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Greetings to all Cornish Cousins, with continuing good wishes.

For some months now, the Board of CAHS has been discussing changes which have inevitably come to an organization striving to promote remembrance and celebration of our Cornish heritage. We all agree to the enrichment it brings into our lives.

It seems clear that there is no home for another Gathering, as local societies experience an unwill- ingness, an inability to draw forth the resources necessary to plan a big event.

Recent news indicates that the Cornish Society of Greater Kansas City and the Cornish Society of Illinois are disbanding due to the aging of members and the difficulty of finding continuing leadership. Other societies around the U.S. and Canada are experiencing similar difficulties.

To respond to these changes and to a growing trend, the Board will spend the summer in discussion as to how CAHS can continue. It seems clear that a restructure of some sort is in order. Several ideas have surfaced, and if you or your local society have any thoughts about what we should do, please let one of us know.

The next issue of this newsletter will contain a proposed action plan for our future.

Kathryn Herman

Poetry in Mother Tongue Hal Dart Dartmoor An hal yu compes The moor is level Gell, ha gwer ha du Brown and green and black An dor gwernak yu The earth marshy Adro an veyn growyn. Around the granite stones.

Blejennow byghan yu gwelys Little flowers are seen Sterennow melen splan Fine yellow stars Adro meyn elvennek Around the stones of elvan Yn gwelsennow gun. On the grassy moor.

Tykkydew gans lyes lyw A butterfly of many colors A-nyj yn ebren splan Flies in the splendid sky An comolow gwyn a-vuf The white clouds float Avel an deves bugales. Like the sheep of the shepherd.

Gwyngala, an dalleth Kynyaf September, the start of autumn Cornish Society of Greater Milwaukee An delyow a-wra cotha The leaves fall newsletter An deweth Haf'tom The end of a hot summer Pan dhe'n Gwaf. And then comes winter. 24 Correspondence from Societies Highlights of the weekend in- and Cousin Jack Website cluded, the unveiling of the Cor- nish Plaque at Cornish Hill on Editor: It is with regrets that I add this short note to our the Thomas Lookout site, the newsletter. Bardic ceremony celebrating the Enclosed is a check for $50 to your organization. We are 30th Bardic assembly held in disbanding the Greater Kansas City Cornish Society Australia, and the formal dinner because we are unable to get new leadership. We will be on the Saturday evening cele- meeting with the Welsh Society sometimes and honoring brating our 30th Birthday of the St. Piran’s Day as long as we can. April 20, 2016 CAV. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Daylesford Festival 18th-20th March 2016 Beryl Curnow CAV newsletter

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The festival was a huge success and much enjoyed by the 70 + folk who attended our 30th anniversary. Bendigo It was a real reunion and catch up with a number of friends from Cornish Associations in NSW, SA, Qld The Cornish in Bendigo have been busy of late providing and from each of the CAV branches, Geelong, Balla- information to a local historian, James Lerk, who is currently rat and Bendigo. Sadly, our Melbourne numbers writing a book about Diamond Hill pioneers. Some of these were down. folk have Cornish ancestry so it has been a labour of love to This was our first visit to Daylesford for a festival, provide information to add flesh to the bones of the Cornish specifically chosen to give support to the Cornish in the book. Hill Committee of Management which CAV had en- James Lerk also writes a weekly column in the Bendigo couraged with letters of support over the past three Weekly newspaper which goes out free to homes in Bendigo years enabling them to seek Government and Local and District. He has always supported the Cornish endeav- Council grants to promote the gold mining history in ours here in Bendigo and over the past few weeks we have their area. had a very good run with stories about Cornish families in The exceeding warm welcome by both this commit- Bendigo. We have assisted James with information about tee and also the Daylesford Historical Society Com- these Cornish families and provided background to his arti- mittee, which hosted our displays in the front room cles. This is an ongoing relationship and we are always of their grand Museum, was graciously received and pleased to have the Cornish recorded and reported in this firm relationships were established for further future publication. connections together. It might also be worth noting that the Cornish Pioneers of

Bendigo database is still being compiled and added to as

new or amended information comes to hand. We are still

seeking names and biographical information about Cornish born folk who spent time in Bendigo.

[email protected] Rob and Leanne Lloyd Convenors – Cornish In Bendigo, Special Interest Group

From the CAV newsletter

Birthday Congratulations to Betty Bevens who turned 92 in April. 25 Correspondence con’t: Along with those celebrations another one will occur during the annual Cornish Festival in September. The Cornish Heritage The Ontario Genealogical Society (OGS) Conference Park, to be located in the green space next to the Opera House was held June 3-5, 2016 at the Delta International Ho- will soon become home to a cast-metal historic marker, pro- tel on Dixon Road, Toronto. Many of Toronto Cornish duced by the Wisconsin Historical Society. The marker will com- Association members have offered to man the TCA memorate the men and women who came to the city from Corn- booth to be located in the OGS Conference Market- wall in the mid to late 1800s and brought with them a Celtic cul- ture with lasting impact, and also will establish Mineral Point as place. the most Cornish city in America. The text of the sign will include a history of the Cornish immigra- ++++++++++++++ tion to the area and examples of Cornish traditions that live on in the daily life of the city. The marker will feature a lead miner, one John Webb proudly made reference to the issue of The of the human figures on the Seal of the State of Wisconsin which Early Years, his contribution to the TCA Trilogy was designed in 1848 when Mineral Point was the center of the which was sent to all members on 19 April, 2016. We early lead industry. The unveiling of the historic marker will take are looking forward to the next chapter on the 1904- place during Cornish Fest 2016.

1961 period. For the final chapter, the period from ****************** 1994 to the present day, John wondered if an arrange- ment could be made for recorded interviews with Doomsday Records Online some of our long-standing members. Using much of the same research, John noted that he Records can be accessed at: http://opendomesday.org . Records were recorded because William the Conqueror had submitted an article on the TCA to the Cornish wanted to know how many people, and villages, were in Family History Society for inclusion in their magazine. the land, when he came in the 11th century. The estate of This has been accepted and will be included in their the landowner might include several manors, in different June issue. Congratulations John on your successful counties as well as having more than one manor in a par- submission to the Cornish Family History Society ish. The center of the Manor was the village with the Man- or House and Church as well as a pasture and cultivated Magazine! land. Tenants used a handshake for possession of the land, as contracts did not exist until into the 16-17 centu- TCA newsletter ries. ______From the London Cornish and the Southwest Wisconsin Cornish Society newsletters Pendarvis, Orchard Lawn and the Cornish to be Front +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

and Center for Preservation Weekend First ad for Cornish Ice Cream in Cornish Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson signed the National Perservation Act which, among other things created the National

Register of Historic Places, a list that includes the entire city of Mineral Point. The preservation efforts of the city gives the unique identity and ’old country charm’ that visitors find so amaz- ing. The weekend of May 14-15 was chosen to observe the occasion.

On that day the Chamber of Commerce sponsored ’ 50 Open Doors’. Of special interest were the welcoming activities at Pen- darvis Historic Site, where in the 1930’s the final restoration pro- ject was begun, and the 1868 Gundry home, Orchard Lawn, which was restored by the Mineral Point Historical Society. As a part of the weekend, the original drama, ’Ten Dollar House’ https://www.youtube.com/results? played as a matinee at the Opera House. The playwrights, Rick search_query=Cornish+icecream+advert Kinnebrew and Martha Meyer tell the story of the work of Bob Neal and Edgar Hellum, a story of their devotion to the old stone cottages that now make up the Pendarvis Historic Site. They From Susan Little email saved the buildings from oblivion, created a successful business and encouraged artists to come to Mineral Point during the Great Depression. 26 Correspondence con’t: And Grass Valley Police Lt. Alex Gammelgard bested Ne- vada City Chief Tim Foley. On St. Piran’s Day, Don’t Forget Stargazy “Everyone’s Cornish Today.” The 2017 event is planned for the second Saturday in March. The morning always The Cornish is worth £150 million pounds a begins with the raising of the U.S. and Cornish flags and singing of national anthems. year to the Cornish economy and holiday makers eat more than five million of them—or 13,500 a day. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ But the Cornish are also proud of the , made from pilchards, eggs and potatoes in a “Silver Threads Among the Gold” crust, with the fish heads poking out and gazing sky- ward. The Grass Valley Male Voice Choir came to Stockton to celebrate the 25th Annual Gathering and reunion of the California Cornish Cousins, June 3 – 5. The choir is di- rected by past CCC president Eleanor Kenitzer (2008-10), who also led the Sunday morning worship service. Special for this gathering, Katie Williams and Emily Tregoning led a tour of the University of Pacific campus on Saturday. The two recent graduates showed us favorite spots and

talked about the lives of students at one of California’s old- est schools of higher education and a place with Cornish connections. It originated in the village of and is tradi- tionally eaten during the festival of Tom Bawcock's Eve to celebrate his heroic catch during a very stormy winter. There is evidence that the festival dates back even further, to pre-Christian times. Emily and Katie ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

As a dog sees it, St. Piran’s Day is when Cornish fall from the sky. The 2016 St. Piran’s Award was present- ed to Carol Kinyon, the baker, carol singer and dog lover who bakes the “dog pasties” flung in the annual tossing contest. After the tossing, the dogs clean up. “It’s the liver they love,” said Carol, who revealed her reci- The 25th gathering/reunion featured past presidents. John pe: dough of organic whole wheat flour, ground liver, water Faull (CCC president 1997–98) emceed; Mark Beskeen and milk, filled with organic kibble. (1995–96) moderated a panel of past presidents; and Rus- “I enjoy baking the dog pasties,” she continued. “There are sel Pearce (1999–2001) gave the keynote talk. Saturday more dogs coming every year, and they can’t wait until they night’s banquet honored our founders, Joe & Maureen get some pasty.” Roberts. Carol has been baking dog pasties since Eleanor Kenitzer, director of the GV Cornish Carol Choir, and Howard Levine, Kenderwi Kernewek newsletter (California Cousins) then director of the GV Downtown Association, organized ______the first St. Piran’s Day celebration twelve years ago.

St Piran's Lunch – 5 March

Nevada City Police Some 38 members and friends gathered for our 41st anni- Chief Tim Foley versary. It was great to have Margaret Sharpe Convenor tries his luck. of the Celtic Council join us again. As usual there was no shortage of great food, and even harder to find a lull in conversation. Thanks got to John and Jacqui for the mu- sic, David for being MC, and a special thanks to Del for her cake and extras for the tables, and sales table. Thanks to Eddie and Eileen for lugging the Library boxes. This year’s pasty toss was a clean sweep. Grass Valley Mayor Jason Fouyer narrowly prevailed over Jennifer Ray, Cornish Association of New South Newsletter Mayor of Nevada City, to recapture the Mayors Trophy.

27 Correspondence con’t: A classic Cornish name St Piran’s Day Flag Raising appeared in Time Magazine, Toronto, Canada February 8, 2016

Matthew Trevithick, an American aid worker, age 30, was recently released from Iranian detention. He was held for 41 days in the country's Evin Prison. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

20 folks honored St. Piran’s Day with a reading by Alice Lundstrom of St. Piran’s journey to Cornwall, A meal of shepherd’s pie and appropriate trimmings was enjoyed.

Cornish Society of Greater Milwaukee newsletter ——————————————————————————- This is a message posted to another List, but I thought it might be of interest to everyone here, as Ballarat had so many Cornish, many of whom fell ill. I found it fascinating, as it not only gave the place of John White gave a report on the St. Piran's Day flag raising birth, but the parents, the date they were accepted, on Saturday March 5, 2016. John did not count the number the date and reason they were discharged, and other of attendees but there were probably about 12. David notes. "Just an update that there are records of the Hutcheon was one of the attendees. Heather Dale was pre- Ballarat Benevolent Asylum Registers of Inmates sent and led the group in a rousing singing of Trelawny – 1860-1897/98 at thank you Heather! Marion Stephens-Cockroft read the Proper Job poem. As the coffee shop at City Hall is closed http://www.ballarathistoricalsociety.com/index.php/the on Saturdays the group retired to Tim Hortons across the -collection/bbsr road. Here the TCA group were joined by two Cornishmen - one from St. Agnes and one from Launceston – both of Good hunting,Brett" whom heard Marion's comments during an interview given for a BBC Radio Cornwall broadcast discussing the annual Posted on Cornish Listserve TCA flag raising ceremony. One of the Cornishmen ex- ——————————————————————— pressed an interest in joining the TCA. Thank you Peter Dale for sharing your pictures!

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Blisland Churchyard with Celeandines

Every Day Life in Cornwall Captured

in 19th Century Pictures

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/gallery/2016/ may/19/everyday-life-in-cornwall-captured-in-the-19th- Courtesy of CANSW century-in-pictures 28 A cobbled floor from 200 years ago has been un- Donate to the St. Piran’s Trust covered beneath an ancient seat in Cornwall.

By Culture24 Reporter | 28 April 2016 It is easy to do: Follow the link: Visitors once enjoyed a southern vista across the Deer http:// www. stpiran.org Park and out to sea from the seat. A companion building, the Lower Deer House, built to a similar plan but without a Scroll to the bottom of the page. cobbled floor, is currently being repaired. Although these houses are common in the north of Eng- You do not need to have a paypal account but you do land, Gossip says they remain ‘extremely rare’ in the need to pay using paypal. south-west. ‘The remains of the building will be consoli- It will accept a credit card donation. dated in order to preserve this rare structure. The building will soon be made safe and a seat installed to allow visi- We need to support ongoing Cornish projects tors to rest there and enjoy the view again.’ ‘The Upper Deer House, on the opposite side of Grotton Non Cornish won’t Plantation, was a long, linear structure, defined by two crumbling gable walls and a few upright granite posts,’ says James Gossip, of the Cornwall Archaeological Unit.

Archaeologists have described uncovering a ‘beautiful’ cobbled floor, made of slender pebbles laid on their edges alongside an intricate design of white pebbles, at a col- lapsed county seat from more than 200 years ago in a Cornwall Deer Park. Known as Rock Seat on old maps the Stone Seat is thought to have been built with a slate Flowers and Plants in Cornwall roof during the late 18th or early 19th century.

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Do not cut funding for Cornish WORLD PASTY COMPETITION AT EDEN PROJECT language development, UK

government is told

More than 5,000 people and over 30 MPs are asking the UK government to continue providing annual financial support for Cornish language development. Demands come after the Department of

Communities and Local Government told the

Cornwall Council in a letter that it was not providing any further funding for the language. The World Pasty Competitions were recently held at the Eden Project. Our friend Maureen Fuller was one of the judges. Quot- Cornwall Council’s Cabinet Member for Economy ing Maureen: and Culture Julian German said "the decision not to A day in the life of support Cornish with any funding whatsoever goes a Pasty Judge! against the international agreements they [the UK Over 200 pasties government] have signed up to and that makes no and 18 pairs of sense at all." German refers to legal instruments judges and 4 hours such as the European Charter for Regional or to judge them. Minority languages, which has been ratified by the Eight categories UK and gives protection to Cornish. German further including different said that the use of Cornish had increased over the age groups, com- last five years. mercial, amateur and traditional pasties or open class for creative fillings. A petition has been started in the official website of the UK Parliament so that the funding cut be Matt Grant of The Great British Pasty and Pie Co. based in Otta- reversed. When this article was written, the petition wa, Canada claimed the coveted Pasty Ambassador Prize. The had collected nearly 5,700 signatures. If it reaches Great British Pasty and Pie Co. has a Facebook page for anyone 10,000, the government will need to respond to the wanting to look it up, and for those of you who might be going to petition. Ottawa in the near future and feel like eating a pasty.

Meanwhile, SNP MP Angus MacNeil has filed an early day motion requesting support for all the Celtic languages and for "most vulnerable" Cornish in particular. More than 30 MPs have lent support to the motion, mostly SNP members, but also Labour, Liberal Democrat and Plaid Cymru members.

Ron Carbis, CAHS Treasurer

Editor: Make your wishes known by sending a letter to the UK Embassy in your own country. I just did! Cornish Pasty Guidelines The pasties must comply with the updated European Union Pro- tected Geographical Indication (PGI) guidelines. These are: - A genuine Cornish pasty has a distinctive ‘D’ shape and crimped on one side. - The mandatory ingredients for the pasty filling are minced or roughly cut chunks of beef (not less than 12.5% of the whole pasty), with swede, potato and onion (the vegetables must be at least 25% of the whole pasty) and a light seasoning. These ingre- dients must all be uncooked at the time the pasty is sealed. - Small amounts of other optional additional ingredients are 30 pasty con’t: Thousands of visitors cross the path every day, a route originally used by pilgrims in the 12th Century who trav- permitted to add succulence and flavour to the pasty or to aid pro- elled to the Benedictine priory and church. cessing. They must not alter the overall flavour profile created by the mandatory ingredients. The combined volume of processing aids and other additional ingredients must amount in total to no more than 5% of the filling, by weight, in the uncooked pasty. - The savoury shortcrust, rough puff or puff pastry casing is to be glazed using components of milk or egg or both to give a golden colour, and robust enough to retain its shape throughout the cook- ing and cooling process without splitting or cracking. - The whole pasty is slow-baked to ensure that flavours from the raw ingredients are maximised. The constituent ingredients need to be discernible in appearance, taste and texture, while the fusion of the flavours arising from the cooking of the raw beef and vege- tables creates a balanced and natural savoury taste throughout From CAV Ballarat Branch newsletter the product. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ - No artificial flavourings or additives must be present in the filling of the cooked pasty. - The pasties must be made in Cornwall. We are excited to offer three more ArTchive workshops throughout this summer and autumn. These creative work- Note: Traditionally, in Cornwall “swede” is referred to as “turnip” shops, inspired by our collections, are a fascinating insight so the two terms are interchangeable, but the actual ingredient is into our archives and how they can be used in a number of “swede”. different ways, led by experienced practitioners. For a cute song about the competition go to: Two of the offerings: http://www.edenproject.com/visit/whats-on/world-pasty- th championships Friday July 8 , ‘Archive Advertisements’ with sign-painter and click on the video of Hedluv and Passman: The Pasty Song and artist, A. Goodwin, Cornwall Record Office There is another video of Kernow King just below it. Thursday September 8th, with artist Sue Lewington, Cor- nish Studies Library (more information to follow in our June newsletter) All workshops last from 10am-4pm, contain all materials (but not refreshments) and cost £10 per person. Space is very limited so pre-booking and payment are es- sential. We are also working on a project in , inspired by oral history recollections captured from local residents. The end result of this will be an interactive installation, revealed on June 18th as part of Redruth’s Murdoch Day celebra- tions. In this exhibition you can not only enjoy the work but can get involved with it too, using a range of hand-crafted ======ceramic buildings that play back a recording of a memory or atmospheric sound associated with the Brewery when inter- ST ’S MOUNT CAUSEWAY REPAIRED acted with.

A centuries-old causeway that was smashed by storms in For the most up to date information about what’s going on, 2014 has been restored using the original granite setts. Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kresenkernow or The passage, which is submerged underwater at high tide, is find us on Twitter and Instagram,@kresenkernow. the only land route between the Cornish island St Michael's Mount and the mainland. Kresen Kernow email newsletter Twelve families who live on the mount have relied on fer- ries to leave the island since the damage. Builders have worked at low tide to salvage original stones from the sea.

31 A Criminal Ancestor Language con’t “Language is a key part of identity” said Bishop Tim. “The Cornish lan- guage is a crucial element of our past for which we can and should Are you descended from convict ancestors transported far from give thanks, and is also part of our future for which we should also give home or did great, great, great uncle John end up in court for thanks. Meur ras!” squabbling with the neighbours? If your ancestor was a hardened The Cornish Association of New South Wales, which was established criminal, a victim of a miscarriage of justice, a political prisoner, or in1975 to encourage fellowship and cultural heritage among those of in court for not paying their dog licence a new study is looking to Cornish birth and Cornish descent in NSW, have also added their voice hear from you. to the call for the Government to re-instate funding . In a letter to the Criminals in the family have always fascinated family historians and High Commissioner of the to Australia, they said “Our it seems more of us are discovering more of them all of the time. Members have been alarmed and disappointed by the decision not to continue Government’s provision of up to £150,000 a year to support The digitisation of the records of the criminal justice system and the Cornish language, since it was recognised under the Charter for newspapers are bringing to light a side of our ancestors that may Regional and Minority Languages in 2003.” have previously been kept secret. Julian German wants people in Cornwall to support the Council’s cam- The crimes themselves range from the minor, even amusing, to the paign to persuade the Government to reinstate funding for the Cornish serious, and tragic. From a few cows wandering unsupervised language. along a country lane resulting in an appearance at the petty ses- Ni a grys bos edhom dhe Gernow a’n yeth Kernewek – gwrewgh agan sions court and a 2 shilling fine, to a young girl stealing some lace gweres dhe dhanvon an messaj ma dhe’n Governans and being transported for 7 years to Australia, a sentence which We believe Cornwall needs the Cornish language – help us to send really meant a lifetime exiled from her native land. A young boy this this message to the Government. imprisoned for vagrancy. A rebel. A highwayman. A murderer. ______The documents which record their crimes often have amazingly rich Cornwall—A Developers’ Paradise? details not found in birth, marriage, or even census records. From prison registers we can get physical descriptions of someone who There are many comments on the high rate of building going on lived long before the invention of photography, we can learn their in Cornwall, leaving a very high cost of living and no affordable height, weight, eye and hair colour, and any distinguishing scars or housing for young folks to purchase. Here are just a few of the features such as tattoos. From newspaper accounts of trials we posts and opinions of folks about what is going on. hear their voices as they give evidence. March 2, 2016: But how do we feel when we come across an ancestor who broke https://cornwalldevelopersparadise.wordpress.com/2016/03/02/the the law? And how do they shape how we view our family’s histo- -cornish-state-housing-policy-and-the-fcpnm/ ry? Is a criminal ancestor someone to be ashamed of, to celebrate, or part of a larger story? What do their crimes, and the punish- April 23, 2016: ments they received tell us about them as people, and about the https://cornwalldevelopersparadise.wordpress.com/2016/04/23/ time and society they lived in? You can help provide the answers. cornwall-is-not-the-same-as-everywhere-else/ May 2, 2016: As part of the Digital Panopticon project https://cornwalldevelopersparadise.wordpress.com/2016/05/11/the http://www.digitalpanopticon.org, Aoife O Connor of the University -cynicism-of-power-or-how-to-make-money-in-cornwall/ of Sheffield wants to hear from family historians across the globe +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ who have discovered ancestors who were connected to a crime. An email received from Jacqueline Tucker with a letter attached She is conducting short anonymous online surveys which can be addressing the Sea Pool. Her letter is as follows: found here; http://acriminalrecord.org/surveys/ At the last Christmas party we had our usual interesting and fun quiz. There was a question in the quiz about sea pools, the an- Aoife is based in Dublin, Ireland and is studying for her PhD part- swer being Bude sea pool. I have a special interest since Bude time. Her own family history includes, among others, one ancestor is my place of birth and I have had my toes dipped in the pool as aged 18 imprisoned in 1821 for thirteen days on suspicion of steal- a baby or have spent time enjoying a swim as I got older. I did ing a frame saw (the same ancestor was fined for excise duty eva- make a minor search for a photo of me in one of those awful sion to the tune of £12 10 shillings in 1838), and another who was woolly costumes complete with the latest moth holes, fortunately fined two shillings at the Petty Sessions Court on the 24 December you are spared, I couldn't find one! 1855 for driving a horse and cart with no reins. Sea pools and/or Lidos were extremely popular in the 1930's but since then many have fallen to the ravages of time and sea. Aoife O Connor However there has been a renewed interest in them of late and [email protected] we are seeing new and refurbished pools around Britain. www.acriminalrecord.org@Ordinary_Times Close to the Atlantic Ocean, Bude sea pool, built into the rocks, offers sheltered swimming. It was built in 1930,and the Thynne https://www.facebook.com/digitalpanopticon17801925 family, descendants of the Grenvilles, donated half the neces- 32 sary funds for its construction. Bude con’t: down 600ft in a bungalow garden at Scorrier the poor old

couple who live there say they have nowhere else to go, and part of the garage has also gone down. What with all this rain we have had I expect more will open up.

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Public funding was withdrawn in 2010 but a strong campaign for Local tourism insider’s share their favourite its survival resulted in Friends of Bude Sea Pool (FoBSP) taking 90 things to do in Cornwall over its management in 2012. It is used by not only visitors and locals for a pleasant safe area to swim but also those doing en- durance training, kayakers, lifesaving training, water polo and many other followings including the hardy cold weather swim- mers. Cornwall, it's The pool needs upwards of 30,000.00 a year for general mainte- beautiful isn't it? nance and future improvements. It is free to visitors, although many make donations to FoBSP. Support comes from local business in many forms and membership from people in Bude and around the world. The volunteers do tremendous work in a Lizard point variety of different ways helping to keep the pool operational. If you are ever in the area, take a dip, if only up to the knees :-) My thanks to all of the local bloggers, brands and tourism experts that helped us put this guide together. It was fasci- Friends of Bude Sea Pool information is available at nating to talk to you all about your favourite places in Corn- www.budeseapool.org. wall, and it's brilliant that your feedback has produced such a variety of options - and uncovered some genuine hidden TCA newsletter gems. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Alongside and Pembrokeshire, Cornwall was my family's summer holiday destination of choice as a child - as it is for so many Brits. My wife and I were regular visitors while living just across the border in Plymouth for a number of years too.

Kynance is certainly a favourite of ours, as is St Ives and tiny Mousehole just south of . There are several new suggestions here that we'll be trying out over the com- ing years though - and no doubt we'll continue to update the guide as other great ideas come in.

To everyone reading, please do share your opinions and suggestions by posting a comment. There must be plenty of other gems still to uncover! This was in the West Briton paper, quite frightening really as a huge hole has opened here in St. Day, part in the road I wonder if you might like to post a comment with your own and part underneath a cottage, now the road has been personal favourites - or even (if you were feeling super shut which is a real pain, guess it will be ages before any- generous) a link to the guide on your website to help your thing is done as they will argue who will pay for it. members reminisce or plan their own trips?

Go to: http://r.oute.uk/the-ultimate-cornwall-visitor-guide According to the paper there are others waiting to happen and to camp out go to: all over Cornwall, one being under the main Redruth to http://www.campsites.co.uk/search/campsites-in-cornwall road around Wheal Busy, all these well to do people who made huge fortunes out of the mines should be made Kind regards, Martin to pay something back to repair it. Another shaft went Founder of Digital Outdoors 33 Piers Corbyn, forecaster for WeatherAction, said Britain was heading towards a "tremendous dry, warm and sunny flaming June". He said: "We are forecasting a tremendous dry warm sun- ny 'Flaming June' for most of the month. The start will be dry, warm or hot, with sunny, blue skies. Some great weather is on the way." The Met Office has downplayed talk of a heatwave, after being burned by its infamous "barbecue summer" prediction in 2009 that failed to come to fruition. But a spokesman said: "Currently it looks likely that more settled conditions will continue for the start of June, with high pressure close to the UK. "This should bring settled, dry and sunny weather for most. High GOOD NEWS! Jubilee Pool has been re-opened. The pressure may break down, at times, as we go further into the works, to rebuild the floor and make the pool safe from storms for a generation, are complete. Well done to every- month, bringing some wetter interludes, with rain or showers and one who played their part to make this possible. a risk of thunderstorms, although these most likely in the south. "Temperatures are favoured to be just above average for most Kernow Way Facebook areas, especially in the south and west." ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Is a three-month heatwave on its way for Cornwall?

By CMJacqui | Posted: May 22, 2016 I West Briton Cornwall could see three months of sizzling temperatures as extreme "heat surges" are swept in from the Continent. From the start of June, forecasters are expecting a heatwave, paving the way for a record-breaking summer of sunshine. The Met Office says high pressure close to the UK should bring settled, dry and sunny weather and above average tempera- A packed beach at St. Ives in the sunshine tures, particularly in the south west. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Temperatures are expected to reach 30C for prolonged periods throughout June, July and August, thanks to scorching air from Africa and the Continent, some forecasters believe. The Toronto Cornish Association members will meet for their regular June meeting, Saturday, June 18, 2016, at St. Rebecca Lindsay, of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Olave’s Church, Toronto. This will be a great opportunity Association (NOAA) told the Mirror: "This shift disrupts the at- to bring together the St. Olave’s Trelawny Choir Concert mospheric circulation patterns that connect the tropics with the Team and members of the TCA to celebrate their collective middle latitudes, which in turn modifies the mid-latitude jet success of the Trelawny Choir Concert. The commemora- streams. tive plaque received from the Trelawny Choir will be pre- "This can affect temperature and precipitation across…the sented to the St Olave’s Church Concert Team so that it can world." Previous summer scorchers - including 1915, be displayed prominently in St. Olave’s Church. It seemed 1949,1959, 1976 and 2003 - could be left in the shade by the to be the appropriate place for this plaque to reside and be 2016 heatwave. seen. It is also expected that the video recording of the Trelawny Choir presentation will also be presented. All of these years recorded extremely hot temperatures for ex- tended periods of time. TCA newsletter So far this year, Cornwall has seen a great deal of unsettled weather, with storms and colder than usual temperatures in 34 March and April. Taklow a Vern (Items of Interest)

Rising Ground: A Search for the Spirit of Place By Philip Marsden

In 2010, Philip Marsden, whom Giles Foden has called “one of our most thoughtful travel writ- ers,” moved with his family to a rundown farmhouse in the countryside in Cornwall. From the moment he arrived, Marsden found himself fascinated by the landscape around him, and, in particular, by the traces of human history—and of the human relationship to the land—that could be seen all around him. Wanting to experience the idea more fully, he set out to walk across Cornwall, to the evocatively named Land’s End. Rising Ground is a record of that journey. Like the best travel and nature writing, Rising Ground is written with the pace of a contemplative walk, and is rich with insight and a power- ful sense of the long skein of years that links us to our ancestors. Marsden’s close, loving look at the small patch of earth around him is sure to help you see your own place—and your own home—anew. Courtesy of Amazon.com

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The Great Canadian Genealogy Summit (CANGEN) pleased to announce their inaugural conference, to be held October 21-23, 2016, at the Courtyard by Marriott, Brampton.

The Summit showcases Canadian genealogists who have an expertise in the record sets relating to the early settlers of Canada.

On October 21, we have arranged a day at the Ontario Archives. And better still, for those with UEL ancestors who are mind boggled with the documentation required for your UEL application, former Do- minion Genealogist Kathryn Lake Hogan will be offering a workshop with the at the Archives. She will share her expertise on what documentation is required and how to access the documents at the Archives. Our Opening Plenary speaker on Friday evening is genealogist and author Jennifer Debruin who will share with us some of the struggles of our Canadian ancestors. This energetic talk will be followed by a social time. A time to get to know fellow Canadian genealogists, to get to know the speakers better, or to browse in the marketplace. Saturday's programming offers five streams of research. Registrants are welcome to mix and match: Ruth Blair - who will talk on researching Irish ancestors Mike Quackenbush - who will talk on researching English ancestors Louise St Denis - who will talk on researching French Canadian ancestors Kathryn Lake Hogan - who will talk on researching Canadian ancestors Christine Woodcock who will talk on researching Scottish ancestors Sunday starts with Louise St Denis sharing her extensive knowledge on Methodology. THEN she is providing each registrant with a certificate for a FREE course at the NIGS. And we wrap up an intense weekend with Lynn Palermo who will help us to get a better handle on writ- ing our family stories so that our work can be preserved for future generations.

All registrations include breakfast and lunch on Saturday, free access to Findmypast and admission to the exhibition hall.

Registration for the full weekend is just $159cdn ($125 usd). Registration for the Saturday only is just $119cdn ($93 usd) http://www.cangensummit.ca/ 35 Items con’t:

"Celtic Roots Across America"

The Irish Genealogical Society International (IGSI) and The Irish Ancestral Research Association (TIARA) are pleased to announce that the second Celtic Connections Conference will be held in Minne- apolis, Minnesota, on August 5-6, 2016. The Celtic Connections Conference is a joint venture by Irish Genealogical Society International and The Irish Ancestral Research Association to bring together those interested in all aspects of Celtic culture, through genealogy, history, music and literature.

The conference will be held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Minneapolis, MN - Park Place, just outside downtown Minneapolis. That’s the West End area in St. Louis Park, MN. The two day event will include 20+ lecturers and presentations by well-known ex- perts.

Conference headliners include international experts: Erin Hart, Kieran Folliard, Brian Donovan, Dr. Bruce Durie, Richard M. Doherty, and others.

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The Cornish Diaspora is constantly full of surprises. They went every- where. One such place was central France. A CGMP publication (ISBN 9781326553418) was launched on 5th March at Murdoch House, Redruth, called "The Engineers of Cornwall at the Mines of Pontgibaud in France" written by Michael T. Kiernan. In 1853 a cohort of Cornish miners and their families were recruited to take up the management and running of some silver/lead mines in Central France. Those remarkable Cornish families, their descendants and other 'Cornish Cousins' were present in the small town of Pontgibaud for over fifty years. They left an quite amazing legacy, enduring to this day. This book first sets out the story of those mines, the many downs and ups of a long lasting venture. An analysis is made to explain the financial suc- cess and losses over those decades. There was despair and tragedy and tri- umph. The study then ventures into a detailed look at the families involved. An attempt is made at a reconstruction of their origins and histories, both be- fore and after the 'French adventure'. Any study of migration communities soon runs into complications. The Cornish migrant travelled the globe in pursuit of adventure, new experiences and a desire to provide a financial security. Those Cornish families who travelled to Pontgibaud in France were so remarkable in that their descendants tended to make a most special place for themselves around the globe (particularly in the USA) and in the annals of the Cornish. During the research work a number of publications, many photographs, copies of original documents and print- ed and digital publications were accumulated. These have been deposited in the archives at Murdoch House.

Available from Lulu.com Prints on demand.

36 But oh! I cannot forget the girls with the Cornish yum, yum, spooney kiss, and the girls with the pro- fessional lipsmacking sloppy kisses at the same time as they whisper into your listening ear, “I'll be yours for ev- er,” and of course you know what follows. X X X A.C. & Co.

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A Few Notes on Cornish Miners in the Tar Heel State While many people are familiar with the contributions Cornish- men have made in the Great Lakes region and the far western United States, little has been written about the Cornish who came to the Carolinas in the 1840’s. The expertise of Cornish miners added greatly to the gold mining industry in North and South Car- olina prior to and after the Civil War, as well as to the North Caro- lina coal industry in it’s early days. These few short lines may then be of interest to those of Cornish descent or who have an ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ interest in things Cornish. In February 2016 I began research on the coal mines of North Kissing in Cornwall Carolina. I became interested while visiting the community graveyard in Cumnock, N. C. to photograph a Civil War veteran’s Reprinted from the New South Wales newsletter headstone. Several of the headstones in the older section of the From an old magazine. No idea who wrote it. cemetery indicated that the deceased had died in mining acci- A young cockney who has recently spent his holidays tour- dents at various times. Two of the older graves were those of ing the various towns in Cornwall, furnishes us with the Alexander Warren and Solomon Stone, who both were middle following unique experiences in the way Cornish girls kiss. aged men who died November 10, 1863. The stone for both men indicated that they were from Cornwall. Further research showed The girls, when kissed, strongly resist until the that there was an explosion in the Egypt Mine on that date. A process ceases, then they regret not having more at the third Cornishman, Samuel Moyle, buried at Cool Springs ceme- time. tery a few miles away, also died on that date. The evidence indi- Now we come to the girls – They are in their joy, cates that these three men were miners who died in that explo- when two lips are in motion, and are longing for this opera- sion, one of the first in the coal fields there. tion to continue. The girls when kissed, fall into your arms, sigh aloud, and then suggest a quiet appointment with a view to an early marriage. Ha! Now we have the simple, sweet Par girls – When a Par girl is kissed, she shuts her eyes, and gently throwing her arms Inscription at the bottom of the around your neck, says “kiss away love, kiss me quicker, drawing: and I'll leave my little wooden hut for you! But now we have those St. Austell girls – when you kiss a Mat(t) Moyle and St. Austell girl, you get the good old substantial kiss! - at Nicky (Nicholas)Trevethan the same time she will suggest a quiet stroll to Polgooth, to in North Carolina have a cup of tea and the usual comforts. The Mevagissey girls are also well experienced; like the girls, the art of kissing is their great study. To kiss a Truro girl once is an insult; but to kiss her 20 times is considered an indespensable luxury, provided you The Moyle family in particular was active in mining in the Caroli- repeat it every ten minutes. nas. An examination of the 1850 Chesterfield County, SC Cen- A Redruth girl must be kissed first on each cheek, and then sus shows the families of Mark Moyle and Samuel Moyle, both 40 times on her lips. , like the Penzance and St. born in , living side by side and with their occupation as Blazey girls, will accept kisses in large numbers pro- Cornish miners were in much demand because of their skill and 37 vided terms are previously arranged. Tar Heel con’t England’s Immigrant Database and experience working underground. A May 4,1860 notice in the Greensboro (NC) Patriot states: “Miners Wanted: A few good Cor- https://www.englandsimmigrants.com/ nish miners are wanted at the Silver Hill mine, Davidson County, North Carolina.” The same paper carried a notice on October 8, Welcome to England’s Immigrants 1330-1550, a fully-searchable 1863 reading “Miners wanted at Eagle Falls coal mines, Rocking- database containing over 64,000 names of people known to have ham County, North Carolina. Six good miners to work in the said migrated to England during the period of the Hundred Years’ War mines. Good wages will be paid to steady men Cornish miners and the Black Death, the Wars of the Roses and the Reformation. preferred….” The Cornish working in the mines near Gold Hill, North Carolina, frequently held supervisory positions because of The information within this database has been drawn from a vari- their expertise. ety of published and un-published records – taxation assess- When Matthew Moyle, apparently a son of Mark, died in 1906, the ments, letters of denization and protection, and a variety of other May 13th Charlotte (NC) Observer noted that “Mr. Moyle was a licenses and grants – and offers a valuable resource for anyone native of Cornwall, England, and was a mining engineer by pro- interested in the origins, destinations, occupations and identities fession. He came to America as a young man and fought valiant- of the people who chose to make England their home during this ly with the Confederate forces during the Civil War.” Several oth- turbulent period. er Cornish joined the Confederate Army from the Gold Hill area, This major research project which was funded by the Arts and apparently with some reluctance, since they did not really see it Humanities Research Council, has run between February 2012 as something they wanted to be involved with. and February 2015. We are exploring the extensive archival evidence about the names, origins, occupations and households of a significant number of foreigners who chose to make their lives and livelihoods in England in the era of the Hundred Years War, the Black Death and the Wars of the Roses. The project contributes creatively to the longer-term history of immigration to In Memory of England, and helps to provide a deep historical and cultural con- Alexander B. Warren text to contemporary debates over ethnicity, multiculturalism and From Cornwall, national identity. England Died Nov. 10 The project is a collaboration between the University of York, The 1863 National Archives and the Humanities Research Institute, Univer- Aged 39 years sity of Sheffield. Follow @EngImm13301550 & 5 mo’s This project has focused on four key sets of questions, which together constitute its principal research strands:

People. Who were England’s immigrants in the period 1330- 1550? Where did they come from? Where did they live and work? I have recently been researching the history of the coal mining How did they relate to other incomers and the native population? industry in North Carolina, and in the course of that became How long did they stay? How did they relate to the structures and aware that Cornishmen played a role in the early years of coal institutions of English society? mining here. I was already aware that they had also worked in Rules. How did central government, and its local representatives the gold mines of central North Carolina, around Gold Hill and in town and country, define and regulate immigrants and immigra- the surrounding area. I'm actually planning a trip down to Gold tion? How did ideology, international politics, the state of the Hill next week to photograph some of the headstones which iden- economy and public opinion influence policy-making? tify Cornwall as the place of birth. While not, to my knowledge, of Cornish ancestry, my grandfather was a Welshman, so historically Work. What were the roles of immigrants in the agricultural, man- and linguistically we are practically cousins. His family was in- ufacturing and commercial economies of late-medieval England? volved in the coal mines of the Rhondda Valley, which is what How was their economic contribution viewed? What connections sparked my interest in all of this. I am currently working with staff can be established between availability of work and immigration? at the NC Museum of History to plan a possible exhibit on the Culture. To what extent were immigrants integrated into the host Coal Mines of North Carolina, which would mention the Cor- society? What formal or informal types of ‘ghetto-isation’ were nish influence on it's development. applied to them? How did English interactions with ‘strangers’ I hope this small bit of information will be of interest; I would like inform ideas of ethnicity and nationality? in the future to do a more complete examination of the Cornish and their history in the Carolinas.

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The West Briton Project

The West Briton and Cornwall Advertiser is the weekly newspaper read by Cornish Cousins since 1810. Not unlike some modern newspapers, the West Briton had stock market reports, accident coverage, ‘world’ news, bankruptcy hearings, police activity reports, births, marriages, deaths, and Letters to the Editor. It also included reports by mine of the volume of ore sold, purchaser, and the price. Shipwrecks were often reported in a country surrounded by so much water and marine activity and these would sometimes have dramatic reports of rescue activities – and perhaps pillaging !

So very often we hear “wherever there was a hole in the ground, you’d find a Cornish miner climbing out of it” or something similar. How did those Cornish immigrants learn of the slate quarries in Pennsylvania, the copper fields of the Upper Peninsula, the gold glim- mering in Colorado and California mountains, or the rich farm land in the Midwest?

The paper reported not only events in Cornwall, but the news of these finds as Cornish wandered all over the globe. Many consider the West Briton the best available source on Cornish life during the 19th century emigration of the Cornish from Cornwall. It is a valu- able resource for Cornish Cousins researching their heritage.

St. Piran’s Society of Minnesota is proud to have initiated the project to purchase the West Briton on microfilm to make this resource available in North America. With the contributions of individual members, regional societies and matching funds from CAHS, micro- film of 52 years of the paper have been purchased. The collection includes all years of the paper from 1836 through 1887. Some reels of microfilm contain more than one year of the paper.

Whatever your personal research interests, we sincerely hope you will take advantage of the opportunity to use this valuable re- source. The microfilm is available for interlibrary loan from the library at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, MN. There is no charge for loans, but it is asked that requests be limited to three reels at any time, or less if you need to spend a lot of time on each reel. The loan period is six weeks including shipping time. Although St. Thomas does not normally circulate microfilm via interlibrary loan, a special arrangement has been made for these films. To use the microfilm through interlibrary loan, you must request the film through a public library and use it at the library.

A second set of microfilm is available for use on site in the Special Collections section of the St. Thomas library. [ Address below]

Information needed for requesting Interlibrary loan of the West Briton films: Address: Interlibrary Loan, Mail 5004 O’Shaughnessy-Frey Library 2115 Summit Ave. St. Paul, MN 55105-1096

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Phone: 651-962-5405 FAX: 651-962-5406

St. Thomas library prefers to receive requests via OCLC but will accept ALA request forms sent via fax or mail.

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