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| Sources of information about Wales and Welsh-America |
A very good place to start is with Peter Williams' Internet information. Dr. Williams is
an educator, author, choral director, speaker, and in the forefront of Welsh Heritage.
an educator, author, choral director, speaker, and in the forefront of Welsh Heritage.
Dr. Peter Williams takes you on a thorough Internet tour of Wales and Welsh
culture through this link.
culture through this link.
You can order his book on David Thomas, the father of the American Iron Industry,
through NWAF Publications.
through NWAF Publications.
American Association for the Study of Welsh Culture and History
Reading List
Reading List
Welsh of Pennsylvania
The PA History and Museum Commission has a very good entry
about the Welsh in PA.
The PA History and Museum Commission has a very good entry
about the Welsh in PA.
Northeastern PA
(Book List)
Wales in America-Scranton and the Welsh 1860-1920, William D.
Jones. This is a very fine work and a must have for your library.
The Kingdom of Coal, Donald L. Miller & Richard E.Sharples.
One of the best to sum up NEPA and its importance in history.
The Iron Industry in PA, Gerald G.Eggert. In depth study with
lots of Welsh references.
Americans From Wales, Edward George Hartmann.
The Anthracite Heritage Museum at Scranton's McDade Park is
our local center for anthracite history. The famous Coal Mine
Tour is also located there.
Nearby, Steamtown National Historic Site has working
locomotives and train rides. The Steamtown complex also
encompasses the Electric City Trolley Museum, America's first all
electric streetcar system.
Scranton's Iron Furnaces were a critical part of America's success
and are a short distance from Steamtown.
PHMC has extensive information on anthracite people.
The Avondale Mine Disaster of 1869 was the worst of it's kind up
'til that time. The victims were mostly Welsh and some only
newly arrived in America.
If you want to learn about history and make it come alive for
others, get involved with the Anthracite Living History Group .
Scranton Republican 1910
Bards of Hyde Park
(Book List)
Wales in America-Scranton and the Welsh 1860-1920, William D.
Jones. This is a very fine work and a must have for your library.
The Kingdom of Coal, Donald L. Miller & Richard E.Sharples.
One of the best to sum up NEPA and its importance in history.
The Iron Industry in PA, Gerald G.Eggert. In depth study with
lots of Welsh references.
Americans From Wales, Edward George Hartmann.
The Anthracite Heritage Museum at Scranton's McDade Park is
our local center for anthracite history. The famous Coal Mine
Tour is also located there.
Nearby, Steamtown National Historic Site has working
locomotives and train rides. The Steamtown complex also
encompasses the Electric City Trolley Museum, America's first all
electric streetcar system.
Scranton's Iron Furnaces were a critical part of America's success
and are a short distance from Steamtown.
PHMC has extensive information on anthracite people.
The Avondale Mine Disaster of 1869 was the worst of it's kind up
'til that time. The victims were mostly Welsh and some only
newly arrived in America.
If you want to learn about history and make it come alive for
others, get involved with the Anthracite Living History Group .
Scranton Republican 1910
Bards of Hyde Park
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