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June 2020
“Naval Records” – a talk by Les Mitchinson
Les returns once more to take us through another informative discovery journey. This time explaining how Naval records have evolved from the 18th century, through to the modern day. Les describes the records, explains where they are held, and which ones are available to view on-line. He will also explain the different approach to researching a naval officer from that of a naval rating. Les, after a naval career, became a professionally qualified genealogist. A course tutor with the IHGS…
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“Penny Loaves of Corfe Castle” – a talk by Louise Haywood
Full Details To Follow In 1999 Louise became "hooked" on church records, and in 2000 became a volunteer transcribing the 1861 Census for Falmouth, becoming an OPC and taking on Corfe Castle and Kimmeridge. in 2010 she gained an Advanced Diploma in Local History through Oxford University. Corfe Castle Charities then asked if Louise would write up their 400 years of history! This took 8 years, as, amongst others, the Bankes Archive had not been catalogued. Louise is currently a…
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September 2020
“The History of Poole High Street” – a talk by Jenny Oliver
This is the story of Poole High Street, which has a long and sometimes surprising history, going back to medieval times. Its buildings have housed poets, pirates, shopkeepers, slave traders, rich merchants, Mayors and poor seamen. It has witnessed celebrations, tragedies, Royal visits, fire, flood and murder! Through its many changes, Jenny guides us along its historic path. Some of you will know Jenny as Reference Librarian at Poole Library. For many years she worked with local history material and…
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“Lawrence – Before and After Arabia” – a talk by Colin Van Geffen
The legend of Lawrence of Arabia is well documented in books and films, but what of his life before and after the Desert war? With strong associations to Dorset, he was described as one of the most influential Englishmen of the 20th century - but he wasn't English! There are many myths, but the truth is far more fascinating, a man of many lives------ Colin is a well-known, established artist from the New Forest, and since his first competition success…
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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
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“A Duffer’s Guide to History” – a talk by Steve Roberts
Steve will give us a whistle-stop tour of British (and a bit of World) history from the Stone Age to the Cold War. It's going to be a bit of '1066 and all that' with some humour along the way, covering the key moments in our history, in chronological order, so you can see where we're going. Lots of questions posed (and hopefully answered) as we go - was there really a King Arthur? Why was Alfred the Great, and…
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