The office of Recorder, although no longer in existance, was important because it entailed keeping a record of all the collected historical information.  Ted Morse Jones held this office until his death in 1969.  At the same meeting, he tabled a draft of the proposed aims of the Society.  They were: (a) to search for and collect knowledge concerning the history of Lower Albany since the British occupation of the Cape;  (b) to disseminate such knowledge; (c) to preserve historical buildings and moveable objects.  

The original Constitution has been amended several times.

It is interesting to note that at the first AGM on 12 February 1959, it was decided that AGMs were to be the only public meetings!  Annual subscriptions were set at: 2/6 (2 Shillings and 6 Pence - equivalent to 25 cents) for adults and 1/- (one Shilling -  equivalent to 10 cents) for minors.  Life membership was five guineas (5 pounds and 5 shillings).  

Since 1961, the committee has met every month. Lectures were also introduced for members. 

In 1968, the Society had acquired 50 members and the first magazine called “Long Ago” was published. Two hundred and forty copies were printed.  

In 1969 Morse Jones died and in 1970 the first Morse Jones Memorial Lecture was given. 

In 1970 came the first edition of the “Toposcope” Journal which continued in print until 2025, after which it was presented on-line in a new format. 

From early on, the Society was keen to have a place to store historical artefacts, and eventually they liaised with Mrs Iris Holloway to bring a museum to Port Alfred.  After experiencing many ups and downs the LAHS took over the role of supporting the Museum Committee and the Kowie Museum was opened in March 1983 in the old manual telephone exchange in Pascoe Crescent. These two bodies remained closely connected until 2024 when the Kowie Museum was amalgamated with the Bathurst Agricultural Museum. The LAHS and Kowie Museum books of historical value are now in The Hub at Settlers Park.