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West Dorset Group

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

Posted on 9th May 2022

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

RESEARCHING LOCAL HISTORY

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Dr Tim Connor is a former head of history at a major public school and an architectural historian, living in West Dorset He will speak about his research of the local parishes of Powerstock, Mapperton & Loders He has recently published a book about the house and parish of... 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

ABM & TALK ON TURNPIKES IN WEST DORSET

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This should be our first meeting in the village hall We will be holding our Annual Business Meeting, details will be going out to members beforehand We then welcome ROB CURTIS, a retired RAF officer and blue badge guide He will speak on the Toll Roads and Turnpikes of West Dorset and how important they were to people travelling around our part of Dorset in the 18th... more

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