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A Guided Tour around Dorchester
With Rob Curtis (Blue Badge Guide)
Meet at the Thomas Hardy Statue (Corner of The Grove and High West St) Dorchester
Thursday 8th April 2.00pm
Tickets: Members £3.00 Non-Members £4.00
For more information or requests / offers for lifts please contact
Linda Adams 07787 171278
or Treetops 01202 785623 during opening hours
Treetops Opening
Thursday evening openings start again on 8th April. For further details see the Treetops page.
Certificate Exchange
A new page has been added to the Research section of this site, which shows an up to date list of the unwanted certificates first detailed in the September 2009 Journal.
School Log Books
*New Resource at Treetops Research Centre
We now have transcripts of the following School Log Books:
Christchurch National School for Boys (1896 -1921)
Christchurch National School for Girls (1863 -1897)
Hamworthy School (1874 -1921)
Lytchett Matravers (1879 -1919)
The log books give accounts of daily life and provide a fascinating insight into the social / local history of the schools. There is a surname index which includes pupils, teachers and visitors. We hope to add more schools to this valuable research collection in the future.
If your ancestors attended these schools and you wish to view the records you can arrange a personal visit to Treetops or apply for a search to be carried out under our normal "Research Service".
Workshops & Courses
Bookings for the following are being taken
Beginners Course
Intermediate Course
Coach Trips
Bookings are now being taken for coach trips that have been arranged to London Record Offices.