The Welsh Society of Western New England is dedicated to celebrating and learning about all things Welsh. We meet at least quarterly and share a meal and an interesting subject or presentation relating to Wales. Many of our members have Welsh heritage or were born in Wales and others are drawn to gatherings through their interest in the country, language and culture.
Newsletter overview:
- 2024 Heritage Medallion – The North America Wales Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2024 recipient of its Heritage Medallion is the Welsh Women’s Peace Petition Partnership, which includes Heddwch Nain/Mamgu US (Our Grandmother’s Peace US).
- Welsh History – There are over two hundred episodes of the Welsh History Podcast available for free.
- Owain Glyndwr Event
- Whisky From Wales – Few would claim that Wales is well known for whiskey—or whisky, as it is known in Wales and Scotland. Yet the country has played its part in distilling history.
- Training Ships in the Menai Strait
- Welsh Cooking – Cheesy Baked Leeks with Ham
- Welsh Indiana Jones – Ioan Lord of Cwm Rheidol near Aberystwyth in mid-Wales, gave a fabulous presentation to the WSWNE genealogy group on May 14th. Ioan specializes in the ore field of central Wales.
- Upcoming Events
To find out more about what’s happening read or download the newsletter below.
WSWNE Newsletter – August 24 – View or download the PDF here.
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Our meetings and activities occur at various locations around Western New England. Past WSWNE events have included:
- Gatherings and luncheons in towns in Western Massachusetts and Connecticut
- Monthly genealogy research workshops and presentations
- Welsh language classes
- St. David’s Day celebrations, with a presenter
- Christmas Holiday luncheons, with a presenter
- Welsh Afternoon Teas and a Wine & Welsh Cheese Tasting event
- Watching Welsh films and Wales’ Rugby team play
- Trips to Welsh events in New York City and other nearby states
- Annual attendance at the North American Festival of Wales (NAFOW) thewnaa.org
WSWNE is organized by many volunteers, but we incur expenses by hosting events, publishing newsletters, maintaining this website. We depend on memberships as our primary source of funding. Please visit our Membership Page to find out how to become a member.
In addition, we greatly appreciate donations–from either members or non-members–in support of what we do to advance the knowledge and appreciation of all things Welsh.
We encourage you to be a part of our growing group! Check out our Membership page if you’d like to join us and our Events page for upcoming meetings.
