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Somerset & Dorset
Family History Society
Family History Society
How can we help you? We will help you to find documented facts about the lives of your former family members which will unlock doors to your own personal family story. Although we do specialise in Somerset and Dorset and have extensive records from our two counties, our experienced Research Volunteers have skills which can help you trace your family roots, regardless of where they might have originated.
Our Family History Centre is at Broadway House, Peter St, Yeovil BA20 1PN. Find out more about how we can help with your research and the facilities we have to offer.
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Only TEN WEEKS to Family Tree LIVE!
Time to announce even more societies joining us at the show. Learn more about them via the following links:
North West Kent FHS - www.nwkfhs.org.uk/
Families in British India Society (FIBIS) - www.fibis.org/
Midland Ancestors - midland-ancestors.uk/
Dorset FHS - www.dorsetfhs.org.uk/
The Heraldry Society - www.theheraldrysociety.com/
Posy Ring
The museum is very excited to have recently acquired a locally-found Posy Ring.
A posy ring is a finger ring inscribed with a short message. It gets its name from “Poesy” an old word for a verse of poetry or a motto. This ring is inscribed “FERE + GOD + EVER”, where “FERE” is an old word for a marriage partner - a husband or wife. During the Middle Ages when religion was so much part of everyday life it was not unusual to combine religious, friendly or amorous words. Medieval rings had the inscription on the outside but later ones, like this Post-Medieval example which dates from between 1550 and 1650, have the inscription on the inside.
Curator David Walker said “the craftsmanship of the goldsmith is amazing and the ring will make a wonderful addition to the museum’s displays”.
The ring will be on display at the museum from Monday 10th February.
Date for your diaries. 21 March, Dorset FHS annual event. Headlining with a talk about mixing DNA with a paper trail 🧬🌲 Free entry! Fab👌🏽
#Rootstech is coming back to London!
#RootsTech is coming back to London in 2020! It will be announced in Steve Rockwood’s keynote address [at RootsTech 2020 in Salt Lake City], the special early bird price is £79 for a full conference pass. More info will be at: https://www.rootstech.org/London (not yet live at 8am GMT)
Anyone with research interests in Castle Cary?
Interested in hearing from anyone researching family history in Somerset, especially Castle Cary. #AncestryHour #familyhistory #geneaology #ancestry
The next @GuildOneName seminar is in Ruishton, near Taunton, on Saturday 16 May. You don’t have to be a Guild member to attend
Next @GuildOneName seminar is #GuildCriminal in Ruishton #Somerset. My convict ancestor William Denman was from North Curry, 5 miles away! He was imprisoned in Ilchester Gaol & then transported to Australia despite his father’s petition for clemency #GuildTravellers
