Activities

The Society meets on the first Thursday of each month (September - April) *(Except for the January and April meetings which are on the second Thursday) at 8.00pm in the Meeting Place, Poyntzpass Community Centre, Church Street, Poyntzpass. New Members very welcome.

The Society welcomes correspondence and would be particularly glad to hear from anyone with old photographs or other documents relating to our area in the past.

During the summer the society organises monthly outings to places of interest and stages exhibitions from time to time.

Our outings programme 2009:

• MAY 19th 2009 Friar’s Bush Cemetery, Belfast. – A guided tour with Dr. Eamon Phoenix (6.30 pm By Coach)

• JUNE 2nd 2009 A visit to Magherally (6.30 pm Own Transport)

• JUNE 20th 2009 Day Outing & Battle of the Boyne Centre and Historic Drogheda (9.00 a.m. By Coach)

• AUGUST 11th 2009 A stroll around Markethill with Dr. Pamela Marshall (6.30 pm Own Transport)

Our talks programme 2009/2010:

• SEPTEMBER 3rd 2009 The Sara and Minnie Savage Memorial Talk – Co. Armagh 100 years ago by Mary Mc Veigh Local Studies Library, Armagh

• SEPTEMBER 12th 2009 European Heritage Day – Event details later

• OCTOBER 1st 2009 Ancient Stone Monuments of South Armagh by Brian McElherron

• NOVEMBER 5th 2009 Local Aspects of Plantation of Ulster by Ciara Murphy

• DECEMBER 3rd 2009 A.G.M. & Local Programme 

• JANUARY 14th 2010* Ordnance Survey Memoirs – Letters relating to the local area in 1834 by Tim Ferriss

• FEBRUARY 4th 2010 Famous ‘Tandragonians’ – Notable Citizens of Tandragee by Gabriel McDonnell

• MARCH 4th 2010 Women at War – Irish Women 1914-1918 by Helena Gamble

• APRIL 8th 2010* Crafts and Trades of Yesteryear by Griff Wylie

New members and occasional visitors are always very welcome.