FORTHCOMING EVENTS

On Saturday February 7th we are pleased to welcome John Brandrick who will be speaking on ‘The Foundation, Development and decline of Whitland Abbey’. 

Whitland Abbey was an important Cistercian Abbey founded in 1151. It developed a strong Welsh cultural identity under the patronage of powerful Welsh princes and grew in importance to become the motherhouse of the Cistercian order of monks in Wales.  Several daughter houses were established including Strata Florida, Strata Marcella, and Cwmhir.   The Abbey thrived during medieval Wales but it gradually declined in its later years until its dissolution by Henry VIII in 1539. John Brandrick's talk is a highly detailed and illustrated presentation, which covers who the Whitland Abbey monks were and where they came from; how the abbey was built and interfaced with the nobility and how it fared with the upheavals of the period from 1150 until the dissolution. Visibly lost over the course of subsequent centuries, John then tells of the Abbey’s rediscovery in the 1800s and of the excavations, which have taken place since then until now, and of its future. John is a member of the Friends of Whitland Abbey, a voluntary group that takes care of the Abbey site, which is open to the public at all times.

In March we welcome Historian and Author, Melita Thomas whose talk is about 'The Life and Times of Tudor Women'. In it Melita delves into her acclaimed book, 1000 Tudor People, to reveal fascinating insights into the lives of Tudor women.  What were the social, legal, political, and economic problems that they had to deal with?  Were their lives really as constrained as we are led to believe? Join Melita to discover more about the joys and perils of sixteenth century life. And how intrepid women could forge their own path, in trade, in literature, and even in warfare.

The Museum is now closed for the winter months until the Half Term holiday on February 16th, when we will open mornings only.  We will, however, open up for the January and February events and for group visits.

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We are a voluntary group raising awareness of our history and preserving it for future generations. The Society runs the Pembroke Museum, organises a programme of talks, participates in community projects and publishes books of local interest. 

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  Pembroke Museum The Society's volunteers operate Pembroke Museum, a community project situated in the old Courtroom of the Pembroke Town Hall. New volunteers are welcomed.

• Talks The Society organises an annual programme of talks, typically held on the first Saturday morning of the month between October and May in Pembroke Town Hall. Entry to these talks is free, with coffee mornings and raffles funding overheads.

• Publications The Society has published several books and pamphlets on local history, including "Through My Eyes: a Community History of Pembroke and Monkton", which is available with an accompanying DVD..

• Projects The Society has been involved in various community projects, including the digital Town Trail, fundraising efforts for statues of Henry VII and William Marshal and is currently involved in developing a Statue Trail.

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