Another tongue-in-cheek poem, this time from the pen of George White Where’s Me Pasty? The Cornish Police were short of men and short of women too Tre, Pol and Pen, three gallant ‘men,’ all dressed in navy blue. The sergeant said, “Now stand up straight and listen to me proper. Each of you,…Continue Reading “Where’s Me Pasty? A poem by George White”
This article by Yvonne Oliver Bowers will be of interest to those involved in genealogy and to us all as a lesson in tenacious research. It first appeared in Kynyav, the Newsletter of the California Cornish Cousins and Yvonne was kind enough to sanction its inclusion here. If falls under the heading of ‘Global Cornwall’…Continue Reading “Who was Alice?”
This profile of Delabole WMA/UMFC has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell. 1784: John Wesley sent Adam Clarke to Delabole Quarry to preach and the spot was named after him as ‘Clarke’s Hole’ and is still called that locally. A Wesley Chapel was erected in the village in 1806, the first Methodist in…Continue Reading “Delabole WMA / UMFC”
This profile of Delabole Wesleyan Pengelly Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell. 1784: John Wesley sent Adam Clarke to Delabole Quarry to preach and the spot was named after him as ‘Clarke’s Hole’ and is still called that locally. There is no evidence that John Wesley himself ever came to Delabole but…Continue Reading “Delabole Wesleyan Chapel”
This profile of Delabole Me(a)drose Zion Bible Christian Chapel has been compiled by Jo Lewis and Tony Mansell. In 1784 John Wesley sent Adam Clarke to Delabole Quarry to preach and the spot was named after him as ‘Clarke’s Hole’. The quarry is still called that locally. The Bible Christians were formed in 1815, and…Continue Reading “Delabole Me(a)drose Zion Bible Christian Chapel”
The Cornishman newspaper of the 31st August 1905 contained this report from the Tribune Review of Butte City, Montana, of the ‘goings-on’ at a Cornish Tea Treat. Whether it is entirely true I do not know but the detail is fascinating and will stir the memories of those of a certain age. The report suggested…Continue Reading “Old Time Tay Treats – Reminiscences of Saffron Cake and Sugary Tay “