Thanks for that Jos.
On the radio this morning, it said that miraculously there are many more
Americans on the 2000 US census claiming Scottish descent than on the 1990
US census. It said that since Scottish immigration over the 10 years was
minimal, officials were rather puzzled. My money's on the Braveheart
factor. These figures don't appear to have been officially released yet as
there is nothing on the Census website. It will be interesting to compare
the Welsh descent figures when they are available.
Anne
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Joseph Gregory" <nandjgregory(a)earthlink.net>
To: <CARMARTHENSHIRE-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2002 7:31 PM
Subject: [Cmn-L] Wales anonymous
Earlier this P.M. I was called and told that there was a program
about
Wales on the Pennsylvania Cable Network.
I turned on the TV and a woman named Fiona Powell was giving a
lecture on
the Welsh in Northeastern Penna.
Among other tops, one of which was why and when the Welsh came here,
was
how the thousands and thousands of Welsh, and their tremendous
contributions, who migrated here have been all but ignored while other
ethnic groups have been praised to the sky.
As if to instantly prove what she was saying, the audio portion of
her
talk was interrupted by a TEST of the Penna. Emergency Management system
something-or-other which puts warnings of thunder storms etc. on the radio
and TV. While she spoke, unheard, a voice blabbed away, explaining how this
was a test and if there had been a real emergency...blah blah.
Then her lecture was cut off in mid stream, completely, when the
network
switched to some very important Pa. Commonwealth legislature hearings on
CEMETERIES!
If Ms. Powell had planned the whole thing to prove her point she
could not
have done a better job.
Needless to say the Pa. Cable Network got a blistering E-mail.
Jos. Gregory
Defender of the Welsh Culture
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