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BBC 'article about emigration from Cornwall'
BBC article 'The Cornish:A Neglected Nation?'
Cornish History Network 'The Historical Research Unit at the Institute of Cornish Studies'
Cornish Mining 'World Heritage site bid'
Cornish Natural History 'Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly have an exceptional natural environment and a vast variety of animals and plants'
Cornish Online Census Project 'provide a “free-to-view” online searchable database of all the 19th century Cornish census returns'
Cornish Studies Libary 'The only public library with professional librarians and staff who specialise solely in helping those who are studying Cornwall'
Cornwall County Council 'Heritage and history' pages
CCC Historic Enviroment Section 'aim is to identify, record, protect, conserve, present and interpret the historic environment and heritage of Cornwall and Scilly'
Cornwall Family History Society 'research into Cornish family history' comercial website requires membership
Cornwall Record Office
Gorseth Kernow 'learn about the origins of Gorseth'
Online Parish Clerks-Cornwall 'are volunteers who collect, collate and transcribe records for a chosen specific parish in Cornwall'
Royal Institution of Cornwall 'The Royal Cornwall Museum'
The Cornish Stannary Parliment 'home of the Parliment'
Trevithick Society 'organisation for everybody interested in Industrial Archaeology and all aspects of the industrial past in Cornwall'

Overseas Cornish Societies

USA

The California Cornish Cousins '..founded in November 1991 to stimulate interest in Cornish Culture, to preserve Cornish heritage, and to share the related family histories and genealogy'.
The Cornish American Heritage Society'Mainly a genealogical organization in the very beginning.......CAHS is involved in various other projects; from publishing a listing of CAHS member's interests, to collecting members pedigree charts, establishing a Cornish reference library, having a presence at various Celtic and Cornish festivals'
The Cornish Society of Greater Milwaukee 'The Society's purposes are: to preserve our Cornish heritage to stimulate interest in Cornish traditions and culture to open contacts with people and organizations in Cornwall and throughout the world'
Nebraskernewek ' Celebrating The People and Land of Cornwall, and Cornish Heritage in Nebraska Our interests are wide-ranging ... cultural, genealogical, historical, and social.'
Pacific Northwest Cornish Society 'To provide communication regarding heritage/genealogical information pertaining to Cornwall, United Kingdom, to members in the Pacific Northwest region, promote the preservation of public and private Cornish heritage/genealogical material and to cooperate with other organizations in the furtherance of mutual objectives
The Pennsylvania Cornwall Association 'information about our association, how to join our membership, our affiliations, who runs what, our splendid Cornish Heritage Room in Bangor, Pennsylvania'

Australia

Cornish Association of Victoria Inc 'To promote and foster goodwill among Cornish people and people in Victoria..interest in the history, family history, antiquities, traditions and social conditions of Cornwall To aid approved cultural movements in and associated with Cornwall
.. arrange contact between relatives and friends of Cornish people in both Victoria and Cornwall and with other Cornish Associations .. Victorian community of the importance of the Cornish emigration in the development of Australia To assist and to encourage in conjunction with state organisations, local government and the National Trust, the restoration and maintenance of buildings/areas of importance to the Cornish heritage in Australia To be a non-political, non-sectarian, cultural organisation '
Cornish Association of New South Wales 'activities over a broad scope: Old and modern Cornish culture, history, language, music, dance, food, Celtic connections, family history, Cornish heritage (in Cornwall and Australia), Cornwall today, social contact, an Annual Cornish Day in June and a Biennial Cornish Heritage Weekend'
The Cornish Association of Queensland 'stimulate interest in the history of Cornwall, its Celtic cultural and linguistic heritage promote fellowship and goodwill among Queensland people of Cornish birth, descent or interest provide current social, cultural and economic information about contemporary Cornwall provide Cornish social and cultural contact for people of Cornish descent tracing their ancestry identify and preserve the heritage of the Cornish part in Queensland's historical development encourage social and cultural interaction with members of other Celtic groups in Queensland foster links between Cornish people throughout Australia and the rest of the world'
The Cornish Association of Western Australia 'Regular talks about Cornish History by our own Cornish Bard. Cornish readings, stories and Poetry. Family History Workshops Pasty Suppers. Social Outings, including Bus Trips, Picnics, Visits to Historical Houses or Sites. Video and Slide Evenings. Annual Events - St. Piran's Day BBQ., Christmas Outing and Bring and Buy Stall. Interesting extras include Craft Evenings, Cornish Sing-alongs and members' talks.

Cornish Art Links

Penzance arts information & resources by NetPZ

Your Art Links The Art and Artists Directory. Over 4000 Art, Artist and Art Related Resources!

www.artistsincornwall.com
Fine art and illustration by contemporary UK artists and illustrators, plus artists resources.

Seek Southwest is a complete one-stop site for links to websites to do with the counties of Devon and Cornwall, Southwest Britain

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