The Devon Historian Vol 19
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- Farmhouse cider-making equipment in the County of Devonshire, Stanley F. Baldock
- Miss Lydia Sellon and the Devonport Sisters, David J. Hawkings
- The population of Hartland in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Greg Finch
- Growing up in Shamwick, E.D. Parsons
- The East Worlington hoard, Norman Shiel
- Notes on the Culm Valley, Robin Stanes
- Culmstock as an industrial town, Pat Sampson
The Devon Historian Vol 18
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- Religious Worship in Devon in 1851, Bruce Coleman
- The Freedom of Hangman Hill, Norah Gregory
- Benjamin Bowring, Watchmaker, Clive Ponsford
- The Law of Settlement in Practice, R.R. Sellman
- A College Hostel before the First World War, Brian W. Clapp
- Roads in the South Hams 1760-1840, Leslie B.Hutchings
- South Molton and District Archive, William H. Pearce
- Transport References in Thomas Moore’s History of Devonshire, Walter Minchinton
The Devon Historian Vol 17
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- Penny Readings, Jeffrey Porter
- The Chamber of Exeter in Crisis, 1687-1688, Robert Newton
- Brunel and Teignmouth, Harold Trump
- The 1569 Muster Roll, R.R. Sellman
- Vernacular Architecture and the Local Historian, Peter J. Hunt
- Peter Kropotkin and Devon Agriculture, Jeffrey Porter
- The Parochial Registers and Records Measure, 1978, Margery M. Powe
The Devon Historian Vol 16
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- The Devon Historic Buildings Trust, John Mejor
- The Papers of a North Devon Mariner, Michael Bouquet
- Moretonhampstead and District Museum and Local History Society, F.K. Theobald
- Industrial Housing in Devon before 1770, Stanley D. Chapman
- Staunton – A Deserted South Hams Village, Christian Michell and Margaret Common
- Air Photographs for the Devon Historian, Walter E. Minchinton
- The University of Exeter and Devon History, a Second List, Walter E. Minchinton
The Devon Historian Vol 15
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- Devon – Stead fast and Changing – An Essay in Analytical local Administrative History, Jeffrey Stanyer
- Oil for the lamps of Devon, William Reader
- The Early Years of Hydroelectricity for Public Supply in Devon, D.G. Tucker
- The Tiverton Museum, W.P. Authers
- Devon Labour History 1919-39, Jeffrey Porter
The Devon Historian Vol 13
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- Deserted Medieval Settlements in Devon, John Hall and Ann Hamlin
- The Devon and Cornwall Record Society, Margery M. Rowe
- Local Studies provision in Devon Library Services, R.G. Charlesworth
- Birth, Marriage and Death in East Budleigh, 1555-1810, R.R. Sellman
- Blundell’s School Accounts 1670-1679, J.R. Viles
- The Warren in the Manor of Dawlish, H.G. Morgan
- Ashburton Museum – Twenty years of local effort, W.R. Hatch
The Devon Historian Vol 12
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- Crab Fishermen in South Devon, Melvin Firestone
- Devon Place Name Studies, M.G. Dickinson
- William Boycot, Cartographer, in Devon, Dorothy Wright
- Ilfracombe Museum, John Longhurst
- A Preliminary Investigation into the Tiverton Parish Register, Mahood Society, Blundell’s School
- What’s in a Name? Some Genealogical Ramblings, H.G. Morgan
- Cookworthy Museum. Historical Sites Index, Kathy Tanner
- Materials Used in Clothing for the Poor by the Widecombe Overseers in the 18th and 19th Centuries, Iris Woods
- Poundhouses: A Survey, Walter Minchinton
The Devon Historian Vol 11
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- The Pre-Conquest Church and the Old Minsters in Devon, C.A. Ralegh Radford
- Printed Maps of Devon, 1575-1900, Susanna Guy and J.B. Harley
- Male Illiteracy in Devon on the eve of the Civil War, W.B. Stephens
- Kelly Iron Mine, near Bovey Tracey, Michael Atkinson and Christopher Schmitz
- The Changing Structure of Dairying in Devon since the 1930s, Victor G. Beyon
- The Honiton and Allhallows Museum, John Yallop
- Local History in the South Hams 1975, Kay Coutin
- Summer Museum Exhibition at Salcombe, David Murch
The Devon Historian Vol 10
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- The Compton Census, Part 2, Robin Stanes
- John Huxham’s Medical Diary 1728-1752, Norman Pounds
- The Paupers of Pomeroy, Ray Freeman
- The Local History Library in Plymouth, K.V. Burns
- A Surname and a Source? R.F.J.H. Pinsent
- Some documentary Sources for the History of Morwellham in the Eighteenth Century, Amber Patrick
- Some Resources for History Teachers in Devon, Tony Wood
The Devon Historian Vol 9
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- Local History some problems and possibilities, Jack Simmons
- The Noncomformists, Allan Brockett
- The Compton Census for the Diocese of Exeter 1676. Part 1, Robin Stanes
- Theses on Devon History, Linda Thomas
- Local History at Rolle College, Barbara Currie
- Seeking History’s hidden pages, Mary Collier
The Devon Historian Vol 8
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- The University of Exeter and Devon History, Walter Minchinton
- The Exmoor Press, Victor Bonham Carter
- Exeter Cathedral Library and Archives, Audrey Erskine
- Archaeological Check Listing in Devon Parishes, Susan Pearce
- Dawlish Museum, Elsa Godfrey
- The Burnet Morris Index, Robin Stanes
- Devon Life Boat History, Grahame Farr
- Some Recent Local History Publications, R.R. Sellman
The Devon Historian Vol 7
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- Images of Urban Life in the Nineteenth Century, H.J. Dyos
- The Devon and Exeter Institution Library, Sheila Sterling
- The Devon Historic Buildings Trust, Walter Minchinton
- ‘A Letter from my Aunt’ or a Study in Genealogy, H. Stevenson Balfour
- The Old Grammar School, Kingsbridge and the Cookworthy Museum, I.G. Leech
- Talaton Taphouse Tophouse or Fairmile Mill, R.E. Wilson
- Local History Research Activities in the South Ham s 1972-1973, Kay Coutin
- A Village Church Band and its Music, Rollo G. Woods
The Devon Historian Vol 6
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- Wrecks on the South Devon Coast, David F. Murch and Tom A.Q. Griffiths
- Single Family Surnames in Devon, T.L. Stoate
- Industrial Archaeology and the County Council, Frank Booker
- Devon County Library Headquarters, Ken Hunt
- A Replica of History, Dorothy Bowhay
The Devon Historian Vol 5
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- Devon Houses: a request for help, N.W. Alcock
- Names Again. Another approach to Parish Registers, R.J.F.H. Pinsent
- Exeter City Record Office, Margery Rowe
- Roadside Stones in Devon, E.N. Masson Phillips
- Population and local history, R. Schofield
- Rural Education: Problems and Sources, R.R. Sellman
- Tombstone Recording, Jennifer Barber
The Devon Historian Vol 4
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- The Study of field systems, H.S.A. Fox
- A Survey of Loddiswell Parish based on Milles’ Enquiries, Christian Michel
- The Joys and Sorrows of writing a Parish History – some object lessons, Hugh Peskett
- The Society of Elizabethan Devon: the value of the evidence, John Roberts
- Books concerning Devon Subjects published 1969-1971, G.J.Paley
The Devon Historian Vol 3
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- The Elizabethan Church, John Roberts
- Bideford Pottery Industry, R.H. Phillips
- What’s in a name? From the particular to the general in population study, Iris M. Woods
- The Petre Charter, W.B. Atkinson
- The collections of local archaeology and history in the City Museums, Exeter, Susan M. Pearce
- A day in the life of the Devon Record Office, M.G. Dickinson
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