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Family History Society

Society Open Day

Society 'Open Day' event, chaired by Rita Pettet, Chairman of the Society and hosted by West Dorset It is unfortunate, that this year’s Open Day and AGM has had to be cancelled but one of the Speakers, Mark Bayley of The Genealogist, has kindly prepared a presentation which will go out on Zoom on the same date  The talk will be entitled 'Breaking Down Brick Walls in Family History Research,' and Mark will be available for questions afterwards   Please email jferentzi@aolcom if you...
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Exploring the history of your house – getting started on your house history

Update 1932020: This talk has been postponed and will be rearranged as soon as the current situation allows Barry Brock has investigated the histories of several houses in Sherborne, making use of title deeds, maps and architectural analysis, as well as the familiar tools of the family historian, such as  parish records, census records and wills Using Sherborne as an example, he will show how these resources and research techniques can be applied to establish the history of most...
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