DiscoverawealthofinformationaboutEngland’ssmallestCounty,withitsRomanand Anglo-Saxonsettlements,itscastlesandgrandhouses,itsroyalforests,itsancientchurchesand itsbeautifulstone-builtvillages.Thewebsiteisfreetoaccess,butbybecomingamemberofour Societyyouwillbeofferedtheopportunitytoreallygetinvolvedonapersonallevelinthestoryof the county. SocietypublicationscoverawiderangeofsubjectsconnectedwiththehistoryofRutland,and theyarelistedandreviewedhere.RutlandRecordistheSociety’sjournal,publishedannuallyand freetomembers.Thejournalisauniquecollectionofhistoricalarticlesaboutourancientcounty, manyofwhicharecontributedbyourmembers.Backcopiesofthemostrecentissuesare generally still available. All out-of-print issues are available FOC here.Inaddition,ourArchaeologicalGroupprovidesopportunitiesforourmemberstogetinvolved withrealarchaeologyinRutland-field-walking,surveying,research,artefactsidentificationand preparationofreportsforHistoricEnvironmentRecordsandtheHeritageGateway.Recently,our groupprovidedvaluablepracticalassistanceduringtheexcavationofthenewlydiscoveredRoman Villa site in the heart of the County.DoyouhaveadesiretofindoutmoreaboutyourRutlandancestors,orthehouse,villageortown you live in, or simply the rich history of the county itself? If so, why not join us?
WelcometotheWebpagesofRutlandLocalHistory&RecordSociety.Theonlysocietyforyouifyourinterestisthehistoryandpeopleof England'ssmallestcounty,withitsRomanandAnglo-Saxon settlements,itscastles,itsformerroyalforest,itsancientchurches and stone-built villages and its two old market towns.TheRutlandRecordSociety,formedin1979,combinedin1991with theRutlandLocalHistorySociety,foundedinthe1930s,toformthe RutlandLocalHistory&RecordSociety.In1993,theRutlandField ResearchGroupforArchaeology&History,foundedin1971,also amalgamatedwiththeSociety.TheenlargedSocietyhasa world-wide membership.OurArchaeologicalGroupprovidesopportunitiesforallmembersto getinvolvedwithrealarchaeologyinRutland-field-walking,metal detecting,surveying,research,identification,preparationofreports, social events and more.Alloursocietypublicationsareconcernedwithsomeaspectof Rutland'shistory.They arelistedandreviewed.‘RutlandRecord’isthe Society's journal, published annually and free to members.Thejournalisauniquecollectionofhistoricalarticlesaboutour ancientcounty.Backcopiesofthemostrecentissuesarestill available, while all out-of-print issues can be read on this website.AreyouinterestedinthehistoryofEngland'ssmallestcounty.Doyou havethedesiretofindoutmoreaboutyourRutlandtown,village, hamlet, house or ancestors? If so, why not join us?