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Interesting Welsh Links

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CHAMBER OF COMMERCE and BUSINESS LINKS:

Ancestry. com - Britannia A leading resource for family history materials on-line by subscription.

- a site offering information on Tours, Travel, History, Panorama, Celtic World, Government, Arts, Sports and Books.

British Consulate-General, Federal Reserve Plaza, 25th Floor, 600 Atlantic Avenue, Boston, MA 02210.

Cartref Taid® (Grandfather's House), 60 Norton Avenue, Poultney, VT  05764-1029, Vermont and Welsh history research, Poultney Life (c) quarterly newsletters, Vermont slate ROOFING, FLOORING + FLAGSTONE, STRUCTURAL + COUNTERTOPS - natural slate products.

Celtic Film Festival, presented by CelticFest & The 19th Street Theatre, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Celtic Photos & Crafts - 10 Hemingway Rd., North Haven, Connecticut, 06473 (203) 239-5455), a USA site for Welsh music merchandise.

Cymru Calling - Travel and Tourist Information about Wales.

David Morgan, 11812 North Creek Parkway N., Suite 103, Bothell, WA 98011.

Family Tree Magazine in the United Kingdom.

Genealogy.com - a leading resource for family history.

Hay-on-Wye Bookshops - details of all different book shops in the town and other general information about Hay-on-Why itself.

Lord Addison Travel, Ltd., P.O. Box 307, Peterborough, NH 03458.

Jean Napier- Professional Photographer; author of stunning book "Rhosydd, A Personal View" -  the abandoned Rhosydd slate quarry in North Wales.

Sain - Music by Welsh artists (see also Celtic Photos & Crafts above).

SWANTON British Travel Service, P.O. Box 7398, Wilmington, DE 19803. Telephone: 302-529-0100.

Virtual Visit - map of south west Gwynedd and parts of Powys where you can wander around the area as though on foot or in a car.

Welsh Books Council (Cyngor Llyfrau Cymru)

Welsh Genealogy Photography Requests - family site photographs upon request in Cardiganshire, Pembrokeshire, Carmarthenshire, South Powys, Glamorganshire and Gwent.

Wales Tourist Board - visit Wales - details to help you prepare before you go.

Wild West Wales - a multi purpose information source covering the counties of Ceredigion, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire.


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COLLEGES having exhibits and/or programs of Welsh cultural and/or genealogical interest,
located in geographically Welsh regions as well as other Welsh educational opportunities:

Australian Studies in Wales - at Lampeter, South Wales (UK).

BBC Online - Wales - Catchphrase 2000 - a new way of learning Welsh.

British Council United States of America.  "Welcome to the British Council in United States of America, promoting co-operation in education and the arts with the United Kingdom."

Bryn Mawr College for Women , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (USA).

Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island (USA) - "A Welsh Course".

Castleton State College, located in central Vermont in Castleton (USA).

Central College, located in Pella, Iowa (USA).

Centre for European Languages and Cultures - University of Wales, Lampeter

Coleg y Drindod-Trinity College, located in South Wales in the city of Carmarthen (UK).

Fulton-Montgomery Community College, Johnstown, New York (USA) - an upper New York State College that offers an accredited Welsh Language course taught by Robert J. Jones, Foreign Language Instructor.

Harvard University - Department of Celtic Languages and Literature, Barker Center, 12 Quincy Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts (USA) 02138.  Tel: 617-495-1206

Madog Center for Welsh Studies - University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Ohio (USA).  The Madog Center for Welsh Studies has begun collecting family histories and genealogical information to share.  They work in conjunction with the Welsh-Americn Heritage Museum in Oak Hill, Ohio and the Historical and Genealogical Societies in Jackson and Gallia Counties to assist individuals tracing family history.  They are open M-F from 8AM to 5PM and weekends by arrangement.  Information:  (800) 282-7201, ext. 7185 or welsh@rio.edu . 

Syracuse University at Utica College, Utica, New York (USA).

University of Glamorgan, Wales (UK).

University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota (USA) - Welsh and Celtic resources housed in the Department of Special Collection, O'Shaughnessy-Frey Library.  The "Celtic Collection" (7,000 titles, 9,200 volumes),  the largest component of the department's rare and scarce book holdings, contains some 600 volumes related to Wales, the Welsh language, and Welsh Americans.

University of Toledo, North American Conference on Welsh Studies, Dept. of English & Literature, 2801 W. Bancroft, Toldeo, OH 43606-3390

University of Wales, Aberystwyth - located in mid Wales in the city of Aberystwyth (UK).
     CAYW - Cymru ar y We/Wales on the Web - gateway to material of Welsh interest on the World Wide Web.  This is an online guide to high quality, validated websites offering dependable information relating to Wales and all aspects of Welsh life.  Funded by Cymru ar-lein of the Welsh Assembly Government.  The site is totally bilingual.

University of Wales, Bangor - located in North Wales in the city of Bangor (UK).

University of Wales, Cardiff - located in South Wales in the city of Cardiff (UK).

University of Wales, Lampeter - located in Lampeter (UK).

University of Wales, Lampeter - English language pages of the Department of Welsh.

University of Wales, Swansea - located in South Wales in the city of Swansea (UK).

University of Wales Centre for Welsh & Celtic Studies, Aberystwyth (UK).

University of Wales College, Newport - located in Newport (UK).


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FAMILY HISTORY web pages
with Welsh connections

Do you have a family history website with your Welsh ancestral tree?

BUKLELEY/BULKLEY - Bulkeley-Bulkley Descendants - hosted by Phil Bulkeley.

EVANS - Bishop David Evans Family Association - information resource for descendants of David Evans (1804-1883).

Family history collection - National Library of Wales - Department of Printed Books - a list of book titles on Welsh family histories chosen from the holdings of the Department of Printed Books, National Library of Wales.

FREEMAN - Freeman Family Lines - from the files of Stephen M. Lawson.

GLYNDWR - Owain Glyndwr in Welsh History.

JONESJones family from Llanfihangel-y-Creuddyn, Cardiganshire dating back to 1777.

JONES - Keeping Up With The Jones' - Jones line from Penmaenmawr, Dwygyfylchi and Llanfairfechan, North Wales.

OLD UK Photos - old photographs of places in Wales.

RICE - Ted & Kathy Rice's Genealogy Website - descendants of Rev. Maxwell W. Rice.

WATKINS - Watkins Family History Society - for those researching "Watkins".

 


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GENEALOGICAL SOCIETIES with Welsh interests: 

Cardiganshire Family History Society, West Wales, UK.

Clwyd Family History Society (Cymdeithas Hanes Teuluoedd Clwyd), Wales, UK.

Dyfed Family History Society, for Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire, and Pembrokeshire genealogy.

Genealogical Society in the West Fields, Westfield, New Jersey, USA.

Gwynedd Family History Society - North Wales county including the Isle of Anglesey.

Powys Family History Society covers the three old counties of Brecknock, Montgomeryshire and Radnorshire in Wales.

Upstate New York Welsh - Celebrating the Welsh Heritage in Western, Central and Eastern New York State. 


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INTERNATIONAL WELSH ORGANIZATIONS:

CAYW - Cymru ar y We/Wales on the Web - gateway to material of Welsh interest on the World Wide Web, this site is an online guide to high quality, validated websites offering dependable information relating to Wales and all aspects of Welsh life.  CAYW is based at the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.

The National Assembly of Wales/Cynulliad Cenedlaethol Cymru - with corporate offices in Cardiff, Wales and New York City, New York, this site offers insight into Welsh Legislation, Assembly Business, Statistics of Wales, and the lastest news.

Double click on the title below!

Where are the Welsh?


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MUSEUMS of Welsh interest:

Marine Museum of the Great Lakes at Kingston, CANADA

James Monroe Museum and Memorial Library, Fredericksburg, Virginia (USA)

Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historic Monuments of Wales - archaeology and architectural history in the UK.

Slate Valley Museum - located in Granville, New York, USA, this museum commemorates the many heritages that shaped the slate industry in this region of the United States.

The Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre - located in - Wymore, Nebraska

Welsh American Heritage Museum and the Oak Hill Public Library - located in - Jackson, Ohio

Welsh Slate Museum - located in Llanberis, North Wales, this museum commemorates the slate industry in North Wales.


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NEWSPAPERS and MEDIA sources:

BBC NEWS -

BBC- daily news site Online in the Welsh language.

Boston Globe -

New York Times

Newspaper Association of America

NINNAU - The North American Welsh Newspaper®

UK Genealogy, monthly newsletter online.

Y DRYCH, The oldest Welsh newspaper in America (Y Drych consolidated in November, 2003 with NINNAU.)


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SITES OF WELSH INTEREST:


Ann Griffiths Website, created by Cardiff University Library, this site was created in 2005 to honor the 200th anniversary of the death of Ann Griffiths.
Anglesey Môn Info Web - "Everything you want to know about the island of Anglesey, North Wales."  This site includes family history pages and much more.
                                                                       St. David's Societies around the World 

This is a partial list. For more detail, click on:

index

Australia:
Welsh Society of Southern Tasmania
Saint David's Welsh Society of Brisbane Inc. - (Cymdeithas Cymraeg Dewi Sant) Brisbane, Australia

Canada:
Montreal, Montreal St. David's Welsh Society
Prince Edward Island , The Prince Edward Island Welsh Society
Saskatoon, Welsh Society of Saskatoon
Toronto, St. David's Society
Vancouver, The Welsh Society of Vancouver.
Victoria, Victoria Welsh Society
Winnipeg, St. David's Society of Winnipeg

England:
Cymdeithas Cymry Birkenhead

Norway:
Oslo Welsh Society (Cymdeithas Cymry Oslo), Oslo, Norway.

New Zealand:
The Welsh Cambrian Society of Canterbury New Zealand, Inc.

United States:
Where are the Welsh?
(Double click above to access list of US societies.)

Others:
Welsh Society of Southern Tasmania

Double click on the title below to find MANY more!

Where are the Welsh?


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INTERESTING RESEARCH SITES:

Bala, Kansas - "Bala Heritage" - a book of history recently published.  Contact:  Jane Roth

Brechfa in South West Wales, this link provides information and history relating to the village and the local area.  Information is also provided on people for whom Brechfa has been the birthplace of, home to, or a place to stay a while.

Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania - colonial/pre-Revolutionary War times.

Caernarvonshire Historical Society (Tudalen Hafan Cymdeithas Hanes Sir Gaernarfon).

Cardiff Crew Agreements 1861 to 1914, covers surnames A to F.

Celtic Christianity resources for research, Department of Theology and Religious Studies, University of Wales @ Lampeter.

Celtic Cross Roads, a genealogy site with many useful links!

Church in Wales - parishes and churches of the Church in Wales including resources, open forum, parishes online, and genealogyassistance requests.

Cwm y glo, North Wales -  village near the shores of Llanberis Lake.

Cyngor Archifau Cymru Welsh Archives Council, Wales.

Dalgylch Uwch Aled, Ein Bro yn y Flwyddyn - Our District in the year 2000, covering the villages of Bro Cernyw, Ysbyty Ifan, Pentrefoelas, Llangwm, Dinmael.

Dalgylch Menai, Ein Bro yn y Flwyddyn - Our District in the year 2000, covering the villages of Pentraeth, Llanddona, Porthaethwy, Llangoed, Llanedwen, Llandegfan, Llanfairpwell, Beaumaris, Brynsiencyn.

Dalgylch yr Wyddfa, Ein Bro yn y Flwyddyn - Our District in the year 2000, covering the villages of Bethel, Deiniolen, Cwm y Glo, Llanberis, Llanrug, Penisarwaun.

Denbigh - Welcome to Denbigh - For "Denbighites' - home or abroad.

Denbighshire - Discovering Denbighshire.

Dolbadarn Castle, North Wales.

England, Wales, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, India, or the South Pacific Islands - did your Welsh ancestors migrate to any of these areas?  Do you need guidance on researching there?  Check out this "Rootsweb guide to tracing family trees".  Sources are plenty here!

Ferndale, Wales, a history and tourism preview.

Freebies to Genealogists

GENUKI pages for Wales - relating to genealogy in the UK.

Guild of One-Name Studies - introduction to the Guild, services, on-line searchable Register.

Halkyn Mountain, North Wales - an area exploited for its lead and stone since early Roman times.

History of Llangyfelach Church, Gower, Wales.

Hollywood, California (USA) - the "Welsh in Hollywood" - video production by experts John Pierce Jones & Inge Hanson.  Contact: Ellis Owen, HTV Wales, The Television Centre, Culverhouse Cross, Cardiff, Wales CF6 6XJ.

Index of Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan schoolmasters listed in baptism registers, and many other useful Wales' sites.

Kidwelly - History of Kidwelly, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK.

Landranger search - Ordnance Survey maps of Wales.

Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwillliantysiliogogogoch, North Wales.

Lloyd's "Captains Registers"

MAPQUEST - Maps, Driving Directions, Real-Time Traffic, Yellow & White Pages, Travel Guide.

Missouri Society of Mayflower Descendants sponsors a Mayflower Education Web site.

Multimap - a great site to help you locate regions.

National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, mid Wales.

National Maritime Museum

New York State - Upstate  Welsh Heritage views of Upstate New York.>

Office for National Statistics

Patagonia - Welsh History, including The Welsh in Patagonia.

National Library of Wales' Department of Printed Books, The Welsh settlement in Patagonia.

Penisarwaun, North Wales

Pentraeth - historic village on Anglesey, North Wales.

PhoneNetUK- search for a business or person in the UK by telephone.

Postcodes On-line - find any Postcode within the UK.

Public Record Office

Rodenhurst- a collection of over 4,000 individuals mainly from Wales that also includes one-name studies of the names Rodenhurst, from the Welsh Marches, and Loxley of Yorkshire.

Royal Welsh Fusiliers

St Davids - the city of St. Davids, Pembrokeshire, Wales (UK).

Saint Dubricius, Celtic Studies & Celtic Christianity, dedicated to Saint Dubricius and all the Celtic Saints.

Streetmap - a great site to help you locate ancestor homes.

Surnames - Welsh surname/genealogy information.

The Chapel Hill Celtic Society - Source Bibliography for Women of the Celts.

Welsh Mariners website includes a searchable database of over 22,000 Welsh born (or Wales resident) Master mariners, mates and engineers who held certificates of competency or service.  It is an index of men active from 1850 to 1945 in the merchant navy.

Welsh Names and Surnames - Knoxville, TN Welsh Society research by J.B. Davies


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Welsh Male Voice and Mixed Choirs (Singing is a Welsh cultural tradition)

Côr Godre'r Garth - Cardiff, South Wales (UK)

Côr Meibion Dinas Bangor - Bangor, North Wales (UK)

Côr Meibion y Penrhyn - Bethesda, North Wales (UK)

Cogan Coronation Choir - Penarth, South Wales (UK)

Montreal Welsh Male Choir - Montreal, Canada

Welsh Choirs On The Web - is a site where you can link into sites of Welsh choirs of male, mixed and youth choirs in Wales, England, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong, New Zealand, South Africa and the United States.  Where did your Welsh ancestors go?  Did they belong to a choir?  Perhaps a history exists in which you'll find information about your ancestor.

Visit The 'Welsh Choirs On The Web' site:

Australian Welsh Male Choir
Barry Male Voice Choir
Bridgend & District Male Choir
Caldicot Male Voice Choir
Cambrian Male Choir
Canoldir, Witchvale Harmony
Cantorion Colin Jones
Cantorion Creigiau
Cantorion Cymraeg Canada
Cantorion Y Rhyd
Cape Welsh Choir
Cardiff Male Choir
Côr Meibion Cyndeyrn
Côr Meibion Cymru De Affrig
Côr Meibion Dinbych A'r Cylch
Côr Meibion Dyffryn Peris
Côr Meibion Glynnedd
Côr Meibion Gwalia
Côr Meibion Llandybie
Côr Meibion Llanrwst a'r Cylch
Côr Meibion Maelgwyn Male Voice Choir
Côr Meibion y Penrhyn Male Voice Choir
Côr Meibion Pontypridd
Côr Meibion Rhosllanerchrugog
Côr Meibion y Traeth Male Voice Choir
Cowbridge Male Voice Choir
Cymau Male Voice Choir
Dunvant Male Voice Choir
Dowlais Male Choir
Flint Male Voice Choir
Haverfordwest Male Voice Choir
Hong Kong Welsh Male Voice Choir
Hywel Girls' Choir & Hywel Boy Singers
Kenfig Hill and District Male Choir
London Welsh Male Choir
Maesteg & District Male Voice Choir
Masonic Choir of North Wales
Melbourne Welsh Male Voice Choir
Melincryddan Male Choir
Metropolitan Male Choir of South Australia
Morriston Orpheus Choir
North Shore Vocal Arts Ensemble and Greater Canton Men's Chorus.
North Wales Male Chorus
Ogmore Valley Male Voice Choir
Ottawa Welsh Choral Society
Oxford Welsh Male Voice Choir
Pendyrus Male Voice Choir
Porthcawl Male Choir
Powys Male Voice Choir
Rhos Male Voice Choir
Risca Male Choir
Rushmoor Odd Fellows Male Voice Choir
St James Singers
Sydney Welsh Choir
Toronto Welsh Male Voice Choir
Vancouver Welsh Men's Choir
Victoria Welsh Male Choir
Wellington Male Voice Choir
Wollongong Welsh Choir
Ynysowen Male Choir 
  


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Last Updated: Saturday, 28 June, 2008