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Migration to Canada – presentations by our Canadian members

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... more

Every Picture Tells a Story – Gems from the Bridport Museum Photo Collection

Posted 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

Migration to Canada and America – Dorset members’ tales

Posted on 7th February 2023

Migration to Canada and America – Dorset members’ talesHow my ancestors arrived in the US or Canada: members’ accounts of their own research Four of our members from the Dorset end of the journey will talk about the common strands, Guernsey to Quebec, West Dorset migrants who served in the Canadian army in the 1st World War and Mormon Maybees who arrived in Utah We are planning another session with Canadian and American members’ contributions, later in the year If you've already... more

AFTERNOON TEA IN CELEBRATION OF CELIA MARTIN, DIANE JAGGED, DIANA TRENCHARD AND CECIL AMOR

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A celebration and memories of members who have recently passed away This will include stories, reminiscences and medleys that don’t fit in any particular category All welcome, members £1, visitors £3 RSVP by the end of May... more

MORE BRICK WALLS

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Brick Walls session Following our popular session last year when members sent in their brick walls for help and bright ideas, we thought we’d have another So look out for the email asking for your vexing questions about your ancestors and send them in Again, it will be on a first come first served basis and I’m giving people time to pull together their existing research and for researchers to tackle them Don’t forget to tell us exactly what your question is and what sources you’ve... more

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