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Owain Glyndwr Day 2024 Special ZOOM Event

Owain Glyndwr Day 2024 Special ZOOM Event

In celebration of Owain Glyndwr Day 2024, the Welsh Society of Western New England (WSWNE) presented a special ZOOM event featuring a live presentation, direct from Wales, of Owain Glyndwr and His Uprising by Gareth W. Jones, M.A., Secretary of the Owain Glyndwr Society / Cymdeithas Owain Glyndwr in Wales.

Includes our YouTube video of the presentation.

Sarah Woodbury - ZOOM Event on Welsh history as context for her novels

Sarah Woodbury - ZOOM Event on Welsh history as context for her novels

In a WSWNE ZOOM event, Sarah Woodbury, author of fifty novels set in medieval Wales, presented a fascinating overview of the major periods of Welsh history that provide the context for her five series of novels, each series set in a different period.

Our YouTube video of this this ZOOM event is included in the Past Event description.

Owain Glyndwr Wine And Welsh Cheese Tasting Event - Sept. 16, 2022

Owain Glyndwr Wine And Welsh Cheese Tasting Event - Sept. 16, 2022

A September Afternoon with Friends
by Margaret Korhonen, WSWNE Board Member
Reprinted from our WSWNE January Newsletter (recently given the name: Croeso!–Welcome!)

A sunny, warm September afternoon found many members and friends of WSWNE sharing time together at Lost Acres Vineyard in Granby, CT.

Genealogy Presentation and Christmas Tea

Genealogy Presentation and Christmas Tea

Five WSWNE members celebrated our monthly genealogy workshops with a Christmas Tea in December 2018 following a great presentation by Dave Robison, WMGS, on “Effective On-Line Search Strategies.” Tea was served with bara brith, scones, mince pies and jam tarts, all home- made!

First Annual Noson Lawen

First Annual Noson Lawen

WSWNE held its first annual Noson Lawen - in Welsh tradition, an informal evening of our members, friends, and families sharing poems, songs, and stories with one another. This one was scheduled to celebrate the birth date of Welsh poet Dylan Thomas.