Family History Talk
The West Dorset Group of the Somerset and Dorset Family History Society are holding a Zoom meeting on Saturday 10 April at 2.00, the session will open from 1.30. Jane Ferentzi-Sheppard is talking about ‘The Digby Girls: Jane and Pamela and their scandalous lives in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Two Dorset girls who hit the headlines in two centuries. All are welcome to join the meeting, the meetings are free, but it is possible to make a donation. For more information contact Jane on 01308 425710 or email: jferentzi@aol.com
Bridport History Society
The Bridport History Society are holding a Zoom meeting on Tuesday 13 April, starting at 2.30, the session will open from 2.00. Helen Doble is talking about ‘The Loders Estate 1799 – 1916: Victorian life in a Dorset village’. Loders Court has seen a succession of occupants – three generations of the Nepean family with connections to Catherine of Russia, Nelson, a scandalous divorce, shipwreck and even Thomas Hardy, and that’s just the Nepean family. From Jamaica, to Scotland and even Italy. How did the village observe life at the Court in the 19th century? All are welcome to join us, the meetings are free, but it is possible to make a donation. The Society is also bringing out a new online journal. For more information about the meeting and the journal contact Jane on 01308 425710 or email: jferentzi@aol.com
