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The Federation of Old Cornwall Societies
"Cuntelleugh an brewyon us gesys na vo kellys travyth"
(Gather up the fragments that are left that nothing be lost.)
The Organisation for those who love Cornwall.
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Cornish Overseas / Cornwall Diaspora |
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Due to a server fault whilst I was away from home, I lost my e-mail service from the 5th of July until the end of September, If you have tried to contact me in the meantime and you wish to resend then please use my new address. George Pritchard Web Master Introduction The Oxford dictionary defines the word Diaspora as follows : " • noun 1 (the diaspora) the dispersion of the Jews beyond Israel, chiefly in the 8th to 6th centuries bc . 2 the dispersion of any people from their traditional homeland. — ORIGIN Greek, from diaspeirein ‘disperse’." It has been estimated that between 1861 and 1901 a quarter of a million people left Cornwall to make a new life elsewhere. Whilst this period saw the bulk of the emigration, hundreds if not thousands of Cornish men and women had left Cornwall before 1861, and thousands more have left since 1901. Some eleven million people around the world can trace all or part of their ancestry back to Cornwall and some of these have formed or belong to Associations and gather together to enjoy their cultural heritage. Those who live too far away from one of these groups have found that the internet has allowed them to make contact with others of Cornish descent to learn more about Cornwall and its people. This web page has been added to the Federation of Old Cornwall Societies' site in order to let people around the world pass on what is happening in their part of the worldwide Cornish community. If you are Cornish and do not belong to an Association and feel you have some news relating to Cornish history or culture in your area then why not drop us a line and let us know. The Federation in conjunction with the Cornish Gorsedd is offering those Cornish Associations without a web page to display their newsletter the opportunity to have one free of charge. All you need do is either e-mail or post me the following information : 1. a list of officers. 2. a contact address 3. your programme of meetings 4. information on any special events. 5. some news of what you are up to . 6. any photos of group events. Click on contact to send me an e-mail or post it to George Pritchard, 2, Penhalvean Cottages, Penhalvean, Redruth, Cornwall, U.K. TR16 6TQ. This is the type of thing you will get. Click here, Below is a letter that was published in the very first issue of the Federation's Journal "Old Cornwall". Since its publication the links between Cornwall and the Cornish families who have settled elsewhere has continued to grow. Today with the internet and fast air travel the links grow stronger. When Colin Roberts, the Gorsedd Administrator, first approached Terry Knight, the Federations President, and me about adding this page to the Federation's web site neither of us hesitated in agreeing. Terry is also the Editor of the Journal which has now reached its 246th issue. Finally, for those of you doing Cornish family history we have a page of links where you can get lots of free information and help. George Pritchard Web master F.O.C.S.
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The Cornish on the march at Eaglehawk see Tom & Libby's Newsletter for more photos. The first issue of the Old Cornwall Journal in 1925 carried the following letter "June 10th, 1924. CLARE. SOUTH AUSTRALIA. To THE SECRETARY, FED. O. C. SOCIETIES. Dear Sir, I had a West Briton sent me this week from Cornwall and noticed a paragraph about your new Federation. I am so glad to know of such a society and I hope and trust that it may grow and flourish ; as a Cornishman, 12,000 miles or more away from the dear old land I love so well, I send you hearty Cornish-Australian greetings. Please convey to all members my sincere wishes for a great International Cornish and Westcountry Association. I came out about three years ago and I have never regretted the step, and can say that Australia's need is for more Cornishmen. We could take 1,000 men of the right type right away. "There is room," as the old song says, " for millions more " Our new Labour Premier The Hon. John Gunn, is a firm believer in Cornishmen as settlers, his secretary is a Cornishman (Mr. Harry Kneebone, and I am sure he would favour the flow of his countrymen hither. Our three-daily paper editors in Adelaide are Cornishmen: Sir J. Langdon Bonython. edits the Advertiser, Sir William Snowden edits the Register and the Journal—an evening paper. Mr. Harry Kneebone, M.P., is the Chairman of the Labour Party and edits the Daily Herald. I am sending you interesting particulars of the Cornish Association. We have a branch in Adelaide 400 strong—and by my efforts I have been successful in forming a branch at Clare, 90 miles from the city (Adelaide), a country town of about 1,000 inhabitants—about the size of Lostwithiel —membership 60 to 100. We shall be pleased to get into touch with your society, and any books, rules, papers, etc., which you have at your disposal we should only be too glad to distribute. My desire is that such branches of the Cornish Association should be formed in all parts of the Empire and World, and that an International Headquarters should be formed at, say, Truro—being the capital with a paid General Secretary. I will send you a copy of our rules further on. Trusting to hear from you soon. I am, yours fraternally, OLIVER J. CASTINE." Mr. Castine's desires and hopes are no narrow ones, but the time really- does seem to he approaching when they may be realized. The Cornish Associations are coming together more and more, and the Cornish sense of nationality is becoming articulate, at home and abroad. Morton Nance. |
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Tom and Libby Luke's Newsletter from Australia |
Click here to read the March 2010 Issue Including photos of the Cornish gathering at Eaglehawk |
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Cornish Association of Bendigo, Victoria Australia Secretary: Leanne Lloyd, PO Box 121, Eaglehawk, VIC 3556 E-MAIL lloyds[at]vic.chariot.net.au replace [at] with @ |
Click here to visit the web site
Did you know how Bendigo got its name |
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Cornish Association of New South Wales Tel:
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Click here to read the February 2012 / March 2012 Newsletter Archive Click here to read the August / September 2011 Newsletter Click here to read the June / July 2011 Newsletter Click here to read the April / May 2011 Newsletter Click here to read the February / March 2011 Newsletter Click here to read the January 2011 Newsletter Click here to read the October / NovemberNewsletter Click here to read the August / September Newsletter Click here to read the June / July Newsletter Click here to read the April / May Newsletter Click here to read the Feb / March Newsletter Click here to read the Dec / Jan Newsletter
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Cornish Association of South Australia Secretary, Noel Carthew, 33 Warwick Grove , Morphett Vale, 5162 Tel: 08 8384 3171 e-mail ncarthew[at[hotmail.com replace [at] with @ |
Click to read March 2010 Newsletter Click here to visit the website Philip Payton on the Cornish in South Australia
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Cornish Association of South
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Yorke Peninsula Branch Secretary : Meredith Francis, 42 Narangga Tce., Moonta Bay, South Australia Tel: 08 8825 3171 e-mail : mfrancis[at]chariot.net.au replace [at] with @
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Contains a wealth of community information on the town and district including the Cornish connection which is alive and well.
Moonta - Australia's Little Cornwall from Russell Sobey on Vimeo. |
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Kernewek Lowenda For more information on the Kernewek Lowender please contact: District Council of the Copper Coast
The date for the next festival is 9th – 15th May 2011.
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Kernewek Lowenda Moots Parade 2009 Click to view
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Cornish Association of
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Secretary : Katrina Trembath, 26 Stratton Avenue, Lenah Valley Tel: 6278 2457 e-mail : kernow_kensa[at]iprimas.com.au replace [at] with @
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The Cornish Association of Victoria Secretary: Miss June Whiffin, 19 Monash Grove, Blackburn South, Vic. 3130 Telephone: +61 3 9877 2968
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The Cornish Association of Victoria Geelong Branch Contact Secretary, Shirley Lindsay 10 Cumbalum Court, Clifton Springs, 3222. Tel. 52512693. |
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The Cornish Association of Victoria St Just in Penwith Research Group Contact :Mrs Alison Stephen, “Newhaven”, 16 Jill Court, RINGWOOD, VICTORIA 3134 ,AUSTRALIA Tel.. : -61-3-9879 3990 EMAIL: : alisonbrians[at]westnet.com.au replace [at] with @ |
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Cornish Association of Western Australia Secretary : Wendy Thomas, 64 Wimbledon Street, Beckenham. 6107, Western Australia EMAIL: rwthomas[at]mail2me.com.au replace [at] with @ WEBSITE ADDRESS: http://www.busby.net/cawa |
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At a time
when we in Cornwall are celebrating the Holman Film Archive and memories
it will bring to so many, I recently heard from Chris Stacey who was a
third generation Holman man before moving to Canada. Chris tells me that
another Ex Holman man
Glyn Nicolas, is living over there and says "I found he had gone to
school with my mother. He’s 87 years old and just amazing. He writes
long emails to me about his memories of Camborne and other places in
Cornwall and even around the world and I have gathered them all and now
have over 100 pages that are absolutely fascinating. His daughter is
Troon (yes, named after that area near Camborne) Harrison a well-known
Canadian writer of children’s books and there’s no doubt she got her
writing skills from her father. Glyn’s busy right now, taking a course
to learn Italian! Where do people get the enthusiasm?"
Troon Harrison has written over a dozen children's books, including The Storm Lion of Penzance, The Long Weekend, Goodbye to Atlantis, and Courage to Fly, which were selected as “Our Choice” by the Canadian Children's Book Centre; The Dream Collector, which won the Blue Spruce Award and was a finalist for the Independent Publisher Book Award in 2000; and A Bushel of Light, which was selected as an Honour Book for the Geoffrey Bilson Historical Fiction Award in 2001. She lives in Lakefield, Ontario. Click on book cover to read more. If there are any more ex Holman / Climax workers out their who would like to share their memories then please contact Phil Hosken at marrack@btinternet.com . |
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Montreal Quebec
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Toronto Cornish Association President : Peter Dale, 74 Woodgarden Crescent. Toronto, ON M1E 3K2 e-mail : torontocornish[at]gmail.com replace [at] with @ |
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British Columbia MEETING OF CORNISHMEN about 75 Cornishmen met in the office of R. Bishop Esq. and then adjourned to the Star and Garter, committee appointed with purpose of having a social gathering at an early day; only Cornishmen to be allowed to attend, plus Mayor, Captain and Chaplain of "Topaze"; nearly 200 Cornish on the island - a fact which took many old residents by surprise [Victoria Daily Chronicle, 1863-01-06, p. 3] More on the Cornish in British Columbia
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Okanagan Cornish Cousins President Mary Brunst, 114-1765 Leckie Road, Kelowna, BC V1X 6X5 e-mail mary_brunst[at]yahoo.ca replace [at] with @
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Vancouver Cornish Association Secretary : Mary Brunst, 114-1765 Leckie Road, Kelowna, BC V1X 6X5 e-mail mary_brunst[at]yahoo.ca replace [at] with @
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Victoria Cornish Association
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Cuba Cornish Association |
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The first Cornish miners reached Mexico around 1824 and Cornish descendants are still there today. In 2006 the Cornish-Mexican Cultural Society was formed and since then links between Cornwall and Mexico have grown. We hope that a regular newsletter will appear here to keep us up to date with what is happening in the area. In the meantime visit the web site below. |
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The New Zealand Cornish Association Secretary: Jean Harry, 1/81 Lancewood Drive, Christchurch 8025 e-mail : nzca[at]clear.net.nz replace [at] with @
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Click here for the latest February / March 2011 Newsletter Click here for the latest December / January 2011 Newsletter Click here for the latest October / November 2010 Click here to read the April / May 2010 Newsletter & Archive |
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Christchurch Branch of the NZ Cornish Association
e-mail : lynda-les[at]paradise.net.nz replace [at] with @
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Taranaki Branch of the NZ Cornish Association
e-mail : grwell[at]paradise.net.nz replace [at] with @
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Cornish Interest Group of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists Inc.
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Cornish Association of Witwatersrand
Tel. 27 11884 2809 Email: event[at]icon.co.za replace [at] with @
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Pasty Making in America |
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Arizona Cornish
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California Cornish Cousins Secretary : Robyn Hearns-Houts Tel. (408) 848-2893 |
Read the Spring 2010 Newsletter |
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Colorado
Cornish Cousins |
http://bromwell.dpsk12.org/stories/storyReader$177
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Copper Country Cornish Cousins |
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The Cornish American Heritage Society Secretary : Jan Davis,7895 Mt. Vernon Street, Lemon Grove, CA91945-2919 E-mail jandavis3[at]cox.net replace [at] with @ EARLY WARNING Flora OHagan has been in touch to tell us that the dates for the 16th Gathering of Cornish Cousins has been changed to the 10-14 August 2011 - in Mineral Point, Wisconsin, USA.. So mark it on the diary and start saving. |
Marazion, Cornwall, U.K. Male Voice Choir perform at the 15th Gathering of the Cornish Cousins in Sacramento in July 2009. |
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Cornish Connection of Lower Michigan President : Jeanne Thomas, 3409 Elmwood Drive, Clio, M148420 Tel. 810 686 3615 e-mail jim_jeanne2000[at]hotmail.com replace [at] with @
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Cornish Cousins of the South East Secretary : Helen Kettenbell, 1824 Crestwwoodood Road, Athens, TN 30329 e.mail : hick[at]usit.net replace [at] with @
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Cornish Heritage Society East – New Jersey, New York and New England President : Joan Wheeler, 471 South Ave. Fanwood, NJ 07023 Tel : 908 654 5245 E-mail jwheeler21[at]verizon.net replace {at} with @
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The Cornish Society of Greater Milwaukee Secretary : Jean Joliffe, 2405 N Brookfield Road, Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005 Tel : 262 786 9358 e-mail : usnvymom[at]yahoo.com replace [at] with @
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Greater Kansas City Cornish Association President : Frank Siegle e-mail sieglefm[at]sbcglobal.net replace [at] with @
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Illinoise Cornish Society Contact : Susan Pellowe, 5415 N Sheridan Road, #408, Chicago, Illinois 60640 e-mail : susanpellowe[at]cs.com replace [at] with @
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Keltic Fringe Contact: Maureen Williams, PO Box 3292, RD#3 Uniondale, PA18470 e-mail : info[at]celticfringe.org replace [at] with @
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Nebraskernewek Contact : Thelma Havekost e-mail : sixgrands[at]windstream.net replace [at] with @
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Pacific North West Cornish Society Contact : Jim Faull, 10120 NE 16th Street, Vancouver, WA98664 e-mail jimfaull[at]juno.com replace [at] with @ |
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Pennsylvania Cornwall Association - Penkernewek Secretary : Carolyn Bray, 307 W Pennsylvania Avenue, Pen Argyl, PA18072 e.mail : hfbray[at]epix.net replace [at] with @
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The Southwest Wisconsin Cornish Association Secretary : Karla Baker, 2212 Sunny Slope Rd., Mineral Point, WI53565 e-mail : info@cornishfest.org.
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Bournemouth Cornish Association Secretary : Anne Parsons, 2 Ivor Road, Poole, BH15 4BL Tel. 01202 678447 E-mail : Kewsel[at]tiscal.co.uk replace [at] with @
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Gloucester & District Cornish Association Secretary: Jack Marks, 14 Innsworth Lane, Longlevens, Gloucester, GL2 0DA Tel. 01452 302709
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Midlands Cornish Association Daphne Stone, 8 Westbourne Avenue, Birmingham B34 6AN. e-mail : maryalisonspencer[at]hotmail.com replace [at with @
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Torbay Cornish Association Secretary: Alan Long 9, Nutbush Lane, Chelston, Torquay, TQ2 6 SA Tel. 01803 405941
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Tunbridge Wells Cornish Association Secretary: Denys Gage, 17 Knights Ridge, Pembury, Tunbridge Wells, Kent, TN2 6SA Tel. 01892 405941 |
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West Kent Cornish Association Secretary : Jenni Sargent, 25 Charterhouse Road, Orpington, Kent BR6 9EJ Tel. 01689 826547
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West Glamorgan
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