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Cymdeithas Gymreig Canolbarth Ohio
Promoting a strong and vibrant Welsh community in Central Ohio
Cymdeithas Gymreig Canolbarth Ohio
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Newyddiadur Cymru / Welsh NewspaperARCHIVES2009 Jan.-June
Wednesday, 10 June 2009 One of the longest sections of Roman road ever found in Wales is being unearthed at the site of a new Tesco. The highway was carved out 2,000 years ago and is thought to have linked two forts. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/8092931.stm Saturday, 16 May 2009 From actors, TV hotties and models through musicians and singers to rugby stars, Olympic medalists and a chef -- the 2009 edition of Wales' Hot 50 Men. Wednesday, 13 May 2009 Children from across Wales join forces to portray Wales as a nation of proud, unyielding warriors in the recreation of a play that was first shown 100 years ago. http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/05/13/return-of-the-king-91466-23609910/ Tuesday, 21 April 2009 Ever wonder where the Welsh get their dark, swarthy looks from? The brooding looks of Welsh characters like Sir Stanley Baker and Richard Burton are well known -- and now research aims to prove that the genetic make-up may come from the Spanish and the Portuguese. Thursday, 16 April 2009 Users of Google Translate -- the latest in a long line of tools designed by one of the world's best-known internet companies to make our lives a little easier -- have spotted one significant flaw: it won't translate into Welsh. Wednesday, 15 April 2009 Millions of old newspaper reports and magazine articles from Wales, dating as far back as the 18th Century, are to be made available online thanks to a £2m project undertaken by the National Library of Wales. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/mid_/8000088.stm Tuesday, 7 April 2009 Griffith J. Griffith, mining millionaire and Los Angeles, CA, city father: leaving Wales as a teenager, this was a young man who following the advice to "go west, young man" and seek his fortune in America, becoming a prominent and controversial character whose name lives on at Griffith Park and Observatory. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southeast/halloffame/historical_figures/colonel_griffith.shtml Monday, 6 April 2009 Dafydd ap Llywelyn, a medieval prince of Wales, has met with success on a heavenly scale and will immortalised in the night sky with the naming of his own asteroid. Sunday, 5 April 2009 It's not every day that royalty invites you to stay, but you can do so in Prince Charles's holiday cottage in Wales. The little farmhouse, Llwynywermod in Carmarthenshire, was purchased in November 2006 and has been rebuilt and refurbished. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/travel/where_to_stay/article6028575.ece Friday, 3 April 2009 The National Botanic Garden of Wales has welcomed the first lambs of its flock of the rare breed of Llanwenog sheep. The sheep are living on the Waun Las National Nature Reserve, which occupies the fields and woods surrounding the formal areas of the Botanic Garden. The BBC has pictures of the sheep here -- http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/7980044.stm -- there is more information about the nature reserve here -- http://www.gardenofwales.org.uk/en/118.html. Wednesday, 1 April 2009 Reproductions of the letter, held in a French library, in which Owain Glyndwr set out his vision of an independent Wales are to go on display in six locations throughout Wales. Wednesday, 18 March 2009 The Alabama Welsh Society is still working to reestablish the plaque celebrating the arrival of Prince Madoc ap Owain -- the Welsh "Columbus' -- at Mobile Bay, Alabama in 1170. Sunday, 8 March 2009 Wales achieved their greatest rugby triumph on the global stage by winning the World Cup Sevens in front of a 50,000 crowd in Dubai last night. Wales showed determination, committed defence, and inventive try scoring to overcome the hot favorites and bring more rugby pride to the nation. Monday, 23 February 2009 Botanists at National Museum Cardiff along with scientists from three universities and the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, have named new kinds of trees in Wales, England and Ireland, all of which are rare and need to be protected. Six new species of trees have been discovered in Wales. http://www.newswales.co.uk/?section=Environment&F=1&id=16471 Friday, 20 February 2009 "History used to be written by men, for men, and about men. ... There is now an organisation called the Women's Archives of Wales, which aims 'to ensure that women's voices are not written out of the history of Wales.'" http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/columnists/2009/02/20/help-to-ensure-that-women-are-not-written-out-of-wales-history-91466-22969105/ The Archives http://www.womensarchivewales.org/en/index.html Thursday, 5 February 2009 Joe Calzaghe, aka The Pride of Wales, undefeated world light heavyweight boxing champion, has announced his retirement. Calzaghe held the WBO super middleweight title for over 10 years before he decided to concentrate on fighting at light heavyweight.
Thursday, 22 January 2009 One of Wales' most well-known and favorite authors of Welsh-language children's books died on Jan. 9th at the age of 93. T. Llew Jones, a skillful story-teller, wrote about local legends, characters and places and many of his books were based in his native Ceredigion. He and his son collaborated on the writing of what is thought to be the only Welsh-language book explaining the intricacies of the game of chess. http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/halloffame/literature/tllewjones.shtml Thursday, 22 January 2009 A new book, with stunning photographs, looks a the gardens of Wales, from the grand to the quirky, and covers an exciting range of gardens both large and small, public and private, historic and contemporary, all over the country. The Gardens of Wales was written by Helena Attlee with photographs by Alex Ramsay, her husband. Ms Attlee found that the drive to the gardens was almost as pleasurable as seeing the gardens themselves and said, "Going on a garden tour is a great way of exploring Wales." http://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/2009/01/22/gardens-of-wales-unearthed-91466-22749726/ Wednesday, 21 January 2009 An annual survey has revealed that the number of birds in Wales continues to decline with two species, curlews and golden plovers, seeing an 80% drop in population, and has prompted concern over declining special species. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/7841295.stm Saturday, 17 January 2009 Wales Rugby Union has announced that the demand for tickets for the forthcoming Six Nations is the highest for 30 years. The hopes of Welsh rugby fans are buoyed by the best Welsh rugby team since the 1970s. Thursday, 15 January 2009 Patrick McGoohan, creator and star of cult classic The Prisoner, died on Jan. 14th after a short illness. The people of Portmeirion and the surrounding area paid tribute to McGoohan on the eve of his death. The Sir Clough Williams-Ellis' Italianate resort where the surreal 1960s show was filmed benefited from the boost in visitor numbers after the show was screened.
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