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Somerset & Dorset
Family History Society

South Dorset

The Group meets at St Aldhelm’s Church Centre, Spa Rd, Weymouth, DT3 5EW on Friday afternoons with the exception of August & December when there are no meetings. All meetings will start at 14.30 hrs.

Programme

‘A Teenage View of Wartime Weymouth’ by Lyndsey Fry

Date: 17th April 2026
Time: 14:30
Location: St. Aldhelm's Church Centre, DT3 5EW
South Dorset Group

‘A Teenage View of Wartime Weymouth’ by Lyndsey Fry

Dorchester – Small Town, Big Story’ (Part 2) by Alistair Chisholm

Date: 15th May 2026
Time: 14:30
Location: St. Aldhelm's Church Centre, DT3 5EW
South Dorset Group

Dorchester – Small Town, Big Story’ (Part 2) by Alistair Chisholm

‘The Wall of Death’ by Kay Townsend

Date: 19th June 2026
Time: 14:30
Location: St. Aldhelm's Church Centre, DT3 5EW
South Dorset Group

‘The Wall of Death’ by Kay Townsend

Contact

Send us a message using the form below, or telephone John Yallop at 01305 776008. Please use the form for any queries or comments about the programme.

While Group members have a good deal of local knowledge, they are not usually in a position to carry out documentary research. If you need research done, please see “How We Can Help.”

    17 JanuaryKing Alfred the Great: In Dorset & Beyond—Dr Paul Kelly
    21 FebruaryPiers and Pavilions— Stuart Morris
    20 MarchAnnual Business Meeting followed by: The Photographic Project— John Tanner and John Damon
    17 AprilHistory of the Nothe Fort – Ian Brooke
    15 MayUpwey & Broadwey Past Lives – Sue Virgin
    19 JuneDorset From the Air – Then and Now—Gordon Le Pard
    17 JulyLost Villages of Dorset—Bruce Upton
    AugustNO MEETING
    18 SeptemberThe Great FamilySearch – and it’s all FREE!’ – Wendy Warne from the LDS church
    16 OctoberPhotos from Weymouth Museum – Graham Perry
    20 NovemberThe Liberation of Guernsey’ – Paul Radford
    DecemberNO MEETING