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25, 26, 27
September 2009
Mineral
Point, Wisconsin USA
Schedule Details
Cornish Festival Booklet Text
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1. Southwest Wisconsin Cornish Society
The Southwest Wisconsin Cornish Society was organized in 1991 with the purpose to preserve our Cornish heritage and identity and to strengthen our ties to Cornwall. We serve as an educational resource as we help others to understand what it means to be Cornish. We also help Cornish-Americans to understand their heritage. The Cornish Festival in Mineral Point is our major project to further that understanding. Please check out our website www.cornishfest.org to learn more or to join our society.
We welcome you to the 17th Annual Cornish Festival and while in the area, invite you to visit other Cornish sites. Nearby Linden, Edmund, Dodgeville, Shullsburg, New Diggings, and Hazel Green (formerly Hardscrabble), are just a few places settled by the Cornish in Wisconsin. Galena and Scales Mound in neighboring Illinois were home to many Cornish persons. Dubuque, IA and its neighboring towns also saw an influx of Cornish miners.
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2. Pendarvis Historic Site
In the 1830s and 1840s, settlers from other parts of the United States and Europe began to flow into the Wisconsin Territory. They were lured by the prospect of plentiful lead to be had in shallow diggings throughout the region. As the easy lead became scarce, and greater technical knowledge was needed to work the earth for its deeper lead and zinc deposits, immigrants from Cornwall, England filled the need. These miners and their families made a lasting imprint on southwest Wisconsin. At Pendarvis, you can see their stone cottages, learn about their lives, and come to understand how their legacy was preserved in the twentieth century.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm, with the last tour of the day beginning at 4:00 pm. Corner of Shake Rag and Spruce Streets. Cost: $9.00 for adults, $4.50 for children, and $7.75 for seniors.
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3. Bobbin Lace Demonstration at Cornish Corner
Kendra Goodnow, award winning bobbin lace maker, will demonstrate her craft during Cornish Festival. A published designer, she has won awards for best designs and for workmanship. Her work was on display at the State of Illinois Building in Chicago. Two of her designs are included in Needle Tatting with Style, Book One, and she co-authored the first how-to book on the subject of lucet cord, Lucet Cord Made Easy.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Mineral Point Collection, 151 High Street. No charge.
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4. Mineral Point Railroad Museum
Built by Cornish stonemasons John Toay and Phillip Allen Sr. in 1856, The Mineral Point Railroad Depot is one of the few remaining pre-Civil War depots in the United States. Through detailed story-driven exhibits, the award-winning Mineral Point Railroad Museum honors the depot’s rich railroad heritage and Cornish craftsmanship.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday. 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. 11 Commerce Street. Cost: $4.00 for adults, $2.00 for students, $3.00 for seniors.
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5. Mineral Point Archives
The Mineral Point Archives is a resource for local history, including maps, photos, newspaper articles, letters and other documents, architecture, mining, genealogy records, land records, early Wisconsin legislation, railroad history and Cornish research, including the Cornish Family History website.
Friday, Saturday. 10:00 am to 4:00 pm. High Street, under the public library. No charge.
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6. Orchard Lawn (Gundry House) - The Mineral Point Historical Society
Cornish immigrant Joseph Gundry built Orchard Lawn, an Italianate mansion of locally quarried stone, on eleven wooded Mineral Point acres in 1868. The stately house is a remarkable survivor: When the last local Gundry died in 1936, it was rescued from demolition and became home to the MP Historical Society. Today, ambitious restoration is under way to further preserve the house and grounds for future generations. Visitors this year can view a surprise recently revealed when the parlor wallpaper was stripped. William J. Richards, a Redruth artist who was brought in to decorate the home in 1870, left his signature and the date over a hallway door.
Friday, Saturday. 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm. 234 Madison Street. Cost: $5.00.
Sunday. 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. 234 Madison Street. Cost: $5.00.
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7. Odd Fellows and Rebekah Museum
The Independent Order of Odd Fellows (IOOF) first organized a lodge in Mineral Point in 1835. As the fraternal order increased in size to over 250 members by 1838, a two story frame lodge hall, the first IOOF hall west of the Allegheny Mountains, was built. The building exists today in its original form as the Odd Fellows/Rebekah Museum and contains a number of items relating to Odd Fellowship.
Friday, Saturday, Sunday. 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. 10 Front Street. No charge.
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8. Pub Night at Pendarvis
Come to the quaint Kiddleywink Pub in the rowhouse at Pendarvis for a special evening on Friday, September 25. Pendarvis Pub Night offers live music, traditional pub games of all kinds, and a cash bar serving beer, wine, and old-fashioned soda. This year’s performers will be Madison-based Celtic band West Wind with a special appearance by the weekend’s headline performers, Sparyon. Celebrate with an evening of music, spirits, and fun!
Friday. 7:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Spruce Street. Cost: $10.00 plus cash bar.
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9. Gallery Talk - Equal to Any in the Market at Pendarvis
2009 marks the final season for "Equal to Any in the Market: The Furniture Trade in Mineral Point," on view in the Pendarvis exhibit gallery. Join Emily Pfotenhauer of the Wisconsin Historical Society for an in-depth tour and discussion of the exhibition. Emily will also highlight recent discoveries in early Wisconsin furniture, ceramics, and textiles from collections throughout the state, all documented online in the Wisconsin Decorative Arts Database.
Friday. 8:15 pm. Enter through Pendarvis Museum Store on Spruce Street. No charge.
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10. Masonic Pancake Breakfast
Start off Saturday with a hearty pancake breakfast at the historic Masonic Lodge located at 310 High Street, across from the Post Office.
Saturday. 7:30 am to 10:30 am. 306 High Street. Cost: $5.00.
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11. Farmer’s Market.
The Farmer’s Market features locally grown organic produce, naturally raised beef, pork and chicken, fresh eggs, jams, syrups, honey, flowers, perennial plants, baked goods, soaps, handcrafts, and much more! The Mineral Point Market is the place to be on Saturday mornings and a great way to support local agricultural producers. Get there early for the best selection.
Saturday. 8:30 am to 11:00 am. Water Tower Park on Dodge Street. No Charge (unless you decide to buy some of the wonderful local products sold by the market vendors.)
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12. Driftless Area Fibre Arts Faire
The Mineral Point Chamber of Commerce and la bella vita fibre gallery would like to invite you to the 2009 Driftless Area Fibre Arts Faire. The Faire is dedicated to serving and promoting the animal and natural fiber industry and fiber arts. Come to learn more about all fiber arts and see events including animal shows, art & fiber competitions, workshops, free demonstrations, vendors and much more. Ewe-niquely fun! Many events are free, charges apply for some workshops. See Fibre Faire brochures for further information.
Saturday. 9:00 am to 6:00 pm. Various Locations around Mineral Point.
Sunday. 9:00 am to 4:00 pm. Various Locations around Mineral Point.
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13. Hammered Wire Jewelry Class at Shake Rag Alley
It will be noisy, but a lot of fun, and you’ll discover how many inventive jewelry pieces you can create with simple bending and pounding of brass, copper, and nickel silver wire. All materials provided. You can sign up for either the morning or the afternoon session, or for both.
Saturday. 9:00 am to 12:00 pm and 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street. Cost: $45.00 for one session, $85.00 for both sessions. To ensure your spot in class, please pre-register by calling Shake Rag Alley at 608-987-3292 or visit the website: www.ShakeRagAlley.com.
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14. Shuttle bus
A shuttle bus will be available to take festival-goers to various locations around town. See maps on sandwich boards for the precise route.
Saturday. 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. All over town – see maps for particulars. No charge.
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15. City Bus Tour
Join Don Williams for a bus tour around historic Mineral Pint. Don, dressed in miner’s clothing, will point out significant architecture and have a story or two to tell.
Saturday. 10:00 am and 12:30 pm. Tour begins near Mineral Point Collection, 151 High Street. $5.00.
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16. Tribes of the Blue Rose
The Tribes of the Blue Rose are a not for profit Romano British Celtic reenactment group. The time and scope of their reenactment is mainly the 5th through the 8th century AD in Britain during the departure of Rome from Britain and the migration of Germanic tribes into Britain. The Tribes of the Blue Rose reenactments include military combat, weapons construction, leatherwork, archery, period armor and clothing, the making of artifacts such as lampwork beads and jewelry, stone carving, wood carving, and whatever other interesting things we may find to do from our readings and research.
Saturday. 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. On the grounds of Pendarvis Historic Site, tentatively the Merry Christmas Mine Hill area. No charge.
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17. Taste of Mineral Point
Sample some of the best food Mineral Point has to offer during the Taste of Mineral Point. Stroll Library Park, sit under the tent, visit with old friends. Vendors and local authors will be available selling their items. Sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, the Taste is one of the highlights at Festival Time.
Saturday. 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Library Park on High Street. Cost: $1.00 per ticket, with most items being between one and three tickets.
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18. Vendors in the Senior Center, Library Park, and Pocket Park.
A selection of vendors with a wide variety of wares all located near the Mineral Point Opera House.
Saturday. 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Senior Center on Jail Alley, Library Park on High Street, and Pocket Park on High Street. No charge.
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19. Town Crier
A town crier is a person employed to make public announcements in the streets. Criers often dress elaborately in clothing reminiscent of the eighteenth century. For Cornish Festival 2009, we will once again welcome Redruth, Cornwall’s town crier, Alan Jewell. Hear him during the Taste of Mineral Point and at the Sunday morning parade.
Saturday. Approximately 10:00 am to 2:00 pm. Library Park on High Street. No charge.
Sunday. Approximately 11:45 am to 12:30 pm. High Street at parade. No charge.
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20. Crowdy Crawn at Pendarvis Historic Site
A mixed bag of learning, lore, and laughter awaits visitors to Crowdy Crawn. A Cornish expression, Crowdy Crawn refers to entertainment that is a mixture of things and includes traditional domestic craft demonstrations and Cornish storytelling.
Saturday. 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Spruce Street. No charge.
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21. Cornish Music Sing-Along 101 at Shake Rag Alley
Learn traditional Cornish songs in this 1 1/2 hour sing-a-long led by Cornish Bard Marion Howard. Marion will bring songbooks for use in class. If you would like to have a songbook to take home you may purchase one in class for $5. Come raise your voice in Cornish song. This is for everyone - no musical expertise required.
Saturday. 1:30 pm to 3:00 pm. Shake Rag Alley Center for the Arts, 18 Shake Rag Street. Cost: $15.00. To ensure your spot in class, please pre-register by calling Shake Rag Alley at 608-987-3292 or visit the website: www.ShakeRagAlley.com.
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22. Country Bus Tour.
The 23 mile farm tour will show and explain modern agricultural diversification, showcasing cash crops of hay, corn, soybeans and other ventures. The Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) will also be explained. Traditional dairy and beef operations have evolved and expanded, both have financial risks and narrow profit margins, examples will be shown. Exotic animals and plants are also a part of this tour.
Saturday. 2:00 pm to 3:30 pm. Tour begins near Mineral Point Collection, 151 High Street. $10.00.
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23. Children’s Games
Supervised "Cornish" and traditional games for children ages 4-12. Watch for the balloons.
Saturday. 2:00 pm to 4:00 pm. Soldier’s Memorial Park on Shake Rag Street, near Pendarvis. No charge.
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24. Miner’s Buffet
The Hodan Center, host of the Miners’ Buffet, was founded in 1972. Hodan Center is a community rehabilitation center which provides work training and life enrichment activities for over 110 persons with disabilities. Hodan Center’s food service program is famous for its Papa Pat’s Farmhouse recipes which include jams, jellies, sauces, salsas, relishes, pickles, soups, and mixes for pancakes, muffins, cookies, and bars.
Saturday. 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm. Hodan Center, 941 West Fountain Street. Cost: $12.95.
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25. Cornish Festival Main Concert with Sparyon and Turner Collins
Sparyon
Sparyon, a music group composed of Alan and Lynda Jewell, is based in Cornwall. Sparyon’s members will pair with Alan’s brother Kippy Jewell and Dika Frutchi-Barlow for the main Cornish Festival concert on Saturday night. They will be joining their talents to bring songs and tunes, some traditional and some new, ranging from the traditional “Way Down To Lamorna” to their own composition “Cornwall to Cornuaille” celebrating twinning between nations. Sparyon performs with wit and gusto. Be sure to see this one-time event!
Turner Collins
Madison resident, Turner Collins was born in Texas, and raised in a folk-music family. He began his journey into the Celtic roots of the Ozarks music and culture while in his teens. Turner is known for his repertoire of music from each of the Celtic nations: Ireland, Scotland, Wales, Cornwall, Isle of Man, Brittany, and Galicia. He performs on whistle, bombarde, bodhran, button accordian, and harp. At Cornish Festival 2005, Turner’s rendition of a Breton tune caused one of the other performers to remark that he had just returned from Brittany, and that Turner captured the very essence of the music!
Saturday. 7:30 pm. Congregational UCC Church, 300 Maiden Street. Cost: $10.00.
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26. 1850s Style Church Service
A church service, as it would have been conducted in 1850 will be offered on Sunday morning at 9:30 at Trinity Episcopal Church. Trinity Episcopal was first organized in 1836 and the present building dates to 1845. It provides the perfect setting for the service that will be conducted.
Sunday. 9:30 am. Trinity Episcopal Church, 409 West High Street. Freewill offering.
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27. Tour of Historic Mineral Point Homes
This special tour offers an eclectic variety of Mineral Point dwellings from a sandstone and limestone Cornish miner's house, to a bungalow, a Frank Lloyd Wright influenced stone and frame and a stately brick Italianate. Property owners are graciously offering visitors a rare chance to explore these unique homes and grounds. This is a benefit event for the Mineral Point Library and Archives Improvement Project. Tickets are available at all tour sites during the tour. Advance tickets are available in downtown Mineral Point at Bobbi Jo's Interiors and the Mineral Point Public Library. Please see the "Tour of Homes" insert for details and a map.
Sunday. 11:30 am to 4:00 pm. Various Locations around Mineral Point. $15.00
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28. Parade
See small town spirit with a dash of Celtic flair. Old favorites and new things as well. Come to this years parade, you won't want to miss it. By the end of the day, you'll be looking forward to next year's parade.
Sunday. 12:00 noon to 12:30 pm. High Street. No charge.
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29. The Gorsedh of Cornish Bards – What’s It All About?
The Gorsedh of Cornwall is an organization in Cornwall that aims to maintain the culture and national Celtic spirit of Cornwall through study of literature, art, music, language, and history. The members of the Gorsedh are called Bards. The three Celtic nations that have Gorsedhs are Cornwall, Brittany, and Wales. Entry into the Gorsedh is by invitation. Significant achievement in the arts, literature, music, poetry, historical and archaeological research, language, and meritorious work for Cornish culture qualifies initiates. Each new Bard takes a Cornish name of his/her choice. Each name is unique and not to be used again by any other. (Excerpts from article written for the 9th Gathering by Alan and Gena Morrish)
· Bards Of Cornwall in Midwest US
· James Jewell, Mineral Point, WI; Yuthel Ystoryor an Howlsedhas; Jewell, Historian of the West
· James Wearne, Woodridge, IL; Canor Gwanethtyr; Singer of the Prairie
· Jean Medlyn Ellis, Eagle Harbor, MI; Kernewes an Keweenaw; Cornishwoman on the Keweenaw
· John Caddy, Forest Lake, MN; Kaner an Norvys; Singer of Earth
· Flora 'Tommi' O'Hagan, Fond du Lac, WI; Myrgh an Vermayl; Daughter of the Vermilion.
· Edgar Hellum (deceased), Mineral Point, WI; Pendarvis; The name of a place, Pendarvis
· Thomas John Nicholas (deceased), Palmer, MI; Kernow an Bys Noweth; Cornishman of the New World
· Benjamin Bruch, Kenosha, WI currently living; in Baltimore, MD; Brogh, Badger
· Marion Howard, Darlington, WI; Eos an Howlsedhas; Nightingale of the West
· Susan Pellowe, Chicago, IL; Myrgh Pellowe; Daughter of Pellowe
· Jean Jolliffe, Brookfield, WI; Ystoryor Ryp Loghow Mur; Historian Beside the Great Lake
· Richard West Baker, Reedsburg, WI; Map Murbras Byghan; Son of Little Prairie
For more information on the Genealogy or Festival contact:
Dick Baker, aw305@rucls.net or 608-963-3529
We hope you enjoy your visit to Mineral Point and while you are here please visit our many fine merchants.
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