Cornish American Heritage Society Statement: the values and memories of those pioneers was well ries,settled and here, established families which live on into the 21stcentury. Preserving Cornish women and men came North to America during the19th 18th, and 20th centu- and involvement in the biennialinformational Gatherings. toand .Members are encouraged in genealogical research and documentation, ture and language of Cornwall, providing a link to other Cornish heritage associations American Heritage throughout North America,stimulating interest thein traditions, cul- CornishThe American Heritage Society is dedicated to preserving the unique Cornish

Kevrol (Volume) 34 Dyllans (Issue) 3 (Issue) 34Dyllans Kevrol (Volume) Grateful thanks goes to these early leaders: the celebration ofall things Cornish. dedication ofthose who initiated an organization which ensures Cornish American Heritage Society is gratefulfor the vision and Tam Kernewek Tam Rosalie Armstrong (Eastlake)

CAHS SAYSCAHS THANKS TO LEADERS OUR Arlene Barsamian Vivianne Bradley William Symons Tommi O’Hagan

Thomas Rusch Paul Liddicoat “ Aof bit Cornish” Nancy Heydt Jean Jollife

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Messach an Lewydh (Message from President)

Greetings to all American-Cornish Cousins,

Is CAHS relevant? Is this organization important to you? Do we provide anything of worth to you? Why did you join? And why do you renew? Who cares?

The membership survey which you will find in this issue is one developed after Board discussions this summer. It is our hope that CAHS will remain relevant, moving in the 21st century, utilizing some of the new technology available to us. A new Facebook page is in the works, as is research into the use of online webinars and conferences. It is most important that you give us your frank, honest opinions on the matter of CAHS relevance and your reliance on its information. Thoughtful input on the survey will be much appreciated.

The political climate (talk about global warming!) continues to heat up, and while there may be differing political opinions in the U.S. and Canada, we can all agree on one thing: the celebration of all things Cornish! CAHS is pleased to welcome new and renewing members from California, Illinois, Washington, Virginia, Tex- as, Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida, New York, Oregon, and Arizona. Cornish Cousins are everywhere!

Congratulations go out to the California Cousins who recently celebrated their 25th anniversary with the very successful Gathering and Reunion on the scenic University of Pacific campus in Stockton. Honoring and featuring past presidents of their organization, and complete with the wonderful Grass Valley Male Voice Choir, they proclaimed "Everyone's Cornish Day" by holding the traditional toss. A proper job!

Our Cousins continue to meet often, providing significant programs, celebrations, and the joy of food. Their Cornish Connections Conference held in March not only feted St. Piran and Trelawny, but pre- sented speakers such as Leslie Trotter (presenter at the 2014 Milwaukee Gathering), Dr. Garry Tregidga, Di- rector of the University of Institute of Cornish Studies, as well as others who are authorities in various areas of Cornish culture. Should you be planning a visit to London, it's nice to know, as their newsletter always proclaims, "A warm welcome awaits you at the London Cornish Association." Contact them to plan a meeting at www.londoncornish.co.uk

By way of underlining an article in the last issue of Tam Kernewek, remember, 52 years-worth of the WEST BRITON weekly newspaper is on microfilm at the O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library in St. Paul MN. Our thanks go to St. Piran's Society of Minnesota for making it possible. You can request up to 3 reels at a time through your local library to be used at the library. This is a wonderful resource as we continue researching our past. And it makes fascinating reading!

My personal thanks to Carolyn Haines who has agreed to continue to work with CAHS as our most able newsletter editor, and to Ron Carbis for staying on as Treasurer/Membership Chair. How many terms is this now?

Do let us hear from you.

Kathryn Herman

44 Correspondence from Societies The Houghton Genealogical Society announces that their local Family History Center has activated the following sites for free: 19 and Cousin Jack Website Century British Library Newspaper Digital Archives, American An- cestors, Ancestry, Findmypast, Fold3, The Genealogist, Godfrey Memorial Library, Heritage Quest Online, Historic Map Works, Kinpoint, My Heritage, Newspaper Archive, Paper Trail, ProQuest Obituary List, Puzzilla and World Vital Records. They are open on Thursday afternoons from 1-5 PM, 906-482-7110. *************************************************************************** The folks at CanadianHeadstones.com (CH) announced their online web site has now surpassed 1.5 Million records. The an- Judy Powell sent the editor an updated email. The nouncement states, “CH was founded in 2009 as a completely Petition reached the 10,000 signa- FREE archive of headstone photographs. As a Canadian non- tures needed. Now we wait and see what happens. profit corporation, CH is staffed and controlled by unpaid- volunteer Directors. As a corporation, its longevity does not de- ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ pend on a single person or private control. CH is the only fully Hello, Cornish Cousins! Canadian site which indexes every name on the headstones, provides the complete transcription and is fully searchable on As a new member of this organization, I'll share some infor- multiple levels including the text of the transcription.” mation to see if I can locate any Cornish relatives!

Some of you may remember my second cousin, the late “Hundreds of volunteers and volunteer groups are submitting Marjorie May from Pen Argyl, PA. She thoroughly enjoyed over 800 records per day!” connecting with her Cornish folk.

You can learn more or even submit your own headstone photos My second great-parents were William Bonney (1815-1883) for others to enjoy at http://www.CanadianHeadstones.com and Mary Kent Bonney (1815-1875). They lived in the Par- ish of St. Teath, Cornwall, , before coming to the Eastmans Online Genealogy Newsletter U.S. Their son, John Bonney (1845-1922) & his wife, Friedrike Rohrbach (1845-1920) were my great- ******************************************** grandparents. (She was a.k.a. Martha Whitesell, as she Crying the Neck was called by her adoptive parents. She had been kid- napped. I'm still working on that story!) John was baptized in the Parish of St. Teath, Cornwall, England, on April 1, John lives and farms near St.Wenn in mid-Cornwall. In this story 1845 at Meadrose Chapel. John & Friedricke/Martha John explains the tradition of Crying the Neck which takes place moved to Pen Argyl, PA, in 1881. towards the end of Harvest time each year. The footage in this film is from Zennor in 1970 and shows a ceremony conducted That should be enough information to get started. If anyone by the Old Cornwall Societies. would like to contact me, please e-mail me at: This digital story was made as part of 'Tallys an Tir,' a Heritage [email protected]. Lottery Funded project working with communities and primary I look forward to hearing from my "lost family!" schools in Cornwall. This project was a collaboration between Storylines and the Institute of Cornish Studies. Ruth Widmann https://vimeo.com/120831798 Nesconset, Long Island, NY

Enjoy!

Susan Little

45 Cornish Association of South Australia newsletter Correspondence con’t: Email from Betty Bellous of Midland, MI Hi Everyone I worked for the telephone company in the UP for 4 years Today Anne and Len and I went down to the old brewery and retired in Marquette in 1988. I had a genealogy re- site to welcome Will Coleman's Man Engine to . search business then and helped people get started on

their family trees. That got me interested in the Finlanders We had seen pictures of it at and , but even so it really was a sight to behold. Folded there asleep till and Cornish men. My son, who also worked for the tele- Will woke it up in his usual fashion with a brief history of phone company was transferred to the Hancock central mining in Cornwall and around the world and lots of singing office and lived in Mohawk until he had a major stroke. It from the choir there. was there that I became interested in the Cornish settle- ment in Central Mine. No, I don't have any Cornish blood When it came to life it was about 35 feet tall and moved in our family. really well .. very impressive and the largest mechanical puppet in the UK, maybe the world. In spite of the rain it I came upon the article about the mine disaster of 1872 was a super afternoon. Email from Shirley Moorish and intended to write an article for a historical magazine. But once I got into researching the 13 miners of that dis- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ aster, I was hooked and wanted to know more about life in the Keweenaw. The book includes the genealogies of the Celebrating 10 (Tinth) years as a UNESCO World Heritage miners in the 1872 accident as well as the genealogies of Site, The Man Engine ends his transformation with the massed crowd singing Trelawny! 50 Cornishmen who sent money back to their families in Cornwall the last quarter of 1876. In addition, there is a https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqb9_-PjNe0 section on extractions from newspapers during the years 1859-1873 which include a few marriages, deaths, but The Man Engine visits on the last leg of its tour mostly newsworthy items...some folksy news. There is a across Cornwall, celebrating ten years of the Cornish min- ing landscape becoming a World Heritage Site. section on a short history of the towns in Cornwall where the miners came from and other short articles of interest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MRw9rUlSV4A Oh yes, the section that is the most fun is a section of col- ored pictures of most of the houses standing in Central Mine.

Be sure to check out ‘Items of Interest’ for her book. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

To Whom it may concern:

My great grandfather James Fine was a Cornish miner who came to the US around 1880. He traveled to most of the mining areas in the US by train and stage coach. He is one of seven brothers and lived in Redruth (Croft Mitchell) Cornwall. He mar- ried a woman named Bessie Faull. James mined primarily in the Helena Montana region, but I believe he spent time in Bannock. He also traveled to Michigan and spent time in Nevada. He is described as a quite man who kept his own quarter.

James bought a farm north of Flathead Lake near Somers, Montana. There James and Bessie had 2 children, Bessie Faull Fine and William Fine. James bought land with his brother Jacob around 1900. Bessie was pregnant with her third child when she died. She is buried in Bethel Cemetery near Somers. Shortly after that Jacob died suddenly (Bessie was 2-3 years old) and James and children returned to , Cornwall to settle various financial obligations due to Jacob’s death. They were back in Cornwall for about 10 years. Google: Man Engine Cornwall for more information, photos and Utube videos. While in Cornwall, William, my great uncle, went to work at Hol- 46 man and Son’s where my grandfather, William Ambrose Correspondence con’t: Editor: I included this part of the CAV newsletter be- cause it shows that it is not just CAHS that is having is- Grose was a machinist apprentice. He was from a mining family sues. I suspect this is not an isolated challenge. and was born at St. Stevens in Ivy cottage. His family has many generations of mining captains and his father William Ambrose Since the beginning of 2000 Australian Society is chang- Grose, was captain of the Hexworthy Tin mine on Dartmoor when ing at a pace faster than at any time in history and the William was a boy. William worked there as a messenger and also pressures on and the implications upon volunteer organi- sations across all areas of society is being effected. Gen- distributed explosives to the miners. erally the following is happening that makes it harder to William Grose eventually started teaching at Holman and Son’s in recruit members and volunteers. Camborne where he met my great uncle, William Fine. Through - that connection William Grose met my grandmother Bessie Fine. Young parents are both working and time poor for outside James, Bessie’s father met Annie Nance in England and they of family opportunities and are not available for member- married before the family returned to the Flathead Valley around ship or research at this stage of their lives. For some their 1918. Annie Nance had family members reportedly from the family history has already be done. Butte, Montana area. - William Grose eventually followed Bessie to the US in 1923 and Grandparents are not as available due to more family re- they were married. My father Alfred James Grose was born in sponsibilities and commitments. - 1924. Due to the depression the family eventually moved back to Many retirees want to be free to travel both home and the farm where he grew up. He never cared for farm life, but loved overseas. the close relationship he had with his grandfather, James. who - taught him a love of music. CAV members are getting older and unable to assist with My grandparents and parents are all buried in Bethel Cemetery rosters as in the past. These issues are compounded par- with its lovely views of Flathead Lake to the south and Glacier ticularly by many Genealogical Societies due to the intro- Park to the north. duction of Information Technology and the availability of Before William Grose died at 108 years, he became friends with home computers with easy access to on line resources Tom Greeves. He provided Tom with a verbal history of the Hex- such as ‘Trove’, ‘Ancestry.com’ and ‘Find my past’ from worthy Mine, who has recorded these in both articles and books. our lounge rooms!! These are having a huge impact on Societies like ours as folk do not need to leave their home Tom has just completed another book called ‘Called Home.’ as in the past . Beryl Curnow, president Some information I am looking for: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1. Information on the Faull clan. Ballarat 2. Annie Nance family. I think she had brothers. Ballarat members were most fortu- 3. Details of the Fine family. I have documents but little detail of nate to have the opportunity to re- their lives. kindle their friendship with past Grand Bard Maureen Fuller at the Betsy Grose , email: [email protected] Berringa Church Service and also for lunch at the Lake View Hotel. See ‘Items of Interest’ for the book ‘Called Home’ Maureen visited the Bling jewellery ======exhibition of 19th Century Goldfields The Dramatic Cornwall Coast Jewellery at MADE and also Woods' I just finished filming a TV show about Cornwall, in Farming and Heritage Museum the far southwest of England. And when the sun is which is located on the Wimmera Highway, in Rupanyup and shining (as it does off and on most days in the summer run by John Woods (brother of Alison Stephen) Here she also here), it’s hard to imagine a more dramatically beauti- caught up with Alison Stephen and Beryl Pearse also. Afternoon ful place in the British Isles. The constant wind made tea with the Stuchbery’s and a tour of Ballarat with Keith Lanyon the scenes even more strikingly beautiful, as the entire were also included in Maureen’s visit. coastline came with a lacy border of crashing waves. Robin Coates In filming this clip, I’m quite exhilarated because I had Geelong just sat on the edge of a cliff, looked into the camera, Our branch had a stall at the and opened our show by saying, “Set on a rocky pen- National Celtic Festival held insula, Cornwall is a fascinating land. It’s a pirate’s at Portarlington over the punch of Celtic culture, legends of smugglers, and Queen’s Birthday long mining heritage. It has a rugged appeal that makes it a weekend. The festival was favorite among English holiday-goers.” well attended with a good From a friend on Facebook https://www.ricksteves.com/ number of people engaging 47 Correspondence con’t: Baronet, in 1771. The family name was changed to Yarde-Buller and they conversation with our members on all things Cornish. were elevated to the peerage in 1858. Neil Thomas The price is not fixed – agreement will be reached directly between Lord Churston and the buyer – but will probably Bendigo not to be as high as might have been the case before the After Mogo, we headed to Bermagui—the main part of the re- start of the recession in 2008. turn trip for Maureen and a very special meeting with two of her In the Nineties, Earl Spencer’s Lord of Wimbledon title cousins on the Green side of the family. fetched £171,000. The Herald First off we went to the Museum at Bermagui and met with one of the archivists who spoke with Maureen about the history of CAV Ballarat Newsletter Bermagui and what it would have been like when her great ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ great uncle Albert Ernest Green first landed there in 1868. “Silver Threads Among the Gold” Gathering/Reunion, June 3 – 5 Her cousin John Green took us to lunch and then it was off to the family property named Greendale, which is located in Cool- Cousins Celebrate 25 Years agolite (near Cobargo). John and Oliver, her other cousin With the People Who Started It All still manage the family prop- erty which has been in the It was hot! So hot over the June 3-5, 2016 weekend in Green family since Albert Stockton—scene of the 25th Annual Gathering of the Cali- Ernest Green first selected fornia Cornish Cousins—that our scheduled tour of the land there in 1879. Maureen University of the Pacific campus became “virtual” instead was thrilled to be able to visit of “actual.” the dairy farm and hear so much of the family history. No matter. Our Cornish Jenny tour guides Emily Tregoning and Katie We had a drive through the township of Williams, both recent UOP gradu- Cobargo and then John took Maureen to ates, did a fine job giving attendees the cemetery where they viewed the a real feel for this special Method- grave of Albert Ernest Green and his ist university even as we sat in family members. The family graves were front of a huge map in air condi- all located together in the same area and tioned (whew!) Raymond Great most of the headstones were in very Hall on the campus. good condition. Rob and Leanne Lloyd The main purpose of this year’s reunion was to honor ************************************************************************* our organization’s founders Fancy a Title? Joe and Maureen Roberts and The Lordship of the Manor of Trethevy, which is in a also those who served so ad- hamlet in Tintagel parish, is being offered for sale at a mirably as leaders over a quar- guide price of £7,000-£9,000. ter-century. Most of the 16 The new Lord and Lady of the Manor will be able to use past presidents (see page 6) the title on their passports, cheque books and credit cards. were in attendance to be hon- They will also enjoy membership of the Manorial Society ored. of Great Britain. But most of all they will enjoy the social cachet that Over the three day gathering a panel of the president’s pre- comes with the whiff of nobility and at least 900 years of sented their views on how to perpetuate their organization. history. They offered many good ideas. The Grass Valley Male How old the Lordship of the Manor of Trethevy is isn’t Voice Choir, of course, performed in the evening and then clear. at the Morris Chapel on campus for the traditional Sunday “Like so many Cornish manors the early history of morning gathering. Trethevy is very obscure and very little is recorded of it,” says the catalogue for the sale. Kenderwi Kernewek newsletter The title passed into the hands of the Churstons with the marriage of Susannah Yarde to Sir Francis Buller, 48 Correspondence con’t: Delivering was not new for me. My future husband was stationed in Hawaii with the Coast Guard before we Peter Dale submitted this article on Tintagel in the Toron- got married in 1974. When I went to visit him as his bride-to to Cornish Association newsletter : -be, his mother had a care package for me to deliver. She sent me off with two frozen pasties. I don't know if he was http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160602-the-wild-island more excited about seeing me or getting the pasties! -shaped-by-legend Newsletter of the Cornish Society of Greater Milwaukee ______

And John Webb had his article accepted in the Cornish Family Better Late Than Never …. History Society newsletter. If you are a member be sure to March 18th – 20th Cornish gathering in Daylesford read it. A few South Australians travelled to Daylesford to join our Victorian cousins in celebrations for the 30th anniversary of their Association, and the first Gathering of the Cornish held in Daylesford. Friday evening was a Cornish ‘shout’ (sing-along) and sup-

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Saturday saw the unveiling of The TCA participated with a a commemorative plaque on table at this year’s Ontario Cornish Hill, which provoked Genealogical Society Confer- some mirth at being typically ence held in Toronto. Mem- Cornish. The plaque was bers volunteered their time to made in 2001 but was then work the TCA table during put in a drawer while it was the Conference. Their partici- decided where it would be pation in this year’s OGS best placed – and it was only Conference was extremely discovered again just in time successful and resulted in for placement before being recruiting three new members unveiled in 2016 (though dat- to the TCA. ed 2001!) >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>

The Milwaukee Cornish celebrated St. Piran’s Day with a pastie lunch and the movie Tin. Diane Tamulion brought Cornish Association of South Australia newsletter the pasties from Marquette to Milwaukee with this story: ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My late husband, originally from the Chicago area, spent Australian Celtic Festival Glen Innes every summer in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan as a Apr 29 to May 1 child. When we got married in 1974, we moved there and began our lives together in the Big Bay / Marquette area. Cornish involvement was smaller this year as it was the year of We raised our two sons in an area that was rustic, homey, the Isle of Man. We did however enjoy a meet up meal on the and beautiful. We loved the traditions and tastes of the land and working in the area. Friday evening at the Imperial Hotel with our members, plus Being a city girl from the Chicago suburbs, I never heard of those from Southern Sons, from Qld, and the family of Stella Au- pasties (Yes, I am 1/4 Cornish, but Grandma wasn't). They brey; and a past Grand Bard. became a favorite that I shared with every visitor that came We had 17 people marching in the street parade on Saturday “up North.” In January, at the planning meeting for the morning (plus more watching) and the crowd was larger than re- year's events, it was decided we should have pasties from cent years. the UP (Upper Peninsula) for our pasty luncheon on April 30th. I quickly volunteered to pick up 60 half baked, frozen pasties from Jean Kay's Pasties on Presque Isle in Mar- quette for the event. It was such a treat to be able to share favorite pasties with our group in Milwaukee, and what a treat it was to walk into the church where the luncheon was held and be greet- ed with the wonderful aroma of baking pasties. The many thanks from all who raved about these delicious meat pies was wonderful but not surprising because my family and I have been enjoying them for over 30 years. 49 Correspondence con’t: Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy January 22-27, 2017 Our Cornish stone ceremony on Sunday was better attended than expected, as we handed out all 35 programs and many had to SLIG is pleased to offer 14 courses this year (January 22-27, share. We remembered many of our recently deceased members, 2017) on topics ranging from methodology to genetic genealo- and Past Grand Bard Maureen Fuller spoke on the contribution of gy. Courses are directed toward intermediate to advanced re- the Cornish in Australia. searchers wishing to take their genealogical education to new heights under the tutelage of the nations’ top experts. Students receive 25 hours of instruction, networking opportunities, partici- pation in special events, and time to research at the nearby Family History Library. Many societies and professional organi- zations also find time to meet and network together while at SLIG. The Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy is pleased to announce that several scholarship opportunities are available for students planning to attend the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy (SLIG) in January 2017. Cornish Association of New South Wales newsletter ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ ASG Scholar Award, American Society of Genealogists – Deadline August 31, 2016 The Christchurch, NZ branch held its annual pasty lunch on This award provides “financial assistance for a developing schol- 7 May and over-indulged in all things Cornish. There were ar to attend one of five academic programs in American geneal- 42 members and guests and apologies from 9 more who ogy.” couldn’t make it. A special welcome was given to Jean and The Genealogy Fairy – Genealogy Grants Program – Awarded Graham Harry who now live in Cambridge in the North Is- monthly land. This program, created by Thomas MacEntee, gives “back to the The "Hobby Hoss" morning song was sung by genealogy community through a series of grants to organiza- members and guest artists led by Heather on the accordion. tions and individuals . . .” Awards up to $500 are given for quali- There were toasts to Cornwall, to the Duke of Cornwall and fying projects, including genealogy continuing education pro- to absent friends. There were songs, music and poetry in- grams. cluding the usual favourites like "", New SLIG Scholarship Fund – Deadline October 1, 2016 “There’s something about a Pasty”, “Goin’ up Camborne This fund, opened at SLIG 2016, was created to enhance schol- Hill” and “Trelawney” complete with the traditional battle arship opportunities for SLIG students. This year’s award will cry of "Oggy, Oggy, Oggy". provide partial tuition to a transitional genealogist attending an institute for the first time. New Zealand Cornish Association newsletter Further details about scholarship opportunities may be found at ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ slig.ugagenealogy.org. PARKING SPACES FOR SALE IN ST IVES ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Four parking spaces in St Ives are up for sale for Kresen Kernow £37000 each. (about $73000 Australian) The combined total of almost £150000 sounds incredibly expensive but accord- As part of the Festival of ing to the estate agent one has already been sold and another Archaeology they were is under offer. delighted to take part in Each comes with a bollard to stop other people parking in events at Launceston Pri- the space. ory on Saturday July 30th They are being marketed as an: “Ideal location to park and when they held a Docu- leave for easy access to holiday properties, town and beach- ments and Finds Roadshow. Folks were encouraged to es. Marked parking spaces with security bollards to be pro- bring along documents from their attic, or archaeological vided on completion. Average space size 2.6m x 4.8m.” finds from their fields, and have them assessed by one of In 2010 another parking space was sold for £60000. their experts.

To keep most in touch with forthcoming events and activ- Editor: just when you thought it was bad it got worse. ities, find us on social media. We’re on Facebook Ballarat Cornish newsletter (@kresenkernow), Twitter (@kresenkernow) and Insta- 50 gram (kresenkernow) and we love to hear from you on these platforms! clean and I could heal until the next morning. It was not a A Cornwall Walk sight-seeing tour, since I had no energy after my arrival to the inn, but to find a place to eat and rest. By Thomas D. Rusch

The idea came up when I was accepted to a total fitness On my rest day in Penzance I was able to visit my third program through our local hospital. It was great. A total cousin once removed, whom my mother had befriended of nine teachers were accepted, and we became a team. when she did her genealogical research mostly back in the The coaches at the hospital included a physician, a nurse, a ‘70’s and ‘80’s. They had become good friends. During trainer, a dietitian, and even a mindfulness coach. And the day we found a couple of important gravestones, and this all came about because the trainer suggested we com- then I got to rest in the family farm home to a great meal bined an exercise we liked with a “creative goal.” prepared by her daughter.

Through my wanderings I was able to reconnect with the It developed in my mind within five Cornwall I had become acquainted with back in the late minutes: a walking holiday in Corn- ‘90’s . Even a stronger connection, I would say. Here are wall. On top of the physical chal- the things that struck me most: lenge, I had a couple of other cele-

brations for such a walk. First, I A appreciated the vast plant life. When all else got me would be newly retired. A definite down, there were always flowers and cause for celebration! And second, vegetation to keep my interest. it had been almost twenty years

since my last trip to Cornwall with Farming, especially dairy, is a strong my parents, and I wanted to return to backbone to the Cornish economy. the home of my great-great-grand Sometimes I took the public pathways. mother in honor of my late parents, Often well-marked, often not, I got lost especially my mother. She was the in many a cow pasture. Once I had to one that put the Ahnentafel together reroute myself to avoid becoming too that included Cornish ancestors back to Roger de Polking- intimate with a herd. and horne of Cornwall from 1299 (my 17 times great grandfa- Cornish ice cream were promoted eve- ther). rywhere.

The process in 2016 was quite simple. Google “walking Of course fishing also contributes greatly to Cornwall. I holiday” and “Cornwall” and I found the company West- enjoyed some good fish and chips, but didn’t get into the ern Discoveries. They had different plans, and since I more exotic seafood. would be “in training,” I chose the longest: St. Ives to Fal- mouth, ten days on the South West Coastal Path, a little If you ask Siri on Google about its landscape, she states more than one hundred miles. Baggage would be sent that Cornwall is “a county on England’s rugged southwest- ahead each day, and I only had to worry about a backpack ern tip.” It certainly is rugged. The terrain is rarely flat. and a water bottle. I would have a pre-walk rest day in St. Almost the entire end of the peninsula is granite. The ac- Ives, and rest days mid-walk in Penzance and post-walk in tion forcing the granite into the existing rock is what Falmouth. caused Cornwall into being such a miner’s delight.

The walk was difficult. It was specifically set for the My most important impression, however, deals with the South West Coast Path, which, in its entirely is more than . Their genuine friendliness made the trip 600 miles. After the first day from St. so much easier and enjoyable. I’m not the type to ask Ives to Zennor, I knew I needed to questions, but realized after a couple of days of walking “modify” the situation. Ultimately I and getting lost, even with a very detailed map, the best ended up using the Path, public foot and most logical thing to do was to have someone else in- paths, and roads. terpret my way. Though I was often literally trespassing,

not once did someone act suspicious of me. Rather they In the end I was satisfied how my walk always helped me out and then tried to figure out where I progressed: No matter how miserable I was from. I learned so much by just making a comment was, I knew I would be leaving the and would have them explain things. B&B at 9:00am and I would arrive at my destination about 4:00pm. Though

I didn’t know exactly what awaited me continued page 53 at the inn, I knew it would be dry and 51 Cornish Gathering 1872. He was born in Padstow around 1834, and arrived in in NSW around 1853.

New South Wales John Hawken, was a ship builder from St Breock, and his wife, Elizabeth (Betsy) nee Craig, was from Egloshayle. I had the pleasure of attending, along with about 103 oth- She was a pioneer in the introduction of the Wesleyan ers, the Cornish Gathering held May 27th -29th. The Coor- (later known as Methodist) faith in Shoalhaven, and instru- dinator, Julie Wheeler, also known in those parts as The mental in the building the Tomerong Union Church. Our Camborne Girl, helped organize the event to coincide with Sunday service was held at this church and it was based on the 10th annual Berry Celtic Festival held on Saturday, a Cornish Chapel Service in 1838. We sang three songs Mary 28th, and featured “The Year of Cornwall”. written by Charles Wesley, and the sermon was led by Reverend Ted Curnow.

As part of the gathering, we had a delightful two hour cruise on the tranquil and scenic Shoalhaven River. After- noon tea was provided. We enjoyed a wonderful dinner, and were entertained by the Raggeder Band, and Cornish

dancing.

Our guest of honor was past Grand Bard Maureen Fuller. She spoke about how the Cornish people now receive the same rights as other minorities in the UK.

The Grand Street Parade commenced at 9:30 a.m. Alt- She informed us that the Government has announced it hough we marched in the rain, many of the 53 participants will halt all funding for the Cornish Language. It had been were dressed in Cornish attire and carried banners affiliat- providing up to £150,000 a year since 2003 under the ed with their particular Cornish Group, while others waved Charter for Regional and Minority Languages to support St Piran flags, and, in general, showed the onlookers how the language, and now has withdrawn all money, saying proud we are of our Cornish heritage. The parade featured the county can allocate funding where local people feel it many of the distinctive colorful tartans, and numerous pipe should be spent. There is a petition online to save our lan- bands, along with various Celtic clans. When the parade guage which needs 10,000 signatures. reached the Berry Showground, the rain subsided, and we were entertained by the marching bands, bagpipes, and the band, Raggeder, in which three of the five members are Cornish.

During the gathering, we took a bus trip, and learned that although a Scotsman, Alexander Berry, was the first to We were told that there are around 500 Cornish Bards; 45 arrive in Shoalhaven, he was followed by Richard Mutton, living in Australia, and about 15 in the United States. 13 and his wife, Mary nee Short of Altarnun, Cornwall. attended the gathering. From Cornwall: Maureen Fuller. Richard was christened in 1797, and the couple married in From Victoria: Wendy Benoit, Robyn Coates, Leanne in 1820. Within three years of their marriage, Lloyd, Rob Lloyd, Gwen Phillips, Neil Thomas, Derek they emigrated to New South Wales [NSW] and became Trewarne, and June Whiffen. From South Australia: Noel landowners and in 1829 built a farm they called “Moroo”. Carthew, and Terry Johnson. From NSW: Joy Dunkerley, Chris Dunkerley, and Julie Wheeler. We visited the former home of Captain John Craig. He was a sea captain who was the first pilot and officer-in- Submitted by Judy Powell charge of the Shoalhaven Pilot Station, established in 52

National Geographic’s Free Website for Printing Detailed Topographical Maps

Topographic maps are a great re- source for genealogists looking for cemeteries, especially old or even abandoned cemeteries. I have found Breaking New Ground cemeteries listed on topographic maps that would have been difficult An excavation project is underway at Tintagel Castle, aiming to or perhaps impossible to find other- reveal more about life in post-Roman Britain. Geophysical surveys wise. carried out earlier this year were able to detect the walls and lay- ers of buried buildings built between the 5th and 7th centuries, The National Geographic web site has come to the rescue. and the new excavations are shedding light on how and when the buildings were constructed, as well as what they were used for. Going to http://www.natgeomaps.com/trail-maps/pdf-quads Just days into the project, all four trenches ("Tristan" and "Iseult" puts every US Geological Survey (USGS) topographical on the upper eastern terrace, and "Geraint" and "Mark" on the southern terrace) have revealed the first glimpses of the stone map from across the United States on one easy-to-navigate walls of buildings. site and made them easy to print out at home. You have to A metre-wide wall has been discovered cutting across the Mark copy the maps to a flashdrive and take them to a commer- and Geraint trenches, and the team will be working to establish cial print shop. when it was built. Many interesting artefacts have also been un- earthed, including Late-Roman amphorae, fragments of fine glass, The printable PDF you get from National Geographic is bro- and a rim of Phocaean red-slip ware - the first shard of fine table- ken down into 5 pages. ware to be found on the south side of the island. Probing of Tintagel's rich and varied past will continue long after Page 1 is an overview map showing the Quad in context the four trenches are closed, thanks to the use of cutting-edge Pages 2 through 5 are the standard USGS Quads cut in sample analysis technologies. Soil, ceramics, glass, iron, bone quarters to fit on standard printers and molluscs from the site will be sent for accurate radiocarbon dating to establish their exact age and help to draw a clearer over- all picture of the island's story. Hillshading has been added to each page of the PDF to help visualize the topography

Obviously, these maps have a lot of other uses besides ge- nealogy.

You can try it at http://www.natgeomaps.com/trail-maps/pdf- quads.

Eastman Online Genealogy Newsletter This summer's excavations serve as a 'first look' beneath the earth - a scratch of the surface and a taster of what may lie in ______wait. Win Scutt, English Heritage Properties Curator for the West, Walk con’t: explains: "We're cutting a small window into the site's history, to guide wider Would I do it again? Probably not in the same way. I excavations next year. We'll also be gathering samples for analy- might include three or so days of walking, but it was a bit sis. It's when these samples are studied in the laboratory that the much. This was what I needed at this point in my life. I fun really starts, and we'll begin to unearth Tintagel's secrets." feel stronger both physically and emotionally. I don’t know Excavations were carried out until 2 August for this year. Mem- exactly what to do with the conclusions I reached from my bers of the excavation team were on hand to discuss and explain walk. It seemed that the Cornish had more of a sense and what is going on. Find out more about Tintagel Castle and plan pride of their “Cornishness” than when I was there before, your visit today at and maybe a revitalized interest from both sides will keep http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/tintagel-castle/ the spirit alive. Let’s hope so. English Heritage on Facebook 53 15.8.16 names 19 new Bards Helen Musser, Penzance, Cornwall – for services to Cornish cul- ture including the Golowan Band and dancing The international importance of being awarded with Cornish Eric Rabjohns, Carharrack, Cornwall – for his work with the history bardship will be plain to see once again this year as 19 proud of mining initiates, of whom nearly a third are from outside Cornwall, wait Sonia Reuter, New South Wales, Australia – for her work for Corn- to take their honoured place among the 500 or so existing mem- wall in Australia bers of the College of Bards of Gorsedh Kernow. Michael John Smith, St Cleer, Cornwall – support for Cornwall and the Cornish language Gorsedh Kernow was established in 1928 with the aim of cele- Carole Stark, St Austell, Cornwall – for her work for Old Cornwall brating and promoting Cornwall’s distinctive Celtic culture and Societies and summer pilgrimages the village of , home to Cornwall’s celebrated statue William J Thomas, St Ives, Cornwall – for his work with Cornish of Cornish martyrs, St Keverne blacksmith Michael and music, the St John’s Ambulance Service and the Mission to Sea- Bodmin lawyer , provides the setting for this men year’s Gorsedh Kernow Esedhvos Festival which includes the Ruedigar Wohlers, Oldenburg, Germany – for work with wildlife main bardic ceremony on Saturday 3rd September at St support and talks about Cornwall Keverne Playing Field, right in the heart of the village. From: http://gorsedhkernow.org.uk/wp/?p=426 The high point of the ceremony, which starts at 2pm, will be the inauguration of the 19 new bards in recognition of their outstand- Editor: ‘with help’ I was alerted to the new bards from Bill Cur- ing work in serving Cornwall and her distinctive Celtic identity. now emailing me for contact information on Ron James. I contact- ed Matthew Glasson (creating our Facebook page) who happens “Being awarded a bardship is a great honour,” said Grand Bard to live in Iowa and he could only find Ron M. James in Nevada— of Cornwall Merv Davey, Telynor an Weryn “especially as the me too with Google. A reply email from Gage McKinney to anoth- ceremony is conducted in front of all the other blue robed bards, er email from Bill and forwarded to me, cleared up the mystery: alongside representatives of other Cornish organisations and friends and families that support Gorsedh Kernow and come ‘The Iowa address is misleading. Ron James is the retired historic together on this special occasion to celebrate our precious Cor- preservation officer of the State of Nevada and an authority on nish culture.” Virginia City and the Comstock Lode. His book, The Roar and the Silence, is already a classic on the subject. He has given a least Once again the ever increasing interest and activity around the two tours of Virginia City for the Cornish Cousins, including one Cornish language, Kernewek is reflected in the number of peo- during the international gathering in 2009. A busload of people ple, almost a third of the new bards, recognised this year for traveled from Grass Valley to Virginia City to spend the day with their work in this area. Industrial and musical heritage is also Ron. well represented as is the important work done for Cornwall by people overseas. Ron was educated as a folklorist and there he's making a remark- able contribution. Several of his studies of Cornish folklore have The 19 new bards are: appeared over the years in Cornish Studies, including a learned Penny Champion, Lewisham, London, paper on tommyknockers. He gave a wonderfully learned and James Daniel, Penzance, Cornwall, charming talk at the CAHS gathering in Milwaukee a couple of Jacqueline Heard, Stratton, Cornwall, years ago. In his retirement he's pursuing his folklore studies. No Rod Sheaf, , Cornwall one has looked at Cornish folklore so intently since Hamilton Jen- Jacqueline Wheatton, Hertfordshire, England – by examination kin and Baring-Gould, and they didn't have Ron's background in in the Cornish language and continuing work for Cornwall the field. Michael John Edwards, Truro, Cornwall – for his work with Cor- To me Ron is one of the most nish rugby and gigs important scholars working with Thomas Derek Giles, St Austell, Cornwall – for his work with the Cornish materials today. And China Clay industry he recently moved to a family Heather Gladstone, Christchurch, New Zealand – for her support farm in Iowa with his wife, Su- for Cornwall and Cornish music san, but maintains his strong Amanda Harris, Ponsanooth, Cornwall – for her work with connections in Nevada. He's Scavel an Gow and KEAP also a very kind man. Ronald M James, Iowa, USA – for services to Cornish heritage and culture James has been an adjunct professor in the Anthropology Depart- Alan Frank Kneebone, , Cornwall – for his work with ment at the University of Nevada, Reno. He received the Wilbur mining heritage S. Shepperson Humanities Book Award; the Rodman Paul Award Joanna Mattingly, Truro, Cornwall – for services to the study continued on page 59 of the fabric and history of Cornish churches 54 Council to seek urgent confirmation from Minis- out soiling his expensive clothes. Then Tristan says to the young ters on EU funding allocated to Cornwall man, "’Ere, if I can tell ‘ee zackly what your business is, will ‘ee give me back my calf?" The young man thinks about it for a sec- “We note the result of the referendum on the UK’s mem- ond and then says, "Okay, why not?" bership of the European Union. "You're a Member of the European Parliament", says Tristan. Prior to the referendum we were reassured by the ‘leave’ "Wow! That's correct," says the yuppie, "but how did you guess campaign that a decision to leave the EU would not affect that?" the EU funding which has already been allocated to "There ain’t no guessing needed" answers Tristan. "You showed Cornwall and that Cornwall would not be worse off in terms of the investment we receive. We are seeking ur- up ‘ere even though nobody called ‘ee; you want to get paid for a gent confirmation from Ministers that this is the case. answer I already knew to a question I never asked. You used mil- We will now be studying the impact of this decision on lions of pounds worth of equipment trying to show me how much Cornwall, both now and in the future. Because of Corn- smarter you be than me. But you don't know a bleddy thing about wall’s relatively weak economy, compared to the rest of how working people like me make a living - or about cows, for that Europe, Cornwall has received significant amounts of matter. This ‘ere’s a flock o’ sheep. Now, give me back my dog.” funding from the EU over the past 15 years and we will be seeking confirmation that this allocation, based on A bit of humor or truth from the New Zealand Cornish newsletter need, will continue in the future.” ######################################################### John Pollard, the Leader of said “Now that we know the UK will be leaving the EU we will be taking urgent steps to ensure that the UK Government protects Cornwall’s position in any negotiations. Ode to a Cornish Summer “We will be insisting that Cornwall receives investment Author Unknown equal to that provided by the EU programme which has averaged £60m per year over the last ten years.” https://www.cornwall.gov.uk ‘Tis Emmett time in Cornwall An’swarms of ‘m is ‘ere. CAV Ballarat Newsletter They’m clutterin’ up the beaches, ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ They’m drinkin’ up the beer. They’m fallin’ off the cliff-tops Bureaucrats get everywhere An’ drownin’ in the sea. Tristan, a Cornish farmer was overseeing his animals in a re- Nurses up the ‘ospitals mote hilly pasture near Minions on Bodmin Moor when a shiny Are busy as can be. brand-new BMW advanced toward him out of a cloud of dust. They’m eatin’ all the pasties, The driver, a young man in a Saville Row suit, Gucci shoes, They’m buyin’ all the bread. RayBan sunglasses and Armani tie, leaned out the window and An’ some in motorcars asked the farmer, "If I tell you exactly how many cows and Aren’t fitty in they ‘ead. calves you have in your herd, will you give me a calf?" Tristan Still—in all d’bring in money looks at the man, who is obviously a yuppie, then looks at his peacefully grazing animals and calmly answers, "OK, my burd, Av that there eddn no doubt; why not?" So as a poor old Cousin Jack The yuppie parks his car, whips out his Dell notebook comput- I dedd’n really oughta shout. er, connects it to his iPhone 6s and surfs to a NASA page on So we must make the best av it; the Internet, where he calls up a GPS satellite to get an exact Take the rough in with the smooth, fix on his location and scan the area in an ultra-high-resolution Rememberin’ come Autumn photo. The young man then opens the digital photo in Adobe The emmetts allus move. Photoshop and exports it to an image processing facility in Ger- ‘An if you think I’m prejudiced many. Within seconds, he receives an email on his laptop that Or out to cause some strife, the image has been processed and the data stored. He then I think I oughta tell’e accesses an MS-SQL database through an ODBC connected I got a ‘ansome Emmett wife. to a cloud-based Excel spreadsheet and almost instantly re- ceives a response. Finally, he prints out a full-colour, 150-page (Emmett is an old word for ant, and report on his miniaturised HP LaserJet printer. He turns to the Is often used to refer to the summer invasion of tourists. The Farmer and says, "You have exactly 1,586 cows and calves." Cornish word for ant is muryon) "That's right, my ‘ansome. Well, I ‘spose ‘ee can take one of my calves. ‘Elp yerself!" says Tristan with a grin. He watches the Newsletter of the Southwest Wisconsin Cornish Society young man select one of the animals and looks on with amuse- ment as the he struggles to stuff it into the boot of his car with- 55 Taklow a Vern (Items of Interest)

NEW SECTION TO BE ADDED TO TAM KERNEWEK

Future editions of Tam Kernewek will include space for more of your comments in the new LETTERS TO THE EDITOR section. In response to several members' wishes, we will happily receive your letters - reactions to previous newsletter articles, notes about your travels, meetings with fellow American-Cornish friends, jokes and quips you may encounter (with proper censorship), opinions about Cornish goings-on, little-known facts about Cornish lore, etc.

Send your letters to: Carolyn Haines, newsletter editor, at [email protected] or to: 3835 Bush Gardens Lane Holt MI 48842-9401 ______

CAHS IS NOW ON FACEBOOK!

Our appreciation goes to CAHS member Matthew Glasson from Coralville, Iowa, for his efforts in setting up our Facebook page. He came forward not long ago, saying that one of the ways CAHS can and should be current is to have a pres- ence on Facebook. With his technical knowledge and his willingness to help, we now can announce our new page.

If you would like to join us, just LIKE the page by clicking on the Like button and posts will come to your newsfeed as they are added.

To join Facebook go to Facebook.com and fill out the information asked for, and click on Sign up! ______

Birds of Passage Cornishmen In Michigan’s Upper Peninsula Keweenaw County

By Betty Marie Bellous

Birds of Passage is a new research and genealogical guide that includes abstracts of mine disasters and deaths, annotations on miners’ lives, their origins in Cornwall, remittances to family and more.

Soft cover, 8x10, 100+ pages, that include color photos and an every name index. Price is $30 includes S/H.

Send check, money order or purchase order to Betty Bellous, 6102 Jefferson, #1418, Midland, MI 48640. Include name, address, number of books wished and total amount.

56 Items con’t: Called Home The Dartmoor Tin Miner 1860-1940 Photographs and Memory

By Tom Greeves

This book is the product of two core elements – first, photographs taken between 1860 and 1940 of the last days of Dartmoor’s high moorland tin industry and, secondly, recol- lection of those days from the people of Dartmoor themselves. Both components have been gathered by Tom Greeves since about 1970, involving countless conversations, correspondence and journeys, even to America. Three important mines are the focus of this book – Hexworthy, Vitifer and Golden Dagger. Unique images of people and ma- chinery bring to life the sites that have now been reclaimed by the moor, and the voices of those once involved in Dartmoor’s pre-eminent industry are heard again.

ISBN 978 0 906294 87 1. 160 pages, 166 illustrations. Hardback with dustwrapper. £16.00

To purchase go to: http://www.twelveheads.com/t871.htm ______

MacBoyle’s Gold By Gage McKinney Book launch 14 September 2016

MacBoyle’s Gold could not happen anywhere but in California. The romance of California gold begins in 1849 and ends with the lives of Errol and Glendolyn MacBoyle. The grandson of a forty-niner, MacBoyle studied mine engineering at America’s finest universities and compiled the first official study of Califor- nia’s northern mining district. He chose Grass Valley’s neglected Idaho Maryland mine as his personal favorite, even after experienced investors declared it was “worked out.” With insufficient capital and a cadre of loyal friends and indomitable will, he was determined to make his fortune. MacBoyle was, in his own words, “damn fool enough to believe a mine existed” where others had failed. So did his beautiful secretary, Glen Clifford, who had absorbed his interests and enthusiasms even before they married. They scraped by in a leaky cottage in the woods--and then struck it rich. Mac- Boyle found the lost vein and extracted more than $25 million in gold. The mine became the richest in all of California. or Grandson of a 49er, mining engineer Errol MacBoyle chose to resurrect the “worked out” Idaho Maryland gold mine. He and his beau- tiful wife Glendolyn scraped by in a leaky cottage in the woods, but after he located a lost vein and made it the richest mine in Califor- nia, they lived a fabulous life of private planes, thoroughbred racing horses, and expensive jewels, and “Glen” MacBoyle hobnobbed with San Francisco’s glamorous and eccentric “Big Alma” Spreckels. Then World War II shut down their Santa Rosa winery, closed America’s gold mines, and halted work on his incredible state-of-the-art hospital at Grass Valley. When MacBoyle suffered a paralytic stroke, no one imagined he could salvage his broken empire . . . but they were wrong. 472 pp, 67 illus; paperback $26.50 Book launch: https://www.facebook.com/events/648089325344222/ To purchase: https://www.amazon.com/MACBOYLES-GOLD-Gage-McKinney/dp/0933994613 Or: http://comstockbonanza.com/products/hf2xua1rpt 57 Items of interest con’t

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland in Cornu-English

By Lewis Carroll, translated into Cornu-English by Alan M. Kent

“In tha direction,” the Cat said, waving of uts right paw “In that direction,” the Cat said, waving its right paw round. “d’liv a Atter, an in tha direction,” waving the other around, “lives a Hatter, and in that direction,” waving the paw, lives a March Are. Visit either you d’like: they’m both other paw, “lives a March Hare. Visit either you like: mazed.” they’re both mad.” “But I dun’t want t’go among mazed people,” Alice “But I don’t want to go among mad people,” Alice remarked. remarked. “Oh, you ken’t help tha,”said the Cat: ‘we’m all proper “Oh, you can’t help that,” said the Cat: ‘we’re all mad mazed ere. I’m mazed. You’m mazed.” here. I’m mad. You’re mad.” “How do ee knaw tha I’m mazed?” said Alice. “How do you know I’m mad?” said Alice. “You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’t ave comed “ You must be,” said the Cat, “or you wouldn’t have come ere.” here.”

Cornu-English is that form of English spoken by the majority of native residents in Cornwall. It has also spread overseas to be spoken in areas of the world where Cornish migrants lived and worked-in such diverse locations as Australia, the United States of America, New Zealand, Mexico and South Africa. It may be said to be one of three major linguistic groups operating within Cornwall, a Celtic territory in the west of the island of the Brit- ain. The three are Cornish, English and Cornu-English. Within Cornu-English, it is necessary to point out that although the broad vocabulary and grammar remain the same there are some variations in accent. These can be graded from east to west, and from north to south. In general, the accent in the west of Cornwall (in West Penwith, in particular) has remained quite distinctive, with some observers believing this is because of the later persistence of the Cornish language there. This edition of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is translated with a nod towards the Cornu-English accent of mid Cornwall; in particular that found in the working-class china-clay mining villages to the north of St Austell. This accent and locale re- main interesting because for many years there were perceived as not being as picturesque as others parts of Cornwall, and so received less immi- gration and loss of Cornu-English speakers.

First edition, 2015. Illustrations by John Tenniel. ISBN 978-1-78201-102-6 (paperback)

USA : available at Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1782011021/evertype-20 $15.95 UK: available at Amazxon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1782011021/evertype-21 £10.95 ______

Little Book of Cornish Songs

Our good friend Jim Coyle has made up a 'Little Book of Cornish songs', containing not only the usual lyrics but also the music. There are 10 songs, starting with Trelawny, Sweet Nightingale, , Cadgwith Anthem, Sans Day Carol, The White Rose, Padstow May Day Song, Lamorna, Poor Bugger Janner, and Bro Goth Agan Tasow. Available from Jim for $15 (post) or $10 electronic file. Contact Jim at Email: [email protected] More about Jim and his music at http://www.jimcoylemusic.com/

58 Successful open day for Woodturners Bards con’t: from the National Mining History Association; and the Award of This year’s annual open day of the Cornwall Association Merit from the American Association for State and Local History. of Woodturners took place in glorious sunshine at Wheal He has been inducted into the State of Nevada Writers Hall of Jane last weekend. Fame.

The organisers were delighted with the level of support And then I remembered I was at the 2009 gathering and enjoyed and attendance on the day which resulted in four new Ron’s expertise in Virginia City! members joining the club, including two ladies, and al- most £700 being raised for the Association’s chosen chari- A lot of what this is about is the ‘twists and turns’ it takes to some- ty Children’s Hospice South West. times get an article into the newsletter. As hard as it is sometimes to use new technology, it makes it easy to see that it would have When the CWA found themselves without suitable ac- taken several weeks to finish this article rather than 1 1/2 days. commodation, a perfect solution was found at Wheal Jane. Editor In return for a peppercorn rent, the CWA agreed to refur- bish an unused shed using their woodworking skills! The Association has held weekly sessions at Wheal Jane ever Facing Up to the Long-term Future of Your Genealogy Society since, in addition to a series of successful open days. Dick Eastman · August 11, 2016

Visitors to last weekend’s event were also interested to This article was first published as a Plus Edition article on March 7, 2012. It know more about the Wheal Jane site and the businesses turned out to be a very popular article. At the suggestion of some newslet- and developments taking place here. ter readers, I am re-publishing it today as a Standard Edition article so that more people can read it. I have made a few minor updates to the original http://www.wheal-jane.co.uk/category/wheal-jane-group-news/ article as well. Please feel free to forward this article to others or to republish it anywhere you please for non-commercial purposes. There is no need to ask for per- mission; “just do it.”

Fruits and Vegetables in Cornish NOTE: This article contains several personal opinions.

Potatoes Patatys I travel a lot and I spend a lot of time with officers and members of many genealogy societies. Most everywhere I go, I hear stories of Carrots Karetys societies that are shrinking in size and even a few stories of socie- ties that are struggling to maintain their existence. Even amongst all

this “doom and gloom,” I do hear a few rare stories of genealogy Tomato Aval kerensa societies that are thriving and growing larger. Not only are they at- tracting more members, but these few societies are also offering Cabbage Kowl more and more services to their members with each passing year. Why do the majority of societies flounder while a handful succeed? Onion Onyon I hear all sorts of “reasons” why societies are shrinking these days. I suspect many are not true reasons but are merely “shoot from the Apple Aval hip” excuses offered with no statistics or research to back them up. Common excuses include, “It’s competition from the Internet” or, “It’s the economy” or, “People just aren’t interested anymore.” Orange Owraval To be sure, competition and economic difficulties and even lack of interest exist everywhere. If society members and officers do noth- Plum Ploumen ing to offset these factors, inertia sets in, and societies suffer. How- ever, these factors affect all societies. The question persists: why is Strawberries Sevi it that some societies thrive and even expand while others are shrinking? Banana Banana I think the answer is a combination of many factors. However, some of the causes and perhaps even a few of the solutions become obvi- ous when we look at history. Our ancestors witnessed and perhaps http://www.magakernow.org.uk/default.aspx?page=3 participated in similar problems years ago in other industries. In- deed, in recent years, even those of us alive today have seen simi- lar declines and occasional reversals in a number of business en- 59 deavors. Perhaps the answer to the future growth of your genealogy society may be found by first looking back at the histo- anyone asked you that question? ry of similar problems in other fields of endeavor. The newspaper business was almost an exact repeat of the railroad business. New competition arose from radio, television, Here is the first question to ponder: What happened to the Internet, and a host of small electronic devices. Even blog- all the railroads in North America? gers are competition to newspapers. Generally speaking, the new competition has been cheaper, faster, and much more flexi- In the 1800s the railroad industry in the U.S. was a growth busi- ble, able to change quickly to meet customers’ demands. ness. In some ways it was like today’s Internet businesses. Con- The result was predictable: stodgy, old newspaper companies sumers couldn’t get enough of the railroads’ “product:” convenient with inflexible management started losing business. Customers and easy travel. People traveled to places they never visited be- abandoned those companies where management said, “We are fore, even if only to visit relatives in another state. Corporations in the newspaper business.” Yet a few forward-thinking manag- also rushed to send their products by rail because it was cost- ers said, “We are in the news and information business,” and effective to do so. Farmers sent their products to distant markets they survived by adopting the methods of their new competitors. that had previously been impossible to reach. The economy im- A very small number of newspapers, such as USA Today, proved for farmers and for corporations, and the money then adopted modern business methods and built upon their “trickled down” into almost all other businesses. The country flour- strengths: dozens of reporters, editors, advertising departments, ished, in part because of the railroads. and more. They built multi-media organizations capable of deliv- Most every year, inventors created newer and more efficient loco- ering news and entertainment to their customers, wherever and motives. First it was steam, then it was petrol, then diesel. Times whenever those customers want it. were good, and America had a bright, rail-based future. I will suggest that it makes no difference how a news story is So what happened? Why isn’t North America blanketed in rail delivered to a customer. One (slow) method is to print it on pa- routes today? Why doesn’t everyone commute to work on the per and send it out via overnight trucks to be sold in stores and railroad? newsstands. Another is to broadcast the same story on radio Today, the railroad companies are a shell of what they once and television. Perhaps still better is to place the story on a web were. Why? Because automobiles and trucks came along and ran site where customers can retrieve it whenever they wish. Anoth- the railroads into the ground. er option is to build the story into an RSS newsfeed where cus- Senior managers at railroad companies seemed to believe “we tomers can access it via a newsreader. Better still, if the custom- are in the railroad business.” In fact, they were really in the er has a strong interest in some topic (sports, financial news, or TRANSPORTATION business, but few executives realized that. most anything else), PUSH that information as it becomes avail- A very few railroads expanded over the years into bus lines, able to the customer’s smart phone that is on his hip or in her trucking companies, and allied transportation businesses. purse. One company provides a perfect example: Railway Express. This Executives who think they are “in the newspaper business” will company specialized in brokering and delivering railroad freight, fail. In fact, the PRODUCT is news and information, and that is mostly smaller packages that required much less than a full box important. The DELIVERY METHOD might be paper or broad- car for transportation. This was a “railroad company” that eventu- cast media or Internet. I will suggest that delivery methods are ally was driven to bankruptcy by a newer company that saw the important, but never as important as the product. The product is true business was delivering packages (parcels) by whatever INFORMATION, and companies in the information business means made sense: United Parcel Service. The new company, have a better chance of survival than those companies that be- usually called “UPS,” seems to have done quite well by delivering lieve they are in the newspaper business. packages by rail, truck, and airline. In short, the company suc- ceeded nicely by doing exactly what the older company had done Let’s look at a third example: Computers except for one major difference: the new company did not limit its services by calling themselves a railroad company, but by calling This story has a very different ending. Apple started in the themselves a freight delivery company and then by doing computer business 30 years ago at about the same time as did “whatever it takes” to serve the customers. Microsoft and a few dozen other personal computer companies. The overwhelming majority of railroad companies tried to remain Some built hardware; a few created software. A very few, includ- just that: railroad companies. Then they wondered, “What hap- ing Apple, tried to do both. In fact, Apple floundered for a few pened to all the customers? years as the company’s managers tried to become the best and most successful computer company in the industry. By most Let’s fast-forward a few years and look at another busi- standards of measurement, the Apple executives failed. Sales ness: newspapers. were down and continued to drop every year. At one time, Apple was close to bankruptcy. Again, newspapers used to be multi-million dollar businesses that Apple’s board of directors then re-hired Steve Jobs. He was a most everyone respected. They were the primary sources of founder of the company but later left to pursue other opportuni- news and information for most citizens. A very common question ties. Newly-re-hired Steve Jobs was given one objective: turn was, “Have you seen the paper today?” When was the last time the company around. He was given a free rein to 60 do whatever he thought was best. Probably not all genealogy organizations need to perform all of The rest is history. Even today, Apple does not build as many these activities, but I will suggest that most organizations need personal computers as some of its competitors and does not to perform at least several of the above. Like Steve Jobs’ experi- produce as much software as its biggest competitor. Yet Apple ences at Apple, some of these services will flounder and be- is now more profitable than any other company, even more prof- come miserable failures. Chalk those up as “learning experienc- itable than Microsoft. In fact, Apple now has the highest corpo- es.” All you want is to make sure that enough of your organiza- rate valuation IN HISTORY. tion’s efforts succeed and generate enough revenue to help How is this possible? There are a number of reasons, but the sustain the organization. biggest seems to be that Apple stopped being a computer com- Most societies already perform educational activities for mem- pany years ago. Instead, Apple is now the world’s leading bers and sometimes for non-members. All we can do is to ex- PERSONAL TECHNOLOGY COMPANY. pand this. Perhaps societies should be holding classes and in- To be sure, Apple does make a significant amount of income formation sessions for the general public. How about establish- from sales of personal computers. However, that revenue is not ing Scholarships for local high school seniors planning to pursue as big as the money derived from the sales of personal music studies in history or allied fields? players, cell phones, and tablet devices. Apple also produces Publishing is performed by many societies today although often devices to stream movies and television programs across the is limited to small booklets that are published only on paper and Internet. The same company even manufactures and sells bat- are not well advertised nationwide. Yet today’s technology al- tery chargers. Indeed, this is no longer a computer company. lows for electronic publishing at far lower costs than older meth- Apple failed as a personal computer company, but it became ods of printing books. Shouldn’t we be placing all genealogy wildly successful as a personal technology company. publications online and making them available to anyone and Better than any other tech company, Apple paid attention to the everyone worldwide for a modest fee? Or will we continue to act trends of what consumers want, and they’ve never been afraid like newspapers? to experiment with other products. Some of those products Travel services can be a major service for members. How many failed miserably, but others succeeded far beyond anyone’s of your organization’s members have ever visited the state his- expectations. The result is the most profitable company in the torical society’s library? Or a nearby university’s archives? Or- industry with more money in the bank than the gross national ganize a trip! A trip doesn’t always have to involve airfare to products of many countries. distant locations; a local visit can be just as valuable for mem- The railroad moguls of days past said, “We’re in the railroad bers and non-members alike. business!” when they should have been saying, “We’re in the Lobbying is perhaps one of the greatest needs of genealogy transportation business.” Newspaper managers used to say organizations today. We are under constant pressure from well- they ran newspaper companies when they should have been meaning, but ignorant, legislators to limit access to the very rec- managing news and entertainment companies. ords we depend upon. Genealogy organizations need to make Steve Jobs and Apple got this right by saying, “We’re not a per- sure that legislators understand that identity theft is not a factor sonal computer company; we’re a technology company.” when looking at death records from many years ago. In short, we need to lobby! So what does this mean for your genealogy society? Speaking of members, do services have to be restricted to members? Why not make all services available to the general Are they societies, or are they providers of genealogy infor- public? Sure, you might offer a discount to members, but re- mation and education and other services? stricting items “as a benefit of membership” rarely benefits any- First, let’s stop calling them “societies.” That is a very narrow one. By restricting services to members, all the society is doing term that encourages members and officers alike to narrow their is locking out potential new members and others who may have focus. We need to look at a bigger picture. Perhaps we should a casual interest in genealogy. The best advertising to attract call them “genealogy organizations” or invent some other term new members is to let non-members use the organization’s pre- that better describes the myriad of services possible. Such ser- sent services, although perhaps at a slightly higher price than vices can include: what members pay. Some of these “outsiders” will be motivated to join. The remainder at least will have added to the organiza- 1. Education tions treasury. 2. Publishing (on paper as well as electronic publishing) As proven recently by the television networks, genealogy is also 3. Travel services to local and distant repositories or even to “entertainment.” Yes, we are in the entertainment business, “the old country” whether we realize it or not. Let’s entertain our members and 4. Lobbying services especially let’s entertain our potential future members! 5. Fraternal organization services, somewhat like the Elks or The above list only “scratches the surface.” I am sure you and Lions or Masons or other fraternities and sororities, all working your associates can create a longer list of worthwhile activities. towards common public service goals We need to exist, thrive, and even grow in a high tech world of 6. And perhaps the most important of all: entertainment instant communications and collaboration. We cannot sit back continued on page 66 61 Member Information Michael O’Rell Surnames: Oates / Chacewater, Kea, New 712 33rd St Kenwyn, Perryman / St. Austell, Manhattan Beach, CA Creed, Gorran, Jeffery / St. Agnes, Mary Junkel Surnames: Goldsworthy / Redruth [email protected] Skinners Bottom 18212 N Atlantic Rd. 310-545-6712 Colbert, WA

99005-9608 Sharon Markworth Surnames: Bennetts / Crowan, Chin, [email protected] 8902 Dan Driive Ching, Chinn / St. Keverne, Troon,

North Royalton, OH Camborne, Harris, Knight / Redruth, Bob Rossi Surnames: Robert St Auibyn, John St 44133 Camborne, Pearce / Wendron, Bryant, PO Box 2766 Aubyn (grandfather) / St Michael’s [email protected] Trezona / Camborne Salem OR Mount 440-897-6495 97308-2766

[email protected] William G. Symons Surnames: Symons/Semmens, Ed- 503-364-1045 2517 N Summit St wards, Camborne, Heather / Breage,

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720 Rosebud Ct Lifetime (new) Coralville, IA Milton Kelly 52241 210 San Carlos Way [email protected] Novato, CA 319-354-0258 94945-1628 [email protected] Catherine Whitford Surnames: Trehawke of Trehawke Bar 415-897-6835 150 Jail Alley ton, between Liskeard and Men- Mineral Point, WI henoit, Launceston Buckingham of Renewals [email protected] St Day Dave Thomas Surnames: Thomas, Richards, Ellis, 608-987-3545 401 Fourth St Rosemergy, Perkins Eagle Harbor, MI REMINDER: Please keep your snail mail addresses up to [email protected] date! 906-250-1879 The post office notifies the treasurer of this and it costs 59 Susan Knutson Surnames: Kneebone, Bennett, Uren / 417 Beech Street Gwennap, Uren / Wendron cents for each notice. We realize when one is moving the Kingsford, MI last thing that comes to mind is to change one’s TK ad- 49802 dress. However, it does cost the society when the newslet- ter has to be resent. [email protected] 62 906-774-3860

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

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I also enclose $______for Paul Smales Memorial Fund to bring presenters from Cornwall to the Gatherings. Members con’t: Society con’t Linda Lowrey Surnames: Chenhall, Butson / Chace- and complain of “competition from the Internet.” Instead, we 222 Concession St #204 water, Calstock, St. Agnes, Kenwyn need to embrace the Internet and every other form of technolo- Hamilton, ON gy and use all these tools to further our own interests. L9A 1B1 CANADA My prediction: [email protected] 1-905-389-8712 Many genealogy societies will continue to shrink and will even- tually die. Genealogy “organizations” with a broad outlook and a William E. Paul Surnames: Paul / , Tintagel, willingness to experiment with new methods of delivering ser- 6644 Bunker Hill Court Delabole vices will expand and become influencers within the genealogy Charlotte, NC world. 28210-4220 704-643-5480 Where will you and your society fit into all of this?

Address and surname corrections: Eastmans Online Genealogy Newsletter James Thomas Surnames: Thomas, Richards, Rule / 3409 Elmwood Drive Breage, St. Ives https://blog.eogn.com/2016/08/11/facing-up-to-the-long- Clio, MI 48420 term-future-of-your-genealogy-society/

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Synsas (Contents) Cornish Fest 2016 23-25 Sept 2016 Mineral Point, WI CAHS SAYS THANKS Page 43 President’s Message 44 Correspondence 45-50 18th Cornish American Gathering A Cornwall Walk 51, 53 Where?? Cornish Gathering in NSW 52 When?? 2017?? Breaking New Ground, Maps 53 Gorsedh Kernow names New Bards 54, 59 EU Funding for Cornwall, Bureaucrats Ode to a Cornish Summer 55 16-21 May 2017 Items of Interest 56-58 Copper Coast, South Australia Woodturners, Facing Up to Long Term Future 59-61, 66 http://www.kernewek.org Member Information 62, 66

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