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Local & Family History Week February 13th - 18th
At Poole Central Library. Several displays and illustrated talks will take place over the week e.g. 17th Century Poole, Dorset History OnLine and Parkstone-on-Sea, Salterns, Sandbanks & Flying Boats.
Dorset Family History Society will be present between 13th -16th (10am-4pm) so drop in if you need some help on how to get started and / or advice on research or 'brick walls'.
Dorset FHS will also be attending Hamworthy Library on 15th & 17th (10-am-4pm) to offer advice and assistance on family history research. A free talk on 'Getting Started' will take place on Friday 17th between 2pm - 3pm.
For more information, details of the weeks events and to book places for the talks please contact Poole Library (01202 262421) or Hamworthy Library (01202 672750).
We look forwarding to seeing you!
Who Do You Think You are? Live!
Dorset FHS will be present at Olympia on Stand 9 &19 in the SOG area from 24th - 26th February. We will be bringing many of the sales items on this website. As we will not be able to bring everything, email at least 10 days before if there is anything you would like to be reserved for you, together with the day you will be attending, and we will do our best to bring the item with us. We will also be bringing a laptop with Parish Record Transcription information which we will search for you, so come prepared.
Visit the WDYTYA Live! web site for a Special offer. A single ticket will cost just £15 in advance, but the Federation of Family History Societies can offer you two tickets for just £25, a saving of £19* when you quote code FFHS2425. *£2 transaction fee applies. Standard on door price is £22. Offer ends 10th February 2012.
If you live within traveling distance and can offer assistance on the Society stall, please contact Ann Capon (contact details in the Journal) before booking tickets, as she may have entrance passes for those who can help.
Family History Day
We will be celebrating our Silver Jubilee
on
Saturday 31st March
10am-4pm
@
Parkstone Grammar School, Sopers Lane, Poole BH17 7EP
FREE Admission and FREE parking!
See our Family History Day page for further details.
Members' Interests
An index of Surnames which have been registered as being researched by Society Members can now be viewed on this site.
Coach Trips
Coach Trips have been arranged to the National Archives at Kew and the British Library & London Metropolitan Archives in 2012.
Courses & Workshops
A course for those wanting to get Back to 1837, and an East Dorset workshop have been arranged.
