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lowena dhywgh! (My attempt at Cornish). Upon my retirement as a high school maths teacher, I realized I did not provide my son with the same oral history my father provided to me. Sitting on the porch in Michigan, he told stories of the family coming to Michigan (Calumet) from St. Ives, of family life (especially meal times), and the transition from the copper mines to other employment.

My wife makes a fabulous pasty and we are working with my fathers recipes for heavy cake and saffron bread.

Hello! My name is Debby Smith and I live in Gilbert, Arizona. My great grandfather, William Bray, was born in St. Blazey, Cornwall. That's my mom's paternal grandfather. He immigrated to the U.S. in 1880 with his parents, John Bray and Mary Ellen Rundle. Several of the Rundles also came to the U.S. with them. They first went to Racine, Wisconsin then Chicago. Some of the siblings later moved to Portland, Oregon. Through my genealogical research, I've found my ancestors lived in Cornwall for hundreds of years. I have found many 3rd cousins and more distant that still live there. I have never been to England, but have always been fascinated by Cornwall, and now I realize it's in my dna. I'm interested in learning anything about my Cornish heritage.

Hello! I'm Johnny Trestrail, the CAHS Membership Chair. My grandfather emigrated from Rudruth to Michigan in 1923. I visited Perranporth as a young child in 1983 and have returned three times in the last eight years. Last May, I hiked 106 miles of the Southwest Coast Path from Bude to St Ives. It was amazing! I'm trying to generate more membership activity for CAHS through Special Interests Groups like our quarterly Cornish book club. I've also been working with my wonderful wife Kathleen to update this website and design a new CAHS logo.

Hi. I'm a retired banker with interest in genealogy. I have Cornish history on my mother's side. My g grandfather Charles Caddy migrated from Cornwall in 1883 to Butte MT and worked in the mines. He married Alice Holman, whose parents migrated from Cornwall in the 1870's to Rocky Bar, Idaho, where her father John Holman and grandfather were miners. They later move to Butte, MT. Alice Holman's mother was Phillipa Odgers born in approx 1850 in Camborne, Cornwall England. I have not researched the Odgers family tree, so not sure if there is a relationship to Anthony Odgers. Perhaps you have information that would connect the families. Thanks,

Wally Lee wolee2011@gmail.com

Greetings from New Jersey! I'm a former newspaper reporter/editor and have become an amateur genealogist in my retirement. I discovered my sweetheart's (Holly Odgers) Cornish roots on her father's side of her family tree. Holly's 2nd great-grandfather was Anthony Hosking Odgers (1837-1880), a miner who married Mary Haddy Snell (1847-1912) and moved to the U.S. in 1872. Anthony was killed in a mining accident in Hibernia, N.J. Holly mining ancestors date back to John Odgers (1788-1845), as far as I know so far. I have English ancestors, but is Holly who has Cornish roots. Still, I've been fascinated to learn about her Cornwall heritage and the miners who toiled there. I hope to meet others, here, with Cornish roots... perhaps even some cousins of Holly's!