Exhibition Preview: 'The Society's Museum'
21 January 2005

To celebrate our 100th anniversary an exhibition in collaboration with Carmarthen Museum was officially launched at a preview on Friday 21 January. Thanks are due to the very hard work of Museum staff and key Society members, who made the evening memorable. This is an interim report with pictures.

Our President Revd. Towyn Jones and Mrs Meinir Jones-Parry (piano) with Heather James and Arfon & Molly Rees behind

The Chairman (Arfon Rees) introducing Chris Delaney, County Heritage Officer, who welcomed members and explained the concepts behind the exhibition

Miss Eiluned Rees, dressed in costume of 1905, reading an entertaining account of a suggested scenario about the goings-on, real and imaginary, of the membership of the newly-born Society in its first year

Sir David Mansel Lewis, Vice-president, reminding members of the importance of Carmarthenshire's history and the role of the Society in promulgating its study

Tom Lloyd and other members examining a selection of the Society's 'Scrapbooks' . These are a mine of information which contain many original documents

The Exhibition at the County Museum, Abergwili will run from January 22 to April 16. It displays an enormously wide-ranging amount of material - both objects, drawings, printed material, photographs and maps - representing the equally wide-ranging interests of the pioneers who set up the Society's museum. Do make a point of visiting it. Open during normal Museum hours, 1000 to 1600hrs Mondays to Saturdays.

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