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Somerset & Dorset
Family History Society
Family History Society
We are a small friendly group that usually meets at Loders Village Hall, Loders, Bridport, DT6 3SA. (It’s got free parking and the access is flat or sloping) There’s always a chance for a chat and a cup of tea and a biscuit with other members and visitors.
We meet on the second Saturday of the month in the Hall at 2pm and we’ll run a couple of zoom meetings a year. See the events list for the actual dates and details.
We often have a guest speaker with a local theme or a current issue. As many of our group don’t always have local ancestors, we also try to include talks with a wider appeal. We also run sessions with members, so they can share research, ask questions and generally talk about family and local history. Once a year, we have a workshop or exhibition so that members can bring their research.
There’s a Christmas lunch in November / December and a summer outing in July to a local attraction.
Askers Roadhouse – 1929 to 1990 – and a bit beyond. From Elegance and Glamour to Raves and a Raging Inferno’ by Bernie Paull
Bernie is a well known local speaker and many of you will have heard his talks on Dorset’s bridges and the village of Loders. He was a Borough Surveyor for the County, working on local bridges and roads and later wrote his books “Dorset’s Bridges Spanning the Ages” and “Loders–Backalong”. He now brings us the story of the Askers Roadhouse, still talked about locally.
All welcome, members £2, visitors £4.
“Divorce, Bigamy and Breach of Promise”
Jane, Helen and Sue, members of the West Dorset Group, will be giving talks from their own research findings on the topics of divorce, bigamy and breach of promise. These were scandalous and sometimes sad stories which found their way into the newspapers of the time.
Brought to you by the West Dorset Group on behalf of S&D FHS
Neil McLocklin will be giving a talk about The English Civil War, specifically focussing on West Dorset. Neil is an experienced local speaker and he has written historical fiction books about the Bankes and other families and the impact of the Civil War on them. Don’t forget to bring some cash if you want copies of his books.
All welcome, members £2, visitors £4.
If any member would like to join any of the zoom sessions, contact Jane [email protected], and I will send you the details.
Use the form to send a message or telephone Jane on 01308 425710 . 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.”
Whitchurch Canonicorum WWI Memorial
Sylvia Creed-Castle organised an exhibition in March 2018 about the men listed on the Whitchurch Canonicorum WWI memorial. You can download here a list of the men with more details of their lives and deaths.
| 4 September | Zoom meeting 2pm |
| 10 October | ‘Where the Dipping is Ripping’: the Dorset Photographs of Joseph Robert Potts – Carlos Guarita (Zoom meeting) |
| 14 November | Herrison Asylum Project’ – Jacqui Halewood (Dorset History Centre). (Zoom meeting) |