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Several speakers from West Dorset will be talking about their experiences in researching their own houses and how they found sources – even with houses that aren’t particularly old, you can always find something! If you've already emailed Jane in order to attend a zoom meeting this year, you won't need to contact us again We will build up a list of subscribers & send out the zoom details, shortly before the meeting Otherwise, do contact her (jferentzi@aolcom) quoting your... morePosted on 9th February 2024
Presenting Your Family History Speaker: Ted Udall Most of us are not trained historians or archivists We tend to dive in and collect information in a variety of haphazard ways and end up with piles of “stuff” This presentation gives some guidelines as to what to do (in the nicest possible way) with all the research material you’ve collected, both real and virtual We are pleased to welcome the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society Secretary to present at this... morePosted on
The Dorset Drowners Speaker: Paul Cheetham A ”Drowner” is an occupation that you may have found on a census form as an occupation of one of your ancestors There were a lot of them in Dorset as they were necessary for the management of the water meadows and healthy crops and farm animals Paul’s talk will particularly reference the local water meadows at... more