Jamaican Historical Society
The Jamaican Historical Society was established on the initiative of Governor John Huggins on 26 May 1943. The society aims to conserve historical evidence of Jamaican buildings, artefacts and documents, and to promote the study of history in Jamaica.Activities
Early activities of the society included the reading of papers and a series of radio broadcasts on historical topics. The society publishes a Bulletin and with the assistance of a grant from the British Council has published a scholarly journal, The Jamaican Historical Review, since 1945. The first editor was Hedley Powell Jacobs. In 1967, the society placed a plaque at the site of the Battle of Las Chorreras at Dunn's River Falls.Selected publications
