The Powysland Club is a historical society for the county of

Montgomeryshire Montgomeryshire, also known as ''Maldwyn'' ( cy, Sir Drefaldwyn meaning "the Shire of Baldwin's town"), is one of thirteen historic counties of Wales, historic counties and a former administrative county of Wales. It is named after its county tow ...

, Wales. It was founded in 1867. Among the society's members was

Elias Owen Elias Owen may refer to: * Elias Owen (footballer) (1863–1888), Welsh amateur footballer * Elias Owen (priest) Rev. Elias Owen MA, F.S.A. (2 December 1833 – 19 May 1899) was a Welsh cleric and antiquarian whose works include ''The Old Ston ...

, the antiquarian who served as a committee member and published articles in the club's journal, ''The Montgomeryshire Collections'' between 1871 and 1899. Members of the club founded the first Powysland Museum in 1874. It holds several annual educational lectures and excursions to sites of historical interest. The club also publishes an annual journal,

Montgomeryshire Collections ''Montgomeryshire Collections'' (Welsh: ''Casgliadau Maldwyn'') is the annual journal of the Powysland Club, containing scholarly articles on archaeological and historical topics relating to Powys, book reviews, and society notes. It was first ...

. It also maintains a library, which is open to the general public, in

Welshpool Welshpool ( cy, Y Trallwng) is a market town and community in Powys, Wales, historically in the county of Montgomeryshire. The town is from the Wales–England border and low-lying on the River Severn; its Welsh language name ''Y Trallwng'' m ...

References

External links

Powysland Club websiteCharity Commission entries for Powysland Club
Organisations based in Powys Historical societies of the United Kingdom History of Montgomeryshire 1867 establishments in Wales {{Wales-org-stub