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America is way ahead on much to do with it's home front military history, of course being a 'young country' it needs all the home history it can get to create a 'Sense of Nation'. This however, is only one of the reasons there is so much interest in the Civil War and this is really building up for major commemoration, see below. However, of perhaps greater interest to Welsh Patriots is how native Americans are moving well ahead on recording, preserving, protecting and promoting their history of conflict and conquest, so yes really pay attention to following up on the work of the National Indian Wars Association. Maybe with in mind the establishment of a National Welsh Medieval Wars Association, think on it!
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USA 150th Anniversary of the American Civil War is on the horizon 2011 - 201, the organisation of this is well under way with some great web sites coming on line, so do go see for ideas and inspiration and maybe start booking your trips to America for some great commemorative events being organised. An example of a great web site is that provided by the USA National Park Service, The American Civil War Home page to the official National Park Service Civil War Website, do go view. I would like to draw attention here, of our own Welsh National Parks Service, I hope you will learn from the USA - NPS and get down to doing much more about Welsh History in areas of Wales covered by your National Parks. After all our country side is not just about scenary and wild life, so please more, much more history in your objectives and work. Patriots if your in a position to do so, not least if you live in a National Park area then you could lobby they and, the Forestry Commission and the Country Side Council et al to get really hot and bothered on this subject of our history in the parks and country side in general. Maybe the National Trust could call a conference on this subject or maybe at Plas Tan y Bwlch, think on it ok!
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Do you know there has been, so they say one book written about the American Civil War, for every year that has followed it's conclusion, You better believe that this will possibly double between 2011 and 2015.
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Gethin Gruffydd.
