Aims: The aims of the Society shall be to: a) promote an awareness of local history through education">           Aims: The aims of the Society shall be to: a) promote an awareness of local history through education, public meetings, tours, and demonstrations, and by encouraging young people to learn about and appreciate the past; and b) encourage historical research and the preservation of materials and memorabilia, relating to the heritage of the region; and c) encourage the identification and preservation of historically, architecturally and archaeologically valuable buildings, sites and areas; and d) reproduce in printed form some of the talks presented to the Society, as well as other research and materials relating to the region, and to promote the sale of such published works.