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This talk places the ambush and murder of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd within the context of Welsh history, traces its origins and consequences, and then asks, “How do those who survive the end of their world keep on living?”
From Lord Lisburne's mighty Trawsgoed, through the grandeur of Gogerddan and the elegance of Nanteos, to the houses of the minor gentry, we'll explore the origins, heyday and demise of the seats of power in this, “The Wild West” of Wales.
...an anthology of poems about Wales’ rivers. Several of the poets will join us at the presentation including Mair Ifans, clare e potter, Catrin Mari, Adele Evershed and Meg Elis, plus Ness Owen and Sian Northey, Editors.
Between 1908 and 1913, Madame Hannah Hughes-Thomas led the world-famous Royal Welsh Ladies’ Choir, of which she was the second director, on several tours of the United States and Canada. Dr. Bill Jones will discuss the choir’s North American tours during Madame Hughes-Thomas tenure and her life after she settled in Detroit in 1915.
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The Cambrian Guards in the American Civil War - Presented by Dr. Jerry Hunter, Bangor University
Dr. Jerry Hunter has extensively researched the men who served in the Cambrian Guards, a division of the 22nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment comprised mainly of Welsh Americans from Racine.
