Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre - Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre

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The Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre in Wymore, Nebraska, is home to the only museum and archive dedicated primarily to interpreting the legacy of Welsh settlers on the Great Plains, as well as the history of Welsh immigrants throughout North America.

We are open 2-4 pm Sundays between Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, and at other times by appointment. Admission is free. LEARN MORE.

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Experience Welsh culture and history in Wymore, Nebraska

John, Thomas & Robert Jones, Wymore, c. 1900

Fireplace of William Howells, Chicago, c. 1920-1940

Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre

Pittsburgh International Eisteddfod Program, 1913

Cambrian Benevolent Society of Chicago Banner, c. 1933

Mural, Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre

Songs of the Racine Welsh Literary Society, 1856

Research Library at the Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre

Jane Hughes & Elsie Parry, Wymore, c. 1900

Mural, Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre

Gage County Historical Society Harvest Festival, Filley Stone Barn, 2024

Order of American True Ivorites Ritual Book, 1877

Denver Welsh Church Quilt, c. 1915

Gage County Outstanding Attraction Award, 2024

Wymore Fourth Grade Visit

Join Us for a Virtual Learning Experience!
YSGOL HAF/SUMMER SCHOOL 2026
Register now for our first-ever Welsh history course starting online June 6.

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Now Available for $35: The Story of Education in the Bethel Welsh Community.
Between the 1880s and 1960, the children and grandchildren of Welsh pioneers were educated in the one-room schoolhouse we have restored in Wymore’s McCandless Park. Meticulously researched by Jeff Jones, this nearly-100-page book is packed with full-color illustrations and newspaper articles. It is a must-have for anyone interested in Welsh-American pioneer history. The History of Pleasant View Rural School District 81 is available from the Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre for $35 plus shipping. To place your order, please email gwenithcolgrove@gmail.com

Museum Expansion Project Update: Construction Begins!

Thanks to our many generous donors, we recently completed the first phase of our 2,200-square-foot museum expansion: the foundation and footings for the new exhibit room. With this step completed, we must now raise the remaining $100K to build the room and finish the interior.

Help us tell the story of the Welsh in North America as it has never been told before! Learn more.

Please consider a tax-free donation to our expansion project.

Donate here.

VISIT

Enjoy a warm welcome at our Welsh Heritage Centre, historic one-room schoolhouse and railroad museum.

EXPLORE

Learn more about Welsh history, culture, language and immigration to the United States and Canada.

RESEARCH

Discover your Welsh ancestors through our archive and affiliated researchers and translators.

Welsh Voices
FREE VIRTUAL SEMINARS ON ZOOM
Presented by experts on Welsh and Welsh North American culture and history.
Sundays at 1 PM CT/2 PM ET. Click below for details and Zoom links.

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Sunday, June 7, 2026, 1 PM CT/2 PM ET

The Welsh and the Washington Monument

Presented by Robert Humphries, Part-Time Director, Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre

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

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