ORGANISERS of Aberaeron’s Cymru-Ohio bicentenary celebrations are reflecting on a memorable week.

The project which commemorated the departure, in 1818, of six families from the Cilcennin area, was attended by their American descendants.

The six families were the first to emigrate to south-east Ohio and another 3,000 people from mid-Cardiganshire would follow.

Organisers Ray Williams and Arwel Jones produced an impressive schedule culminating in Saturday’s rousing concert at the Square Field featuring Côr Meibion Cymru Ohio Choir, Gwawr Edwards, Catrin Finch, Lloyd Macey and local schoolchildren.

Friday had seen an impromptu meet-up with the town’s American visitors on the harbour wall.

The first event on Saturday - a welcome barbecue at Naturesbase, Cilcennin, drew almost 200.

The following day saw a poignant service in Tabernacle Chapel before the Cymanfa Ganu in the Mynydd Bach hills, near Trefenter.

On Monday, the Sailing to New Lands exhibition – created by Cymdeithas Aberaeron – opened in Tabernacle Vestry.

The afternoon saw a guided tour of the church and chapel in Llangeitho and the opening of an exhibition in the hall by local schools. The evening brought a fun evening at the Three Horseshoes pub, with entertainment by Brian the Organ and the ukulele girls from Tregaron School.

On Tuesday, The Stitch Exhibition, created by Sonja Turner, opened in Cilcennin Church.

The afternoon brought a visit to the Paired Landscapes exhibition in Rhiannon, Tregaron, with works by artists from Ohio and Ceredigion.

Wednesday saw the opening of the Ancestry Exhibition in Cilcennin, with an historical village walk – this was also the day that Vilma, a magnificent 30-tonne top sail schooner, arrived in Aberaeron Harbour from Bangor.

See this week’s south papers for the full story and more pictures from the week, available in shops and as a digital edition tomorrow