Posted on 7th February 2023
Bridport's Rope, Net and Twine Industry This month we are pleased to welcome Richard Sims, in person, to speak about Bridport's Rope, Net and Twine Industry Richard is a well known local speaker and has published work on his subjects He also has an interest in railways and brewing What a combination! All welcome, members £1, visitors... morePosted on
'Dear Mother': a postal journey through WW1' by Sheila Meaney Sheila Meaney is a well known local speaker whose talk will be based around a collection of postcards that were sent by soldiers back to their families during the First World War 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 zoom details, shortly before the meeting Otherwise, do contact her... morePosted on 5th January 2023
Group ABM followed by members’ accounts of their own recent researches Please contact Jane or Sue at the West Dorset Group if you’d like to contribute (see email) It can be very short, an anecdote, a revelation, a new site you’ve discovered or anything family history related that you’d like to share You can bring an object or a picture or give a brief presentation All welcome, members £1, visitors... morePosted on
SIMON FOWLER ON HELP! MY ANCESTOR HAS VANISHED! You’ve been happily researching someone and then they disappear from the records Simon will take you through the possibilities and discuss the reasons why this could happen Simon is an experienced genealogist and researcher, having worked for The National Archives and has published many well regarded books For this talk, if you had already emailed Jane in order to attend a zoom meeting during last year, you’ll get a link, shortly before... morePosted on 24th August 2022
Speaker Richard SimsOur local expert will be talking about Bridport’s oldest industry – going back at least to the 13th Century and still going strong Richard has written the definitive book about the town’s Rope, Net and Twine Industry 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 zoom details, shortly before the meeting Otherwise, do contact her... more