http://chicagowelshcambrian.org/home ChicagoWelshCambrian Sun, 05 May 2013 18:47:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_104" align="alignleft" width="296" caption="2007 Annual Picnic"][/caption] The Cambrian picnic was a highlight of the year for many of the Welsh families who settled in Chicago in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Since its inception in 1869 it has continued to provide good fellowship and good fun for the ... http://chicagowelshcambrian.org/home/2013/05/the-annual-welsh-picnic/ We plan to have a booth at the Highland Games at Hamilton Lakes, Itasca, Illinois again this year. The annual Scottish Festival and Highland Games will be held at Hamilton Lakes on Friday June 14th, 2013 from 4 - 10 pm and on Saturday June 15th 2013 from 8am - 9pm.  ... http://chicagowelshcambrian.org/home/2013/05/highland-games/ Spring Gymanfa Ganu 2013 was held at the Fair Oaks Presbyterian Church on Sunday April 28th at 744 Fair Oaks Avenue, Oak Park, IL 60302. Trefor Williams of Milwaukee was our music director for this event and, as always, had the congregation singing their hearts out in four part harmony.  Betsy Mueller was ... http://chicagowelshcambrian.org/home/2013/05/spring-gymanfa-ganu/ The first meeting of our genealogy group was held on Saturday November 3rd, 2012. Pat Kwasigroch and Sandy Stanicek, who have both done extensive research into their own Welsh families, gave a very helpful and informative presentation on getting started with our own research. Our next meeting will be in the spring. ... http://chicagowelshcambrian.org/home/2013/02/welsh-genealogy-group/ St David's Day dinner 2013 Date: Saturday, March 2nd, 2013  Time:  12 noon until 4pm Location: Carleton Hotel Street: 1110 Pleasant St City/Town: Oak Park, IL 60302 Contact Info: Dilys Rana, 847-251-3214 Organized By: The Cambrian Benevolent Society of ChicagoThis will be our 160th anniversary celebration! We will present a reenactment of the birth of the Cambrian Society in 1853 by ... http://chicagowelshcambrian.org/home/2013/01/st-david%e2%80%99s-day-banquet/