Cymdeithas Gymreig Canolbarth Ohio

Promoting a strong and vibrant Welsh community in Central Ohio

Links you might find useful

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Welsh love spoons for sale from a Central Ohio carver! -- http://www.blakespa.com/

Watkins Lovespoons -- hand-carved traditional & contemporary designs - www.watkinslovespoons.com

The  Welsh North American Association (WNAA) (formerly WNGGA - The National Gymanfa Ganu Association) -- http://www.wngga.org/wngga/wngga_hm.html -- strives to preserve, develop and promote Welsh cultural heritage and religious and cultural traditions.  The WNAA sponsors the annual North American Festival of Wales (NAFOW) -- http://nafow.org/

Columbus-area Welsh folk dancing group -- Welsh Country Dancers of Central Ohio -- http://www.welshcountrydancers.org

Order a basket of Welsh food from Wonderfully Welsh Hampers -- http://www.wonderfullywelshhampers.co.uk/ -- near the top of the page in the red band look for Store to find the list of ready-to-go hampers and the products lists if you prefer to choose your own goodies.

Handmade slate products from the Swansea valleys in South Wales -- http://www.identilase.com/

Coginio - "A taste of Wales Cookery Break" - a complete hands-on where you enjoy cooking, chatting, and then sampling your dishes during an enjoyable and relaxing lunch at a 4-star resort.

Wales is known as "The Land of the Harps" --  purchase or rent a Welsh harp made in mid-Wales; buy harp supplies and accessories, CDs, and music books, or sign up for lessons!  http://www.telynauteifi.co.uk/

All Things Welsh -- Welsh Places and Welsh Culture -- http://allthingswelsh.co.uk/welsh-wine/

Jen Jones Welsh Quilts -- http://www.jen-jones.com/index.html . Click on the Quilt Centre to view selections from the 2010 exhibit "Unsung Heritage - The Quilts of Wales" (When you get to the Centre's main page, on the left side click on the upper left box).  Click on the Shop to see items for sale.

Welsh language learning tips -- http://www.cardiff.gov.uk/objview.asp?Object_ID=14783 -- it's written for parents and children but, if you're a beginning learner, the tips could be useful.

See S4 Croeso television programs via your computer -- watch rugby games, see and hear choirs perform, view the beautiful scenery of Wales (may run automatically or you may need to decide whether or not to download an 'add-on') -- http://www.tvfree4u.net/Home/?Cid=OJXSPAVVCHAN&Cname=United_Kingdom__-__S4_Croeso

Spotted in Columbus, OH at Whole Foods -- Collier's Powerful Welsh Cheddar -- http://www.collierscheese.com/  (find local retail sources for Welsh foods & beverages at http://www.welshcountrydancers.org/BEINGWFood-WelshProducts.htm)

Colin's Wales Tourism Guide -- photo galleries and tourism advice from Colin Gronow, who drove around Wales for over 30 years as part of his job.  Even if you aren't going, you'll enjoy the photographs!    http://www.colinswalestourism.co.uk/

YouTube slideshows of the people, the towns and villages, and the countryside of Wales, from mid-Wales resident Colin Grace.  After you view one, be sure to look for "Ddraig333" to find his other videos -- http://www.youtube.com/Ddraig333 

Customized, small-group, escorted tours of North Wales and Northwest England and you help choose each day's itinerary!  Taylor Made UK Tours -- http://www.taylormadeuktours.com/

VISIT WALES with Rachel Hicks -- travel DVD.  Former BBC presenter Rachel Hicks takes us on a journey around Wales visiting major tourist attractions as well as lesser known hidden gems -- from Aberystwyth on the west coast to Anglesey in the north and Abergavenny in the east to Tenby in the south.  http://www.janson.com/dvdcatalog/2009/06/25/visit-wales-with-rachel-hicks/

   Welshpedia --  http://www.welshpedia.co.uk/wiki/wales/index.php/Main_Page

The modern and ancient history of the island of Anglesey North Wales -- http://www.anglesey.info/

Gasglu'r Tlysau / Gathering the Jewels -- over 20,00 images of Welsh life through the ages -- objects, books, historic letters, clothing, paintings, artifacts, aerial photographs, and other items gathered from museums, libraries and record offices throughout Wales.     http://www.gtj.org.uk/

Notecards from original photographs, many of Welsh scenery --  http://www.rainbow-images.co.uk/

Cadwyn: Welsh love spoons from Wales -- a vast range of spoons suitable as wedding, anniversary and engagements gifts, or just to say "I love you" --  http://www.cadwyngifts.com/

For those of you who read Welsh or want to practice reading Welsh -- Golwg: cylchgrawn Cymraeg wythnosol yn edrych ar faterion cyfoes / A weekly Welsh current affairs magazine- well worth a look! --  http://www.golwg.com

Unique jewelry made in Wales from Welsh slate, wood and pebbles combined with precious metal --  http://www.marieluned.co.uk/

NINNAU & Y Drych -- The North American Welsh Newspaper -- http://www.ninnau.com/

North Wales news sites: http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/weeklynews/; http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/caernarfonherald/;  http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/bangorandangleseymail/; http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/visitor/; http://icnorthwales.icnetwork.co.uk/yourvale/

Creative Mountains -- 3D contoured scale model of Snowden, finished in a range of attractive metals -- http://www.creativemountains.com/

Madog Center for Welsh Studies, Rio Grande University, Rio Grande, OH -- http://madog.rio.edu/

Wales-Cymru Project -- http://ohio.llgc.org.uk

National Welsh-American  Foundation -- http://www.wales-usa.org/

Welsh-American Genealogical Society -- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~vtwags/

Links to websites that list Welsh groups and organizations -- scroll to the bottom of the page to the section labeled "Find them" -- http://www.welshcountrydancers.org/BEINGWELSHWelshAmerica.htm

Tours of Wales, personalized -- combine sightseeing with a search for where your ancestors lived -- www.where-youre-from.com   

Disclaimer

WSCO provides this website as a service to its members and to those interested in their Welsh heritage or just learning more about the land of the Dragon.  WSCO is not responsible for, and expressly disclaims all liability for, damages of any kind arising out of use, reference to, or reliance on any information contained within the site... full disclaimer