http://chicagowelshcambrian.org/home ChicagoWelshCambrian Sat, 21 Jan 2012 21:42:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en St David's Day dinner 2012- details below Date: Saturday, March 3rd, 2012  Time:  12 noon until 3pm Location: Carleton Hotel Street: 1110 Pleasant St City/Town: Oak Park, IL 60302 Contact Info: Barbara Jones at 773-275-9789 Organized By: The Cambrian Benevolent Society of Chicago Come and join us at noon to meet your friends and greet new folks; dinner will be ... http://chicagowelshcambrian.org/home/2012/01/st-david%e2%80%99s-day-banquet/ Each year in early November the Cambrian Benevolent Society is invited to decorate a large tree to represent Wales for the international display of Christmas trees at the Museum of Science and Industry. Board member, Janet Walquist, has coordinated this activity for many years and has collected a fine array ... http://chicagowelshcambrian.org/home/2012/01/welsh-christmas-tree-decoration/ [caption id="attachment_104" align="alignleft" width="296" caption="2007 Annual Picnic"][/caption] The Cambrian picnic was a highlight of the year for many of the Welsh families who settled in Chicago in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Since its inception in 1869 it has continued to provide good fellowship and good fun for the ... http://chicagowelshcambrian.org/home/2012/01/the-annual-welsh-picnic/ Please join us for a showing of our next film selection," Last Days of Dolwyn", at the Des Plaines public library - details below.  There is no charge for this event. When: Monday, February 20th, 2012                                                                                                                               6PM - Social hour (refreshments will be served).   6:30PM - 'Last Days of Dolwyn' is about the drowning of ... http://chicagowelshcambrian.org/home/2012/01/welsh-film-night/ [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="May 8 - 9, 2010          Millenium Park   Chicago"][/caption] For many years we rented a booth at this popular Chicago festival. We were able to spread the word about the society's activities and to meet many festival attendees who had questions about Wales or wanted to reminisce about trips there.   In 2011, citing ... http://chicagowelshcambrian.org/home/2012/01/2009-celtic-fest-chicago/