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Societies information for Glamorgan and places above it in the hierarchy

Glamorgan

Glamorgan FHS - The Society has a Resource Centre at Aberkenfig.

South Wales Record Society - "The society was set up in 1982 with the aim of publishing a regular series of books and other works on the history of South Wales and particularly Glamorgan and Gwent."

Glamorgan History Society   The Glamorgan History Society has concerned itself over the last fifty years with nurturing the study of  all aspects of the history of Glamorgan, within the wider context of the history of Wales.The Society has just (2011) published the fifty second edition of  its journal, Morgannwg .................."        [The NLW has included the Morgannwg in its Welsh Journals Online Project' and there are links to the articles also on the Glamorgan Bibliography section of Genuki]

The Gower Society   Publishes Gower,  an English language annual journal containing articles, photographs and news relating to the area's archaeology, history, natural history and landscape. It was first published in 1948 and continues. Available on Welsh Journals Online

Wales

Association of Family History Societies of Wales.

South Wales Record Society - "The society was set up in 1982 with the aim of publishing a regular series of books and other works on the history of South Wales and particularly Glamorgan and Gwent."

The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion -  "........... seeks to promote the practice and development of the Language, Literature, Arts and Sciences of Wales."

The Welsh Legal History Society  -l "....... exists to spread knowledge of, and promote research into, the rich history of law in Wales. That history extends from a fascinating medieval indigenous legal system to the specific (sometimes surprising) application of law within Wales in more modern times."

For individual Family History Societies see: "Family History and Genealogy Societies: Wales".

Welsh Land Settlements "The Welsh Land Settlement Society was set up to create work and homes for the long term unemployed of the 1930’s depression. In Wales the most successful approach was the co-operative example that operated in Sealand and 4 other sites, which were mainly in South Wales.........."

UK and Ireland

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