CYMDEITHAS HANES LLEOL RHUTHUN
RUTHIN LOCAL HISTORY SOCIETY
Welcome to this website, run and maintained by amateurs, members of Ruthin Local History Society.
If you are prepared to explore ,you will find a large and ever-increasing range of topics related to the rich history of this wonderful town and its surrounding area.
Better still, come and visit !
Here is our 2026-2027 programme
This winter season's meetings are:
October 21st: Clwyd Wynne : The Victorian Asylum, Denbigh
November 18th: Emrys Wynne : Capel y Pentre, Llandyrnog
December 16th : Gareth Evans : Ruthin 1942, a Town at War. Preceded by the agm.
January 20th: Bethan Atkins : Development if the Miners'Union in Denbighshire
February 17th: Mary Anne Constantine : Travellers in Dyrryn Clwyd, 18th and 1th centuries
March 17h: Twm Elias : The Drovers
Meetings are held in the school hall of Ysgol Pen Barras, Ffordd Glasdir, to start at 7.30 pm. This is a temporary measure due to technical issues at Rhos Street School.
There is ample parking at the school , with reserved spaces and easy access for those with mobility difficulties.
FOR NEW VISITORS TO THIS SITE:
Using the Drop-Down menus above, you can: (If you are using a mobile phone, click on the 3-bar icon beneath the page title to access he menus.)
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From the Home page, find out more about our Society, with contact details, and join if you wish!
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Use the Archive and Members Papers menus to access some 50 topics which relates to the History of Ruthin and the surrounding area. This content continues to grow.
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The Broadsheets menu will give you a digital 'reprint' of the 79 Broadsheets produced between 1985 and 2004 by a group of local historians.
We regret that we do not have the resources to produce a bilingual website.
After 7 years of operation, we are approaching 70,000 page visits - by a world-wide audience - which we think is quite impressive.!
