By now, you know that I am 3\/4 Welsh–so Welsh family history is of considerable interest to me. This sentence struck me when I read it. “Numerous men born to Irish parents living in Wales…so there is no substitute for close scrutiny of the census schedules.”<\/p>\n
This came from Robert Llewellyn Tyler in his book Wales and the American Dream<\/strong> <\/em>published in 2015 by Cambridge Scholars Publishing. His research was based in Lady Stephenson Library, Newcastle upon Tyne, England.<\/p>\n Substantial Welsh settlements are to be found:<\/strong> Check out these studies too:<\/strong> Gwilyn R. Roberts, New Lives in the Valley: Slate Quarries and Quarry Villages in North Wales, New York, and Vermont, 1850-1950.<\/strong><\/em> Portland ME: Maine Printing Company, 1998.<\/p>\n William E. VanVogt, “Welsh Emigration to the USA During the Mid-Nineteenth Century,” Welsh Historical Review<\/strong><\/em> 15 (1991).<\/p>\n There is a lot we don’t know about the Welsh who came to this county early and late. Your favorite genealogist, Arlene Eakle http:\/\/arleneeakle.com<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n PS Are you registered for our Book Fairs<\/strong> in North Platte, Nebraska on the 25 July and Huntley, Montana (near Billings) on the 1 August? With purchase of a book, you get a free 30 minute consultation with me! Details Family History Expos.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" By now, you know that I am 3\/4 Welsh–so Welsh family history is of considerable interest to me. This sentence struck me when I read it. “Numerous men born to Irish parents living in Wales…so there is no substitute for … Continue reading
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\nEmrys Jones. “Some Aspects of Cultural Change in an American Welsh Community,” Transactions of the Honourable Society of Cymmrodorian<\/strong><\/em> (1952).<\/p>\n