Volume 14, Number 2 April, May, June 1996
Jeanne Thomas of Cornish Connection of President's Letter Lower Michigan did sterling work wilh her pen on the minutes of our many meetings. Bill and Sylvia Thineen of us have just returned from ''the Benallack of the same chapter offered 10 coordinate end of the road." That is what Ely calls itself the VOLUNTEERS. You know we need you all 10 and at Ihe end of the tarmac in Northern Min do important tasks all week. I wanted to make vol nesota it is waiting to welcome us, where the unteering (J condition ofbeing allowed to register lakes and forests take over from highways but they didn 't leI me get that one in. Tommi wi ll . and stress. Even more impressive than the handle REGISTRATION. Those wishing to make beauty of Ely is the warmth and friendliness PRESENTAnONS or run WORKSHOPS of any of its inhabitants. sort, words, music or dance, please lell me.
So we staned the work on the 91)0 Nancy Heydt will continue to do our PUB GATHERING OF CORNlSH COUSINS LICITY through Tam Kernewek. Many thanks to which will lake place from the 30 July 1997 Nancy for her excellent copy. to 3 August 1997. Here are some of the peo ple working to make it a special occasion. Jean Jolliffe will back up everything, I kn ow, but she has an especial fondness for our fund Aora (Toms) ''Tommi'' O' Hagan of raising sales. Bring your spare cash and please vol Fond du Lac, Wisconsin. who grew up in Ely, unteer to sell fo r an hour. will Chair the Gathering and we' re absolutely thrilled by her enthusiasm. Cousins from Ely, Paul and Eloise Liddicoat gave marvelous new (0 us in CAHS, will join Toromi and we support and brought (wrinen) ideas which al the are sure ~ he will have a good team. AG.M. we will incorporate.
Another Ely local, Lynn Olson, will Helen While and Frank Siegle boldly of also work on the Gathering, Lynn prepared fered to do hiSlorical writing, the BOOKLET and an amazing week for us and she will be co advertising. Many, many thanks 10 them. They will ordinating local contacts around the Mesabi be working in areas in whIch they have great exper and Vennilion Ranges for us. ti se.
Linda Fryer althe Ely Chamber of Ken Olson is a local Cousin with roots in Commerce was kind and welcoming. From the area. We hope he will share his sense of a won Linda you will be receiving all the infonna derful place with us next year. ~ lion you could ever need on (he accommoda tions and delights of Ely. Peter Julian brings the immense benefit of .l.C! his music. his ~ense of Cornwall (Ed. his sense of CD We worked on a preliminary PRO humor] and above all his lovely Cornish accent. '''' .: GRAMME. similar to last year's 31 C:domet. ·:· C ~ ~ with an underground tour of the Soudan Mine We tested the food for you. looked at some , included in the programme and visits to Iron accommodations, chose the locations but mostly had ._ ~ ~ world Discovery Center al Chisolm, Min a lot offun and we wail for you all to join us neXI '0· :; m::sota. an oplional eXlr"d on the way NOrlh . July at the 9'~ GATHERING OF CORNISH ._ -. 1 have laken on the programme planning so COUSINS IN ELY. O-.. ~ pleaS!! ~·tmd ideas to me. (see on next page) Rosalie Armstrong ~~~' ------"
Tam Kernewek April, May, June 1996 9th Gathering Preliminary Programme
WaJ 1-4 p.m. lronworld Cornish program Ctllsolm. MN ] 0 Jul 1997 6p.m. Regislcalion Sy High School 6-K p.m. Reception & Films ElyHS
Th" 8a,m. Board meeting ElyHS ] 1 lui 1997 8-IO a.m. Regi.maliun El y HS IOII.m. Local historian ElyHS II a.m. Ben Biscoe & Sue Hill 2-3:30 p.m. Worksho~ ElyHS 4 p.m. Tea ( nectl ~ II snappy name please) ElyHS 7:] 0 p.rn. CrowdyCrawn (Artim cooceJ1) Ely HS Auditorium
Fri 9-IOa.m. Workshops Ely HS 1 Aug 1997 lO-lllI.m. Workshops ElyHS I :]0-4:30 p.m. Tours Soudan Mine Soudan 6 p.m. Pasty Tea Whiteside Park 7 p.m. Lowender Ely (Concert by AlJ..) Whileside Park
Sru 10a.m. Annua! Gr:neral Meeting ElyHS 2 Aug 1997 afternoon Toun 7 p.m. Ban quet. Local Band. Community Singing Holiday Inn S" IOa.m Chapel Chapel 3 Aug 19'J7 I 1:30 a.m. Chapel Chapel Noo" Brunch (where?) 2 p.m. Board Meeting (where?)
Treasurer's News would be nice to post one as soon as possible since the Gathering is ani)' one year awa)'. For informa· Treasurer Bill Curnow nnd wife Libby will be sailing tion, contact Jean Jolliffe at into "crazy time" for Ihe next few weeks. Their [email protected] house in Bedminsler, New Jersey, sold rather sud· denly and required a rapid closing. The Cumows Jobs Filled were more Ihan willing to make this happen since it Chogba An Aghow: ail coincided nicely wilh the availability of their new Carin Thomas, collector of Chogha An Aghow, place in Florida. "However," according to Bill, "all IChough Pedigrees] has received six so far. She's of this means that my CAHS files will be consigned looking for lois more so send yours to her at 10 0 bolt, with lillie time to work on ~m , belween Carin Thomas now [mid·August] and mid·September. ... Chagha An Agnow "Although the Post Office will have for· 36 Gillian Crescent warding orders valid during the nexi six months, it 51. Albert, Alberta, Canada TSN OW 1 would be 0 good idea to put my new address into the newsletter." Bill and Libby' s new address is: Cornish Heritage Certificates "Ch)' an L)'n" Doris Rule Bable has offered 10 take over the respon· 3438 Pennyroyal Road sibilit)' of the Cornish Heritage Certificates. To gel Port Charlotlc, A.. 33953 infonnation on how 10 oblain a Certificate for each of your Cornish immigrant ancestors, contac~ Doris at: Classified Ads Doris Rule Babic . 323 North Lewis Street Volunteers Needed Saline, MI 48116 Home Page Creator - We need a home page ror our 9'" Gathering of Cornish Cousins in Ely, MN. It
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put in lit ,he tiny island of St. Hele na where Elizabeth Uren Quid Napoleon had died in ex ilc. They wok on fre sh :> up Theobald plies and thc thuteen passenBers took ad vantage of the opportu nity to walk about and v i~it Napoleun' s by Judy Chamberlain tomb (which no longer contained his hody-II had been movccl to Paris in 1840)_ The next stop was at Thl: fasl'IIHll ing tale or my :mceslOr. or perhaps more the isl and or SI. Thomas in the Virgin Islands uf t ~e properly. step-ancestor. begins in the village of Sl. West Indies. From there the ship headed north 10 Keve rn". Cornwall, in the far southwest of Britain. New York. landing thcre June I J. 1860. Eli/.alxth Urcn was born 22 August 182910 Thomas and Mary (Rowe ) Uren and m:l rned Emanud Ould. The Paul and Ould fami lic:> !'penl two or all having dIstinctively old Cornish surnames no three weeks in New York. possibly wliting ror the doub t of Celti c origin. By lhis ti me the lin and cop quarantine to be lifted on the ship WIl.LIAM TAP per mine~ of Cornwall . worked for centuries, were SCOTT which had an epidemic of srr.allpox aboard. depleted. outpUt was reduced. and they were compet There were about 73 1Saints from Europe and ing on a world market or reduced prices. Jobs were Britain on that shi p and their leaders we re we ll ac scarce and Cornwall' s economy was depressed. A quainted with America. The Pau ls and Ou/ds left great migration had begun to the mines throughout New York about th e time the quaranline was lifted. the wo rld where the ir acclaimed skills in hardrock traveled the same rOUle as the passengers of the mining we re in demand. Also at t hi ~ li me England WILLIAM TAPSCOTT. and signed on board the was encouraging em i sa me wagon train at ...... , ...... ,. .h " ...... ' .." • .H •.•. " . " ..... , ,,••, ...... , .;. gration to South Africa Florence. Nebraska. to more thoroughly emreneh thei r colollY They arrived al there. A~ Elizabeth Florence on the I" of and Emanuel had lillie Jul y, having tra veled up wllh which to sIan out the Hud~o n Ri ver 10 their married life. they Albany. New York. decided to e migrate to thence by train 10 SI. South Africa in 1850. "'''pn, Missouri, and Oat boats up the In Afri ca four Miiss'Mi' River to Flo child ren were born 10 It was near pre them: Mary Jane, sent day Omaha and Thomas, Susan and was the jumpin g off Eli za. Lillie Eliza point for nearly all the li ved only two months. Church sponsored Sometime after the wagon trains. death of this fourth child. Elizabeth left her husband. He had a se vere drinking problem and after trying After signing on board the William Budge for many month s to ke ep the family togcther. Eliza ox train company. (he Pau ls and Oulds learned rnat it beth decided to lake her three children alld join a would be delayed. A late stan co uld be disaSlrOus. group of Monnons in the journey to Utah. Several as in lhe case of the Donner pany in 1848 an lhe yellrs earlier. in February 1855, Elizabeth had joined Marti n and Willies Mormon handcart companic!> in thc Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, 1856. So Nicholas Paul decided to pull out with his more common l), known as Monnons. and had been wagOIl and ox team and cow and tty HI catch up with bapti zed by Elder Nicholas Paul, also Cornish. Now Ihe Oscar Stoddard handcart compan:f which had le rt she len South Africa. working as a maid for the Paul a few days earlier, July 4, 1860. It consisted of 124 fam ily who paid her passage. apparentl y augmented persons, 21 or 22 handcarts, and seven wagons with by help from the Perpetual Emigrating Fund. Their three yoke of oxen each. Nicholas Paul drove one of destination was the Lauer Day Saints wilderness set· these wagons. Elizabeth Ould PUt her feY:' belong tl ement at Salt Lake, spoken of as "Zion." On ings and her youn gest child. Susan. in a handcart and March 7, 1860 they sailed from Cape Town's Table with the help of nine-year-old Mary Jane and 5i,, BIlY aboard the fore and aft schooner (one account year-old Thomas, set out for Utah. says a small bri g) MARY PIERCE. The schooner
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El izOlbe lh QuId and her childre n were about Finally on til e 2 4'~ of September, r860. the 10 parllclpatC in one of Ihe mOSI notahle treks In the exhausted emi!! r an t ~' ~ p i r ilS rose as they gOl th eir annab of Ihe westward move ment. fi rsl glimpse of Salt Lake Valley. Many people came out to greetlhe new arrivals. even more than After lerri ble persecution in the Midwest usual because they expecled the South Africans in for th ~ir rcJi g i ou ~ beliefs. wh ich induded Ihe murder the group 10 be Negroes. Captain Stoddard .~ u m med of Ihelr leader. Joseph Smith , Ihe M ormon ~ under up the tri p in his journal , " ...according to the best of Iheir new leader. Brigham Y oun ~, elected 10 seek my knowledge and understanding, that this. the last Ihe isolat ion of Ihe region beyond Ihe Rocky Moun· handcar! company came across the plains in ~ good lains in thc valley of the C reat Salt Lake. With wag condition as any of Ihem," This was the end of the t)n~ expensive and slow, Young launched a system 11 ,000 mile journey over nearly seven monlhs of using hand -pulled Cil n ~. beller known a ~ handcarts. continuous Ir..tye! and grueling hardship. These lightweight affairs had two large wheel ~ ~p:J(;ed like Ihose of covered wagons and supporting Now Eliwbelh h:ld lhe responsibil ity of a shall ow box about six feel in length In which one's providing for her children. so she applied for a posi· personal possessions rode. Most handcart s were ac tion a~ a hou~ekeepcr and was sent to the home of tually pushed rather than pulled In the sense that a William Theobald, a widower with seve n chIldren. bar was pl aced across fhe shafts against which the As William said in his unpublished autObiography, handcaner pushed. Family members large enough .. upon further acquaintance she pleased me and we took turns betWeen the shafts whi le others pUShed were married on the 24'" November 1860." She from behind. especiall y over steep or rough ground. needed a father for her children and he needed a Some wagons were gai ly painted and bore ins(;rip mother for hi~. lions such as '" Truth Wi ll Prevail", "Merry Mor mon ~", or "'Zion's Express"' . Food. tools and olher William had purchased some land in the heavy llem ~ were USUally hauled in a few accompa First Ward In Salt Lake City and was working as a nying covered wagons. carpenter. In 1S61 he and Ehzabeth and the ir com bined himilies moved 10 the southern pare of Utah Often the immigrants sang to boo~1 their known as Dixie and took up residence at Duncan 's spirits, the best kno wn song being the "Handcart RClJeat on the Virgin River. During their ten years Song"' : there, five more children were born to them. In [871 SOllle must push and some must pull Ihey moved to Toquerville, Utah to gel away from As we go marching up the hill, the terrible flooding and resultant loss of crops As merrily on the way we go caused by the ri ver. Their las t child. Caroline , was Unti l we reach the Yillley. oh! born after the mm'e, in 1872. William and Eli zabeth A succession of handcar! companies made the trek live out their days in Toquervi lle a nd both were beginning in 1856. Elizabelh was in the lenth and buried Ihere, William in 1895 and E li zabeth in 191 2. lasl of the m. Only l ve ry small pereenl of Ihe Mor William Theobald was my great great grandfather. mon immigrants used Ihis method. References: The Stoddard company experienced many Carler, Lyndi 14 June 1996 Have a Celtic Festival Experience Blowing in the Wind by Jean Jolliffe Sou nds of bagpipes llnd the beat of the bodhran. th e barking of dogs herding sheep , and a "Welcome" in Irish Gaelic. The smells of corned beef and cah bage. Welsh cakes frying and hot Cornish pasties. The sights of tartan-clad (Sconish and Cornish) par Oatlands Celtic Fest ticipants, nags of the six Celtic nation ~ (Cornwall. Brittany. Wnles. th e Isle of Man. Ireland and Scot by Nancy O. Heydt land) fl ying in Ihe breeze. the distinctive Welsh head wear, the Irish dancers in their charaCleristi c Thi!. was 3 wonderful weekend! My only experience dress. Cehic ve ndors and booths. These all make up in Celtic reSts had been at a table at the 2"" Annual the numerous Celtic festivals that happen throughout Sconish - Iri sh Festival in Ocean Grove, NJ, a sm3 11 , Nort h America, particularly from late spring until one-day fes t where the biggest acti vit y Ginny Ri ch early Autumn . mond and I had was showing Cornwall o n the map and Iclling visitors ifs one of the Si}; Cellic Nations. The past few years have seen the begin· Jean Jolliffe had warned us that most questions nings of many new festivals. As each of the~ cul might be very basic. So the Oatlands near of lees tures becomes more aware of ils Celti!,; identity. we burg. VA was 11 real s urp r i ~. Many had been to te nd to gather together to share our common cuhure, Corn wall. we re going soon or wanled infe nnallo n. learn about one another and celebrate our Celtic sim· ilarilies and differences. At least a dozen CAHS members visited our booth (I wi ll nOI name them for fear of missing Talk to anyone who has participated in some). Many from Maryland and Virginia signed up these educllti onal and fun events, and they wi ll tell for further information. Clearly. there are enough of you what a great time th ey had. It 's a wonderful way you in that two state area for a local society. If to share infunnation. meet a ll kinds of interesting you're interested. see the article on page 25. The people and tellihe visitors and other participants Jollif(es and the Heydts set up and manned the booth about the Corn ish~ We would encourage any group with th e able assistance of the Coles on Sunday. (a society or jusl a loose group a fCAHS members) to th ink about havi ng a booth or tablets al a local The weather was hot but beautiful. The Cornish. Cellic, or ethnic fes tival or Highland crowd was hu ge -they promised over 10.000. We Games. It is not difficult !O do - just a commiunent talked to li terally hundreds of people and allracted of a day or two and a lillIe planning. even more at our three table booth. One table had sale items from CAHS, CHSE and the Cornish Soci We have been asked to pUl102ether some ety of Greater Milwaukee. One table had infonna advice on how to set up a booth at these festivals. lion on An Gof 1997. the Cornish language and Within lhe next six months. CAHS will produce a books o n Cornish history and c uhure. The third small packel of info nnati on o n 3ue nding festi vals table had lots of give-aways including brochures far and workshops thaI wi ll be free lu anynne who CAHS and CHSE. newsletters and inform:lIion would like a copy. I would ask thaI anyone who has sheelS on a varielY of topics, as well as the sign-up participated in such an event and has suggestions of sheet. Our huge banner. posters o n easels outside the items to include in this "how to." pkase send them booth and tea towels everywhere attracted anemian. lome. Many were interested, even excited. to Below is a list of suggestions and item~ to' consider kn ow that there is an active Comish presence in the when selling up a booth or Lables: United States. The educati onal and public relations -Chances are the fest you attend has never had Cor value of such festi vals cannot be oversta ted. nish representalion so the organizers will welcome 15 '. Tam Kcrnewe l.: April. May. June 1996 you with open means 10 sec ure !hem and what is on them if you are arms. outside where il is oft en breezy. ·Go as near 10 ·Bi· fo ld boards are wonderful (less than S 10 each). ··first class" as They protecl what is on them and are tampac i and your budget will easy 10 tr an~por l. allow. You -Dis plays are'yw important. They will draw people need someth ing 10 your booth. that is a conve r· ·A Cornish nag. It identiftes your booth and can be sati on piece Lhat carried if there is a dail)' parade at th e fe sti va l. Flags ~.,S. J>I\•. Ml SoH'ar'_"""·.-I. po!"'lo.Il.s ? wil l aura!:L v i ~i . (;an be ordered di rectly from Cornwall ur Can be tors to your booth. Use as much color as is tasteful. made here in North America. (A good sized nylon These items are needed because yo u will be in com· one can be made for abou t $30). petition, so to speak. wilh the Irish and Scots who are ·If somc items are "for di splay on ly." mark (hem and old masters at fcstivals. be prepared to lose onc or two. -Gel there early and stay late. -Costumes make you noticeable and you can wear -Most charge between $5-$ IO/tablc and $.50· them in th e daily parade. $Ilchair. You may wish to bring yo ur own tables ·Cornish music in the background adds atmosphere. andlor lawn chairs. The main thing is to have suffi .Plenty of all types of tape. strong string, scissors. cient tables for display and chairs for workers. and , jf outside, a few tent pegs. hammer. pliers and -Arrange tables so vi sitors can browse. U-sha pe screwdrivers. Also pens. penc il s. paper and stapler. works well. -Notebook for visitors to sign. Get as many names -I f you are outside, consider some sort of canopy to and addresses as possible. protect your displays and handouts from th e cle ·If one of your tables is a sa les table, have plenty of ments. Often you can bring yoor own. but sometimes small biBs to start the day. (because of fire regulations) you have to rent from -Saffron cake (by loaf or slice) and other Cornish those running the festival. This can run upwards of sweets are $50. good money -Plastic to cover tables if it rains. makers. A -Attractive. neat name tags for workers lEd. wllh BIG good rule of print]. thumb is to -A sign or banner stating whom the booth represents _ keep every who you are. lhing priced -Colorful table covers and skirts attract visitors. SIO or less, Plain black cation material and yell ow plastic tabl e except t-shirts skirts ($4 each) work well. Next time yo u visit Com· or sweatshirts. wall, stop in at Cornovi Creations and purchase some s,o,li "'·f k r,ro" Otld l ""g ~ ' ~1 -Display easels are handy. Remember, you need a fComimudon ~].IJ 16 '. Tam Kcrnewd: April, May. June 1996 The Pilnt steered us safely lhru' Redruth to The Dome Ihe Mers), 10 the sca. from Bruce Varker Then left Ihe Captai n in fu ll charge, to land us safe and free. Some lime back the Snc ielY nc wslellcr askcd for Sll) fics o f Cornishmen (women) tri ps to this count ry, Some of us had a trymg time, T his poem wa:; wfinen by my gralllJfalher, Peter J. bei ng Seasick hal f the way, Va rkcr. Jr., about Ihe Irip from Redruth. Cornwall to And to ~ u5 fe edi ng Fishes. work fo r The Dome Mine in South Porcupine. On· was a sight 10 be seen each day. lario. Canada. He was o ne of the onginal group of O'clock mcn hired and brought over to wo r~ in the gold Lt was Ten on Friday, mine:; when the tin mines we re closmg in Cornwa ll. when land lirst came in sigh!. And every face was smili ng. In 1922. he had enough money saved to each he~ was ligh l and bri ght. bn ng o vcr his wife and three chi ldren, one o f who m wa ,~ my father. My grandfmhcr. his twO so ns and my We soon entered Ihe St. Laurence. brother and 1 all worked for The Dome Mine and wc and the fi rst thing that struek our view, had Ihc three generatio ns worki ng together for was a lot of fl oati ng Icebergs, awhile, shown 10 us by Ihe cre w. T he .scenery going up the Rive r. Cornish Miners' Trip to Canada was as good as eyes could sce. The Sunrise and the Sunsets, 30 October 1920 th e Hills the Fields and Trees. Wc left Red nllh ;\1 Five O'dock. (I made us think and to comp:u e. on the Great Wcslefll T ra in. the Scenery seen ourl here. A jolly eroud o f O ne Hundred & Eight. To Ihal of dear old Co rn wall. a little wealth to gain . Ihe land we lo ve so dcar. We aJTi ved at liverpool by se ven. At Two O'clock on Su nday morn. had Ham & Eggs by nine , the Pilot came along. We Motored the n down to Ihe Docks. And brought us safe to Quebec Docks, and wailed there some lime. we landed quarter to One. The nexi we got our Photo lOok, We passed the Docto rs wi lho ul a hitch, as we were going aboard. Ihe Custo ms Officers too, A lot of ha ppy fac es, We got our Trunks all labeled up. and ready to pass Ihm', bound for a foreign shore. We ga l 0 1'1 board Ihe "Maganlic." Mr. Sandow. who came wit h us, at just turned eleven O'clock. from the time we le ft the Pa rl. And In see Ihe passengers coming up, He proved to us a Gentleman, one would think they'd nevcr SlOp. he was a proper sport. We we re something like Two Thousand. He came 10 join us in our sport. he came to help U5 Sing, that gO t on board that Ship. Bound for to see a forei gn shore, He came to hear our Concen . and to enj oy the trip. and helped to Sing the " K i n g , ~ At Four we heard the Anchor lift. We had some pleasant eve nings , !.he gangway pulled away. while we were on board Ship. ConcertS, Games, and Whist Drives, And a beller ~ roud had ne'er left England. thnn those (hal sailed that day. the time passed like a fl ip. (C"nrill ut d /III pugr IS) 17 Tam K(:rnewek April, May , June 1996 The concert on Thursday evemng, Mathison, Station covered wi th Snow. made everyone feel bright. was the next pla(;e thai we reached. And th e "Solo" by Mr. Jvey, Nuska at Four Twenty. was th e item of the night. and Four Forty brought us to Montieth. We got into the Train at Eight, Porquis Juncti on, was the next, the "All clear" signal given. where we had to change our Line:., And soon we were travelling up the Line. And an Hour an' Forty Minutes. rcaching Montreal at Seven. found us on the great "Dome Mines." We arrived at Cornwall Nine Fi fteen. A lovely Supper wa ited us, Trclory Town, at Eleven. as much Beef as we could eat. Be ll e ville was passed at Ten past Twelve, Potatoes, Beans, and Pickles. and Coberg One Fif!een. it was a proper treat. We rode by Lake Onlario fo r miles, I believe we all arc happy, only water on one side could we see. a nd as comfortable as can be. Then we left the Lake on our Left. And we 'll do our best for the Company. and reached Oshawa hy Three, who as done so much for we. Then we had a lovely run , Composed by: a very steady ride, P. J. Varker (Junr) for Two fu ll hours and then we reached. Toronto Five to Five. The Society Library We h The buildings were magnificent. Books and other information: some Eight and Nine SlOrics high. The Sueci Cars go li ke lightening, Annals of an Ancient Cor-ru sh Town· Redruth, passing by on every side. Frank Mitchell. OyJlansow Truran, 1978. We aga in went to the Slalion. Guide to Crantock, Cubert. Holywell. Newquay and got into the Train, Press Ltd ., 1968 And made our Beds 10 have a sleep, a litt le rest 10 gain. Hoskins and Richa rds CamBy information · These families settled in the Dodgeville area of Wisconsi n. When daylight broke we were in donated by Dorothy Muirhead. a Station cailed North Bay. Here we had some Sanwitches, John Wesley and Gwenoap Pit, n,d, and Q handsome cup of Tea. Notes on the Name and tbe Family o f Spargo of We passed Doherty Ten O'clock, Mabe Parish in CornwaU, John Spargo, n.p. 1945. and Luxferg Ten Thiny Seven. Arrived at the Station Cobalt. The Ward Brothers of J efferson County. William at Te n MinUles to 'Ieven. W. Ward, n.p .. Nov 1995 Uno Park.. we passed at Tweh'e, Cornish Parish Booklets:" Thomloe. was passed and gone. Advent Sl. Kew Earldon. was reached by Twelve Twenty Two, St Agnes Lani vet and Heaslip. Quarter Two One. Allaman·· Lanreath 18 , Carrfor Presentations 9th gathering of the Cornish Cousins Cousin Jacf:} andCousin Jennies fromJufy30-Ywgust3,1997 in 'Ely, 'lvfinnesota The Cornish American Heritage Society is sponsoring this conference in Ely. sile of unique iron mining effons in the Vermilion Range and Uni ted States destination of many Cornish emigrants from the lale 1880 '~ onward. The legacy from these Cousin locks and Jenni!;.':s ;s still evident in the mining building~ . local surnames nnd foods availabk. Local grocery SIOTes offer pasti es regularly. We will have workshop sessions on two days. In Ely High School, we have plenty of delightful small classrooms at our disposal. So we hope for a series of workshops wilh about thiny cousins in each. This gives us an opponunity to meet each other, choose topics we prefer and to be ac ti ve either cooking, singing. dancing or learning something less active. Do you have a skill or knowledge you would like to share with such a group of cousins? We do not charge presenters for their registration (jUSt for meals). Workshops will be on Thursday Afternoon and Friday morning. Join your Cornish fri ends and cousins for entertainment, informatio n, and camaraderie. Renew old acquaintances and meet new friends. Learn (more) about your heritage. "'Mark your 1997 calenda r.·July 30- August 3. Save the dates. "'Think ahout topics you would like to hear. "Tell us about a lecture or workshop you might present and share with others, "'Compleu the fonn at the bottom of the p~ge and return 10: Rosalie Annslrong 29 9th Avenue Tcrra5se Vaudreuil Quebec 17V 3L5 Canada Presenter Jnformation (Please Print or Type. AII3Ch additi onal sheets if needed) Nrune ______Addrcss.______ Telepho ne. c·mail and/or fax #' s;______ Title of presentation Topic and brief description: Session Fonnat: W orkshop Lecture Round table Panel Discussion Number o f Presenters:___ Names and Addresses of other presenters : (list on back of th is or on addi lional pages) Preferred lime: Equipment requiremenls ______ I suggest you contact: ______--' _ ____ to do a session on: Tam Kernewek April. May. June 1996 Sf- Austell (Holy Trinity)·· St. Keverne weenaw as early as 1843. Wc must work on getting Blisland {Sts. Protus & Hyacinth)"Lcland thc yOung Cornish people interested in the organiza Boconnoc Lostwithlel ti on so that we can 'pass the to rch ' 10 them:' He ex· Bodmin (SL Petroe) Luxulyan pressed his pleasure at seeing young people. like BOOmin Deanery Manaccan Chelsea Erm and Sarah Rowe. attending mcctings as Bradock Mawnan well ns a lhe cunstant anendance of Harry and Mi l St. Sreward 51. Minvcr dred Vine who arc in their 90·s. Cardinham Morwenslow 51. Columb Mullion Cornish Heritage Sodety East 51. Columb Major Mylor Comish Crier ISSN 1083- 1576 51. Columb Minor 51. Neot Member # 100 just joined! We hope to start gather Covern(;k (51. Peter's) Newlyn East Ing infannation on the Cornish Arms Hotel in New Cran toc k (51. CraOl oc) Newquay Mem. York City thai was run by Sid Blake for ycars. If 51. Endellion ...... 51. Petroc (Padstw) anyone has photos. letlcrs, postcards or me morabilia. 51. E \'al Poughill please write to Nancy Heyd t. 5 Hampton Coun, Nep Falmouth (King Chas the Manyr) Probus tune. NJ 07753. E-mail address is Fowey (51. Fimbarrus)"· [email protected] Also write to her if you SI. GeIT3nS (+51. Anlhny-Roselnd) Sennen have any Cornish an<:estor who lived in New Jersey. Gunwalloe (5 1. Winwatoe ) 51. Sithney Helston (St, Michael) Talland St. Piran's Society or Minnesota 51. Hilary- · Temple Th~ Cornish Connutor 51. Ives Timagel Their members Frank Siegle and Heltn White at 51. Just·in·Penwith·· Tregony (St. tended the organi zational mteting in Ely. Frank and Cuby's) Sc. Pirnn's member Dann y Proud will be in charge of 51. Just-i n·Roseland·· Truro Cathedral the Gathering program booklet. Held a successful Laurn::eston (St. Mary Magd:lIenel 51. Tudy Wassailing Evening between Christmas and New 51. Sampson (GolaOl) St . Winnow Years this lasl year. The group reports il was so "duplicates much fun Ihllilhey'd like 10 make this an annual even!. A member with a blue.green 1953 Hudson Note: The CAHS Librarian will be glad 10 check any dressed il up in Cornish flags and signs and drove il of th ese references for specific infonnation. Please in the 5 1. Patrick's Green Parade in Yankton, SD! wrile 10 her, enclosing an SASE (self-addressed. stamped business e nvelope) al the address below. Cornish Society of Greater Milwaukee Some photocopying requestS (wit hin reason) can be Th t Comish Immigrant ISSN 1086-7481 fulfilled for a donation to lhe CAHS book fund. Announced irs 1996 Scholarship winner, Kristi Or· chard. daughter of Mr. & Mrs. Wi lliam Orchard. Ea· If you are interested in a copy of one of the gle. The society honors a high school seni or of Cor Cornish Parish Church Booklets in our collecti on, Ihe nish descent each year for their scholarship and com librarian will be glad to photocopy il (usually 4·5 munity service. The scholarship was established 10 pages) for an SASE (business size). encourage young people to learn and enjoy their Cor ni sh heritage and to provide some educational assis Mrs. Ronald R. Jolliffe tance. Kristi is a descendant of William and Margery 2405 North Brookfield Road (Jollirfe) Orchard from the Jacobstow area who im Brookfield. WI 53045 USA migrated to Ihe farming area of southeastern Wiscon Electronic Mail: [email protected] sin in the mid 19'" Century . She plans \0 auend the UW-Madison and major in Dairy Science. Local Societies' News Southwest Wisconsin Cornish Society (SWCS) Cousin Jock and It:nny Kew~naw Kernewek On Augusl24ol> their guest is to be Cornish A~ri can The March newsletter announced the enrollment of folk singer Jim Weame of Downers Grove, IL He 's il s 100'" member. President Jay Rowe said. "It is "spent several years in search of the e lusive Comish amazing that we have 40 - 50 membe~ at eac h meet rolk song and has recorded and documented" th em. ing and dinner. Our organizatio n is ded icated to pre From September 27·29 SWCS is sponsoring serving the Cornish heritage and (he contribution the 410 Annual Comish F~stival in Mineral Point, made by the miners fro m Cornwall. starting in Ke (Cnrllr" ,, ~d on p/J/it 2J) )9 Tam Ke: rncwd: April, May, June: 1996 Welcome New Members Please: welcome 43 n ew members to CAHS' Some came lhrouah our Cornish table al Celtic festivals, so m~ learned about CAHS from lur.:a J groups. a few are hc:re because someone recognized th eir name as C\lrni sh and spoke up, and some joined with famil y. Thonl!l.t E. Abbou LcanfLan~ ' C~mborne N;mcy 1. Hoy! 17 Pon er Kood T'c....rcn "LuoJl'v;m.lS! HIlary 5923 Roc-Mune Avenue John M. Lc:an N~LJtk. MA 01760-2401 Wi l"a/O ~ 'OMlIDoor tOevon) Kent. OH 44NO 6977 Nonh emcbum La"" USA h cl;soll . R,ehard. W~I("S USA G lend:t!c. WI B209 Th o m ~ ~ . D<;: nll~ "'m'. Tnrmn. Antlrcw., . Keum, USA ""·ck'('\o.:1;. M.l l h~W>' Ltn 20 Tam Ke rnewck April, May, June 1996 In Answer to Rosalie's Challenge AnGof International AN GOF, or Celebration Battle of Blackheath By Jean Ellis by Don L. Schiele As many of you know. there arc plans for a march Ahhough the reward for the An Gof competitio n fro m Cornwil ll to London to comme morate the upris wasn't mentioned. my tho ughts run tuward an all ing in 1497. expense paid trip to the Duchy of Cornwall. On the other hand. fi vc gallons of the Cornish Rodda ice I think it would be a lot of fun if we could cream would fit nicely into my freezer. Surprise me ! convince the various local organizations to have a symbolic march in the ir respective locatio ns on the More seriously ... by looking through my beginning dilte of the march. O Uf organizatio n, the growing li brary 1was able to put together an expla Keweenaw Ke rnewek, has tentati ve ly pla nned (0 walk nat io n I could understand . from the site of the Cliff Mine. the original on the Ke weenaw, to Central. which some of you remember Henry VII , in his efforts to raise money fo r the war from the 8'~ Gathering church service. It's a distance against Scotland, taxed the poor Cornish to the of about six miles. If we can. we'll gel some public breaking point. In the year 1497 Myghal Joseph. An ity aboul the ear!y Corn is h selli ers and the inOueoce Gof (the blacksmith ) from SI. Keverne and Tho mas that the early Cornish settlers had. We may also try Aamank. a BOO mi n lawyer, led a rebe llion against 10 do a lillie fundraising in the fo nn of pledges for the t axe~ be ing levied on them by the govern me nt. miles walked. The money could be u ~d fo r local Soufces this write r checked nu mber th e army which efforts or to donate to the Hall fo r Cornwall or some marched 300 miles to London from 51. Keverne from other important fund in Cornwall . "sevcralthousands strong" to th e maximum of "20.000 Corni shme n." I have asked the "Corn wall Marches On" At Blal:khelth, o utnumbered and without committee if lhere is a logo that they are usi ng for the horse or ani llery, they were heavily defeated with the AnGof celebration. My suggesti o n is that each orga loss of thousand s of me n. At Tybum Hill (Marble nizatiOn could purchase a disk. e ither from Ihe Cor Arch) An Gof and Flamank were hanged. tben drawn nish or from lhe Cornish American Heritage Society. and quartered. These acts have never been fo rgotten Each local organization could then use Ihe logo to or fo rgiven by the Cornish. have colored shirts screened. adapling the logo 10 in· clude their own organization name. That's why we Refe rences : woul d wanl to have the logo on disk. All en. Coli n. " t997- 11Ie ~OO" Anniversary of the Cor nish Tax Rebe llion:' Co rn ish WOftdv.ide. spring 1994, p. OUf color would probably be copper, or as 32. close as we could come to copper color, re necting the Black\.\·ell. Henry C., From D Dluk Strt Qm . 1986, pp. S2 heritage of Ihe area. We wouid encourage people to '4. buy the shirts for the local march and then - are you Lowe . Jenefer . "Keskerdh Kemow, 1497 _ Cornwall ready for this? -- whcn they go to Britain to panici· Mar-chcs on . \997." Cornish Worldwide. autu rTUl 199~ , pp. S-6. pate in the last stage of the march near London. mem bers of each socicty who can participate will represent cheir own society as well as the greater whole of Cor· nish people. Some modi fi cations might be 10 encourage people to return to the village(s) from which thei r families came and to stan their journey there or to meet at a central SpOt in Cornwall aooLTavel en masse via public or pri vate transportati on to catch up wit h lhe march in progress. There are probably many, many suggesti ons from many. many people. (Colllin u ~ d on paR' 2J i 21 Tam Kcrnewek April, May , lune 1996 the fi rst train service to Ely - VIa Tower - began and A Brief History of Ely, MN ran every other day. Prior to that. the trip to Duluth took three days-and th ree days back. Travelers "If the Earth i~ (our billion years old. then Ely green· from Ely would have to ge tta Tower ( 18 miles) by stone and adjacent granite is twO billion years of horseba c- k, dogsled. canoe. bicycle or by walking. age .... The glaciers left behind the bare Canadian and there board the train to Dulu th (approximately Shield along with wd ter· es pecially flowing water. 120 miles from Ely). Wi th train service 10 Tower. Most lakes in Ihis area connttt to the others through one could Trave l 10 DuluLh and ulltm to Ely in Ihree whaTi s known as the Upper Watershed of Rainy days instead of six . Ri ve r. Thi~ watershed runs all the way up to Hudson Bay, meaning it 's possible to toSS a red pine cone in Mini ng the high grade iron orc in under· Shagawa Lake and have it end up noating in the po ground operatio ns is no longer prorltable . But Ihe lar bear c() untry of Hudson Bay. " [from Ely City M~p l ri ch iron ore deposits that brought Cornish hard roc k mincrs lO northern Minnesota were in the midst of The history of the area is dominated by the some of The mos t beaut ifu l wildc rne s ~ and lake areas di scovery Qnd uses of its natural resources. Na tive of Minnesota. Si n c~ th e closing of the Pioneer mine · Ameri ca ns have li ved there 9.000 years· there are the last of the underground mines - in 1967.lhe econ ancient drawings to be seen. To this day, a gourmcl omy of Ely has depended on developing lhe re cre delight is their hand-harvested wild rice. The French ational aspects of thi s beauliliJllake and wilderness and English came pOrl aging through th e area lOOki ng area for all four seasons. Boundary Waters Canoe for waterways to Iranspon goods and we re detained Area has put Ely on the vacation agenda for millions by Th e rich supply of furs . mostl y beaver. The dis of poopie. Dog-sledding (or watching the dog-sled covery of iron ore and development of the iron min · mces) is still among the wimer auracti ons. ing ind ustry is the reason our ancestors appeared on the scene. A logging industry was an outgrowth of T ranspoTlation has changed io ma ny ways the mines. And, fina ll y the development of ;l huge since 1888 - and even si nce 1955. The ltains of 1888 tourist industry thanks 10 the scenery. the lakes and are gone. Rail beds have been remo ved. in many waterways, hundreds of miles of snow tr::lils and ice cases converted to cross country trail routes and (for skating, mushing, and fi shi ng). snowmobile trail5. Also a thing of the past is the Greyhound Bus that transpon ed me to college. and in future issues, we plan to bring you more provided a service thai allowed Elyiles to leave town on the la wn 's hi story. wi th emphasis on it's Cornish for Virginia (MNJ or Duluth in the morning. finish settlers. Minnesota shares a distinction with New their shoppi ng, and be back. in Ely by 7:30 p.m. The Jersey .. it's hardly mentioned in the classics on Cor Detroit machines we drive have led to better high nish immigration to Ihe United States. We hope our ways Ihat allow travelers to Ely to bring their boats, Gathering wilt be the beginning of a change in the canoes and snowmobiles. The train of 188 8 reduced written. documemed history of the Iron Range, travel time 10 Ely from Duluth to three days; Elyiles specificall y the Vermilion Range. now drive 10 Dulut h in about two hours for shopping • and medical appointments . Bd And the Wright Brothe rs fl yi ng machine can Getting 10 Ely, Then and Now get you to Ely for the 9'· Gathering of Cornish COU$ ins in 1997 without considering driving . You Don't have to Dogsled Mesaba Airlines operates as a NonhweSI Airlink be by Flora Toms "Tommi" O'Hagan tween MinneapolislSt. Paul and El y during the sum mel. Flights de pan Minneapolis dai ly at II :15 a. m.. arri ving in Ely 3( 12:30 p.m. Daily flights leave Ely In 1955 I left Ely to attend college in Ripon. Wiscon al )2:50 p.m. and arrive in Minneapoli s at 2 p.m. For sin. Many of my classmates were from Milwaukee the summer of 1996 lhis service has been expanded and Chicago and thought Ely was someplace that to include twice dail y nights on Friday, Saturday and could be reached only by dogsled in the wi nter· and Mo nday. dep3.Iting Mi nneapolis at 6:30 p,m. on those wondered how one could get there in lhe few months days with return Ifips leaving Ely 317:10 a.m. on the of the years when there was no snow. following days. Vacationers are quickly making reservations by call ing Nonhwest Airlines reserva Dog sleds were certai nl y one method of trav. lions at 800·225·2525, The seasonal service cur eling to El y in early days . However. in July of 1888 renlly operales from June 1 to September 30. 22 I Tam Kernc wck April , May. June 1996 The Editor (Locals nmflllUtdfmmpuJ:" lY) They received a gram from the Wi sconsin Humani ti es Council to sponsor the seven member 51. Erth Suddenl y. apparently. the CAHS is getting Players and speaker Delbert Carey, Professor of Hi ~ · aware of the Minnesota Iron Range and Ine fact thaI tory at the UW-PlallevIUe. The Players have written the Cousin Jack!. practicall y set il in mOlion. I can', a play for thc occasion. "My Sixth Cousin. Jack." understand how it's relati vely unknown. Calumel The Festival will offe r bu~ lOurs ofMincral Point. and Negaunee. MI, weTe nothing alongside il even in folk dancers and musicians, a Green Fair in the park. their heyday. And I mi ght add that Ely. MN is noth lots of Cornish foods, a puppet show and pasty toss ing along)ide Hibbmg. Tower ::md Ely. MN hlld Ihc for the chi ldren. a book signing. a progmm of Cor fi rst mine (underground, now J lOurist siteJ but the ni sh music by the 5 1. Piran's Society of MN, a hymn major ore deposits were in lhe Hi bb i n~ area. sing. activi ti es al Pendarvis State HislOric Site. bag pipes and more. Cos ts for each acti vl\Y are modest. The name Trczona quoted by you was the name of the ge neral superi ntendent of all the US Utah Cornish Steel owned mines and he was someone to reckon This is a fonning group. It has officers aod is work with, not just a name. Some of the local superintening on all the res!. They plan to run a COOlest to de nl s were Davy. Pe llenz. and Pollock. Mr. Davy name the group and ilS newslellcr. President Connie used to come 10 our place to pick black (;urrams. G. Saunders. 12875 South Spring Lake Road, Captain John Pengilly has a village near Hibbing Payson. UT 84651. Please keep us posted. named aft er him. Good luck! When I worked in Hibbing (60 years ago) **'s your society 501-C3 and why did you do so? my chief was Nick Trebilcock and Fellow workmen And. for discussion: As for "sifting and recording" included Toms and Barnidge. Other supers were our genealogy, might we plan to share these materi Tresidder. Treloar. and Trcwhd la. als? Should we use simi lar formats? Ed. Since you are from New lersey.. . when I was a[t l Harvard. in some [of my) classes was Dick Tre gaskis. Walter Northey Trenerry 10 Reasons to Go th (CelebratlOIl rrmrmued from {'Ilgt 21! to the 9 Gathering It seems impon.ant 10 try to make things as simple as possible. That 's why coordinating a na 1-To meet Cousin s and hear real CorniSh accents [ional or imemational effon for shirts isn' t appealing 2·To further my CorniSh famil y history research and why transportation and lodging arrangements 3-To see Ely, Minnesota and ride a pontoon boat would be the responsibility of the individual. What 4-To visit the Soudan [ron Mine we need are: people who want to get involved; peo S·To sec Ironworld Discovery Center ple who are willing to walk and get other Cousin 6-To visit the International Wolf Center lacks and Jennies to get motivated; society banners. 7-To learn al ieasl4 Cornish songs and nexible planning and people. After the Gather 8-To eat at least 3 Cornish pasti es ing last year, I'm convinced that this is the greatest 9·To learn at least 2 Cornish dances bunch of people for rolling with the punches 10 have 10-To visit the Vermilion Interpretive Center a good time that exists! 1 think it could really be fun I [·To walk 4 mile Trezona Trail around Miners Lake "showing the flag" and showing the world how 12·To .... oops! got carried away- there's 10\.5 more!. spread out the Cornish influence is. See you in Ely! Would love to know your reaclions. Email address: [email protected] [soon. or. if that doesn't [email protected] ] Snail Mai l address: Jean Ellis HCR I, Box 265 EE Eagle Harbor, M[ 49950 USA 23 Tam Kcrnewek April. M:ly. June 1996 ITluohald .~mlm ll ~ d jm", f >llJ:t fJ } (B oOlI/ ,;",/w",~d f ro", pllge I ti) May 1991. Why did they come') SIOll. Chfford L. . A Sketch o/,he Lifl! of Nich(Jla .~ What do you have \() do with Cornish hen ~" Paul. unpublished. 1977. (Ihe bird:.. no! the Internet people!) Are you like the- We lsh "! Theobald. William. A ll Autobiography. unpublished. 5 Del: l88K. T wo important re~o un;es to have handy are the Cornwall Family History Society'S Directory of Special th anks to Caro l Ann Smith. whom we mel al Member Iliterests, and a book on Cornish SU rnames th e Calumet Gathering. fo r use ofthc Ni cholas Paul and th eir meanings. bi ography. ·00 nO I let conversalions among workers become 3 (C,lIIl 24 .. Tam Kernewek April, May, June 1996 Born in Long Beach. California. Jean lived Cornish Genealogy for a while on the east coa ~ t while her father was in the U. S. Navy. Al"ler his retirement, they returned to Sponsored by Cornish Society of Greater Milwaukee his home state of Wisconsin so Jean was able to Saturday, October 5,1996, 10 a.m. 10 3 p.m. spend most of her childhood on Upper Oconomowoc Firefly Room of the Wauwatosa Public Library Lake. She graduated from the UW • Milwaukee with 7635 West North Avenue, Wauwalosa, Wisconsin a Bachelor of Sciem:c degree in History. [Ed. They Speaker: Flora Toms O 'Hagan on didn't have a concentration in Cornish History?] "Searching Your Cornish Roots." Come and bring your pedigree charts and let us help In the intervening years, she and Ron raised you. For funher information. call Fran RuS{;h, 414· II. lovely daughter, Jennifer Melissa, who is a graduate 461-4495. of the UW - LaCrosse in public health. Jennie re cenlly joined the Navy, making it a family tradition. The Trethew(e)y Society Jean has been active in her church, lite Red Cross, was former Registrar of her local DAR chap ler, is a member of the Waukesha County Historical Family History and G~n~alogy oflhe Trelh~w(~)ys Society, member #317 of the CornwaUFamily His is published four times per year. The price for a tory Society and is a charter member of the Cornish year's subscription is 5 pounds (UK) and 6 pounds (overseas). The newsletter may be obtained from: American Heritage Society. She served as Secretary from 1987 to 1993 when she took on her present du Alan Kenl ties. She was also one of the founders and past presi 17 Red Hill dent, past treasurer and current secretary of the Cor Stourbridge, nish Society QfGreater Milwaukee. And. she be· West Midlands DY8 INA longs to CLAD (Cehic League - American Branch) U. K. and the Celtic Cultural Cemer in Madison, In her spare time. she reads mysteries., books on British and Cornish history, any of Derek. From the Editor Tangye's Minack Chronicles, pre-1860 U. S. history First of all an explanation/apology. This issue is and anything on U. S. politics. In one of our e-mail LA TE. A major reason was that we decided to hold it conversations, I told her how much John and I enjoy until after our 911> Gathering planning meeting in Ely. the Cornish brass bands, mainly because they have After that I was involved in retirement activities and no clarinets and my husband John's band has too a trip to Rochester, New York for lhe Federation of many who can't play. Lo and behold, come to find Genealogical Societies conference '1n Your Ances out Jean's been playing the clarinet for 40 years, oc tors' Image." Then the 9110 Gathering flyer had to be casionally in me Waukesha Area Symphonic Band! done (enclosed in the newsletter) and then Tam She also plays the tin whistle and the bodhran and Kun~w~k. For allthis delay, I'm very sorry, On the likes all kind of music - folk, Chicago blues,jug bright side, your next one will be coming very soon! band, and lots of Cornish singers and groups. In it will be some of the items that could not fit in this one - such as reviews and the first of a new series on "Favorite Places to Visit in Cornwall." Jean is optimistic (she's expecting the Green Day Packers to win another Super Bowl!), suppan· ive, cooperative. funny, musical, a font of informa tion on all things Cornish but always learning more, enthusis:.1ic and always think.ing up new ideas for Start a New Local! spreading information on the Cornish and Cornish immigrants in North America. Ifyou are interested in starting a local Cornish soci ety, eontact Jean Jolliffe (see maslhead for her ad dress). She will send you "Tips Fot Forming a Local Cornish Society," a CAHS publication. There are plenty of interested Cornish in the Maryland - Virginia area. Won' t someone or several someones make an attempt to launch one? faJl is a great time! 25 ------=~~~~------.--------,. Tam Kemewek April, May, June 1996 Celtic Festivals Stop Press!!! Peter King, correspondent September-- Ligonier Highland Games, Ligonier, PA, Sep 7 23 Aug.·The Cornwall Family History Society is go ·Philadelphia Ceili Festival. Philadelphia. PA. Sep 7 ing 10 appoint an Adminismuor for 30 hours per -Celtic CaMic. Bethlehem. Pcnosylvagja week at first. It was ad· CHSE plans to be here! We could use help and Cor vertised on the IS"', in the nish visitors. Contact Nancy Heydt. Sep 27-29. 'Wesl Brilon.' (Xtober--Richmond Celtic Festival & Highland Games. Rlchmond. V A. Oct 26-27 of Cornish American Heritage Society for 1995-1997: ISSN 1085-1267 Rosalie Armstrong 29 Ninth Avenue. Terrasse-Vaudreuil. PQ.17V 3L5 Canada VP-Education - Jean Jolliffe 2405 N. Brookfield Road, Brookfield, WI 53045 [email protected] VP-Ncwslener - Nancy O. Heydt 5 Hampton Coun. Neptune. NJ [email protected] ;~~~~::;:~s~",~retary Cathy Lampshire 2771 E. Norm Place, Anaheim. CA 92806 USA Secretary - Judy Locy 18 'Indian Trail, Lake in the Hills, II.. 60102 USA I - William J. Curnow, Jr. "Chy an Lyn" 3438 Pennyroyal Road. Port Charlotte. FL 33953 USA President· Arline Barsamian Founder - Paul Liddicoat Kernewek is quarterly appearing in Jan, Apr. Jul , Oct for CAHS members. Dues thm the 1997 Gathering $10 payable to the Treasurer. Cornisb Heritage Certificates are available to anyone whose anccslOr(s) born in Cornwall and settled in Nonh America. Conlact Doris Rule Bable, 323 N. Lewis St.. Saline. MI for infonnation and applications. Cornish American Heritage Society do Nancy O. Heydt, EdilOr 5 Hampton Coun Neptune, NJ 07153-5672 USA Address Correction Requested Deadline for articles for next issue of Tarn Kernewek is September 20 Prefer on computer disk with hard copy, but any ronn welcome!