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General

The Centre does not open on Bank Holiday weekends.

The Society's Postal Address is Somerset & Dorset FHS, PO Box 4502, Sherborne DT9 6YL, England; Telephone/Fax 01935 389611. Click here for a map. The Centre has a telephone answering machine and, although not manned every day, someone will always return your call when they are next at the Centre.

The direct e-mail address to the Centre, rather than the main Society one, is sdfhs@btconnect.com. Please note that although this e-mail address can be used for queries about Society Services run from the Research Centre, we are not able to accept credit card payments sent by e-mail, for security reasons.

The Society Headquarters is located at The Parade, Cheap Street, Sherborne, close to the Abbey. Opening times Monday, Friday & Saturday, 10.00a.m. - 1.00p.m., Thursday 10.00a.m. to 4.00p.m., the 3rd Tuesday of every month 7.00p.m. to 9.00p.m. and by appointment. The Centre is open free to members of the Society or on payment of £2.00 by day non-members.

The Centre is closed Saturday, Sunday and Monday on Bank Holiday weekends, and also Sherborne Pack Monday Fair Day.

Every effort is made to accommodate overseas members or people travelling long distances. Please contact the Centre to make special arrangements.

The Society will also be holding Family History Surgeries at the public library in Yeovil on the first Saturday of each month from 10 am until 3.30 pm.

Facilities

The Centre is the first port of call for our many out of county and overseas visitors and as the archive service in the County Record Offices becomes more stretched, it is here that more members are coming for initial advice on how to set about their research and what they can expect to find at the County Archives and the PRO.

The Centre is connected to the Internet and members may make use of this facility.

At the Centre you will find

(Details of these indexes can be found here)

Ancestry.com

We have eight computers on which visitors can access Ancestry.com using the Society's 'Library Licence'.

Headquarters Team

The Centre Management Team, consisting entirely of volunteers, runs the Headquarters:

Extra volunteers are always welcome, please contact the Centre Management Team.

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