![UK, Wales [Red Dragon]](Wales_sm.gif)
Updated on 5.4.08
Why the Welsh are Suddenly Cool
Happy Arrival Day!
Gwyl y Glaniad!
In May 1865, 153 men, women, and children left from Liverpool on the Mimosa, a group consisting mainly of North- and Mid-Welsh with a large contingent from the Rhondda/Merthyr Tydfil area. The ship landed two months later at Puerto Madryn, Argentina, an event commemorated by plaques and statues throughout the city called La Galesa. Today, the town of Trelew (Lewistown, named after Lewis Jones, one of the settlement's orchestrators) still celebrates Independence Day on May 25. Arrival Day, or Gwyl y Glaniad, is celebrated on July 28 throughout the New World Celtic Welsh communities in Patagonia, Argentina.
There are
1,753,794 persons of Welsh
ethnicity living in the United States, according to Census 2000. The states
with the largest Welsh-American populations are:
|
Land of My Fathers (Wales)
Cymdeithas Madog, the Welsh Studies Institute in North America Inc., is a tax-exempt, non-profit organization dedicated to helping North Americans learn, use and enjoy the Welsh language.
National Welsh American Foundation
The Welsh American an on-line newspaper
North American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History
The Welsh National Gymanfa Ganu Association
The Puget Sound Welsh Association (PSWA)
Saint David's Society of Connecticut
Saint David's Welsh Society of Greater Kansas City
Saint David's Welsh Society of the Slate Belt, Bangor, Pennsylvania
Welsh American Society of Northern California
Welsh Organizations in the New York Area
Welsh Organizations in D.C., Delaware, Maryland and Virginia
Welsh Society of Philadelphia / Cymdeithas Gymreig
Welsh-American Genealogical Society (WAGS)
Joint Website of Saline, MI and Brecon, Wales: Sister cities since 1966.
The Colorado Welsh Society: Welsh events, language classes and a 30-voice Welsh choir in Colorado.
Dewi Sant Welsh United Church: The home site of Dewi Sant Welsh United Church in Toronto, Ontario. Dewi Sant is the only Welsh church in Canada, and still holds monthly Welsh language services.
The English/Welsh Society of Saskatoon: Welsh and English activities in Saskatchewan.
The Gulf Coast St. David's Welsh Society: Welsh activities on the Gulf Coast of Florida.
The New York Welsh Home Page: Dedicated to providing comprehensive coverage of the activities and organizations of the Welsh Community in New York City and its environs.
The Ottawa Welsh Society: The history and activities of the Welsh in Canada's capital.
The Poultney Area Saint David's Society: Activities in the Slate Valley region of Vermont and New York.
The
Prince Edward Island Welsh Society: Information on the Welsh in
Canada's smallest province.
The
Saint David's Society Of Connecticut: Welsh activities in Connecticut.