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©Steve Bewers, March 2025 It has long been the tradition that in rural areas felons and lawbreakers sentenced to death were taken to meet their ends at the very edges of territories for execution. Often these sites were visible from … Continue reading →

This excellent book by Justin Lovill published by Bunbury Press 2022 is perfect for understanding the role of the parish church in the life of the village after the Civil War. It puts into context many of the records that … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

This article is from the Dorset Museum, thanks to them for allowing us to publish it. They are coordinating the fund raising effort to achieve the £10 000 required to get this unique and interesting object to the Dorset Museum … Continue reading →

There have been recent major changes to the way that Facebook allows the administrator to manage group pages. These changes took place without warning and now make it untenable to control content and members. Facebook make it extremely difficult to … Continue reading →

Milton Abbas, Dorset. A postcard in The Times. “English Village” Series (Set 11) Year – undated Publisher – Photochrom Co. Ltd., London & Tunbridge Wells. In 1938, The Times collaborated with the Photochrom Company, Ltd. for the exclusive publication of … Continue reading →

We have been given a Bible with information on the RIGGS Family. Our transcription of the MS writing is: Robert Riggs was born August 22nd 1816 Mary wife of Robert Riggs was born July 24th 1816 Ann daughter of Robert … Continue reading →

Thanks to one of our members, Alistair Bond, we now have an additional 20 books. These are on all topics Dorset, and a starting point for research. They will be available for members to borrow and are listed on the … Continue reading →