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Publications

Since its foundation in 1873, the Société has used publishing as means to share knowledge of Jersey’s history, culture and environment. Our publishing output forms a key part of our educational purpose.

Library

The Lord Coutanche Library supports the work of the Société Jersiaise by collecting and preserving material relating to Jersey's history, prehistory and natural environment.

Photographic Archive

The Photographic Archive (SJPA) contains over 125,000 items dating from the mid-1840s to the present day. It is the Island’s principal collection of nineteenth and early twentieth-century photography

Field Archaeology

The Société Jersiaise archaeologist is privately funded by a generous benefactor, which is a wonderful gift, for which the Société Jersiaise are extremely grateful.
Blog Series

Ès Jèrriais, en Jèrriais: The Société Scholar who taught himself Jersey’s indigenous language
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The Polymath’s Journey
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Lithophilia: For the love of sound and stone
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The Philosophical Toy
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Rules & Reports

Ornithology

With the cold spell at the start of the month the island received a small influx of the usual cold weather migrants, these included some

Marine Biology

Bibliography

Société Jersiaise Bibliography Section Report After a forced break in meetings of the Bibliography Section a small number met in what was anticipated to be

SOCIÉTÉ FUNDRAISING QUIZ RETURNS!

Friday 16th February 2024 – Members’ Room 6pm – 9pm £10 per person Quizmaster – Colin Adams All proceeds go towards the Nigel Quérée Environment