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Evidence of migration to North America

Posted on 24th August 2022

Speaker Jane Ferentzi-Sheppard We’ve often discussed migration to other parts of the world Here, we’re going to look at those sources local to our part of the West Country, as well as the rest of England Jane has much expertise in this subject and has led workshops and courses on migration over the past twenty years 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... more

WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR DNA RESULTS? Note, for more experienced users

Posted on 9th May 2022

For those who have done an Ancestry DNA, setup Thru lines and have a simple family tree on Ancestry Also uploaded your results to My Heritage, so you can compare the results Do this several days before the talk so everything is in place (further info on invitation email) It might be a good idea to draw up a simple family tree, on a large sheet of paper, of your maternal and paternal line going back 3/4 generations If you've already signed up for a zoom meeting this year, you won't need... more

‘BRITISH ARMY RECORDS BEFORE 1914:’ DORSET AND SOMERSET PEOPLE WHO JOINED THE ARMY

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West Dorset Group on behalf of S&D FHS Phil Tomaselli has written extensively on military and family history He is the author of Tracing Your Second World War Ancestors and Tracing Your Air Force Ancestors He will be speaking on Dorset and Somerset people who joined the army If you've already signed up for 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, the day before the meeting If you don't get... more

BREAKING DOWN BRICK WALLS

Posted on 17th December 2021

Stop press: we've got enough brick walls to keep us going now, so no more please! Are you stuck Submit a problem or brick wall that has a Somerset or Dorset slant and our local researchers and fellow society members will tackle it Send in as much detail as you can (to Sue by Fri 1st April), including sources (of course you’ve documented everything) beforehand Paul, Helen, Jane and Ted will lead the discussion If you give us permission to keep your email address, we can contact you... more

BACK TO BASICS – WHERE TO START?

Posted on 10th December 2021

Ted Udall will take you back to the basics of family history research, so if you're starting out or want to take another look at what you researched ages ago, this is the talk for you Ted is an active member of the S&D FHS and member of the exec He runs local courses and has given talks on a range of family history topics to our groups If you give us permission to keep your email address, we can contact you about future online events and you won't need to keep emailing us It will... more

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