The Thoroton Society of Nottinghamshire is Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire

Nottinghamshire is a county in the East Midlands of England, bordering South Yorkshire to the north-west, Lincolnshire to the east, Leicestershire to the south, and Derbyshire to the west...

’s principal historical and archaeological society.

It was established in 1897, and takes its name from Dr Robert Thoroton

Robert Thoroton

Dr. Robert Thoroton was an English antiquary, mainly remembered for his county history, The Antiquities of Nottinghamshire .-Life:...

 who published the first county history

English county histories

English county histories, in other words historical and topographical works concerned with individual ancient counties of England before their reorganisation, were produced by antiquarians from the late 16th century onwards...

 of Nottinghamshire in 1677. It is a registered charity.

Aims of the society

To promote knowledge, understanding and appreciation of the history, archaeology and antiquities of Nottinghamshire, and to support local research and conservation.

Governance

The society is governed by the Officers and Council of the Thoroton Society elected at the Annual General Meeting. The current president is Rosalys Coope PhD FSA.

Publications

The society has two main series of publications:

• The Transactions of the Thoroton Society – published annually since 1897. The transactions contain articles and reports describing the results of research into aspects of local history and archaeology.
• Thoroton Society Record Series – a Monographic series
  Monographic series
  Monographic series are scholarly and scientific books released in successive volumes, each of which is structured like a separate book or scholarly monograph.-Semantics:...
  
  published occasionally. Forty-four volumes have been published since 1903. These contain editions of historical documents of local or national importance. There are transcripts of original texts plus introductions by specialist editors.