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.
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 hereto 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.
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.
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
