During Covid19 Libraries West are giving free access to the library edition of Ancestry to members at home, (previously only available at the library).
If you have a Dorset Libraries card you first need to log in to your Libraries West account. You will see this screen:
If anyone finds any other free information please let us know here.
Is £10 per annum for UK only, Oct to Oct.
Please contact us for payment details.
Milton Abbas, Alms house, Reading Room - 19.30 - 22:00
1st Feb 2023 Graham Colls (from Okeford Fitzpaine) presents:- 'Crimes in 17th Century Dorset'
1st Mar 2023 Clive Barnes 'The Wool Stealers Gang'
5th April 2023 Helier Exon 'The History of St Catherine's Chapel and the surrounding area'
Non Member Visitors are welcome @ £2 / head. Why not pop in and say hello.
Are you interested in exploring old documents?
You can help us by transcribing documents and audio recordings. We already have transcribers around the world who are working on Churchwardens Books and Overseers of the Poor Books. The pages are shared using Google docs, although MyAirBridge, One Drive or Dropbox is also possible.
More:
Although we are a local history group, we are carrying out family and social history research to see how the ordinary people lived, how they were treated, their economic fortunes, religious beliefs, health, demographics, etc. We are particularly interested in the mobility of families in the 18th century.
Milton Abbas Local History Group, Dorset, UK