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We are still celebrating the success of the 20th Gathering of the Cornish Cousins hosted by the Upper Michigan Keweenaw Kernewek. There were no major challenges along the way. The Keweenaw Peninsula people are connected with each other. Things get done quickly and correctly that way. The Keweenaw Heritage Center was a perfect headquarters for the event, and Calumet and its Pasty Fest just jelled together for a wonderful conference and opportunity for a Cornish reunion.   With everything seemingly easy-peasy, the one statement that chair Jean Ellis repeated (almost at every meeting) was, "If we only had another year. This is really a two-year planning project."   And so the Cornish American Heritage Society invites you to throw your hat into the ring for 2026! CAHS provides seed money if needed, and will help to get things started. Profits, if any, are split.    We realize that the days of Gatherings with two or three hundred participants are over.  Calumet had about fifty.  You can organize/design the two or three days to fit your area.  Usually there has been presentations (speakers, keynote), visits to pertinent sites of Cornish interest, and of course food!   Please think about this with your own kowetha (members, friends).  Let us know how we can help!  Contact Johnny Trestrail, president, at president.cousinjack@gmail.com or Tom Rusch, past president, at newsletter.cousinjack@gmail.com. Tom Rusch 920-988-5235 thomasdrusch@gmail.com newsletter.cousinjack@gmail.com

Cornish American Heritage Society Board August 27, 2024, 7pm #1 Meeting via ZOOM Present: Harry, Johnny, Bob, Chris, Tom, Carolyn Absent: Dot 1. Johnny presented Carolyn (self – nominated) for Secretary. There was little discussion and Johnny moved to accept and Chris 2 nd the motion. All were yea. 2. Everyone introduced themselves to the rest of the board. 3. Comments about the Gathering were all positive. 4. Mike and Christine Frederickson proposed a donation of $10,000. We need to determine from them if it can be made public. A thank you note should be written and sent. 5. Johnny showed us the working draft calendar on Google Docs. We will have officer meetings every 2-3 months. Web events will be on the calendar. 6. Johnny mentioned he needed to schedule Karrie’s talk on her trip to Cornwall. (Accomplished 8-28 to be Sunday, September 15 at 7pm Eastern on ZOOM). 7. The Travel Grants event was discussed and determined to continue in 2025. The amount will be $1000. After the discussion, adding the $10,000 to the $16,000 that we have enough money, Tom moved and Carolyn 2 nd . 8. Tom announced the next newsletter will come out in September and be a shorter online version containing past and upcoming events. We will use Mail Chimp to send them out so we can track more about delivery and if it was read. 9. Expectations were discussed for the Historian position and Harry had a few questions. It was determined that he might want to highlight some of the past events or interesting happenings and promote the holdings in Mineral Point. Since he is interested in historical events, he can add facts that interest him. The Historian will also keep all the Gathering materials. Tom will add his meeting notes to the file. 10. Membership was covered by Johnny for Bob since he is new. 6 people were added at the Gathering, which makes 40 so far in 2024 for a total of 225. We are also receiving memberships from Cornwall. 11. Since the Treasurer was in Alaska, Johnny again mentioned that we had $16,000 in the bank and now have had a donation of $10,000, which comes to $26,000. Meeting was closed a few minutes to 8pm Respectfully submitted, Carolyn Haines, Secretary

Minutes to the Business Meeting of the Cornish American Heritage Society at the 20th Gathering of the Cornish Cousins hosted by Keweenaw Kernewek in Calumet, MI   August 16, 2024   Introduction:  Tom Rusch, President, opened the business meeting with an explanation of the Cornish American Heritage Society, since many in the audience were not Kowetha. He explained the various offerings of the Society, such as the newsletter, website (forums), archive, travel grants, and presentations.   Membership: Johnny Trestrail reported that present membership included about 240 members.   Treasury:  Treasurer, Dorothy Hosking, was not present at the Gathering. Tom reported the information she had shared with him:  There was   $6,375.86 in the checking account and $10,197.19 in the Vanguard account.   Presentation of Thanks:  The Officers of the Cornish American Heritage Society presented Carolyn Haines, Past President and Newsletter Editor, with an award of thanks for her service over the past 15 or so years.  It was a glass statue on which was engraved:   Thank you for your leadership and hard work as newsletter editor for the  Cornish American Heritage Society. Oll an gwella!     Approval of Constitution and New Slate of Officers was sent to membership at the end of July via email.    Constitution: Carolyn Haines made the motion to accept the new constitution.  Bob Wareham seconded.  Motion carried.   New Slate of Officers:  David Downing made the motion to accept the new slate of officers.  Antonia Burich seconded. Motion carried.   President:  John Trestrail Treasurer: Dorothy Hosking Media:  Christopher Haines Newsletter Editor: Thomas Rusch Past President:  Thomas Rusch Secretary:  Open Membership Chair:  Open Historian:  Open   Harry Curnow contacted Tom Rusch as a self-nominated Historian.  Antonia Burich made the motion to accept Harry Curnow as historian.  John Trestrail second.  Motion passed.   Antonia Burich nominated Bob Wareham as Membership Chair.  Terry Haines seconded.  Motion carried.   At the end of the meeting the office of Secretary was still open.   Antonia Burich made the motion to adjourn, seconded by Betty Antilla.   Respectfully submitted,   Tom Rusch Past President and Newsletter Editor Secretary Pro Tem