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The ‘Agan Kernow Project’ (Our Cornwall) |
Given the current restrictions
regarding social distancing and our relative
isolation during the COVID-19 crisis, there is
now no excuse not to contribute a story to this
project now that we all have a lot more time on
our hands. Come on folks: as the days get
shorter and colder, what better way to while
away the time proactively than to write down a
story or two about your Cornish ancestors and/or
your memories of visiting Cornwall. They
don't have to be long stories and Ken is
developing a series of questions to help you
make a start. We hope to have these
questions posted on our CAV website
shortly. Your stories don't even have to
be typed – just send Ken what you have and he
will gladly edit them.
You recall that at our February meeting Ken
asked you how many of you had a story about
Cornwall? All of you put your hand up as
he recalls. We remember Penny
McGuire-White who, in 2019, spoke about her
memories as a young girl of Penzance during
World War 2. It was a poignant talk, as
she took us back to a wartime tour of the
streets and familiar parts of Penzance that many
of us know and love. Penny kindly sent Ken
her notes, which will be written up as part of
the ‘Agan Kernow Project’. He has a number
of other contributions as well, but he still
wants more. Stories can be short, they can
be funny but best of all they should be told
from the heart. We all have funny stories
or perhaps not so funny stories from holidays in
Cornwall. Then there are the vignettes of
our ancestors coming out from Cornwall to
Australia. Everyone has a story of our
ancestors and what they did. Even if you
don’t think it’s interesting we are sure that
there will be many who will be fascinated by our
stories. These stories should not be lost;
they should be written down on behalf of the
‘Cousin Jack’s and Jenny’s’ who literally helped
forge our nation.
We want as many members as possible to put
together their stories and send them to Ken Peak
for editing. We think it would be great to
publish a booklet of these short stories about
our ancestors or stories about our time spent in
Cornwall. We think it would be a great
read. From time to time we will also get
members to share their stories with us on a
Saturday. It will be fantastic and its
something everyone can be involved in,
especially these days in our relative
self-isolation.
Open and save the following documents to assist
you.
My
Cornish Ancestor: a helpful place to begin
My
Cornish Holiday: a helpful place to begin
Send you stories marked with ‘Agan Kernow
Project’ to:
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