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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.

Open Day

Date: 30th September 2023
Time: 10:00
Location: St. Aldhelm's Church Centre, DT3 5EW
South Dorset Group

Open Day with Helen Baggott & Paul Atterbury

Thankful Villages

Date: 10th October 2023
Time: 19:30
Location: Holy Trinity Church, Lysander Road, Yeovil (opp B&Q)
Yeovil Group

Thankful Villages with Kirsty Gray

TBA

Date: 13th October 2023
Time: 00:00
Location: Zoom
Online | West Dorset Group

TO BE ANNOUNCED

Time is not yet set.

40 LETTERS TO A GREAT GRANDCHILD

Date: 16th October 2023
Time: 19:30
Location: Hilda Coles room at Museum of East Dorset
East Dorset Group

40 LETTERS TO A GREAT GRANDCHILD by Christopher Jary

An introduction to the history and ongoing work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Date: 18th October 2023
Time: 19:30
Location: The Bow Room of The Exchange, Old Market Hill, Sturminster Newton, DT10 1FH
Blackmore Vale Group

An expert from the Commonwealth War Graves Commission will be talking about the work of the CWGC which commemorates the 1.7 million men and women from the Commonwealth who lost their lives in the two World Wars. The cemeteries, memorials, graves, landscapes, and records in their care may be found at 23,000 locations and in more than 150 countries and territories. They are both the practical means of a commemoration of the fallen and vehicles for discovery, inspiration, and engagement. The CWGC records are invaluable when researching ancestors who died in the World Wars.