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St. David's Society of Minnesota

United to Celebrate and Explore Welsh Culture

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Other Events

Would you like to take a class?
Our friends at Celtic Junction offer classes on Celtic topics.  Check them out at https://celticjunction.org/college/

 

The Great Plains Welsh Heritage Project is offering books on Welsh American history for research and geneaology.  You pay only for shipping.

  • Early History of the Welsh in the Proscairon District of Wisconsin
  • History of the Welsh in Minnesota
  • Hanes Cyrmy America (1872) A History of the Welsh in America

All are translated by Martha Davies or Phillip and Martha Davies. If interested, contact gcolgrove@neb.rr.com

 

Video of a schoolhouse in Wymore, Nebraska for Welsh-American students

One-room Welsh School

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The St. David's Society of Minnesota was formed to celebrate the heritage and culture of the Welsh immigrants to Minnesota. To these ends, St. David's Society members celebrate and cultivate all things Welsh - in literature, history, music, dance, art or ideas, traditional and contemporary.


Upcoming Events

View our most recent newsletter here

St. David’s Society Annual Meeting & Picnic

Sunday, August 24th, from 1 – 3 pm in  Rosebrook Park, 2590 Fry St., Roseville, MN

You are invited to our Annual Meeting and Picnic when we gather each summer to chat with other members, enjoy food together, learn more about Wales, and play some games. Members will also approve the next year’s roster of board members and learn how our Society has used our funds.

 

Bring your favorite dish to share and plan to have a good time!We will hear about some recent trips to Wales
and we hope you’ll share some of your own favorite memories of places and experiences.

 

Many of you may remember meeting at Rosebrook Park in the past. We’ll meet in the park building and enjoy its air­conditioning and its ample parking. Plus, it has kitchen facilities.

 

Well-Read Dragons Book Group

Saturday, August 2, 2025, 11:45 am - 1:00 pm on Zoom

Book to discuss: Clear by Carys Davies.

2024 Scribner. The author is Welsh-born. A poor Presbyterian minister, John Ferguson, (part of the new Free Pres. Ch. of Scotland), accepts a job to “remove” a man (Ivar) who has lived on a small island all his life, and for many years alone. But it is land the rich landowner wants to fill with lots of sheep (many more than wise). It's a fascinating tale of relationships and the ending is a total surprise!   Available in most libraries or online.

 

Sgwrs Cymraeg, Welsh Conversation

Any learners or would-be learners welcome to any or all of these classes. ALL held via Zoom, on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays from 10:30am - 12:30pm. Contact conversation facilitator: Laurel Bradshaw, llawryf@yahoo.com for Zoom link and more information.

 

Interviews of Society Members

 
Our First Member Interview: Ellis Jones!  On November 1, 2021, one of our board members, Hywel Roberts, interviewed our long-time member and past president, Ellis Jones. Click here to read the transcript of the interview.  We will eventually create a video of excerpts from this and future interviews.
 
Laurel Bradshaw: in March of 2025, Mary Morris Mergenthal interviewed Laurel about how she learned Welsh and became a Welsh dance instructor. Read her responses here.
 
 

Links to Enjoy
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Cor Cymry Gogledd America (North American Welsh Choir) Concert in Calgary, Alberta, June 25, 2022

Owen Rhys Roberts from the National Library of Wales shared these links with us after speaking to us in March of 2022.

Did you know the on-line game Wordle was invented by a Welshman?  Read about his story here.

Today's Harlech: Our member Ryan Evans has produced a recording of Welsh-Minnesotans singing the folk song Tros Y Garreg (Over the Stone) set to his original electronic music accompaniment. He has also created a website with this music and stories and poems written by and read by our members about their Welsh heritage. (Click on the title above to get to the website.)

History of Wales links: Scott Lloyd, one of our Welsh speakers over Zoom, has generously shared many links to learn abour Welsh history and ancient sites.

Short Stories of Welsh Culture Saturday Selections: Short stories from Celtic countries and websites on gardens, musicians, museums and folk music.

Our members have contributed these links to videos and photos:

Triple Harp Concert in Wales (in lieu of the in-person Eisteddfod Genedlaethol [National Eisteddfod]
Poem, Solace, by Welsh poet Dafydd Davies-Hughes with video
Welsh National Opera Chorus singing the Welsh hymn Gwahoddiad
Karen Wojahn playing Rhosymedre on the harp

 

Contact us at   mailto:stdavidsofmn@gmail.com  or visit and "like" our Facebook page to learn more about the Welsh and Wales at local, national, and international levels: Go to facebook