Welsh Heritage of the Main Line
Code: LH51506
Dates: November 3 - December 8, 2023
Meets: 10:15 AM to 11:15 AM
Sessions: 5
Location: ONLINE
Course Fee: $89.00
There are still openings remaining at this time.
From St. Asaph's, City Line, to Lampeter, Lancaster County, we find Welsh names sprinkled throughout the Main Line and beyond. But how did these curious names get here, how do we pronounce them, and how do we know which ones actually date back to Pennsylvania's Welsh Quaker history? Which ones were added in the 19th century to sound romantic and attract real estate development?
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Roslyn Blyn LaDrew
Dr. Roslyn Blyn-LaDrew received her Ph.D. in Folklore and Folklife at the University of Pennsylvania and her B.A. in Celtic Languages and Literature at Harvard University, with study abroad in Ireland (Co. Donegal), Scotland (Stornoway, Isle of Lewis), and Wales (Aberystwyth). She was a columnist for the Irish Edition newspaper for about 25 years, until the paper's final issue. She currently teaches Irish (Gaeilge) at the University of Pennsylvania and also teaches Irish and Welsh online. She is also a musician, singing and playing the fiddle with the group Roz an' the Beaux.roislindubh@gmail.com
