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Somerset & Dorset
Family History Society
Family History Society
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.
General help, advice and tips
Visit to Dawes Twine Works Museum, West Coker. Meet at the museum 7 pm.
The Dorset Drowners
Speaker: Paul Cheetham
A ”Drowner” is an occupation that you may have found on a census form as an occupation of one of your ancestors. There were a lot of them in Dorset as they were necessary for the management of the water meadows and healthy crops and farm animals. Paul’s talk will particularly reference the local water meadows at Colber.
‘Son of a Spy’ by Mike Randall (a postponed talk from Oct 20th 2023)
tour of Kingston Russell House, Long Bredy (free) with cream tea afterwards at The Club House, West Bexington (£6.50). Contact Sylvia Creed-Castle at [email protected] for further information.