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Research Centre closing times
Please note that the Research Centre at Sherborne will be closed on 3rd & 5th May and 24th & 26th May.
Death of Don Steel Many of you will be saddened to learn of the death after a long illness on Monday 7 April of Don Steel. Don was instrumental in the founding of a number of family history societies, but also, perhaps most importantly, the founding of the Federation of Family History Societies in 1974. As an accomplished author Don was a driving force behind the early volumes of the Society of Genalogists 'National Index of Parish Registers' series. Later as education officer for BBC South West, Don was the pioneer behind the 1979 BBC TV series 'Family History', narrated by Gordon Honeycombe and based on Gordon's own researches. The following year Don wrote 'Discovering Your Family History' to accompany the series. For over 40 years Don Steel made a major contribution to the family history world as a speaker and author. He was also a Fellow of the Society of Genealogists. Headquarters Open Evening
The Society HQ will be open on the third Tuesday of every month from 7.00p.m. to 9.00p.m. Also, the Society will 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.
Social Diary 2008 Date Event Location
2nd - 4th May S.O.G. ‘Who Do You Think You Are? Olympia, London* N.B. Change of date 18th May Kent Fair Market Hall, Maidstone. 10am-5pm 14th June Gwent FHS Open Day County Hall, Cwmbran. 10am - 3pm 15th Jun. Home Counties FH Show Bletchley Park, Milton Keynes (Details to follow) 21st Jun. Devon FHS Summer Special The Matford Centre, Exeter. 9.30am - 4.30pm 21st Jun. Wilts FH Open Day The Civic Hall, Trowbridge 10.00am - 3.45pm* 12th July Glamorgan FH Open Day National Maritime Museum, Swansea. 10am - 4pm* 29 - 31 Aug. National FH Conference University of Essex, Colchester (more details later) 13th Sep. National Family History Fair Gateshead.* We urgently require help with this event. If you live locally and are able to assist, please contact the Sherborne Centre on 01935 389611 or e-mail to sdfhs@btconnect.com. 27th Sep. SDFHS AGM & Open Day Somerset College, Wellington Road, Taunton Details to follow 28th Sep. West Middlesex FHS Open Day White House Community Centre, Hampton. 10am - 4pm*
1st Nov. West Surrey FHS Open Day Woking Leisure Centre. 10am - 4pm*
*Indicates Fairs at which S&DFHS plan to be present.
If any member requires further information, or is able to help at any of the above events, please contact the Sherborne Centre on 01935 389611 or e-mail to sdfhs@btconnect.com
E-mail AddressesIn order to combat unwanted e-mails (spam) being sent to contributors to the Society's Web Site, all references to personal e-mail addresses have been removed. Instead, a Reference Number will be given and anyone wishing to make contact will be asked to e-mail the appropriate Society address, when details will be forwarded to genuine researchers.
CopyrightApparently some American groups are not recognizing British copyright and have been buying indexes or other publications and publishing them on the Internet without permission. Some of the societies involved have complained to these unauthorized users with variable success. In the future, any member society taking part in suspect activity may be asked to resign from the FFHS. If you find any S&DFHS material being misused in such a way, please contact the Society.
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