Société Jersiaise Open Day!
September 21, 2023
Saturday November 04th 2023 11am – 4.30pm The SJ Open Day is the ‘last blast’ for our 150th Anniversary, and we intend to showcase the
New Garden History blog and archive images
September 14, 2023
Martha MacDonald’s latest piece on the Société Jersiaise is now live and available here. Martha is in conversation with Pat Jackson, Garden History Section Chair and the blog includes a small selection of Garden History records from the Société Jersiaise Photographic Archive.
Société early closure -Thursday 14th September 2023
September 13, 2023
Société office, departments and bookshop will close at 12.30pm on Thursday 14th September, in light of the Jersey Air Display. We apologies for any inconvenience.
Société newsletter update
September 5, 2023
We would like to inform you that an Executive decision was recently made about our printed newsletters. In the interests of the Environment and to
Scenic Lanes competition – supporting the environment
September 5, 2023
On Monday 14th August the Société Jersiaise held their annual Scenic Lanes competition in which every parish is asked to enter a lane. The purpose
Local illustrator selected to create special Société artwork
September 5, 2023
A local illustrator and designer has been selected to make a special public artwork to celebrate the Société Jersiaise’s 150th anniversary after an open call
Botany Section
September 1, 2023
Some interesting botanical finds during the summer. Members of the Botany sections have been out exploring the coast and inland areas of the island as
Architecture Section – Adolphus Curry
September 1, 2023
Following the enthusiastic response to the Adolphus Curry day in June about this renowned local architect, members of the Architecture Section have taken a careful
The Roger and Margaret Long Collection
August 31, 2023
The Photographic Archive team has the pleasure of reporting on the completion of a project to digitise 20,000 images from the Roger and Margaret Long Collection.
Garden History
August 23, 2023
Lists of suitable age-appropriate plants have been compiled for both Hamptonne and for 16 New Street. At Hamptonne a person who is keen to improve
St Saviour’s churchyard
August 18, 2023
‘St Saviour’s churchyard is about much more than Lillie Langtry! The list of achievements of those buried there – those from Jersey and the UK,
