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wrwoolley
Dec 07, 2024
In General Discussion
When visiting Goldsithney in September, my sweetheart (Holly Odgers) and I wandered into the town's community center when we heard music coming from inside. It was a rehearsal of Rock Choir Cornwall, under the direction of Marcus Alleyne. Alleyne lives in Cornwall and leads seven Rock Choirs in the area.
We were excited to learn they will be performing at Carnegie Hall in New York City at 1 p.m. on Saturday, March 22, 2025, at the invitation of Distinguished Concerts International New York. My understanding is that the concert will feature other Rock Choirs from the U.K. Below are relevant links:
https://dciny.org/events/rock-choir-the-big-apple-tour/
https://rockchoir.com/choirleaders/marcus-alleyne/
https://www.youtube.com/@rockchoircornwall8507/featured
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wrwoolley
Mar 05, 2023
In General Discussion
For Christmas, I wanted to get my sweetheart, Holly Odgers, a gift made of copper or tin from Cornwall, U.K. Her ancestors were miners of copper and tin. There are several people online who offer such gifts, but I ordered one from South Crofty Collections (https://croftytin.co.uk), which makes jewelry of tin from the South Crofty mine. I believe it was the last mine in Cornwall to be shut down. Holly loved her tin pendant, set with her birthstone of garnet. Optionally, for a 7th anniversary, a copper gift would be excellent! Check out https://www.cornishcopperbracelets.co.uk/about.asp) (These are simply a gift ideas. I have no connection to South Crofty Collections and receive no compensation for referrals.)
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wrwoolley
Mar 05, 2023
In General Discussion
I'd be interested in connecting with possible Odgers cousins of my sweetheart, Holly Odgers, whose heritage in Cornwall mining reaches back to at least 1788. We both live in New Jersey, near where Holly's 2nd great-grandfather Anthony Hosking Odgers, worked as a miner. He was killed in a mining accident in Hibernia, N.J., and was buried in a potter's field, along with other miners of little means. I've attached the list of miners buried, with Anthony, in a marginal section of the Rockaway Presbyterian Church Cemetery. Despite lacking grave markers, an old map indicates the location of each person interred there. We visited the cemetery in 2021.
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