Join CAHS
We invite you to join the Cornish American Heritage Society and help us further the culture of Cornwall in North America.
Membership Benefits
Newsletter
Tam Kernewek, the official newsletter of the CAHS, is published four times per year. Featuring articles about Cornish heritage and information on events in North America for those of Cornish descent, Tam Kernewek provides a vital means of communication between CAHS members. An online version of the newsletter will be published in the near future.
Send articles to:
Tommi O’Hagan
631 E. Scott Street
Fon du Lac, WI 54935-2906
E-mail: tombob02@sbcglobal.net
DEADLINES FOR SUBMISSIONS ARE 15 JANUARY, 15 APRIL, 15 JULY AND 15 OCTOBER EACH YEAR.
Support for CAHS Projects
Your membership in the Cornish American Heritage Society provides support for projects such as the Steven R. Curnow Scholarship Fund, the Paul Smales Award, the Cornish Global Migration Project, the purchasing and indexing project for the newspaper sponsored by the St. Piran's Society and other worthy Cornish heritage and cultural projects. For instance, CAHS donates $1.00 to the Cornish Global Migration Project for each member.
The CAHS also provides assistance to local societies, presence at Cornish, Celtic and ethnic festivals, a research library available by mail and at Gatherings plus discounts on CAHS biennial Gatherings of Cornish Cousins.
Publications
Membership in the Cornish American Heritage Society also provides access to the following publications:
- Tips on Starting a Local Cornish Society
- Blowing in the Wind: How to set up a Cornish fair booth
- Nadelak Kernewek - A Cornish Christmas
- Directory of Cornish Associations and Societies in North America
- Directory of CAHS Members Interests
- Tam Kernewek (Membership newsletter - published quarterly)
- The Cornish Circle (Newsletter to Affiliated Societies)
Cornish Heritage Certificates
The CAHS makes available certificates of Cornish heritage to anyone whose ancestors were born in Cornwall and settled in North America. Contact Jeanne Thomas, 8494 Wesley Drive, Flushing, MI 48433-1165 - USA for information and applications.
Dues & Membership Application
Download the Cornish American Heritage Society Membership Application here [Adobe Acrobat PDF document - requires the free Adobe Acrobat Reader, available here].
Membership dues for the CAHS are as follows:
U.S. Residents
$10.00 per year for individuals and $15.00 for families.
There are also individual lifetime memberships available for $150.00.
Junior memberships available for young people at $5.00 per year.
Make your check or money order payable to the Cornish American Heritage Society and mail dues to Jim Thomas, Treasurer, 8494 Wesley Drive, Flushing MI 48433-1165 - USA
Canadian Residents
$14.00 CA per year for individuals and $21.00 CA for families.
There are also individual lifetime memberships available for $210.00.
Junior memberships for young people for $7.00 CA per year.
Make your check or money order payable to the Cornish American Heritage Society and mail dues to Len Snell, Box 286, Waterdown, ON, LOR 2HO - Canada.
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