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DHS AGM and First World War Conference, 11th Oct
‘The Cruellest and Most Terrible War that has ever scourged Mankind’ is the theme of the DHS Annual Conference, held after the AGM at the University of Exeter on Saturday 11th October 2014. The event...
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Devon History News, issue 14, August 2014
The fourteenth issue of Devon History News, the newsletter of the Devon History Society, is now in print or available here:Devon History News 14, August 2014 (PDF format). The format has been somewhat...
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How farmers fed the nation
Farming and the First World War is a National Farmers' Union publication that investigates the impact that the Great War had on British farming families. WW1 required radical changes in agricultural...
View ArticleChristow Show, 16 Aug
The 85th Christow Show - a traditional country village agricultural show held in Christow, Teign Valley - is on Saturday 16th August. Maggie Bonnell's research on the lives and origins of the men from...
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Halberton History Room: opening 5 Apr
The Halberton History Group has sent us news of the official opening of Halberton History Room in Halberton Village Hall on the morning of Saturday 5th April. >Next Saturday morning, the 5th, the...
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Bovey Tracey Heritage Centre
The Bovey Tracey Heritage Trust, a new DHS-affiliated society, has sent us details of its history and activities. Since April 2014, the society has been based in new premises - Bovey Tracey Heritage...
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Devon Festival of Remembrance, 6 Nov
The Royal British Legion of Devon's annual Festival of Remembrance takes place in the Great Hall, University of Exeter, on the evening of Thursday 6th November. The local historian Dr Todd Gray MBE is...
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Otter Valley: heritage nominations sought
The Otter Valley Association (OVA) has launched a new project to list and research local heritage features in the Lower Otter Valley, and is seeking nominations and volunteers. The project covers...
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HA Plymouth: 2014-15 programme
The Historical Association, Plymouth Branch, has sent us its 2014-15 programme of talks. Not all the topics are explicitly Devon-related, but they will be of interest to many DHS members with a general...
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Heritage Open Days: 11-14 Sep
Just a reminder that the 2014 Heritage Open Days take place shortly: a once-a-year chance to visit, free of charge, buildings and other historic locations that are normally not open to the public or...
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Devon Family History Society: AGM and Conference, Oct 4
The Devon Family History Society's AGM and Conference, on 4th October in The Mint, Exeter, has the theme In which they served ~ finding your family in wartime. For those who don't wish to attend the...
View ArticleNorth Devon Record Office: 38 Degrees petition
38 Degrees South West just sent us a reminder of the ongoing petition Save North Devon Record Office and Local Studies Centre.The petition calls on Devon County Council and the South West Heritage...
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Bracton exhibition: Exeter Cathedral 22 Sep - 4 Oct
Bracton: Making Laws in Medieval Devon is a forthcoming exhibition showcasing the life and work of the 13th century jurist Henry de Bratton, now remembered for Treatise on the Laws and Customs of...
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The Marriage Bed of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York, Exeter Cathedral, 27 Sep
The Marriage Bed of Henry VII and Elizabeth of York is a forthcoming talk by the architectural historian Dr Jonathan Foyle in Exeter Cathedral Chapter House at 7.30pm, Saturday 27th September. Dr Foyle...
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WW1 Woolsfardisworthy West remembers, 20 Sep
WW1 Woolsfardisworthy West remembers is a day of of events and displays, starting at 11am on Saturday 20th September, commemorating those of the parishes of Clovelly, Woolsery and Bucks Mills who...
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The Work and History of Trinity House, Axminster, 1 Oct
Axminster History Association's next event is The Work and History of Trinity House (1st October 7.30pm, United Reform Church Hall Chard Street, Axminster EX13 5EB). This talk by Alan Nicholas, a...
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Devon/Cornwall historic crime, 26 Sep
A diary event for later this year: Friends of the Devon and Cornwall Constabulary Heritage and Learning are hosting two illustrated talks about a historical case involving a suicide and three murders....
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History events: Plymouth International Book Festival
The forthcoming Plymouth International Book Festival (17-25 October) has a number of events of historical interest: Fighting on the Home Front: The Legacy of Women in World War One (Kate Adie); British...
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West Buckland Remembrance Weekend, 8-9 Nov
On Saturday 8th November, West Buckland School is hosting an event - booked tickets only - commemorating the centenary of the start of the Great War. A drinks reception on Saturday is followed by an...
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Tavistock Heritage Festival, 24-27 Oct
The Tavistock Heritage Festival runs from Friday October 24th to Monday October 27th 2014. The first such festival, it celebrates 1000 years of the history of this ancient stannary and market town....
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