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WHO WE AREThe Society was formed in 1964 to encourage and promote interest in the study of the history of Durham County, particularly during those recent centuries when it was playing a major part in the economic and industrial growth of the country, and also making its individual contribution to the industrial, social, religious and political development of Britain. The Society arranges lectures and issues a range of publications. The Journal, published twice yearly and available free to members, includes original contributions on Durham's history, articles on sources and reviews of books. Works of original research on a wide range of local topics are also published and are made available to members at reduced prices.Details of these publications are here. The Society also produces a quarterly Newsletter to permit small items of general interest to be exchanged between members, information on evening classes and other activities to be circulated. The study of the history of County Durham becomes more important each year as the story of our past, which can and must be preserved as part of the national heritage, becomes threatened by increasingly rapid social, economic and environmental changes. All those who are interested in the history of the North East of England, and of County Durham in particular, are invited to become members of the Society. |