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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

“Archaeology is a resource that will potentially disappear”
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Take a picture, it’ll last longer: Photo archiving as a love letter to our Island Home
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150 years at the heart of Island life
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A deep dive into the world of Marine Biology
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Annual Archaeology Section Trip – Guernsey 2024

Our 2023 trip had been postponed from October last year because of bad weather cancellations! We explored many of Guernsey’s prehistoric and later archaeological sites

Quiz Fundraising Results

We had such a fantastic time hosting our annual fundraising quiz at Pier Road and we wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone

Marine Biology

Ornithology

February is always a quite month when it comes to birdwatching, couple that with the constant wet and windy weather has made the month quite

Beginners Birdwatching

Ornithology Section Despite the early start and rather doubtful weather, a group of about 10 joined the SJ Ornithology Section Beginners Birdwatching event at La