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Black Hills Celtic Shop opened in 1999 in
downtown Rapid City, South Dakota, literally in "the Black Hills of Dakota".
Charlie Evans Weir is its proprietor. Charlie is a member of Scottish Clans Buchanan,
MacFarlane and MacNachtan; and his middle name, Evans, echoes his mother's
maiden name and his own equally-cherished Welsh heritage. Rose
McCarty, his wife, of
Irish heritage is a geologist, and helps Charlie at the shop when not teaching
science at the Lead-Deadwood school system.
Charlie has been active in Celtic activities and groups. He presently
serves the
Dakota Celts as their President.. Charlie also
lectures and teaches
popular local courses
on Celtic culture and history. Charlie is an
accomplished leatherworker and makes traditional Scottish and Welsh leather goods
including sporrans/ysgrepans and belts. His haggis (lamb and oat
sausage), struan (multigrain bread) and other recipes have been
included in several Celtic cookbooks.
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Charlie and Black Hills
Celtic Shop were featured in a five page article in "Souvenirs, Gifts and
Novelties Magazine", a business trade publication, in the November-December
2006 issue. The title reads: "Celtic Shop Finds Success in the Black Hills,
South Dakota." See pages 76, 78,80,82 and 84, and a short article titled
"Who Are The Celts" on page 72, was written by Charlie but not credited.
On January 26, 2007 Rose McCarty was chosen "South
Dakota Outstanding Physical Science
Teacher of 2007"! She has twice ranked as state finalist for the
Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching.
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