Centenary Year
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2005 was the one hundredth anniversary of the foundation of the Society - a special year for members. The Carmarthenshire Antiquarian Society held its first meeting in the Guildhall in Carmarthen in April 1905. The centenary year, 2005, was celebrated by a full programme of events, many chosen to link the present to the past and to show how the Society has grown in strength and developed its aims over the years. The year started with a special exhibition in the Carmarthenshire County Museum of some of the very many artefacts and books which early members donated to the Society. The annual day school focused on the history of the Society and the contributions of some of the men who influenced the early years so much. The Annual General Meeting was held in the Guildhall, Carmarthen followed by a number of lectures. Dr Brinley Jones, President of the National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, as the guest speaker at the centenary dinner. An Edwardian themed picnic was held in the grounds of Carmarthenshire County Museum at Abergwili. President's Day was held in the garden at Aberglasney before sitting down to dinner in the partially restored mansion. A pilgrimage to St David's took place in early September, reflecting a visit made by the Society in its second year. The October field day was to Myddfai, and in November the Society held its first lecture in Welsh for very many years. December ended the year with a festive note with a musical evening listening to the work of Carmarthenshire musicians.
- 23 people having a group photo outside together
The centenary Executive Council, 2005
- A group of People outside standing in a row
Some of our members with the President outside the Guildhall
- group photo of 19 people at the centenary dinner in 2005
- six women sat at a round table, looking at heward rees as he approaches
Publications Secretary Heward Rees approaches his table with his customary aplomb
- six women sat a a round table, smiling at the camera
Members Gwyon Nethercote, Yvonne Parry, Athalie Childs, Diana Pazienti and Anne Davies gather for a drink before dinner
- two smiling ladies sat at a table with flowers on
Members Jean Griffiths and Iris Davies
- people outside on the grounds of carmarthenshire county museum in abergwili during the picnic, dressed in edwardian clothing
- a man and three women sat in a horse drawn cart, wearing traditional edwardian clothing
President Towyn Jones with Vice-chairman Roy Davies arrive at the Museum with their guests
- two white horses pulling a cart with one man leading the horse and a man on the cart with a whip
- three ladies wearing edwardian clothing and holding umbrellas, outside carmarthenshire county museum
- a woman in black edwardian clothing, smiling
Programme Secretary Hazel Martell, who worked so hard to make the day a success
- three ladies dressed in edwardian clothing, smiling
Anne Davies, Gwyon Nethercote and Hazel Martell
- st davids cathedral on a sunny day
- view from the back of the st davids cathedral of a concert with a choir performing
A concert during the annual festival
- A 19th century memorial placed over a whitewashed medieval wall painting
A 19th century memorial placed over a whitewashed medieval wall painting, uncovered during restoration
- a large group of people walking through a field towards Llwynywormwood on a sunny day
Out with the Antiquarians on a glorious day: approaching the ruined mansion at Llwynywormwood
- a group of people outside Llwynywormwood
Llwynywormwood, converted out of the old carthouse
- a group of people standing outside Llwynywormwood looking at the large barn
Part of the unusually large barn
- six people stood outside Llwynywormwood with large double barn doors behind them
One of the pair of massive double doors of the barn
- two men in front of Cilgwyn
Tom Lloyd addressing the Antiquarians outside Cilgwyn
- a group of people in front of pink bungalow Coedweddus
Mr Lampard and Tom Lloyd at the entrance to Coedweddus. The later extension can clearly be seen on the left.
- The old Bishop's Chapel with angel and stars christmas lights
The old Bishop's Chapel in the Museum decorated for Christmas