Dorset Family History Society

12/06/2026

With effect from June's meeting (16th June) our face to face meetings with guest speaker(s) will be held at our research Centre - Treetops - Suite 5, Stanley House, 3 Fleets Lane, Poole, BH15 3 AJ

see our website www.dorsetfhs.org.uk/events for our full calendar

09/06/2026

We’re pleased that Steve Roberts is returning to give us a talk on the many Blue Plaques of Bournemouth, Tuesday 16th June at Treetops Research Centre at 19.30. Members and non members welcome.

A Blue Plaque is a permanent sign installed in a public place to commemorate a link between that location and a famous person, event or former building on that site , serving as a historical marker.

** please note the venue - Treetops Research Centre**
See our website www.dorsetfhs.org.uk/events for full details

02/06/2026

A great edition of the Family History Federation Special Bulletin for Volunteers Week - highlighting the benefits of volunteering for your local FHS and showcasing the vacancies all over the UK. Take a look at their Explore your Genealogy website https://www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk/bulletins
for this special edition, perhaps find yourself a volunteering role or sign up to receive future bulletins direct to your mail box. They are interesting and informative reads!

01/06/2026

June 1-7 is volunteers week, so a massive thank you to our bunch of volunteers at DFHS - we could not operate without you. And a vote of thanks to volunteers across all family history societies across the UK and worldwide, who help family historians find their story and ancestral roots. Say your own thank you here. Or perhaps you would like to join us - whether you can give a few hours now and then or wish to step into one of our vacancies. See our website for more details; https://dorsetfhs.org.uk/volunteer

27/05/2026

Our colleagues at HGS have a conference coming up in September!

20/05/2026

Tues 26 May we welcome back Helen Baggott from Posted in the Past. During this zoom talk Helen shares the true stories of determined people who sought new lives abroad and those that built some of the shipping lines that we recognise today, including a family connected with the bravery of the Kindertransport.
Visit our website www.dorsetfhs.org.uk for details of how to get the zoom invitation link.
Members and non members welcome.
Image courtesy of Geralt_Pixaby

15/05/2026

New volunteers welcome! Take a look at our website for details of our current vacancies.
www.dorsetfhs.org.uk

It is nearly time for Volunteers Week. Have you thought about giving a few hours a week to a family history society. They need your help. Whether this is doing some administration, finance, family history research or transcribing they need you. Some societies are completely online so you can do this from home. Have a look at your nearest society here https://www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk

14/05/2026

Take a look at the Explore website from the family history federation for helpful tips and information.

Explore your Genealogy is now the website has the Family History Federation Find a Society, Surname Interests and lots and lots of resources as well as past editions of the FHF REALLY USEFUL Bulletin. Go to the website to see what is new
www.exploreyourgenealogy.co.uk

13/05/2026

Dorset FHS will host a community stall at the Beating of the Land Bounds event taking place Saturday 16th May. Find us on Poole Quay from 1pm to 5pm - pop along, say hello to our volunteers, find out about the Society and how we can help with your family history research. For full details of the event go the BCP website

The new Poole Town Council will be holding a Beating of the Land Bounds event on Saturday 16 May 2026 to celebrate Poole’s history and mark the new boundary of the town following the creation of Poole Town Council.

12/05/2026

Are you joining us on Tues 19th May for our talk (with a difference!) . Members and non members welcome to St George's Hall Oakdale for an evening with Miranda Pender. Through song and slideshow Miranda will entertain us with "Lifting the Lid" - an example of the perils of researching family history. Doors open 19.00. See our website dorsetfhs.org.uk for more details.

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