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Evidence from local Parish Registers
Turnworth 1747 Whipping boys at Rogationtide perambulations There is a great deal of evidence of how people lived and played in records, sometimes in surprising places. It is always good practise to view the original documents rather that transcriptions by … Continue reading
Milton Abbas Local History Group meetings
Don’t forget that the AGM and a presentation will be taking place in the Reading Rooms, Milton Abbas on Wednesday 4 Oct at 7:30pm The meeting will also be taking place on ZOOM. A link will be sent to member’s … Continue reading
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Chris Fookes
It is with great sadness that I relate the news that Chris Fookes passed away Friday 8 September 2023. We offer our condolences to his extensive family. Chris was a great supporter of our history group and was always interested … Continue reading
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The Hilton Controversy 1848
Thanks to Samantha Fiander for finding some thirteen letters and editorials published in The Times between 26 October and 29 November 1848 concerning the typhus epidemic in Hilton during that year. This search was prompted by the article in the … Continue reading
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Milton Abbas Grammar School
We have collected all the leases for the grammar school in Milton Abbas which are in the Dorset History Centre. These 34 leases from 1616 to 1774 prove that the feoffees of the school were active in the management of … Continue reading
Proceedings of the Dorset Natural History and Archaeological Society
The Milton Abbas Local History Group recently have been given some 30 volumes of this publication. They are now available for members to borrow from our library. A catalogue of all the articles is already available online. Most of the … Continue reading
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The Place Names of Milton Abbas
Bryan Phillips’ presentation given to the history group on 7 Jun 2023 is now available for members on this website. The pdf contains the full speaker notes. The MALHG have a spreadsheet of more than 1000 field names contained in … Continue reading
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Dark Days of Georgian Britain
I have just finished reading this book. I have to say that it was one of the most difficult books I have ever read – not because of its difficulty, erudition or academic depth – but because of the sheer … Continue reading
Discover Your Dorset Ancestors
This book is extraordinarily difficult to find or purchase – it is not even available on Amazon, and it is not in Libraries West Catalogue. Allegedly it can be ordered from Waterstones for £14.95. It is available to buy at … Continue reading
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Milton Abbas Local History Group, Dorset, UK 