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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.

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

Open Meeting

Date: 26th August 2024
Time: 19:00 - 21:00
Location: The Phoenix Centre, 5 Harbour Road, Watchet TA23 0AQ
West Somerset Group

Open meeting for help and advice.

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.

STOP PRESS!

Date: 18th September 2024
Time: 19:30
Location: The Bow Room of The Exchange, Sturminster Newton
Blackmore Vale Group

Stop Press!

Speaker: Graham Colls                                                                  

Graham Colls and Carol Groome have been looking through the British Newspaper archive to find out about people, notable events and scandals (!) in Sturminster Newton and surrounding villages.