Migrant Society and Culture The Welsh in Madison County, Indiana, 1890–1920

Abstract

Robert Llewellyn Tyler analyzes Welsh immigration to Madison County, Indiana, and the ethno-linguistic community that emerged by the end of the nineteenth century. The study considers culture maintenance, and suggests that, although Welsh ethnic integrity was initially maintained due to linguistic ability, occupational specialization, and the creation of vibrant cultural institutions, it was undermined by the general forces of acculturation, as well as by factors specific to the Welsh experience.