By the mid-1800s, white immigrants had spread across northern Illinois -- Irish, Scottish, German, Swedish -- and in community after community, their contributions are well documented. But there is another group that came here that we know little about: the Welsh.
Join hosts Clint Cargile and Connie Kuntz as they explore northern Illinois’ forgotten Welsh heritage. Travel with them to the village of Big Rock, which was settled by Welsh colonists from the "land of the leek."
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Show Notes
The Past and Present of Kane County, Illinois (1878)
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Theme Song
Dan Whitaker & the Shinebenders (performed live on WNIJ’s own Sessions from Studio A)