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Somerset+Dorset FHS
@TheSDFHS
Somerset & Dorset Family History Society. We help people, wherever they live, with their research into family or local history in Somerset and Dorset.
Yeovil, Somerset Katılım Eylül 2013
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If you want to read about #Dunster’s war memorials & the men of Dunster who lost their lives in #WW1 you can read more about them on my website 👉🏻 dunsterancestors.co.uk/dunster-war-me…
#LestWeForget 🥀
Dunster Info@Dunster_Info
In Dunster Village this Remembrance Sunday to honour those who served and sacrificed. Lest we forget. We will remember them. #RemembranceSunday #lestweforget #wewillrememberthem #Dunster
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From Dorset Life (2011)
A bitter-sweet remembrance
Helen Baggott compares the bleak view of a 1960s Swanage with today’s town.
dorsetlife.co.uk/2011/07/a-bitt…

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Ancestry has announced the release of the first tranche of British Army #WW2 records. But the records will be hosted by Fold3 so if you don't subscribe to Fold 3, you will only be able to see the indexes to the records on Ancestry.
whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/ancestry-…
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Shaftesbury, Dorset – posted in 1905 to Ada in Eye, Suffolk:
Many thanks for your welcome letter received this morning & which Mr R will discover before long. We have been staying a few weeks here where my father was once rector for 17 years.
#PostedInThePast

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Interesting talk coming up about Exmoor by The Devon History Society: “‘The Wild West of England’: Exmoor in the Nineteenth Century” eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-wild-wes…?
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If you have an account on BlueSky, tomorrow - Thursday 5 September at 8pm UK time - is the first ever #GenHour chat! Everyone is welcome ☺️ It will be weekly, but at alternate times, to enable as many as possible to attend

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I’m really excited about #AATP24! It’s a free online event with over 149 bite-size talks
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BALH Conference: Maps and Buildings - Taunton on Sat 12 Oct about the complementary topics of maps and buildings in local history. Both topics offer a tangible and accessible route into the study of local history and enrich our understanding of the past.
balh.org.uk/event-balh-bal…
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New map viewer! Historic parks in England 1890s-1900s
We've recently shared our mapping with the Forestry Commission & Zulu Ecosystems to extract a digital layer showing historic parks from O.S. 6-inch 2nd edition maps.
More info (volunteers wanted):
maps.nls.uk/projects/histo…




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Join historian Holly Cruise at Taunton Castle to explore the story of 'the female husband'.
In the 18th century, Charles Hamilton, who was born Mary, married Mary Price. Months later, Price reported Hamilton, claiming she had been deceived into marrying a woman.
#WeAreHistoric
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Breaking #WDYTYA news: Mel C, Olly Myra & Vicky McClure to star in Who Do You Think You Are? 2024 whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/tv-series/who-…
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As we approach #DDay80, researchers at Dorset History Centre have explored the histories of eight #Dorset men who lost their lives as a result of D-Day.
The first story to tell is that of Bertram Nother, of Dorchester, the eldest of these men, aged 36: orlo.uk/5dsqf


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June is Gypsy, Roma and Traveller History Month. Itinerant communities are often overlooked in the historical record. However, in North Somerset, the Joules (or Joles) family were well known and are well documented... 🧵1/
#GRTHM24
maps.bristol.gov.uk/kyp/?edition=n…

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This Wednesday 15th May AGRA member Lynne Cleaver has her book published 'Taunton in 50 buildings'. agra.org.uk/lynne-cleaver-…

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#OnThisDay in 1768, Sarah Fielding, the mother of children's literature, died in Bath.
#somerset #childrensauthors #childrensliterature #bath #sarahFielding
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#AllAboutThatPlace is back at the end of September! If you were involved last year you’ll know just how exciting it was. Don’t miss it - subscribe to make sure you’re in the loop #OnePlaceWednesday
Society of Genealogists@SocGenealogists
🎙️ Calling all speakers! 🎉 All About That Place is back. Want to share your insights? Research, tech tips, social history or archive adventures, we want to hear from you! Get involved at subscribepage.com/speakers. 💻 #AncestryHour #AATP #LocalHistory
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