I got to this one a little late, having worked night shift to 10:30 PM, and then diving into boning up on data analysis, something I share about. The meetup starts at 9 AM. I was there by like 9:15 or so.
Dick Pugh, last name Welsh, was sharing about a long-lived rumor, regarding "Welsh Indians" pre Columbus.
Quoting from our Yahoo list:
Mainstream news poo poohs this hypothesis, Dick was quick to admit. However he wanted to be sure we had a chance to check the evidence.
In general, our understanding of when the Americas entered into trans-oceanic lore, has been getting updated. The idea of Vikings along the Great Lakes doesn't sound as absurd as it used to.
This rumor, of "Welsh Indians" goes back at least to the time of Thomas Jefferson and the US versus UK boardroom brawl ("American Revolution").
Jefferson asked Lewis and Clark, the great explorers who mapped their way to the Pacific and back, to keep a lookout for any signs of such a tribe.
Dick gave a great presentation and all present felt well informed. I won't try to do his presentation justice in terms of relaying all its content. You had to be there.
Dick Pugh, last name Welsh, was sharing about a long-lived rumor, regarding "Welsh Indians" pre Columbus.
Quoting from our Yahoo list:
"Welsh Come to America in the year 1170, Long Before Columbus, and Become the Mandan indians, Who spoke Welsh"
9:00 AM, Wednesday morning, November 22, at The Pauling House, 3945 SE Hawthorne.Apparently one Maddog might have made it from Wales circa 1100 AD and helped establish a new tribe with Welsh customs and artifacts. Given I came late, I'm not sure by what route.
Hope to see you there!
Don
Mainstream news poo poohs this hypothesis, Dick was quick to admit. However he wanted to be sure we had a chance to check the evidence.
In general, our understanding of when the Americas entered into trans-oceanic lore, has been getting updated. The idea of Vikings along the Great Lakes doesn't sound as absurd as it used to.
This rumor, of "Welsh Indians" goes back at least to the time of Thomas Jefferson and the US versus UK boardroom brawl ("American Revolution").
Jefferson asked Lewis and Clark, the great explorers who mapped their way to the Pacific and back, to keep a lookout for any signs of such a tribe.
Dick gave a great presentation and all present felt well informed. I won't try to do his presentation justice in terms of relaying all its content. You had to be there.
