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Somerset & Dorset
Family History Society

Events

Below is a list of upcoming SDFHS events. The listing includes both online events and in-person events planned for 2022. At present there are doubts as to whether the latter will be able to go ahead as planned, so please check in advance with the organising Group.

Presenting Your Family History

Date: 17th July 2024
Time: 19:30
Location: The Bow Room of The Exchange, Sturminster Newton
Blackmore Vale Group

Presenting Your Family History

Speaker: Ted Udall

Most of us are not trained historians or archivists. We tend to dive in and collect information in a variety of haphazard ways and end up with piles of “stuff”. This presentation gives some guidelines as to what to do (in the nicest possible way) with all the research material you’ve collected, both real and virtual. We are pleased to welcome the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society Secretary to present at this meeting.

‘In The Dock – More Crime & Punishment in 19th Century Dorset’ by Anne Brown

Date: 19th July 2024
Time: 14:30
Location: St. Aldhelm's Church Centre, DT3 5EW
South Dorset Group

‘In The Dock – More Crime & Punishment in 19th Century Dorset’ by Anne Brown

member’s self-help evening

Date: 13th August 2024
Time: 19:30
Location: Society Research Centre
Yeovil Group

Member’s self-help evening.

No Meeting

Date: 16th August 2024
Time: 14:30
South Dorset Group

August: No meeting

Festus Derriman Morris Side and “Morris Dancing and evolving tradition”

Date: 14th September 2024
Time: 14:00
Location: Loders Village Hall
West Dorset Group

Festus Derriman Morris Side is based in Upwey near Weymouth. They are named after the character in Hardy’s “The Trumpet Major”. They will not only be dancing but also giving a talk about Morris. So come and enjoy the dancing and find out more about the different Morris traditions and costumes and music and dances!

All welcome, members £1.50, visitors £4.