Cymdeithas Hanes Ceredigion
Ceredigion Historical Society

About the Ceredigion Historical Society

The aim of the Society is to preserve, record and promote the study of the archaeology, antiquities and history of Ceredigion. That objective has remained the same since the foundation of the Society in 1909, though its name was changed to the Ceredigion Historical Society from the Ceredigion Antiquarian Society in 2002. It does this through publication of a regular journal, a three-volume county history, and by holding a regular annual programme of lectures and excursions to historical sites.

Centenary 1909-2009

The Society celebrated its centenary in 2009. This was commemorated by a lecture on the history of the society by Prof. Geraint H Jenkins, a trip to Strata Florida Abbey, an Exhibition in the National Library of Wales and the creation of the Society's website.

Over the past century the Society has published fifteen volumes of its Transactions, two volumes of a proposed three-volume county history, and also held a regular programme of lectures and excursions. It has worked closely with major institutions like the Ceredigion Museum, the National Library of Wales and the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales. As it celebrates the achievements of its founders, the Society looks forward to fulfilling its remit over the next hundred years.

What's on the website?

The website is intended to provide information about the society for members and prospective members about the society and about the society's publications and activities.

The site also includes details of the Annual Reports and Society Accounts and the Officers responsible for running the society.

In time it is planned that additional material will be added that will be of interest to historians and researchers, including digital versions of selected items from past publications, as well as additional material that is unsuitable for traditional publication due to size or format.

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