Wisconsin is the place for Cornish genealogy

Mineral Point, Iowa County, WI in the "driftless" section (look it up) of the southwestern part of the state, is the place to go for Cornish genealogy. A great many of the European settlers in the area during the 1840s were Cornish miners there and you can today visit Pendarvis, essentially a recreated Cornish "village," eat pasties at the local restaurant, ask about their sister city (Redruth, Cornwall), and join the Southwest Wisconsin Cornish Society. It aims to promote Cornish culture, especially among people in North America of Cornish descent and to do so they offer a newsletter, meetings (if you are in the vicinity), links to other Cornish cultural organizations, and access to their Cornish collection at the public library in Darlington, WI. They want to help you with your Cornish genealogical research, and the group's facebook page is advertising a free year of membership (or one year's free renewal if you are already a member). That offer expires July 31, 2019, but if you join after that, the dues are only $10. Not sure if you're Cornish? Surnames like Cornish/Cornwall/Cornys/Cornewallis or with prefixes such as Tre, Pen, or Nan, or occupational names such as "Dyer" (thatcher), "Bligh" (wolf, possibly for a hunter), or characteristics such as "gwynn" (white) or "teague" (beautiful) are often Cornish. Particularly if your ancestors first appeared in an area associated with mining, look for possible Cornish heritage.