1958, when the Church of England re-surveyed its buildings, that this was fully under- emailto:[email protected] stood. The church was declared dangerous, and ordered to be closed ———————————————————————————–————- immediately. And the Old Church, as it became known, was just left – and was vandalised, abused, and squatted in, and in 1985, after further Protection of historic sites in Cornwall? vandalism, the roof was dynamited, and the remains just left inside the Amid controversial plans for a giant wind farm near the Nine building. It was a sad sight, an open wound in our town. Maidens standing stones (five 110-meter tall turbines are pro- posed), English Heritage is recommending that the planning ap- In 1987 we founded the St Day Historical and Conservation Society (we plication should be approved – subject to conditions guarantee- are still the Chairperson and Secretary,) and it was obvious that the main ing the future of historic sites already deemed "at risk." conservation issue in St Day was the Old Church. We resolved to do Nick Russell, of English Heritage, has written to Cornwall Coun- something about it, and with Breton cousins on St Day Feast in 1988, cil's planners with the conservation organisation's considered eventually managed to raise funds, obtain the necessary permissions, final opinion "In addition to the works to a number of barrows and set in motion a major programme of restoration, costing £107,000, there would be major works of conservation, access, presentation which over several years cleared out and stabilised the building, so that and management to the Nine Maidens stone row that would not it was safe to allow public access (though it still had, and has, no roof.) only see it removed from the Heritage at Risk Register but would Since 2001 the Old Church has been open every day from Easter to the make this enigmatic monument once more easily accessible and end of September; it has welcomed visitors from all over the world, and in a setting that would allow a better appreciation of the monu- been the setting for concerts, exhibitions, plays. The community has ment," he says. grown to love it and own it once more, and it has become a real asset to the town. Cornish Association of South Australia newsletter 70 Correspondence con’t:

Ode to a Cornish summer (author unknown; seen on Facebook)

‘Tis Emmett time in Cornwall an’ swarms of ‘m is ‘ere they’m clutterin’ up the beaches they’m drinkin’ up the beer they’m falln’ off the clifftops an’ drownin’ in the sea. Nurses up the ‘ospitals are a’busys they can be.

They’m eatin’ all the pasties they’m buyin all the bread an’ some ‘m in motor-cars aren’t fitty in the ‘ead. Still – it all d’bring in money av that there eddn no doubt; Wesley Johnston on Cornish list serve: so as a poor old Cousin Jack In working on several 1600's wills from Roche and St Austell, I finally I dedd’n really oughta shout. decided that I would really like to know what those 12 shillings left to someone in 1638 meant in modern terms -- so that I could have an So we must make the best av it; idea of just how generous a bequest that was in 1638. take the rough in with the smooth – So I started looking for the answer on the Internet, and I found this web site: http://www.measuringworth.com/ukcompare rememberin’ come Autumn the emmetts allus move. So I plugged in to see what 12 shillings from 1638 would be worth in ‘An if you think I’m prejudiced British pounds of 2014. or out to cause some strife, This is a very "non-trivial" (i.e. difficult) question to answer. But they I think I oughta tell’e – have come up with five different measuring sticks by which to make I got a ‘ansome Emmett wife. such comparisons. So here is the answer, with appropriate wiggle:

In 2014, the relative worth of £0 12s 0d from 1638 is: | £83.20 | using the retail price index | £82.90 | using the GDP deflator | £1,400.00 | using the average earnings | £3,250.00 | using the per capita GDP | £22,400.00 | using the share of GDP

If you need help determining which result is most appropriate for you, see Choosing the Best Indicator to Measure Relative Worth.

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The America Ground by Nathan Dylan Goodwin. 2015. 250 pages.

This is the third book in a series featuring the genealogist and mystery-solver Morton Farrier. Farrier is a fictional character set in a fictional story, but the author incorporates actual events and places to build the story. America Ground is a real place (outside Hastings, Sussex, England). A seashore bank of land, just outside the boundaries of Hastings Borough, was formed when severe storms clogged the harbor with ac- cumulations of earth and debris. The eight acres of seaside tract came to be known as America Ground when, in the 1820s and 1830s, a workforce of laborers occupied the spot and built up a colony of no governmental oversight, whose inhabitants hoisted the American flag as a show of independence. By 1835 the inhabitants had been cleared out, and the tract stood empty and came to be known as the Waste Lands. In 1849 a real estate developer leased the land for 99 years. Today, the American flag and the Union Jack fly together around the 4th of July.

In the book, parallel stories are told: one story begins in 1827 with a murder in the America Ground, and the other story takes place in present-day Morton Farrier time. Morton Farrier wants to begin work on his own genealogy, to resolve a difficult story about his own beginnings. But he is waylaid when presented with the case for solving the 1827 murder. His detective instincts are aroused, and he’s off to solve the case. Review by Bobbi King

Available from Amazon.com or http://www.nathandylangoodwin.com/#!the-america-ground/c1ios (Nathan has links for US, UK, Canada and Australia) ______

TIN

Was a play, now the movie! Miracle Theatre’s feature film, Tin, which was commissioned by the Cornish Mining World Heritage Site was sold out at cinemas across Cornwall earlier this year. The film, adapted from a play, is now available to buy on DVD. Stars Jenny Agutter, Dudley Sutton and Redruth-born opera star Benjamin Luxon,alongside Miracle regulars Ben Dyson, Jason Squibb, Dean Nolan and Steve Jacobs. Set in West Cornwall, 1885. A once glorious tin mine on which the whole town has depended, is on its last legs. A weather-beaten opera company arrives to give a performance of Beethoven’s ‘Fidelio’ in the town hall and finds itself tangled up in a scam to offload worthless shares in the mine. When the mine unexpectedly yields up new treasures, melodrama starts to spill over into everyday life, reputations crumble and any notion of fair play is abandoned. The fate of the whole community rests on the courage of one feisty young maid. The film which cleverly combines hand-made model backgrounds and stunning landscapes using digital technology is based on a notorious real-life Cornish banking fraud. Go to www.tinmovie.com to order the DVD, watch the trailer & find out about screenings near you. 72 Items con’t: Evocative Cornwall

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Hello I must be getting old - as time seems to fly so quickly - I can't believe it is already October and Christmas is around the corner! If you haven't done so already, hopefully this email will start you thinking of what you would like to order from Evocative Cornwall this autumn/winter. Sarah Lay

Evocative Cornwall Calendar The Evocative Cornwall 2016 Calendar has a bit of a Poldark theme. I had a wonderful time earlier this year visiting some of the locations used for the TV series, including the beautiful Charlestown harbour near St Austell which has made a stunning front cover.

Evocative Cornwall 'Poldark Country' Cards New for this year is a series of 8 Evocative Cornwall 'Poldark Country' greetings cards. Each is a beautiful photograph in its own right, but just happens to be taken at one of the Cornish filming locations for the TV series.

Newlyn Artists Calendar The unique Newlyn Artists Calendar 2016 produced in association with Pen- lee House Gallery and Museum, Penzance is going from strength to strength and is once again full of beautiful paintings by the Newlyn School artists. Har- old Harvey's painting Anemones makes an evocative front cover. Inside you will find works by Stanhope Forbes, H S Tuke, Walter Langley, Charles Simp- son, Fred Hall, T C Gotch and more! The only such calendar on the market.

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The Smugglers’ Song By Rudyard Kipling

IF you wake at midnight, and hear a horse's feet, Don't go drawing back the blind, or looking in the street, Them that ask no questions isn't told a lie. Watch the wall my darling while the Gentlemen go by.

Five and twenty ponies, Trotting through the dark - Brandy for the Parson, 'Baccy for the Clerk. Laces for a lady; letters for a spy, Watch the wall my darling while the Gentlemen go by!

Running round the woodlump if you chance to find Little barrels, roped and tarred, all full of brandy-wine, Don't you shout to come and look, nor use 'em for your play. Put the brishwood back again - and they'll be gone next day !

If you see the stable-door setting open wide; If you see a tired horse lying down inside; If your mother mends a coat cut about and tore; If the lining's wet and warm - don't you ask no more !

If you meet King George's men, dressed in blue and red, You be careful what you say, and mindful what is said. If they call you " pretty maid," and chuck you 'neath the chin, Don't you tell where no one is, nor yet where no one's been !

Knocks and footsteps round the house - whistles after dark - You've no call for running out till the house-dogs bark. Trusty's here, and Pincher's here, and see how dumb they lie They don't fret to follow when the Gentlemen go by !

'If You do as you've been told, 'likely there's a chance, You'll be give a dainty doll, all the way from France, With a cap of Valenciennes, and a velvet hood - A present from the Gentlemen, along 'o being good !

Five and twenty ponies, Trotting through the dark - Brandy for the Parson, 'Baccy for the Clerk. Them that asks no questions isn't told a lie - Watch the wall my darling while the Gentlemen go by !

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74 The 1939 UK Register is HERE!

The 1939 Register, taken on 29 September 1939, pro- for the expansion in housing or to coincide with reorganised vides a snapshot of the civilian population of England and voting district boundaries. The general rule was that an enu- Wales just after the outbreak of the Second World War. It meration district should contain no more than 300 house- was released on November 2, 2015 by Findmypast.co.uk. holds, not counting institutions. For more information about enumeration districts please read understanding the 1939 The records were used to produce up-to-date population registration districts. statistics and identification cards and, once rationing was introduced in January 1940, to facilitate the issuing of ra- Unlocking a household costs 60 credits. Records are availa- tion cards. Information in the Register was also used to ble to purchase for £6.95 per household, or £24.95 for our 5 administer conscription, and to monitor and control the household bundle (£4.99 per household). Findmypast sub- movement of the population caused by military mobilisa- scribers will be entitled to a discount. tion and mass evacuation. The 1939 Register is our richest ever record set. When you The 1939 Register is a useful resource for family, social unlock a household, you gain access to a transcript and an and local historians. As the 1931 census for England and image as well as a wealth of other fascinating information, Wales was destroyed by fire during the Second World including: War and no census was taken in 1941, the 1939 Register provides the most complete survey of the population of  Maps that allow you to travel through time, showing you England and Wales between 1921 and 1951. how England and Wales have changed over the past 100 years on a street-by-street basis Individuals’ records remain closed or information in them  Hundreds of images of life in 1930s England and Wales redacted for 100 years from their date of birth (the 100 which have never been available online before year rule) or until proof of death is verified. Some online  Access to local and national newspapers, providing an search results of the register will have a number of insight into what life was like in your area in 1939 blanked out lines, indicating closed records of individuals  Facts & figures, comparing average ages and popular deemed to be alive. As more records are made public un- names in your area compared to the rest of the country der the terms of the 100 year rule, they will be made available to search and view online at findmypast.co.uk. Findmypast is hoping to be able to match GRO death index Note: overall two-thirds of the records in the 1939 Register information - which, from 1969 onwards, includes the pre- are open, and only one-third closed. cise date of birth of the individual - in order to open millions of records that are currently closed. However it isn't their When preparing to compile the Register, the authorities decision - it's up to the National Archives (and, ultimately, used the information and methodology already in place for the Information Commissioner) to determine what evidence what would have been the 1941 Census. is sufficient. National Archives The enumeration districts used for the Register were Findmypast.co.uk based broadly on those used for the 1931 Census, sub- LostCousins.com divided into smaller units. Some were altered to account 75

Eve Coomber as Bal Maiden in ‘MINE’

Blackthorn Folly at Cornish Fest

Milwaukee based Celtic band, Blackthorn Folly brought their foot-stomping excitement to the Mineral Point Opera House on Saturday evening, September 26, as part of the 23rd Annual Cornish Fest and Celtic Celebration. Playing ‘MINE’ a comedy by playwright and director Eve Coomber and traditional Celtic tunes and pub songs their goal was to performed by the St Cleer Players, was themed around the leg- provide great entertainment through great music and audience participation. endary Cornish “Knockers” and inspired by the song Tom Tre- Formed in 2012 to perform on St. Patrick’s Day at a couple vorrow…. ‘Tom Trevorrow, what have you done? You should of local pubs in Milwaukee, the overwhelmingly positive have left the Knockers a crumb…” response led them to continue to perform and become a serious band. (Well, not serious in the usual sense of the Originally written for the Sterts One-Act-Play competition, ‘MINE’ word, but committed to showing the audience a toe- is set in an old copper mine on Caradon Hill – closed for around a tapping good time.) century. With the price of copper increasing, a project is afoot to Concert was closed out with a lusty rendition of Trelawney reopen her. Engineers and a geologist arrive to undertake an ini- and a hearty Kernow Bys Vycken! tial assessment. What was life like for the miners of old, they won-

Southwest Wisconsin Cornish Society newsletter der. Were their needs and concerns so very different from those of today? As they explore the deep caverns, and tunnels, the past seems almost tangible…

St. Cleer Players

The event attracted around 50 paying guests, and raised much- “Gwrewgh Neppyth / Do Something” – needed funds for St. Cleer Church. Well done to you all and “MINE – A Cornish Evening in St Cleer” many thanks to Eve Coomber for sending in news of how people of St Cleer are “Doing Something for Cornwall” ! When the vicar of St Cleer, the Rev Keith Lanyon-Jones was due to retire, a group of community minded locals decided to “Do Do you have an event in which you are “Doing Something for Something for Cornwall” and mark the occasion by holding a Cornwall”? Please let us know by emailing your story to Cornish Evening in the vicarage’s Pilgrimage Gardens. [email protected]

The varied programme included songs like Jan Knuckey, Bal From Gorsedhkernow.org.uk Maidens and Cousin Jack from local choir Con Brio, and readings from The Mermaid of Zennor, Cornish Cliffs and The Pasty so the evening had a well defined Cornish theme. But more than Editor: that, the whole event was rounded off with a play, promenaded through the vicarage gardens. Has any society sent anything from the USA? 76 Rick Rescorla He, Dan Hill, John Olson, Fred Mc Bee and his “Team Rescorla”, went over and over the building Jan Davis was in New York looking for weak areas. Using flight simulators on a city in September this year computer, Dan flew planes over Manhattan. During and visited the World Trade the flights they took out the Empire State Building, Center Memorial. She was Statue of Liberty and the Trade Towers. They knew able to find Rick Rescorla’s the attackers would not use the ground as finally name on the wall. there were doors installed on all the open areas and more security imposed. They determined that an at- That prompted your Editor tack would have to come by air. While they were pre- to find out more information dicting where it would happen and how, they began about him. Many of you referring to the buildings as Ground Zero. probably know all about him but what I found was Cyril Richard Rescorla was born in Cornwall in 1939. fascinating. He was a rugby star and a high school shot put champion. Growing up it became apparent that book Rick, a Cornish born American was head of security learning wasn’t his thing and at16 he quit school, for Morgan Stanley and foresaw what could and did joined the British military and dedicated his life to eventually happen. Since1993 when the bomb attack fighting communism. He was deployed to Cyprus, blew up the building’s basement, he was concerned it and then British Rhodesia and proved himself to be a could happen again. He was upset that the building capable warrior and natural leader. In1963 he moved evacuation did not go well and he vowed to never let to the United States and enlisted in the Army so he that happen again. Among the first to understand this could fight in Vietnam. He was in the first major con- new kind of terrorism was targeting innocent office flict—Battle of Ia Drang, November1965. workers, he became the director of security of Dean Witter/Morgan Stanley in1997. He knew how to handle frightened soldiers. Belting out traditional Cornish folk songs in his mighty British He recommended the company to move from the accent, Rescorla personally got out there to dig fox- Trade Towers as he believed the buildings were par- holes, clear the brush to establish firing lanes, and ticularly vulnerable to another attack. Leasing obliga- reinforced the defensive perimeter like he was out tions prevented the company doing that, so he went pulling dandelions from his garden back home. to work developing an emergency plan which he re- After the war, with Silver and Bronze Stars, he quired the Morgan Stanley/Dean Witter employees to earned a law degree in Oklahoma, taught Criminal practice over and over. Justice at the University of South Carolina and retired

from the Army reserves in1990 as a Colonel. He did Rick became known as the man who predicted 9/11. not get USA citizenship until 2 years after the Vi- In1987 along with his security consultant Dan Hill, etnam war. Rick recognized the World Trade Center would need unusual security. The buildings were tall, recogniza- When the Port Authority issued an announcement, ble, had particular symbolism, were located by the via its PA system, that everyone in the South Tower stock market and in the middle of the financial district of the World Trade Center should remain calm and of NYC. After surveying the buildings they saw that stay at their desks, Rescorla couldn't believe his the building was open to many delivery trucks that ears. He immediately began an evacuation pro- came into the parking garage to be unloaded. He re- cess. He grabbed a bullhorn and personally ran up ported this to the Port Authority who owned the build- and down the 22 floors that encompassed Morgan ings, lobbying for a ‘tighter ship’ but he had more in- Stanley/Dean Witter headquarters, quickly and calm- fluence with Morgan Stanley. Rick went on to make ly getting everyone out of their cubes and down the sure the World Trade Center was as safe as he could stairs. Rushing up and down the building despite the make it. (In1993, the garages were used for the trucks fact that he was 62 years old and dying from terminal that held the bombs.) bone marrow cancer, Rescorla didn't even consider

slowing down until all 2,700 of his co-workers were At this point, Rick made it a life mission to make sure safely out of the burning building. When he saw how that the buildings had the best evacuation plans as terrified the men and women he worked with were, possible. He was not going to let a bad evacuation kill he went back to his old standby of singing British people. He had smoke extractors and better lighting installed in the stairwells. 77 Rescorla con’t: Camborne School of Mines

Student of the Year Award 2015

The winner of the 2015 Wheal Jane Group prize for the Renewable Energy Student of the Year has been awarded to Charles Mitchell, a third year MEng student at the Cam- borne School of Mines. The Director of Education for the school, Richard Cochrane, said "Charles completed an excellent disserta- tion studying the integration of energy storage with renewable energy systems in Cornwall." Well done to Charles for tackling such an important issue for the future of Cornwall's energy supply. folk songs to try and cheer them up. One, among them, was from his home. Based on the Men of Har- lech, he sang these words:

Men of Cornwall stop your dreaming, Can’t you see their spear points gleaming? See their warriors’ pennants streaming, To this battlefield. Wheal Jane Group November 2015 Newsletter ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Men of Cornwall stand ye steady, It cannot be ever said ye Scottish Games—The Cornish Classroom for the battle were not ready Our theme this Labor Day weekend was The Cornish Classroom. Stand and never yield! So many people don't know about the Cornish so we set up our tables to teach Cornwall and the Cornish. Using maps and arti- Shortly before the South Tower collapsed, Rick facts, we aimed for the simplest and briefest lesson. called his wife Susan. He told her: For most people passing by, identifying ourselves was sufficient. But for anyone who lingered, we were able to discuss who, Stop crying. I have to get these people out safely. If some- where and what about Cornwall. There were activities for chil- thing should happen to me, I want you to know I've never dren, including a puzzle of Cornwall to put together, a world map been happier. You made my life. (Quoted by Amanda on which they had to find Cornwall, an opportunity to draw the Ripley in The Unthinkable: Who Survives when Disas- Cornish flag, and…perhaps the most challenging…say three ter Strikes - and Why, at page 209.) words in Cornish. People liked it; it was fun not only for visitors but for the Because of Rick Rescorla's foresight and belief that “teachers” as well. Members who volunteered as teachers were he knew what was right, nearly every Morgan Stanley Alice Lundstrom, Kathryn and Vern Herman, Jerome Trewyn, employee made it safely out of the South Tower be- Tom Rowe, Art Angove. fore it collapsed. He was last seen on the 10th floor on the way up in the building when it collapsed. His Newsletter of the Cornish Society of Greater Milwaukee body was never found.

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78 Australia outback from Tom Luke Delectable Duchy by Sir John Betjeman

Sir John Betjeman Where yonder villa hogs the sea Was open cliff to you and me. The many-coloured cara's fill The salty marsh to Shilla Mill. Sir John Betjeman was not And, foreground to the hanging wood, Cornish – he was born in Are toilets where the cattle stood. London of ‘up country’ par- The mint and meadowsweet would scent ents – but he adopted Corn- The brambly lane by which we went; wall as his home and wrote Now, as we near the ocean roar, many poems about it. I par- A smell of deep-fry haunts the shore. ticularly like this one. It has a clever and cynical irony criti- In pools beyond the reach of tides cising tourists and their care- The Senior Service carton glides, less disregard in terms that, at And on the sand the surf-line lisps first, sound poetic and roman- With wrappings of potato crisps. tic. He abbreviates caravan to The breakers bring with merry noise “cara”. Tribute of broken plastic toys And lichened spears of blackthorn glitter As a child Sir John had frequently been taken to Trebether- With harvest of the August litter. ick on the north-west coast of Cornwall for holidays by his parents. Even though he was unlikely to have stayed in a Here in the late October light ‘cara’, he was a one-time summer tourist himself. See Cornwall, a pathetic sight, Raddled and put upon and tired Even after several attempts, John failed to get a degree at And looking somewhat over-hired, Oxford, earning himself a reputation for being somewhat Remembering in the autumn air idle. Nevertheless, he made a career in journalism and, The years when she was young and fair among other things, was involved in developing Shell Those golden and unpeopled bays, Guides for motorists in Britain. He wrote many books and The shadowy cliffs and sheep-worn ways, had a passion for Victorian architecture and railways. The two loves came together when he was instrumental in sav- ing St Pancras Station in London. When it was developed into the Eurostar terminal for the capital instead of being demolished, a statue was erected in the station concourse in his memory. He also made a number of television docu- mentaries but was best known for his poetry which was often humorous and readable. In 1972 he was made Poet Laureate. Instead of being idle he had a busy and produc- tive life which was ultimately rewarded with an honorary doctorate from Oxford. The white unpopulated surf, Later in life, Sir John bought a house called Treen in The thyme- and mushroom-scented turf, Trebetherick. Where he died in 1984 after suffering from The slate-hung farms, the oil-lit chapels, increasingly debilitating Parkinson’s Disease. He is buried Thin elms and lemon-coloured apples just inside the gate to the churchyard at St Enodoc Church. Going and gone beyond recall Now she is free for "One and All."

One day a tidal wave will break New Zealand Cornish Association newsletter Before the breakfasters awake And sweep the cara's out to sea, The oil, the tar, and you and me, And leave in windy criss-cross motion A waste of undulating ocean With, jutting out, a second Scilly, 79 The isles of Roughtor and Brown Willy. Member Information Diane Tamulion Surnames: Symons / Helston, Cons- 2100 Grassy Plains Dr. tantine, James / Wendron, Roberts / REMINDER: Please keep your snail mail addresses up to Menasha, WI Heslton, Wendron, Burge / Wendron, date! 54952 Breage, Helston [email protected] Five members changed their address. The post office notifies the 920-380-7494 treasurer of this and it costs 59 cents for each notice. We realize when one is moving the last thing that comes to mind is to Gwen Ralph Surnames: Ralph, Provis, Rowe / St. change one’s TK address. However, it does cost the society 1721 Webster St. Apt 202 Hilary, Penzance, Camborne, Pierce, when the newsletter has to be resent. Alameda, CA Nicholas, Perryman / Redruth, St. 94501 Ives Please note: President Kathryn’s new 510-559-0281 email address: [email protected] David & Barbara Gilbert Surnames: (Barbara) Dawe, Rogers / Renewals 11314 Middle Point Rd St. Erth Sandra Laity Surnames: Laity / Helston Eagle Harbor, MI 823 Pinewood Ave 49950 Schenectady, NY [email protected] 12309 [email protected] New 518-346-9184 Linda Jewell Baxter Surnames: Jewell, Hooper, Woole, 13172 Gaffney Lane May William G. Symons Surnames: Corin / Penzance, Gulval, Oregon City, OR 2517 N. Summit St. Symons, Semmens / Camborne, 97045-6776 Appleton, WI Hand / Ludgvan, Sancreed, Heather / [email protected] 54914-2122 Gwinear, Camborne, Trevaskis / [email protected] Ludgvan, St. Keverne, Edwards / 920-733-8220 Feock, Gwinear, Ludgvan, Gregor / Jack & Carol Treganowan Surnames: Vincent, Knight / Redruth, Kea, Redruth, Gwennap, Dower / 7428 E. Main St. Treganowan / Kea, Truro Wendron Eagle River, MI 49950-9623 Carolyn J. Meuer Surnames: Sleep, Harris, Ferrell, King, [email protected] 1104 Georgene St. Tredinick, Hustable, Cridge, Francis, 906-337-1392 Dodgeville, WI Hawk 53533 Patricia W. Rand Surnames: Wallis, Calf / St. Veep, [email protected] 1038 Cottageville Lane Geach / St. Mewan, Teag / 608-935-3825 The Villages, FL Lanteglos by Fowey 32162-2458 Carol M. Degenkolb Surnames: Hilman /Devonshire, [email protected] 9745 Olympia Dr. Apt 313 Floyd, Green / Gwinear, Waters / St. 352-391-6447 Fishers, IN Austell, Tregilgas / Gwennap 46037 317-913-7496

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Officers of the Cornish American Heritage Society for the years 2014-2016.

President - Kathryn Herman, 222 Park Place #476, Waukesha, WI 53186, [email protected] 1st VP-Education 2nd VP-Newsletter, Carolyn Haines, 3835 Bush Gardens Lane, Holt, MI 48842 - [email protected] Secretary - Jackie Marrone, 999 E. 71st Ave., Denver, CO 80229 - [email protected] Treasurer/Membership Chair, Ron Carbis, 13 Saint Ives Place, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-3457 - [email protected] Historian - Thomas Rusch, 528 Autumn Crest Dr., Watertown, WI 53094 - [email protected]

Founding President - Paul Liddicoat, 1920-2001. Past President - Thomas Rusch Tam Kernewek is published four times a year. Send articles to Carolyn Haines, EMAIL address above. DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSIONS ARE 15 FEBRUARY, 15 MAY, 15 AUGUST AND 15 NOVEMBER

**Email newsletter membership dues are $12 per year**

Dues are payable to CAHS: Canadian resident dues are $20.00 per year for individuals and $26.00 for families. There are also individual life-time memberships available for $250.00. A Junior Membership is available for young people for $10.00 per year. Please send Canadian dues to Len Snell, Box 286, Waterdown, ON LOR 2HO Canada.

USA resident dues are $15.00/year for individuals and $20.00 for families. There is also individual life-time membership available for a lifetime $215.00 for individuals. Junior Membership available for young people at $10.00 per year. Please send USA dues to: Ron Carbis, 13 Saint Ives Place, Gaithersburg, MD 20877-3457 USA

Overseas residents dues are $25.00/year for individuals, $26 for families. $250 for lifetime and $10 for young people.

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Darvosow (Events) Synsas (Contents)

Trelawney Choir photos folen 61 California Cornish Cousins Messach an Lewydh 62 25th Gathering and Reunion Correspondence 63-65, 71 Stockton, CA Trelawney Choir 66 3-5 Jun 2016 Headstone readings, Mass Grave 67 http://www.califcornishcousins.org Richard Hoskin 68-69 Kresen Kernow, Christmas Curls 69 18th Cornish American Gathering St Day Church, Historic sites protection 70 Where?? Ode to a Cornish summer 71 When?? 2017?? Taklow a Vern 72-73 The Smugglers’ Song 74 Rootstech 1939 UK Household Register 75 Salt Lake City, Utah Cornish Fest, Gwrewgh Neppyth 76 2-3 Feb 2016 Rick Rescorla 77-78 http://www.rootstech.org/ Camborne School of Mines, Scottish Games 78 Sir John Betjeman 79 National Genealogical Society Member Information 80 Fort Lauderdale, FL CAHS page 81 4-7 May 2016 Synsas—Darvosow 82 http://conference.ngsgenealogy.org/