Herbert Welsh for the Protection of New Hampshire Forests to purchase 656 acres on the north slopes. Welsh led the Sunapee Chapter of SPNHF for more than 20 years, eventually expanding the land holding to 1185acres, which became the bulk of Mt. Sunapee State Park, For his health, beginning in 1915, Welsh began to walk from his home in Philadelphia to Sunapee, NH in June, a trek of roughly 400 miles, taking about 1 month and continued until 1929 at age 78. Welsh died on June 28, 1941 in Montpelier, Vermont. Herbert Welsh Herbert Welsh (1851 - 1941) was a United States
The Poppies (Welsh band) The Poppies (Welsh band) The Poppies were a Welsh rock band which was active during the mid-2000s. Many of the songs were in the Welsh language. In early 2003, Sam James (Guitar and Vocals), Twm Champagne (Drums) and Eifion Austin (Bass) met and formed The Poppies in Aberystwyth. Austin, originally from Morriston in Swansea was a first year politics student at Aberystwyth University while Twm (from Carmarthen) studied Film & TV. James was still studying at the local Welsh comprehensive Ysgol Gyfun Penweddig. The band's first gig was held in Aberystwyth in 2003. They quickly gained support from Radio 1