YSGOL HAF/SUMMER SCHOOL 2026
Register now for our first-ever Welsh history course starting online June 6.
Register now for our first-ever Welsh history course starting online June 6.
For the first time ever, the Great Plains Welsh Heritage Center will be offering a Summer School program to help fulfill its mission of educating Welsh North Americans about their heritage. Led by board member Huw Webber, the course will focus on Welsh migration, starting with conditions in Wales at the beginning of the 19th century. The course will assess the impact of the Industrial Revolution on Wales and explain why some Welsh people crossed the Atlantic. It will also explain patterns of migration and examine primary source documents—including items from our archive—to examine people's motivations and contributions to American Welsh history.
This course does not require any reading outside class and there are optional assignments and support for those who are thinking about returning to education. Each session will begin with a brief introductory lecture followed by discussions of source materials. The non-credit course will start on June 6 and run for eight weeks, with a break for July 4. There is no fee for the course, but a donation of $99 to the Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre is suggested.
To register for Ysgol Haf/Summer School 2026, or to request more information, please email director@greatplainswelsh.org
This course does not require any reading outside class and there are optional assignments and support for those who are thinking about returning to education. Each session will begin with a brief introductory lecture followed by discussions of source materials. The non-credit course will start on June 6 and run for eight weeks, with a break for July 4. There is no fee for the course, but a donation of $99 to the Great Plains Welsh Heritage Centre is suggested.
To register for Ysgol Haf/Summer School 2026, or to request more information, please email director@greatplainswelsh.org
Huw Webber, Instructor
Originally from Cwmtwrch in southwest Wales, Huw now lives in Colorado. He holds a B.A. from Oxford University, an M.A. in History from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and a Teaching Certificate from the Harvard Derek Bok Center for Teaching & Learning. A conversational Welsh speaker, Huw also contributes articles to news websites in Wales, including golwg.360.cymru and nation.cymru.
Originally from Cwmtwrch in southwest Wales, Huw now lives in Colorado. He holds a B.A. from Oxford University, an M.A. in History from the University of Massachusetts, Boston, and a Teaching Certificate from the Harvard Derek Bok Center for Teaching & Learning. A conversational Welsh speaker, Huw also contributes articles to news websites in Wales, including golwg.360.cymru and nation.cymru.
Welsh Voices
FREE VIRTUAL SEMINARS ON ZOOM
Presented by experts on Welsh and Welsh North American culture and history.
Sunday, April 26, 2026, 1 PM CT/2 PM ET
None Could Go Against the King of England: Crouchback and the History of Medieval Wales
Presented by author Sarah Woodbury
Sponsored and hosted by the Welsh Society of Western New England
After the assassination of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd in 1282, King Edward I of England set about eliminating the Welsh language, culture, and history to the best of his ability, even to the point of expunging any mention of the Welsh royal court from public documents and placing himself in the lineage of the great Welsh hero, Arthur. He took the crown, the piece of the true cross, and even the title, Prince of Wales, which from then on would be bestowed on the eldest son of the King of England.This talk by Sarah Woodbury—author of more than 50 novels all set in medieval Wales—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?”
Please visit https://www.welshwne.org/events/2026/none-crouchback
to RSVP and receive the Zoom link.
None Could Go Against the King of England: Crouchback and the History of Medieval Wales
Presented by author Sarah Woodbury
Sponsored and hosted by the Welsh Society of Western New England
After the assassination of Llywelyn ap Gruffydd in 1282, King Edward I of England set about eliminating the Welsh language, culture, and history to the best of his ability, even to the point of expunging any mention of the Welsh royal court from public documents and placing himself in the lineage of the great Welsh hero, Arthur. He took the crown, the piece of the true cross, and even the title, Prince of Wales, which from then on would be bestowed on the eldest son of the King of England.This talk by Sarah Woodbury—author of more than 50 novels all set in medieval Wales—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?”
Please visit https://www.welshwne.org/events/2026/none-crouchback
to RSVP and receive the Zoom link.
