2024
2024 Welsh Weekend – May 4 & 5, 2024
2024 Eisteddfod Chair
2024 Welsh Weekend Poster
Eisteddfod Theme “Circus/Syrcas” or “Circle of Life/Cylch Bywyd”
Winner of the Chair for Literary Arts: TBA (chair donated by Bron Wentzel)
Winner of the Baton for Music: TBA
Winner for Recitation: TBA
Winner of the Crown for Art: TBA
2023
2023 Christmas Gymanfa Ganu
2023 Christmas Gymanfa Ganu program
2023 Christmas Gymanfa Ganu Ninnau news article
2023 Welsh Weekend – May 6 & 7, 2023
Eisteddfod winners Joe Corbin (Recitation), Florence Case (Music), Kim Corbin (Literature-winner of The Chair; and Visual Arts) and Bron Wentzel (restored The Chair); All gathered to sing “God Be With You” at the conclusion of the gymanfa ganu.
2023 Welsh Weekend Ninnau news article
2023 State Gymanfa Ganu program
Eisteddfod Theme: “Dŵr/Water”
Winner of the Chair for Literary Arts: Kim Corbin (chair donated by Bron Wentzel)
Winner of the Baton for Music: Florence Case
Winner for Recitation: Rev. Joe Corbin
Winner of the Crown for Art: Kim Corbin
2023 Eisteddfod Prizes
2022
2022 Christmas Gymanfa Ganu
Josh Giese, the day’s director, and Tom White sing a duet
2022 Christmas Gymanfa Ganu program
2022 Christmas Gymanfa Ganu – Ninnau news article
2022 Welsh Weekend – April 30 & May 1, 2022
At LaClare Family Creamery: Mary Williams-Norton cuddles a baby goat. Our group enjoys a presentation about goats.
No eisteddfod was held.
2022 State Gymanfa Ganu program
2021
2021 Christmas Gymanfa Ganu
Rev. Joseph Corbin, director; WGGAW President Bron Wentzel welcomes all
2021 Christmas Gymanfa Ganu poster
2021 Welsh Weekend – not held due to the pandemic.
2020
2020 Christmas Gymanfa Ganu – not held due to the pandemic.
2020 Welsh Weekend – not held due to the pandemic.
The 2020 Crown/Y Goron
2019
2019 Christmas Gymanfa Ganu
Danny Proud directs the Gymanfa Ganu and the Welsh Singers
2019 Christmas Gymanfa Ganu program
2019 Welsh Weekend
Joe Corbin directs; Danny Proud, Mary Davis, Kit Proud and Joe Corbin during the visual arts seminar
Visual arts participants Linda Evans, Ann Lemmenes, Christina Amberson, Connie Herpel and Mary Daley; Trefor Williams and Geraint Wilkes
2019 State Gymanfa Ganu program
The 2019 Chair/Y Gadair
The 2019 Crown/Y Goron
Eisteddfod Theme: “Ymlaen/Forward”
Winner of the Chair for Literary Arts: no entry (chair donated by Mary Williams-Norton)
Winner of the Crown for Art: Linda Evans
2018
2018 Christmas Gymanfa Ganu
The Cathedral Church of Saint Paul the Apostle, Fond du Lac: Rev. Tom White directs: there was a full crowd at the cathedral.
2018 Welsh Weekend
Jan Batty was chosen as winner of the Welsh Teacake Bake-Off and awarded The Apron, Mary Williams-Norton as literary arts Eisteddfod winner, and Linda Evans as visual arts eisteddfod winner.
The 2018 Crown/Y Goron
2018 State Gymanfa Ganu program
2018 Eisteddfod Theme: “Hiraeth”
Winner of the Chair for Literary Arts: Mary Williams-Norton (chair donated by Joe and Kim Corbin, cane seat restored by Mary Williams-Norton)
Winner of the Crown for Art: Linda Evans
Winner of the Baton for Music (first year for this category): Aaron Pritchard
2017
2017 Welsh Weekend
The 2017 Chair/Y Gadair
The 2017 Crown/Y Goron
2017 Eisteddfod Theme: “Spring”
Winner of the Chair for Literary Arts: Dale Hughes (chair donated by Mary Williams-Norton)
Winner of the Crown for Visual Arts (first year for this category): Mary Williams-Norton
(Note: 2017 was the first year when the first writer called up to be chaired did not come forward. The adjudicators were impressed with his poem, however.)
2016
2016 Welsh Weekend
Carolee Schultz (Hope) was chosen Bard of the 2016 Welsh Weekend for Everyone Eisteddfod by adjudicators (l-r) John Good (playing pipe), Trefor Williams (singing) , and Robert Humphries (with sword).
The 2016 Chair/Y Gadair
2016 Eisteddfod Theme: “Rainbow”
Winner of the Chair for Literary Arts: Carolee Schultz (chair donated by Mary Williams-Norton)
2015
2015 Welsh Weekend
2015 Eisteddfod Theme: “Peacemakers”
Winner of the Chair for Literary Arts: Danny Proud (chair donated by Mary Williams-Norton)
2015 Chairing Ceremony for newly chosen Bard Danny Proud (Dai Canol-Daleithiau) performed by Robert Humphries, left, and Elfryn Thomas, right, during Nawfed Penwythnos Cymreigi I Bawb.
The 2015 Chair/Y Gadair
2014
2014 Welsh Weekend
2014 Chairing Ceremony for newly-chosen Bard Joseph Corbin conducted by Robert Humphries, left, and Trefor Willimas, at right, during Wythfed Penwythnos Cymreig i Bawb (photo by Ruth Peterson).
The 2014 Chair/Y Gadair
2014 Eisteddfod Theme: “Between Rivers”
Winner of the Chair for Literary Arts: Joseph Corbin (chair donated by Mary Williams-Norton)
2013
2013 Welsh Weekend
Bardd David Elfryn Thomas a’r Gadair Eisteddfod 2013 yn ystod Seithfed Penwythnos Cymreig i Bawb
The 2013 Chair/Y Gadair
2013 Eisteddfod Theme: “Paper”
Winner of the Chair for Literary Arts: David Elfryn Thomas (chair donated by Mary Williams-Norton)
2012
2012 Welsh Weekend
The 2012 Chair/Y Gadair
2012 Eisteddfod Theme: “Do the Right Thing”
Winner of the Chair for Literary Arts: Diane Lasceski-Michaels (chair donated by Mary Williams-Norton)
2011
2011 Welsh Weekend
2011 Eisteddfod Theme: “Harvest”
Winner of the Chair for Literary Arts: Mary Williams-Norton (chair donated by Mona Everett)
2010
2010 Welsh Weekend
2010 Eisteddfod Theme: “Heritage”
Winner of the Chair for Literary Arts: Robert Humphries (chair donated by Jeanne and Neal Shera)
2009
2009 Welsh Weekend
2009 Eisteddfod (no theme)
Winner of the Chair for Literary Arts: Hugh Davis (chair donated by Mona Everett)