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Somerset & Dorset
Family History Society

Events

Below is a list of upcoming SDFHS events.

The Tolpuddle Martyrs and Shire Hall: we will, we will, we will be free!

Date: 16th July 2025
Time: 19:30
Location: The Bow Room of The Exchange, Sturminster Newton
Blackmore Vale Group

Anne Brown: The Tolpuddle Martyrs and Shire Hall: we will, we will, we will be free!

Shire Hall, Dorchester, was the centre of justice and local government from 1797 to 1955. The Georgian courtroom was the scene of many famous and infamous trials throughout this period, the most famous being that of the six agricultural labourers known as the Tolpuddle Martyrs. This talk looks at the background to their story, the punishment they endured and the changes these ordinary Dorset working men made to their local area and to society as a whole.

DNA for beginners

Date: 28th July 2025
Time: 19:00
Location: The Phoenix Centre, 5 Harbour Road, Watchet TA23 0AQ
West Somerset Group

Speaker Jenny Towey, DNA for beginners

General Meeting

Date: 25th August 2025
Time: 19:00
Location: The Phoenix Centre, 5 Harbour Road, Watchet TA23 0AQ
West Somerset Group

General meeting

To be confirmed

Date: 13th September 2025
Time: 14:00
Location: Loders Village Hall
West Dorset Group

Halsway Manor

Date: 29th September 2025
Time: 19:00
Location: The Phoenix Centre, 5 Harbour Road, Watchet TA23 0AQ
West Somerset Group

Speaker Christing Corkett, Halsway Manor