This came over the Cornish list and I thought someone here might be interested. Susan Bigelow researching Kempthorne, Craddock, Stephens, Paulson and St. John >Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2000 16:16:23 -0500 (CDT) >From: Jean Jolliffe <jjolliff@post.its.mcw.edu> >Reply-To: Jean Jolliffe <jjolliff@post.its.mcw.edu> >Old-To: CORNISH-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Genealogy Seminar >Resent-Message-ID: <JxDrC.A.RAG.lMVR5@lists5.rootsweb.com> >To: CORNISH-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-From: CORNISH-L@rootsweb.com >X-Mailing-List: <CORNISH-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/41762 >X-Loop: CORNISH-L@rootsweb.com >Resent-Sender: CORNISH-L-request@rootsweb.com > > >The Cornish Society of Greater Milwaukee and The Southwest Wisconsin >Cornish Society are pleased to announce the 3rd Annual North American >Cornish Genealogy Seminar to be held on Friday, September 29, 2000 at the >Comfort Inn in Mineral Point, Wisconsin. This seminar has become a major >part of the Mineral Point Cornish Festival weekend. > > This year's seminar will spotlight the Cornish immigration to Michigan's >Upper Penninsula. > This is an all day seminar including rolls, coffee and juice in the >morning, a Cornish Lunch (pastys, of course) and Cornish displays and >Cornish and Genealogical vendors. > > Speakers at this year's seminar include: > > Howard Curnow - "Why did Cousin Jack and Cousin Jennie Leave Cornwall" > > Rosalie Armstrong - "Outward Bound" (the voyage over and routes of > migration) > > Mary Freymiller - "Naturalization Records" > > Jay D. Rowe - "The Cornish Miners of Michigan, Parts 1 & 2" > > For a brochure telling more about the seminar, please send an self, >addressed, stamped envelope (business size) to: Mrs. Fran Rusch, 10830 W. >Courtland Ave., Wauwatosa, WI 53225. > > Hope to see many of you there. > > On a personal note, there are very few Cornish genealogical activities >held in North America. Our two societies here in Wisconsin have >worked for the last three years to put something together that will appeal >to those who are researching their Cornish ancestors, esp. for those >who may not be able to get to Cornwall. Last year, Mike >Morrish from Cornwall came and spoke, this year Howard Curnow and Rosalie >Armstrong, both Cornish born will be here to enlighten those in >attendance. AND our committee has decided to spotlight one area of North >American Cornish settlement at every future seminar. > > Since so many of our ancestors came through Michigan and other areas >of the Middle West, before moving on, we have decided that Michigan will >be the first area. And we have invited Jay Rowe, from Hancock in >Michigan's Upper Penninsula to speak on this subject. Jay has researched >the Cornish for years and is considered one of the experts on this area, >by many. So, if you have Michigan Cornish ancestors, you may want to >consider attending, at a beautiful time of year in Wisconsin. Even if you >don't have Michigan ancestors, both the reasons for leaving Cornwall, and >the voyage and routes over should be of interest to many. > > Thank you. > > Jean > >***************************************************************************** > Jean Jolliffe jjolliff@mcw.edu > MCW Libraries jjolliffe@altavista.com > Milwaukee, Wisconsin USA > > *11th Gathering of Cornish Cousins* > *June 27 - July 1 2001* > *Dickson, TN (near Nashville)* > > *3rd Celtic Women's Conference* > *October 12 - 14 2000 > *Milwaukee, Wisconsin* > >"Without wood, we would have no fiddles. Without fiddles, we would have >no music. Without music, we are lost." >**************************************************************************** > > > >