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Posted on 16th September 2023
We're very pleased to welcome: Gail Benjafield, from St Catharines, Ontario with in-depth knowledge of local genealogy groups She is also going to speak about the Home Children Martha Stanton-Smith, from a small town between Regina and Moosejaw, Saskatchewan who again has expertise in tracing families across the Prairies and Alberta Anne van Dyk lives in Hamilton, Ontario and is the convenor of the Canadian group She will speak on the history of immigration and shipping resources This... morePosted on 10th September 2023
“The story of a house in Sturminster Newton and its garden that grew and grew, who owned it and who lived in it” Michael’s family lived in The Cottage from 1894 until 1968 This is a fascinating history of the house and of a local family Speaker: Michael... morePosted on
An expert from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission will be talking about the work of the CWGC which commemorates the 17 million men and women from the Commonwealth who lost their lives in the two World Wars The cemeteries, memorials, graves, landscapes, and records in their care may be found at 23,000 locations and in more than 150 countries and territories They are both the practical means of a commemoration of the fallen and vehicles for discovery, inspiration, and engagement The CWGC... morePosted on 5th September 2023
Bruce Upton will talk about pictures from the Bridport Museum collection; you may even spot a familiar person or place!Visitors £3 and members £150, all... more