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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.
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!
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.
‘The Extraordinary Secret Life of Dr James Barry’ by Felicity Herring
Sturminster Newton Roll of Honour (Title tbc)
Speaker: Felicity Harrison
Felicity has been researching the people behind the names on the Sturminster Newton Roll of Honour from the second world war.
‘The Story of the WW2 Tomahawk Fighter Wreck off Chesil Beach’ by Selwyn Williams