NOVEMBER SEMINAR SERIES ON ZOOM
Please join us for a series of informative talks on aspects of Welsh culture and history presented by experts
from the United States and Wales. Email director@greatplainswelsh.org for meeting links.
from the United States and Wales. Email director@greatplainswelsh.org for meeting links.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1 PM CENTRAL TIME
Early Storytelling in Wales
Presented by Ann Riley-Adams, Wayne State University
Dr. Ann Riley-Adams will share insights into early medieval storytelling traditions in Wales, from which such works as the Four Branches of the Mabinogi and some tales of the legendary King Arthur emerged. Riley-Adams earned her doctorate at the University of Arkansas, where she wrote her dissertation on the 16th-century Cronicl of Elis Gruffydd. She currently teaches British literature at Wayne State University in Wayne, Nebraska.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1 PM CENTRAL TIME
“Little Cardiganshire” – The Welsh settlement of Southeast Ohio
Presented by Dan Rowbotham, Madog Center for Welsh Studies
Jackson and Gallia Counties of Ohio saw many Welsh people make the area their home in the first half of the 19th century. Today, the imprint of the Welsh remains evident as the area is home to the Madog Center for Welsh Studies, the Welsh Scenic Byway and the Welsh-American Heritage Museum. A native of Llangeitho, Ceredigion, Dan Rowbotham will be sharing the history of Welsh migration to southern Ohio and discussing the cultural connections that continue today.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1 PM CENTRAL TIME
The Flooding of Cwm Tryweryn
Presented by Dr. Wyn Thomas
Dr. Thomas will join us from Wales, where he is a freelance academic and writer, as well as a respected musician and songwriter. He is the author of three acclaimed books on modern Welsh history, including Tryweryn, a New Dawn? Dr. Thomas will discuss the flooding of the Tryweryn valley in 1965 to create a reservoir for the city of Liverpool, and its repercussions on Welsh society and politics.
Early Storytelling in Wales
Presented by Ann Riley-Adams, Wayne State University
Dr. Ann Riley-Adams will share insights into early medieval storytelling traditions in Wales, from which such works as the Four Branches of the Mabinogi and some tales of the legendary King Arthur emerged. Riley-Adams earned her doctorate at the University of Arkansas, where she wrote her dissertation on the 16th-century Cronicl of Elis Gruffydd. She currently teaches British literature at Wayne State University in Wayne, Nebraska.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1 PM CENTRAL TIME
“Little Cardiganshire” – The Welsh settlement of Southeast Ohio
Presented by Dan Rowbotham, Madog Center for Welsh Studies
Jackson and Gallia Counties of Ohio saw many Welsh people make the area their home in the first half of the 19th century. Today, the imprint of the Welsh remains evident as the area is home to the Madog Center for Welsh Studies, the Welsh Scenic Byway and the Welsh-American Heritage Museum. A native of Llangeitho, Ceredigion, Dan Rowbotham will be sharing the history of Welsh migration to southern Ohio and discussing the cultural connections that continue today.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1 PM CENTRAL TIME
The Flooding of Cwm Tryweryn
Presented by Dr. Wyn Thomas
Dr. Thomas will join us from Wales, where he is a freelance academic and writer, as well as a respected musician and songwriter. He is the author of three acclaimed books on modern Welsh history, including Tryweryn, a New Dawn? Dr. Thomas will discuss the flooding of the Tryweryn valley in 1965 to create a reservoir for the city of Liverpool, and its repercussions on Welsh society and politics.
