Malad Valley Welsh Festival
June 25 & 26, 2010
Malad City,
Idaho
The residents of Malad Valley would
like to invite everyone to the Malad Valley Welsh Festival this
year. We are celebrating the rich Welsh heritage that has contributed to
the quality of life in the settlement of this beautiful valley.
Welsh pioneers were the first to settle in the Malad
Valley in the 1860s. One of their many Welsh traditions was an annual
cultural arts event called an eisteddfod, with roots going
back 900 years. This event was held locally for many years until it was
discontinued before World War 1.
Today, Malad Valley has the largest per capita concentration
of people of Welsh ancestry outside the country of Wales
itself. For that reason, many residents of the Valley wanted
to reestablish their Welsh roots. In 2005, after a 90 year break, this
annual cultural event, now called the Malad Valley Welsh Festival, once
again became a reality. The 2007 Festival exceeded all expectations and
goals set forth by the organizing committee and that of the Malad Valley
Welsh Society which was formed in 2004.
MALAD VALLEY WELSH FESTIVAL
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
(as of 4/6/10 so subject to change)
Check www.welshfestival.com
for updates or call Malad City Office at 208-766-4010
Check at Information Booth during the Festival for the latest schedule
of events.
All events held in Malad City Park or LDS 2nd Ward Building
unless otherwise noted.
Click here for the
2010 Welsh Festival Brochure
FRIDAY EVENTS:
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Relief Society
Room)
9:00 a.m. Ron Dennis: ”Welsh Mormon Migration to Utah and Idaho”
10:15 a.m. Aled Betts: “Wales – What Led to the Welsh Mormon
Migration”
11:30 a.m. Lucie Thomas Washburn: “The Legend of King Arthur and
Merlin”
1:00 p.m. Jean Showell: “Welsh Quilting”
11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. (City Park Pavilion) Dutch oven community
lunch
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. (LDS Stake Center)
1:00 p.m. Marianne Crump: “Welsh Family History for Beginners”
2:00 p.m. Family history individual consultations with Malad Stake
Family History Center personnel
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. (Church Chapel) Piano Duet Concert
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. (Cultural Hall) Displays of Oneida County
Settlements and vintage quilts; recording of memories of the settlements
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. (Museum) Oneida Pioneer Museum open
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. (Samaria) Tours of Olive Davis Osmond Cabin
Blue Goose open
3:00 – 8:00 p.m. (City Park) Heritage craft and food booths open
7:00 – 9:00 p.m. (Church Chapel)
Music program featuring local and regional choirs and soloists
9:00 p.m. (TBA)
Film: “Camelot”
SATURDAY EVENTS
7:00 – 9:30 a.m. (City Park
Pavilion)
Community pancake breakfast
8:00 a.m. (begin at City Park)
Malad Dragon Duathlon Relay for teams and individuals (sponsored by MHS
Cross Country Team)
9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m. (Relief Society Room)
9:00 a.m. Jean Showell: “Welsh Quilting”
10:15 a.m. Lucie Thomas Washburn: ”The Legend of King Arthur and
Merlin”
11:30 a. m. – Aled Betts: “Wales – What Led to the Welsh Mormon
Migration”
1:00 p.m. Ron Dennis: “Welsh Mormon Migration to Utah and Idaho”
2:00 – 5:00 p.m. (LDS Stake Center)
1:00 p.m. Marianne Crump: “Welsh Family History for Beginners”
2:00 p.m. Family history individual consultations with Malad
Stake Family History Center personnel
10: 00 a.m. – 2: 00 p.m. (Amphitheater)
Music program featuring musicians, dancers, and singers and North
American Welsh Choir
10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Horse drawn wagon tours (start at City
Park) Tours of 125-year-old Pres. Church (Presbyterian Church)
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Cultural Hall) Displays of Oneida County
Settlements and vintage quilts; recording of memories of the settlements
10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. (Museum) Oneida Pioneer Museum open
10:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m. (City Park) Heritage craft and food booths
open
11:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (City Park) Heritage games (sponsored by
MMS Lego League and Math Counts Teams)
1:00 – 5:00 p.m. (Samaria) Tours of Olive Davis Osmond Cabin
Blue Goose open
2:00 – 4:00 p.m. (City Park) Presentation about rugby
Rugby game, featuring Highland Lions (team featured in “Forever Strong”)
6:00 – 8:00 p.m. (City Park) Finale Concert featuring North
American Welsh Choir
Location of Welsh Festival:
Map to Malad
Follow the flags to our Malad City Park
Accommodations:
Village Inn Motel 208-766-4761
Chantilly Bed and Breakfast
208-766-4961
South Canyon Cabins 208-766-4963
K-C's RV Park
208-766-2759
Campgrounds are located at all
reservoirs throughout Oneida County.
For U.S. Forest Service campgrounds
located within Oneida County call
1-877-444-6777 or see
www.reserveusa.com. The
three campgrounds within Oneida County are Malad Summit Campground,
Third Creek Group Use Area, and Curlew Campground. Some
campsites need reservations and some don't.
Eating Locations:
Burger King
Dude Ranch
Me ‘n’ Lou’s
Malad Drive In
Subway
Tillie’s Mexican Restaurant
Visit
Malad, Idaho!
The Malad Valley Welsh Festival would
like to give a special thanks to:
IFFT Foundation
MALAD VALLEY WELSH
FESTIVAL DONORS (as of 6/10/2010)
Cenhinen
(Daffodil) $10 - $49
apThomas Heritage
Imports
Nola T. Coats
Joe and Euarda Daniels
Diane Davis
Don and Carol Eliason
Diane Ferrin
Darl Gleed
Steve and Gia Haycock
Marvin and Sandra Hess
Sharon Hess
Becky Crowther Hiatt
Ren and Sharon Jensen
Vicki Johnson
Jim and Judy Jones
Lucille T. Keene
Virginia G. Quigley
Rose Fencing
Khalil and Patsy Scott
Gordon Simpson, D.D.S.
Boyd J. Thomas
Treasure Custom Pack
Valley Insurance
Rex and Donna Waldron
Gordon and Joan Williams
Sid and Laura Williams
Ddraig Goch (Red
Dragon) $50 - $99
Dr. Derrel and Eileen
Clarke
Dude Ranch
Griffiths OK Tire
Hansen’s Grain, Inc.
Hess Lumber
Ireland Bank
Motor Mart
Northern Title Company
Gloria Jean Thomas
Thomas Electric
Edgar Thorpe, D.D.S.
Castell (Castle)
$100- $199
Donna Vanderwood
Llech (Slate)
$200 - $499
Idaho Humanities
Council
Haearn (Iron)
$500 - $999
Malad Valley Welsh
Society
Arian (Silver)
$1000 - $2499
City of Malad
Rocky Mountain Power Foundation
Union Pacific Foundation
U.S. Bancorp Foundation
Aur Gwyn (White
Gold) $2500+
Hess Pumice Products
