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Devon Gardens Trust, Autumn events, Exeter
The Devon Gardens Trust has two Exeter events of historical interest this autumn: a Garden History Research Seminar on Thursday 9th October, and a talk on landscape gardening pioneers, The Men Who...
View ArticleHoniton History Society: 2014-2015 events
The Honiton History Society has sent us its calendar for 2014-2015. The next meeting is on Thursday 29th May: a talk ‘I K Brunel, Engineer’ by Brian Portch, Speaker for the SS Great Britain...
View ArticleAlphington On-Line History Group
Rowena Kirkpatrick just sent us details of a new DHS affiliate, the Alphington On-line History Group, a free online group open to anyone with interest in the history of the Exeter suburb of Alphington,...
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Sandford Orleigh: conservation talk, 17 Oct
Newton Abbot Museum has a forthcoming talk on 17th October - Timber Conservation: a case study and more - on the on the conservation of the Sandford Orleigh screen - a Tudor carved-oak screen, said to...
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DHS - Annual General Meeting 2014
The 2014 Annual General Meeting was held on 11th October We are pleased to announce that Viv Styles has been elected as the new Secretary for the Society. We also had an election for three vacancies on...
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DHS - Annual Report 2014
The Devon History Society's 2014 AGM was held on 11th October, and Philipppe Planel presented the Annual Report. For the first time this was produced as a written report rather than remarks on the day,...
View ArticleDHS: The Devon Historian, Volume 83, 2014
The Devon Historian, Volume 83, 2014 is now in print. See the Journal page for general contents. Since Volume 82, we have been publishing full abstracts of our journal articles.The Devon Historian,...
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Devon and Cornwall Record Society
The Devon and Cornwall Record Society announces its new website. Founded in 1904, the Society's aim is to transcribe and publish local records, and to promote local historical studies and genealogical...
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Pinces Gardens, Exeter: historical images sought
A research enquiry - can anyone help with sourcing historical images of the Lucombe, Pince & Co nursery - a major and well-regarded horticultural business in the 19th century - that formerly...
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Grant funding announced for Plymouth history centre
The Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) has announced a grant of £12.8M to Plymouth Council, covering more than half the cost of the planned Plymouth History Centre. Extending the current North Hill...
View ArticleAlphington On-Line History Group
Rowena Kirkpatrick just sent us details of a new DHS affiliate, the Alphington On-line History Group, a free online group open to anyone with interest in the history of the Exeter suburb of Alphington,...
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Explore Your Archive Week, 10-15 Nov
"A world without records is a world without memory". During Explore Your Archive week, the UK and Ireland's archivists, records managers and conservators invite you into their archives where the...
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The Great War: Stephen Reynolds in Sidmouth, 19 Nov
The Great War: Stephen Reynolds in Sidmouth is a forthcoming talk by Dr Nigel Hyman for the Sid Vale Association. Held on Wed 19 Nov, 2.30pm, at the Manor Pavilion Theatre (Manor Road, Sidmouth, EX10...
View ArticleBritish Politics and the Great War - debate, 2 Dec
British Politics and the Great War is a debate to be held on Tuesday 2nd December, at 6 pm in the Amory Moot Room, Unversity of Exeter. Hosted by the Exeter branch of the Historical Association and the...
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HMS Exeter exhibition, 14-15 Dec
An HMS Exeter exhibition - to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of the River Plate, will be on display at Exeter Guildhall - admission free - on Sunday 14th December (12-4pm) and Monday...
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Petroc Scholarly Activity Group: Cholera in North Devon - 3rd December
Cholera in North Devon is a talk on Wednesday, 3rd December at Petroc College, Barnstaple, that is free to the general public, students and staff.
View ArticleAlphington On-Line History Group
Rowena Kirkpatrick just sent us details of a new DHS affiliate, the Alphington On-line History Group, a free online group open to anyone with interest in the history of the Exeter suburb of Alphington,...
View ArticleHoniton History Society: 2014-2015 events
The Honiton History Society has sent us its calendar for 2014-2015. The next meeting is on Thursday 29th May: a talk ‘I K Brunel, Engineer’ by Brian Portch, Speaker for the SS Great Britain...
View ArticleNew Year 2015
Our best wishes for the season and coming year to all our members and readers.- The Devon History SocietyYou may like this seasonal poem - A Devonshire Song - by Alfred Noyes, from his anthology The...
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Lustleigh Society: 21 Jan talk
The author and historian Ian Mortimer will be talking about the subject of his latest book, Centuries of Change: Which Century Saw the Most Change and Why it Matters to Us, at January's Lustleigh...
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