Devon FHS

Listen out for us on @BBCDevon just after 11am today

Things you don’t expect at Big Yellow 👀. This week saw this impressive sand sculpture, created for @TheIvyColle by @sandinyoureye arrive at one of our stores 🏰 . Our secure storage space will house the sculpture until the November grand opening of The Ivy Bournemouth.

Thinking of doing a DNA test? Done a DNA test and confused about what to do next? Inspired by our recent talk about DNA? Still a few spaces left on Michelle Patient's excellent 4 week online DNA course, run by Devon FHS starts soon devonfhs.org.uk/product/dna-an…

Looking forward to hearing about @LizShakespeare 's latest book, based on a true Devon story, at tonight's Zoom meeting

We are at the Midland Family History Fair today. Do come and say hello

Have you joined one of our small group Zoom meetings, where were share knowledge of a small group of Devon parishes and usually find others researching the same family?

Looking forward to a talk by @CyndisList after our AGM on Saturday

Devonshire Dialect Dictionary For more details and DDD words see devonassoc.org.uk/ddd-the-dictio……………………………………………………………………………………… dangit = a narrow lane

Looking forward to our Brick Wall busting Zoom meeting tonight

We are really excited that our new village walk booklet is now available from the Heritage Centre or New Fountain Inn – price £2. It features twenty sites of historic interest around the village, and is a great outdoor activity for adults and children.

We are please to be involved in this event too.

Great #FamilyHistory Day at Bow with Bow History Society @LucyBrowne63 @LibraryFolklore and Nigel Browne

Nothing like a live event! Was lucky enough to be involved in a @devonfhs collaboration with Bow History Society. Nothing beats a get-together with lots of great chat for reminding me why I love this business! God bless village halls and all who sail in them #familyhistory

Looking forward to our Zoom talk from @RAGriggsauthor this afternoon

Great informal discussion last night about Buckland Brewer and surrounding parishes - tonight is the turn of Teignmouth and Dawlish: Ashcombe, Bishopsteignton, Dawlish, Haccombe-with-Coombe, Kenn, Kenton, Mamhead, Powderham, Shaldon, Starcross, Stokeinteignhead, Teignmouth

One of our Zoom Brick Wall sessions at 10.30am today - now where did we put the magic wand? Will our techniques work on your brick walls?

Hosting a Zoom talk for Norfolk fhs tonight Tulips, Topiary, Tradescanth and Thyme: seventeenth century gardens – with @JanetFew

Looking forward to tomorrow's Zoom talk The Good, the Bad and the Ugly with @SwalwellSue It is a case study of one family who left a strong imprint in the records of the courts of the Victorian era.