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The Cornish Diaspora Explained
Why large numbers of Cornish people left Cornwall in the 1800s, where they settled, and how Cornish identity, faith, food and music traveled with them.
Work and the Sea
The Cornish Diaspora
Cornish people and culture abroad.
Cornish Associations and Gatherings Worldwide
How Cornish societies, cultural clubs and gatherings help people of Cornish descent stay connected, share heritage and welcome newcomers around the world.
Cornish Communities in North America
A general look at where Cornish settlers went in the United States and Canada, how mining regions shaped their communities, and what traces they left behind.
Cornish in Australia and South Africa
A general look at Cornish miners, farmers and families who settled in Australia and South Africa, and how mining shaped the communities they built.
Cousin Jacks and Cousin Jennies
Where the nicknames Cousin Jack and Cousin Jenny came from, what they meant to Cornish emigrants and their neighbors, and why their use is still debated.
Methodism and Chapel Culture Overseas
How Methodist chapels, Sunday schools, hymn singing and tea meetings traveled with Cornish emigrants and shaped community life in mining towns abroad.
Pasties Abroad: Food as Memory
How the Cornish pasty traveled with emigrants to mining regions overseas, and why a simple pastry came to stand for home, family and identity.
Tracing Cornish Ancestry
A general guide to the records family historians use to trace Cornish ancestors, from civil registration and censuses to parish registers, wills and passenger lists.
Why Cornish Miners Went Abroad
The push of struggling Cornish mines and the pull of overseas opportunity explain why so many miners emigrated in the 1800s, with caution about the details.
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