Delta Welsh Heritage

Welcome (Croeso) to the Delta Welsh Heritage website!

Beginning in the 1840s, slate quarrymen from the north of Wales emigrated in large numbers to work in the quarries of Delta, PA, and Cardiff, MD, which produced the world-famous Peach Bottom Slate. These pages are a tribute to the rich heritage of Welsh culture they brought with them, and which is still celebrated in the area today. Here you will also find a guide to the sights and events open for public enjoyment and education.      

1.  Events 2012

 Sunday October 14, 2012

2:30 PM at the Chapel

Fall Gymanfa Ganu (Singing Festival)

Directed by Jay Williams

Featuring music by the Rehoboth Welsh Choir, with guest soloist Gretchen Dekker, pianist 

Te Bach (Welsh Tea) to follow afterward.

North American Festival of Wales

Returns to Pennsylvania!

Aug. 30 - Sept. 2

Scranton, PA

Welcoming again Welsh folk singer Dafydd Iwan

For more information please visit www.nafow.org

Now available -- 

The River and The Ridge    2nd Edition

The first printing of this hugely popular local history volume, written by four local authors, sold out. An updated edition is now available. The new edition contains recently-found photos and a new chapter about the Welsh immigrants.

The new edition is $40 plus $5 S&H. To order your copy, please make your check payable to the Old Line Museum, and mail to:

Old Line Museum

P.O. Box 35

Delta, PA   17314 

A copy of the new volume is now in the library of the National Slate Museum in Llanberis, North Wales.