"Who's Who?"
The Somerset and Dorset Family History
Society is run entirely by its Members, working on a purely voluntary basis in
their spare time. The Society does not have any paid personnel. Most Services
are run from individuals own homes.
President and Vice-Presidents
The President of the Society is Sir Mervyn Medlycott
Currently there are three Vice-Presidents, Colin Dean, Terry Farmer and David Hawkings.
Officers and Executive Committee (EC)
The day to day running of the Society is overseen by two groups
of Members, the Officers and the Executive Committee.
The Officers currently consist of the Chairman (Patrick
Williams), the
Secretary (vacant), the Treasurer (John Howick), and two Vice Chairmen
(Ann-Marie Wilkinson and John Marshall).
There is also an Assistant Treasurer (Martin Jeanes) who is not
an Officer of the Society.
The Executive Committee currently comprises the Officers,
the Minutes Secretary and representatives appointed annually by each of the
regional Groups of the Society, as follows:
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Mid Somerset - Steve Wilkinson |
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Taunton - John Porter |
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Yeovil - Ted Udall |
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Sedgemoor - Trevor Davies |
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Blackmore Vale - James Pitman |
| East Dorset - John Tanner |
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South Dorset - Jennie McGowan |
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West Dorset - Sylvia Creed-Castle |
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Frome - Carol Dufton |
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Computers - Ann-Marie Wilkinson |
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Research Centre Representative - Delia Horsfall |
As the Society is a Registered Charity, the Executive Committee
members are Trustees, and are bound by the laws relating to Charities.
The EC establishes and manages the policy of the SDFHS;
reviews the performance of the Society and plans its future growth and
activities; receives reports from the functional committees and approves their
activities; manages the finances of the Society.
The Society Journal, The Greenwood Tree, is edited by
Christine Storrar. She can be contacted by e-mail at
editor@sdfhs.org.
The Society Headquarters is at Sherborne - click
here for more information.
Headquarters Staff
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Administrator - Delia Horsfall |
| Centre Manager - Derek Garrett, assistant Margaret Garrett |
| Librarian - Sheila Carr, assistant Caryl Parsons |
| Book Sales - John Brooking |
| IGI, 1881 & 1901 Census Services - Jean Kerlogue |
| Membership - Judith Bennett, Felicity Harrison, Margaret
Garrett |
Functional Committees
The following functional committees have been or are being set
up.
PUBLICATIONS
Terms of Reference
- To propose to the EC a range of publications of interest to
family historians with a bias to S & D matters.
- To manage the production, marketing and selling of those
and other publications.
- To price the products so that the sales make a contribution
to the funds of the Society.
- To agree a budget of expenditure and agree stock holding
values.
- To manage the publishing segment of the John Bishop 1641
Fund.
COMPUTER
Terms of Reference
- To advise Executive Committee on purchase of computer
equipment.
- To advise Executive Committee on use of computer equipment,
organisation of databases, maintenance of Indexes, etc.
- To advise and educate Society members in the use of
Computers for Family History related work.
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Terms of Reference
- To create, maintain and update such Services as shall be
agreed with the EC from time to time.
- To offers services to the members and the public at agreed
rates
EDUCATION
Terms of Reference
- To propose, create, manage & provide such basic and
more advanced courses in Family History & Genealogy as agreed by the EC.
- To raise charges for such courses as to cover the basic
costs of their provision.
- To agree a budget for the operation.
MARKETING AND PROMOTION
Terms of Reference
- To market and promote the Society by organising events,
press releases, literature, attendance at FH events.
Other Individuals with a role in the Society
SERVICE PROVIDERS
The various Society Services are currently run by the following Members:
| Dorset Marriage Index - SDFHS HQ |
| Dorset Monumental Inscriptions - Olive and John Damon |
| Somerset Marriage Index, pre-1754 - Judy Hodges |
| Somerset Marriage Index, post-1754 - SDFHS HQ |
| Somerset Monumental Inscriptions - SDFHS HQ |
| Burials Index - Dave Hearn |
| Pedigrees Service - SDFHS HQ |
| Wills Database - SDFHS HQ |
| Strays Index - Debby Rose |
| IGI and 1881 & 1891 Census Service - SDFHS HQ |
| British Isles Vital Records Index - SDFHS HQ |
| "Soldiers Lost in the Great War" Service - SDFHS HQ |
| Exchange Journals Service - SDFHS HQ |
| Greenwood Tree Back Numbers - SDFHS HQ |
| Membership - SDFHS HQ |
| Society Publications Officer - Murial Monk |
| Society Web Site Manager - Alan Brown |
| 1891 Dorset Census Index publications project - Phil Sherwood |
| 1891 Somerset Census Index publications project - Peter Lennard |
Information about each Service can be found on the appropriate page of the
Web Site.
GROUP PROGRAMME ORGANISERS
The following Members currently organise the various Groups Programmes
of Events:
| Mid-Somerset - Steve Wilkinson |
| Taunton - Bob Steed |
| Yeovil - Margaret Garrett |
| Blackmore Vale - Judith Bennett |
| East Dorset - contact Alan Brown |
| South Dorset - David Lane |
| West Dorset - John Marshall |
| Sedgemoor - Ian Harris |
| Frome - Wendy Miller-Williams |
Detailed information on each Group's activities can be found elsewhere on
this Web Site.
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