2026 Ottawa Welsh Society Guest Speaker Series
Join us this winter for a special series of talks about Welsh culture! All talks are on Sundays on Zoom. If you enjoy the series, please consider making a freewill donation to the OWS (by cheque or etransfer to ottawa.welsh.society@gmail.com).
March 22: Canada in Y Drych with Robert Humphries, Great Plains Heritage Centre, Nebraska
If you attended NAFOW in Ottawa, you might have heard Robert Humphries talk about the how Welsh American newspaper Y Drych reported on Welsh events in Canada. Since then, Robert has unearthed further stories to share with us.
https://greatplainswelsh.org/
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Ontario Welsh Festival 2026
The Ontario Welsh Festival will be held in Kingston from April 24-26 this year. The featured choir will be Cantorion Gogledd Cymru. Everyone is encouraged to make their reservation at the Holiday Inn Kingston-Waterfront early. Information on room rates will be available this month at
https://ontariowelshfestival.ca/registration/.
The usual events will be taking place; the Welcome Tea, Noson lawen, AGM, seminars, concert, and of course, the Gymanfa itself.
The event is so close to Ottawa, we hope for a good turnout from our members.
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The OWS holds a Welsh language class on the first Monday of each month, in the Swedish Restaurant at IKEA (Pinecrest) beginning at 10:30 a.m., ending at 12:00 p.m.
A chat group, called ‘Awr Sgwrsio’, meets at the same location and time on the third Monday of each month. This is open to Welsh speakers at all levels.
For information, or to get on the email list, contact John Williams at phone #613-234-2778 or email at j.williams2@gmail.com or Alison Lawson at phone #613-725-2704 or e-mail at alisonlawson@rogers.com.
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