ONLINE! The Welsh in Pennsylvania
Code: LH21004
Dates: September 15 - October 13, 2020
Meets: 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Sessions: 5
Course Fee: $99.00
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From Bryn Mawr, PA, aka Humphreysville, back to the original Bryn Mawr farmhouse in Wales, look at the Welsh place names along the Main Line and how they got that way. Which date back to the original Welsh Quaker settlement and which were romanticized renamings in the 19th century? Also look at more recent Welsh immigraation to the U.S. and the face of Welsh-American identity today.
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
