The Welsh and the Washington Monument is a WELSH VOICES* presentation.
*Welsh Voices is a series of monthly free virtual seminars on Zoom, presented by experts on Welsh and Welsh North American culture and history.
Some are sponsored by the Welsh Society of Western New England (WSWNE).
Some are sponsored by the Madog Center for Welsh Studies at the University of Rio Grande and Rio Grande Community College, Rio Grande, OH.
This one is sponsored by the Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre in Wymore, Nebraska.
The Welsh and the Washington Monument is presented by Robert Humphries, Part-Time Director, Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre in Wymore, Nebraska.
Beginning in 1851, Welsh immigrants in Utica and New York City spearheaded an effort to donate a commemorative “gift stone” to the Washington Monument in the nation’s capital.
This lecture tells the story of this campaign and its related controversies as reported in the pages of Y Drych, and how the vision was ultimately fulfilled decades later with the placement of a Welsh commemorative stone inside the monument.
A native of Newport, Wales, and a second-language Welsh speaker, Robert Humphries is part-time director of the Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre and holds an MA in Celtic Studies from the University of Wales, Trinity Saint David.
To receive the Zoom link. Please email director@greatplainswelsh.org