- Wednesday 7 March 2012 - Seminar. Reverend Dr Andrew Jones, priest-in-charge of the Oakmoor group of parishes: ‘Victorian North Devon – antecedents and descendants’
- Saturday 21 April 2012 - Spring Meeting hosted by Kenton Past and Present group
- Saturday 12 May 2012 - Devon History Society Conference: The Reformation in Devon
- Wednesday 27 June 2012 - Valerie Belsey: The Green Lanes of Devon
- July 2012 - Summer Meeting.
- Thursday 6 September 2012 - Introduction to the Devon Rural Archive
- Saturday 13 October 2012 - The Devon History Society AGM
- Thursday 8 November 2012 - Seminar. Jane Bliss: Local History and Biography: A case study.
Wednesday 7 March 2012:
Seminar. Reverend Dr Andrew Jones, priest-in-charge of the Oakmoor group of parishes: ‘Victorian North Devon – antecedents and descendants’
2pm - 4pm. Henry Williamson Room, North Devon Record Office, Barnstaple (second floor of Barnstaple Library building). Tel: 01271 388619 (pay and display car park next to library).
Saturday 21 April 2012:
Spring Meeting hosted by Kenton Past and Present group. Programme and booking form with DHS spring newsletter.
10.15 – 4pm. Spring Meeting Kenton Victory Hall, Kenton, Nr Exeter, EX6 8JA
Saturday 12 May 2012:
Devon History Society Conference. THE REFORMATION IN DEVON.
First in a series of 3 annual one day conferences on religion in Devon.
Speakers include:
Professor Alexandra Walsham, University of Cambridge.
Canon Professor Nicholas Orme, Prof. Emeritus University of Exeter.
Dr Elizabeth Tingle, University of Plymouth
Mr John Allan, Exeter Archaeology.
10am – 4pm. Boniface Centre, Church Lane, Crediton, EX17 2AH.
PRINTABLE FLYER AND BOOKING FORM (1 A4 PDF page - right-click to save)
Wednesday 27 June 2012:
Valerie Belsey: The Green Lanes of Devon
The seminar will be followed by a visit to Teignmouth Common: how to recognise ancient hedgerows and see their place in the landscape in relation to present day road systems.
Exploring green lanes and the stories they tell: South and South-East Devon, fifty walks, by Valerie Belsey, was highly commended in DHS Book of the Year Awards 2009.
Meet at Teignmouth Museum at 11am. Members are invited to bring a picnic lunch. NB: maximum of places number, 20.
July 2012: Summer Meeting.
Venue and date to be announced in spring edition of the DHS newsletter.
Thursday 6 September 2012:
Introduction to the Devon Rural Archive, followed by a house history case study.
Optional tour of house and garden £8. Bring your own picnic lunch.
Archaeological features in the garden can be viewed. Look at fixtures and fittings in the refurbished house and see how they relate to the original Domesday manor on the site.
Devon Rural Archive, Shilstone, Modbury, PL21 OTW. T: 01548830832 (Booking form in spring edition of the DHS newsletter.)
Saturday 13 October 2012: The Devon History Society AGM
Venue to be decided.
Thursday 8 November 2012:
Seminar. Jane Bliss: Local History and Biography: A case study. Using sources to uncover a life story.
11am – 1pm. Venue and booking details with next DHS newsletter.
BOOKINGS: jbhistory@hotmail.co.uk
