Cornish Language Course

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Dates: 3/5/2013, 3/16/2013, 4/2/2013,4/27/2013
Event Times: 2–8 pm (with a one-hour break for dinner)

Benjamin Bruch, a world-renowned authority on Celtic studies, will present the first in a series of four courses on the Cornish language. At the far southwestern tip of Great Britain lies Cornwall: a small but proud country rich in history, tradition and folklore. Although nowadays Cornwall is sometimes described as a part of England, the Cornish have not forgotten that their land is a nation in its own right, home to a Celtic culture and a Celtic language that set its people apart from their English neighbors. Like many places in Britain, Cornwall has its own dialect of English, and many people there still use dialect words or speak with a Cornish accent. But Kernewek, the Cornish language, is something else entirely: like Irish, Gaelic and Welsh, Cornish is a Celtic language, as different from English as French, German or Russian.

Bruch was made a Bard of the Cornish Gorsedd in 1998 and played a key role in developing the new standard spelling system for Cornish, which was adopted in 2008. A graduate of the department of Celtic languages and literatures at Harvard University, he has taught Cornish and other Celtic languages to students of all ages at schools, colleges and cultural events in the United States, Great Britain, Germany and Austria.

While it is hoped that participants will be able to attend all four sessions, the course is structured so that each session will include a review of all previous material as well as adding new material. As a result, even students who can only attend a single session will be able to acquire a basic knowledge of contemporary spoken Cornish. All participants will also receive a course pack containing handouts, lessons and other Cornish language resources.

Cornish Language Course (Session I) 3/5/2013

Cornish Language Course (Session II) 3/16/2013

Cornish Language Course (Session III) 4/2/2013

Cornish Language Course (Session IV) 4/27/2013

Registration Deadline: 3/1/2013

Contact Info
E-mail: pendarvis@wisconsinhistory.org
Phone: 608-987-2122
Fax: 608-987-3738

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Ticket Info: $30 per person for adults ($120 for all four sessions), $10 for students age 12 through high school ($40 for all four sessions), 11 and younger free. Download a registration form and registration instructions (PDF 44KB). Late registrations may be accepted, space permitting.

Location

Pendarvis
114 Shake Rag St
Mineral Point, WI 53565-1063

Directions/Transportation/Parking

Location Description: Nestled on a rocky, wooded hillside, Pendarvis comprises six historic stone and stone-and-log cottages built by immigrant Cornish miners in the 1830s and '40s during the Wisconsin Territory's lead-mining boom. Nearby Merry Christmas Mine Hill still bears the signs of early mining activity, and a 43-acre restored prairie reveals the unspoiled wilderness found by the first arriving settlers.

From Madison
Take US-151 south toward Dodgeville. Stay on US-151 south to Mineral Point. Take WI-23 south (Exit 40) into Mineral Point. Turn left on Shake Rag St. Pendarvis is on the right and the parking lot is on the left.

From Milwaukee
Take I-94 west toward Madison. Merge onto I-90 east (via Exit 4A). Take US-18 west at Madison (Exit 142A). Take US-151 south toward Dodgeville. Stay on US-151 south to Mineral Point. Take WI-23 south (Exit 40) into Mineral Point. Turn left on Shake Rag St. Pendarvis is on the right and the parking lot is on the left.

From Minneapolis
Take US-52 south toward Rochester. Merge left onto I-90 east. Take US-14/US-61 south into Wisconsin. Continue on US-61 south. Turn left onto US-18 east. Turn right onto WI-39. In Mineral Point stay on WI-39/Ridge St. Turn right on Commerce St. and left on Spruce St. Pendarvis is on the left on the corner of Spruce St. and Shake Rage St.

From Dubuque
Take US-151 north into Wisconsin. Take the Hwy. O (Exit 37) to Business US-151. In Mineral Point stay on Business US-151/Ridge St. Turn right on Commerce St. and left on Spruce St. Pendarvis is on the left on the corner of Spruce St. and Shake Rage St.

From Chicago
Take I-90 west toward Rockford. Stay on I-90 west into Wisconsin. Take US-18 west at Madison (Exit 142A). Take US-151 south toward Dodgeville. Stay on US-151 south to Mineral Point. Take WI-23 south (Exit 40) into Mineral Point. Turn left on Shake Rag St. Pendarvis is on the right and the parking lot is on the left.

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Wisconsin Historical Society

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