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:Our Society exists to encourage an interest in both family history and genealogy amongst the people of Gwent, and amongst those living elsewhere who may have ancestral connections with the historic county of Monmouthshire. | :Our Society exists to encourage an interest in both family history and genealogy amongst the people of Gwent, and amongst those living elsewhere who may have ancestral connections with the historic county of Monmouthshire. | ||
'''Abergavenny Local History Society'''<br>The Borough Theatre<br>Market Hall<br>Cross Street<br>Abergavenny NP7 5EU UK<br>Email: [mailto:alhs@live.co.uk alhs@live.co.uk]<br> | |||
Website: [http://abergavennylocalhistorysociety.btck.co.uk/ Abergavenny Local History Society] | |||
:In 1959 the Friends of Abergavenny Museum committee saved the crumbling hunting lodge at Abergavenny Castle from demolition and raised funds to create the first Abergavenny Museum. The committee went on to found the Abergavenny Local History Society. Today the society has almost 400 members. Members enjoy monthly talks and summer visits to places of interest. The museum was handed to the county council in 1971. More recently, the society created a Victorian-themed garden to complement the museum's Victorian collection. | |||
[[Category:(Historic) Monmouthshire, Wales]][[Category:Wales Societies]] | [[Category:(Historic) Monmouthshire, Wales]][[Category:Wales Societies]] | ||