Order of Ivorites
The original Ivorite Order was a friendly beneficial society established in Denbighshire in 1836 by Robert Jones with the motto Cyfeillgarwch, Cariad a Gwirionedd (Friendship, love and truth). It prospered on both sides of the Atlantic and was active in America until the late 1900s. It was revived by the NAWF in 2006 to honour Welsh and Welsh-Americans who epitomise the ideals of the original Ivorites.
February 2020 ~ Jonathan Morgan
Educated at Christ College, Brecon; the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst; Aberystwyth and Glamorgan Universities, Jonathan is a former lecturer at the now Cardiff Metropolitan University and author of several books including The Welsh Warrior Through the Ages (2016) and The Tragedy Of War, Essays on the Welsh War Poets (2014). His book Rags to Riches: Entrepreneurs of Welsh Origin (2010) reflects his long standing interest in links between Wales and America.
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Order of Ivorites recipients: (incomplete list) 2004 Nelson Llewelyn 2004 Alfred J. Reese 2005 Olwen Joyce Anderson 2007 Douglas Bassett 2007 Wilfred O. Greenway 2009 Rev. Richard Baskwill 2009 Lorena Bennett 2009 Jack Owen 2009 John Prytherch 2009 William Reese 2009 John Reinhart 2009 Dale Richards 2009 Dave Williams 2010 Jeanne Jones Jindra 2012 Carole Ellis 2012 Sian Frick 2012 Bryan Jones 2012 Cindy Roser 2012 Warren Watkins 2013 Don Robinson 2013 Tom Sandler 2013 Bill VanBuskirk 2019 Bill Griffiths 2020 Jonathan Morgan |