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Research Your Somerset Family

Posted on 9th November 2021

Friday 25 March 2022 at 2:30 PM Research Your Somerset Family by Esther Hoyle from Somerset Archives ServiceAn introduction to the types of records that can help you put together your family tree and focuses on the records held in the Somerset Heritage Centre Family historians make up the largest percentage of Somerset Archives users With TV programmes such as “Who Do You Think You Are” and the availability of websites such as Ancestry and Find My Past, family history or genealogy... more

Ethical dilemmas in genealogy

Posted on 2nd November 2021

Friday 11 March 2022 at 2 PM With a PhD in Ethics and a background of teaching Psychology, University lecturer Dr Penny Walters, author of recently published ‘Ethical Dilemmas in Genealogy’ will discuss what ethics and morality mean, and what these have to do with genealogy ‘I’m just compiling our family tree, what can go wrong’ If anyone would like to join any of the zoom session, contact Jane and she will send you the... more

Villains, Victims, and Tragedies

Posted on 1st November 2021

Brian Bates talks about his new publication Villains, Victims, and Tragedies: Stories from the Dorset Assizes If anyone would like to join any of the zoom sessions, contact Jane and she will send you the... more

House History Projects

Posted on 16th March 2021

House History Projects Jane and students Zoom meetings – not able to meet at Loders If anyone would like to join any of the zoom sessions, contact Jane and she will send you the... more

Coker Canvas: The Textile Industry of the Somerset/Dorset Border

Posted on 14th January 2021

'Coker Canvas: The Textile Industry of the Somerset/Dorset Border' by Richard Sims Zoom meetings – not able to meet at Loders If anyone would like to join any of the zoom sessions, contact Jane and she will send you the... more

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