02/11/2024 - Added the Newton St Cyres publications to Books
17/10/2024 - Further additions to What's On
11/10/2024 - News item about new book on Victorian Crediton
28/09/2024 - An Evening of Folk Songs & Stories in What's On
18/09/2024 - Added the Newton St Cyres History Group winter talks to What's On. Also resurrected the What's New page with item about a new NSCHG booklet.
27/07/2024 - New Todd Gray talk and update to CAHMS' Mid Devon Walking Festival events in What's On
12/07/2024 - Newton St Cyres church tours, and Prayerbook Rebellion guided walk, in What's On
02/07/2024 - CAHMS's excellent winter talks program added to What's On
24/05/2024 - Added the extensive summer talks programme of Okehampton's Museum of Dartmoor Life to What's On
28/03/2024 - Two more April events of a maritime nature added to What's On
23/03/2024 - More events
21/03/2024 - Added Song of the Huntress to What's On
29/02/2024 - Started adding material related to this year's exhibition, mostly on its dedicated page, Customs, Charms & Cures.
23/01/2024 - Provisional details of Our Next Exhibition
15/01/2024 - Added Bow and Newton St Cyres talks programmes to What's On
13/12/2023 - Tranposed the dates of CAHMS' March and April talks. See What's On.
07/12/2023 - Update to Two men were cooking a joint of meat for their Sunday lunch.. on the 1743 page.
01/12/2023 - Update to 2024 CAHMS talks programme in What's On
27/11/2023 - Updated Newsletter page
29/10/2023 - Added 1743 Fire book to Books and Gifts page.
23/10/2023 - Prayerbook Rebellion Talk in Topsham added to What's On
16/10/2023 - Todd Gray bench ends talk in What's On
16/10/2023 - Added 307 Squadron Project event to What's On
16/10/2023 - Updated What's On entry for November's Norden talk
01/10/2023 - Christow exhibition in What's On
24/09/2023 - Added 2 excellent Newton St Cyres autumn talks to What's On
19/09/2023 - Very late revision to Bow History talks programme - History of Clannaborough
15/09/2023 - Second repeat of July's and August's Great Fire walks, in What's On and the 1743 Project page.
27/08/2023 - Update to Find Your Past page
25/08/2023 - Update to Great Fire walk in What's On. Now sold out.
19/08/2023 - Barnstaple Maritime Exhibition in What's On
17/08/2023 - Tedburn open day in What's On
14/08/2023 - Repeat of last month's Great Fire walk, in What's On and the 1743 Project page.
25/07/2023 - CAHMS' January talk added to What's On
21/07/2023 - Great Fire guided walk in What's On
13/07/2023 - What's On updated with Crediton Local History Day and CAHMS's February talk
09/07/2023 - Article about The Power of Two, book of Harris/Middleton tamily history research in our library.
01/07/2023 - Library section added to archive
29/06/2023 - Added CAHMS autumn talks to What's On
13/06/2023 - Upddate to 1743 Map Project home page
29/05/2023 - Added Bow History Day to What's On
31/03/2023 - Added a selection of SWHT Coffee Time Talks to What's On
15/03/2023 - DCRS AGM in What's On
02/03/2023 - Devon's 1920s Houses symposium in What's On
22/02/2023 - Revised date for CAHMS's March talk in What's On
08/02/2023 - CAHMS double bill March talk added to What's On
01/02/2023 - CAHMS February talk added to What's On.
29/01/2023 - Added WW1 Research info to archive section
29/01/2023 - New Archive Photos page.
25/01/2023 - Published Sandra Phillips' research into the Harris family of Ruxford Barton
25/01/2023 - Moved the Family History research notes into the Archive section, to facillitate searches
19/01/2023 - Added Devon History Society Zoom talks to What's On
13/01/2023 - Added the excellent 2023 Bow & District Historical Society events programme to What's On
13/01/2023 - Tidied up access to the town trail leaflets
07/02/2023 - Update to 1743 Map Project page
05/01/2023 - Added Parish Church archive to Explore our archives
04/01/2023 - Added the parish magazine collection to Explore our archives
01/01/2023 - Bridge and building links added to Links page
29/12/2022 - January's 1743 fire-related talk added to What's On
20/12/2022 - Updated News Item about DCRS podcasts
15/11/2022 - Report on Archaeological Finds Day added to 1743 Map Project page
12/11/2022 - News Item about DCRS podcasts
21/10/2022 - News Item about the approaching closure of our exhibition.
21/10/2022 - 307 Squadron Guardian Angels events in What's On
02/10/2022 - News Item about new book on the Prayerbook Rebellion
01/10/2022 - Newton St Cyres talk on historic buildings added to What's On
26/09/2022 - Talk on Francis Bedford, photographer, added to What's On
22/09/2022 - Added details of the Finds Day to the 1743 Project and What's On pages.
01/09/2022 - Added several more events to What's On.
29.08/2022 - Amendment to Bow History event dates in What's On
26/08/2022 - Added South West Heritage Trust events to What's On
26/08/2022 - Updated Railway section of archive
17/08/2022 - Church open day in What's On
14/08/2022 - Crediton Library online talk added to What's On
14/08/2022 - Added details of book subscription offer to 1743 Map Project page.
12/08/2022 - Events from Exeter Dissenters Graveyard Trust and Kelly Mine Preservation Society added to What's On
26/07/2022 - CAHMS autumn talks programme added to What's On
12/07/2022 - Added 1743 Map Project page.
19/06/2022 - More details of Crediton library's local history day
15/06/2022 - Further back issues added to the Newsletter page.
08/06/2022 - Various local events for June and July added to What's On
25/05/2022 - Nice tale of re-discovered document in What's New
02/05/2022 - Added two upcoming Newton St Cyres History Group talks to What's On
15/04/2022 - Updated Tedburn History & Information Society opening hours
15/04/2022 - CAHMS's 2022 exhibition added to What's On
06/04/2022 - Update to Links page
04/04/2022 - Update to Find Your Past page.
25/03/2022 - Added Todd Gray lecture in support of Ukrainian refugees to What's On
22/03/2022 - Several more Bow & District Historical Society talks added to What's On
18/03/2022 - Lapford book discovery News Item
15/03/2022 - Crediton Library's April talk added to What's On
14/03/2022 - Added Bow talks in April and May to What's On
11/03/2022 - The General Archive records are now essentially up to date.
10/03/2022 - Newton St Cyres exhibition added to What's On
08/03/2022 - Fascinating article on researching Devon Whitebeam using online newspaper archives.
06/03/2022 - The Property Collection in the archive records is now essentially up to date.
24/02/2022 - Bow History talk added to What's On
15/02/2022 - News item inviting volunteer involvement in family history project
11/02/2022 - Added talk on Mediaeval Stonemasons to What's On
29/01/2022 - Public consultation on next year's exhibition added to What's On
25/01/2022 - Updated Home Page.
13/01/2022 - Added SWHT (3) and Crediton u3a (1) talks to What's On
08/01/2022 - Added the Devon and Cornwall Record Society's Winter and Spring lecture series to What's On
31/12/2021 - News item about Cowley Bridge flood relief video.
24/12/2021 - Added committee's Xmas message to home page.
23/12/2021 - Updated details of Tony Gale's talk "Copplestone: The Story and the Stone"
08/12/2021 - Update to Links page
08/12/2021 - 2022's first 3 CAHZoom talks added to What's On
23/11/2021 - Added downloadable poster for Christmas at the Museum to Homepage and What's On entries
18/11/2021 - Tedburn Open Day in What's On
17/11/2021 - SWHT archive online talk in What's On
16/11/2021 - Link for Crediton Library Youtube channel provide in What's New item, on Links page, and in the What's On listing for each CAHZoom talk
27/10/2021 - DCRS 2021 online lectures in What's On. CAHMS members can attend free of charge by virtue of our membership of DCRS.
27/10/2021 - Polish 307 Squadron event in What's On
21/10/2021 - Details of Christmas at the Museum opening times in What's On
27/09/2021 - Okehampton 150th railway event in What's On
24/09/2021 - Revised Home Page
24/09/2021 - Posted 3 Bow & District Historical Society events in What's On
21/09/2021 - 2 more CAHZoom talks added to What's On
29/08/2021 - Spring 2021 newsletter available to download from newsletter page
29/08/2021 - Article on Shove deposit of WW1 correspondence
20/08/2021 - Article on Hubert Berry added
19/08/2021 - News item about Tedburn St Mary history resource
19/08/2021 - Devon Rural Archive talk added to What's On
12/08/2021 - Trays for sale in Gifts section
09/08/2021 - Covid-19 statement update on home page
18/07/2021 - Added Devon Family History Society talks programme to end of September to What's On
16/07/2021 - Forches Cross fingerpost news item
07/07/2021 - Symposium on Women in the 1920s added to What's On
17/06/2021 - 21st century postage and packing charges for introduced for books.
04/06/2021 - IASDA Zoom talk about the serge trade added to What's On.
22/05/2021 - Minor update to Covid statement on homepage.
29/04/2021 - Added January 2021 newsletter to newsletter back issues page
23/04/2021 - Beatrix Cresswell article.
10/04/2021 - Covid update on Homepage.
09/04/2021 - News Item and book catalogue entry for St Lawrence Chapel booklet, launching new series
09/04/2021 - Some notes about Arthur Richardson, Crediton violin maker.
07/04/2021 - Devon Heritage Centre reopening announcement.
23/02/2021 - Widecombe poor law talks news item
14/02/2021 - Added a couple more DCRS Zoom talks to What's On
10/02/2021 - Crediton boot discovery news item.
09/02/2021 - Added CAHMS's object to Society page
04/02/2021 - Devon Heritage Centre Family History online event
29/01/2021 - Discovered that the Devon Family History Society's interesting program of online talks is open to the public, and added February and March's to What's On
28/01/2021 - CAHZoom talks added to Whats On
20/01/2021 - News items about SWHT and DCRS online talks
19/01/2021 - Devon & Cornwall Record Society Zoom talks added to Whats On
12/01/2021 - Recent past newletters can now be downloaded. See Newsletters page.
24/10/2020 - 307 Squadron Project online event in What's New
15/10/2020 - Added the latest membership forms and leaflets
05/10/2020 - AGM report in What's New
22/08/2020 - Report on mid-nineteenth century bread riots in Crediton
22/08/2020 - Updated events list to remove cancelled and postponed events. Only the AGM left now.
20/07/2020 - News item about 'Devon in the 1920s' initiative
14/07/2020 - Lockdown reflections by David Nation
07/07/2020 - 4th and final part of An Amateur Tramp in Devon, in which our hero finally gets to Crediton. Our thanks to John Heal for this lengthy and fascinating transcription.
02/07/2020 - Update to Contact Us
02/07/2020 - Update to homepage with CAHMS's Covid-19 actions.
01/07/2020 - Part 3 of An Amateur Tramp in Devon
01/07/2020 - News Item about new Newton St. Cyres book
30/06/2020 - CAHMS talks program for 2020/1 published in What's On. An eclectic mix, with something for everyone. For now it would be prudent to regard them as provisional, and check for changes nearer the time.
27/06/2020 - News Item about sad damage to historic fingerpost.
25/06/2020 - Part 2 of An Amateur Tramp in Devon
23/06/2020 - At last, an event! Crediton local history day in What's On.
17/06/2020 - Intro and part 1 of 4 of 1912 story about journalist posing as tramp in local workhouses.
09/06/2020 - Article about trade in 19th century Crediton
17/03/2020 - Research Corner temporary closure notification
16/03/2020 - Updated General Archive catalogue file.
25/02/2020 - The next 2 Thorverton & District History Society talks added to What's On
30/01/2020 - The excellent Bow and District Historical Society 2020 talks programme added to What's On
14/01/2020 - Some Moretonhampstead History Talks, which will be of interest to our members, added to the Events List.
21/11/2019 - Corporate reception news item.
15/11/2019 - Added 2 interesting presentations to What's On. Unfortunately they're both on November 22nd.
27/10/2019 - DCRS event about Todd Gray in What's On
22/10/2019 - Ancient Kingship talk
12/10/2019 - Update to competition News Item with picture of the winner.
30/09/2019 - Newton St Cyres historical play in What's On
29/09/2019 - Summer competition winners and results News Item.
26/09/2019 - Amendment to Bow DHS talk on Oct 28th in What's On
17/09/2019 - Forestry Commission talk added to What's On
12/09/2019 - CAHMS 2019/20 talks programme added to What's On
23/07/2019 - Roman event in North Tawton added to What's On
29/05/2019 - Crediton Library Local History Day added to What's On
14/05/2019 - Two more events in What's On - both on June 17th but you can easily attend both.
02/05/2019 - Newton St Cyres church event added to What's On
11/04/2019 - Added 3 interesting events at the North Devon Record Office to What's On
25/03/2019 - Updated What's On entry for Sandford Heritage Group's Exhibition of Local Heritage
20/02/2019 - Ths year's exhibition 'Crediton Station - A Brief Encounter' added to What's On
17/02/2019 - Amended Newton St Cyres March talk in What's On
29/01/2019 - Added the excellent Bow & District Historical Society talks programme to What's On.
18/01/2019 - Added Crediton film night to What's On.
18/01/2019 - WW1 themed local walking trails to download from the Home Page.
30/11/2018 - FoDA seminar in What's On.
15/11/2018 - Added CAHMS and Newton St. Cyres History Group 2019 talks programs to What's On.
12/11/2018 - School visit News Item.
09/11/2018 - Next week's coffee morning added to What's On.
08/11/2018 - News Item about new CAHMS WW1 book.
01/11/2018 - Crediton Unearthed event added to What's On.
31/10/2018 - 2 Boniface Centre talks in aid of the Holy Cross Roof added to What's On .
22/10/2018 - 3 interesting events due in the next few days, added to What's On.
24/09/2018 - 3 Okehampton talks added to What's On.
17/09/2018 - 2018 summer competitions. News item with winners and answers.
12/09/2018 - Echoes of Wartime performances added to What's On
12/07/2018 - Further material on the Nickels family
12/07/2018 - News Item about Brownies' visit to our current exhibition
11/06/2018 - Shobrooke meeting and Moistown excavation open day in What's On
04/06/2018 - Added Sung in Devon music workshop to What's On
12/04/2018 - Added a few exhibition photos on the What's On and Home pages.
12/04/2018 - FoDA Spring Meeting added to What's On page.
11/04/2018 - Fascinating article on the Nickels family
22/02/2018 - Talk on English Civil War in What's On
01/02/2018 - Next Fingle lecture in What's On
28/01/2018 - Added the 2018 North Devon Record Office talks programme to What's On
16/01/2018 - Added the excellent 2018 Bow and District Historical Society talks programme to What's On.
20/12/2017 - News Item about Crediton Through the Ages book launch.
07/11/2017 - Updated entry for Bow History AGM
07/11/2017 - Talk on Devon Deciphered book added to What's On list
06/11/2017 - WW1 play added to What's On list
30/10/2017 - Updated Links page
30/10/2017 - News Item about MDTEMG website
18/10/2017 - 307 Squadron commemorative events added to What's On list
17/10/2017 - November Coffee Morning added to What's On list.
16/10/2017 - Small Research Corner price rise on Find Your Past page. Downloadable research flier available.
05/10/2017 - New home page picture
30/09/2017 - Fascinating family history research news item.
23/09/2017 - Updated pig naming competition news item with winner's photo
21/09/2017 - Todd Gray agricultural history talk for Mid Devon Tractor Engine and Machinery Group
21/09/2017 - Updated details of What the Saxons did for us presentation
20/09/2017 - 2018 Crediton U3A talks programme in What's On
12/09/2017 - Winning pig name chosen - news item
01/09/2017 - St Nicholas Priory open day in What's On
31/08/2017 - Conserving Maps, Conserving History event.
25/08/2017 - Devon Family History Society AGM in What's On
21/08/2017 - Vintage tractor working day in What's On
20/08/2017 - News item about discovery of old medicine bottles
15/08/2017 - Added press release download to Wyndham event in What's On
02/08/2017 - 2017/8 CAHMS talks programme added to What's On
26/07/2017 - FoDA AGM and Autumn meeting in What's On
18/07/2017 - Repeat of the excellent recent Pathways to the Past exhibition in What's On
14/07/2017 - Silverton event
10/07/2017 - Archaeological Finds Day in What's On
29/06/2017 - Exeter medical exhibition in What's On
06/06/2017 - Two interesting new events at Exeter Guildhall in What's On
05/06/2017 - Crediton Festival procession News Item.
04/05/2017 - Heritage event for all the family at Dowrich, in What's On
25/04/2017 - 3 North Devon Record Office talks added to What's On
20/04/2017 - Added Newton St Cyres History Group's 2018 talks programme to What's On
28/03/2017 - Crediton talk in What's On as part of Todd Gray's 10 day Lyme to Hartland walk and talk.
16/03/2017 - Updated details of CAHMS's visit to the Michael Thorne Collection
07/03/2017 - 2 screenings of south west railway film show in What's On.
05/03/2017 - Corrected date of Stockleigh Pomeroy talk in What's On. Sorry!
16/02/2017 - Stockleigh Pomeroy talk added to What's On.
13/02/2017 - Added 'Feeding Devon in World War I' event to What's On
11/02/2017 - Added several Legacy to Landscape events in February and March to What's On
28/01/2017 - News item about Charlesworth Nicholl map donation
25/01/2017 - Added CAHMS coffee morning to What's On.
24/01/2017 - Added the complete 2017 Bow History talks programme to What's On.
08/01/2017 - Added some early 2017 Bow History talks to What's On. More to follow.
25/11/2016 - Added more maps for sale
17/11/2016 - New event Starcross Unearth discussion
14/10/2016 - New event, steam railway presentation.
12/10/2016 - Added the 2017 Crediton U3A talks programme to What's On.
30/09/2016 - Added current list of old local maps for sale
25/09/2016 - Started links page. Contact us with other suggestions!
21/09/2016 - CAHMS winter coffee morning and Devonshire Association Newfoundland event programme added to What's On.
11/09/2016 - More details of the artefacts acquired from the Mitchell workshop at Knowle in What's New
21/08/2016 - Added reports about A Sailor's Life talk and Morchard Bishop Village Tour
12/08/2016 - Added Moistown Archaeology open day to What's On list.
01/08/2016 - 2 Mid Devon Tractor Engine and Machinery Group events added to What's On list
24/07/2016 - News Item about map donation
23/07/2016 - News item about collection of wheelwright's and builder's tools and artefacts from Knowle
13/07/2016 - Added Crediton Church Heritage Open Day to What's On list.
26/06/2016 - News item about museum quiz
04/06/2016 - Provisional 2016/7 CAHMS talks programme added to What's On
21/05/2016 - Bow talk 'Come to Devon' added to What's On
17/05/2016 - Fascinating family history insight in The Search for Fred
26/04/2016 - Southern Railway slideshow in What's On
18/04/2016 - Updated details of CAHMS Morchard Bishop village tour.
18/04/2016 - News item about Whitestone history research
05/04/2016 - News item about the re-located town model
04/04/2016 - Posted details of replacement April 11th talk in events list.
31/03/2016 - News item about Shobrooke church tombstone
08/03/2016 - News item on WW1 Belgian refugees
24/02/2016 - Added talk on General Buller to What's On list.
20/02/2016 - Provisional info about our 2016 Exhibition
18/02/2016 - The latest Crediton Town Trail leaflet is now available to download
09/02/2016 - Devon History Society's 2016 programme added to our extensive What's On list.
07/02/2016 - Crediton U3A's talks programme for the 1st half of 2016, and E Devon Historic Orchards conference added to What's On page
05/02/2016 - Talk about Rudolf Hess added to What's On page
01/02/2016 - News Item with fascinating pictures from Nick Heard. Of great interest to Kyrtonians who were children in the 1950s.
26/01/2016 - Programme of 4 lectures at St David's Church added to What's On page.
20/01/2016 - Added link to the museum's new Facebook Page
19/01/2016 - Added the 2016 Bow and District Historical Society talks programme to What's On
14/01/2016 - St Thomas local history day in What's On.
14/01/2016 - 1909 Crediton police register news item.
13/01/2016 - Posted details of the replacement February CAHMS talk, A Sailor's Life.
12/01/2016 - Added the first 3 Newton St Cyres History Group talks of the year, and the CAHMS Spring coffee morning, to What's On
12/01/2016 - Rather belatedly added reports on the Mary Rose, Combe Lancey, and AGM talks.
26/12/2015 - Updated October's 1953 children's photo News Item
21/12/2015 - Butson family history enquiry news item
10/12/2015 - List of sponsors updated.
01/12/2015 - Arthur Richardson violin News Item
28/11/2015 - photos of the Christmas bazaar
01/10/2015 - Reports on Martin Phillip's Spitfire talk and the Sandford village tour.
01/10/2015 - Crediton U3A announcement in What's New
22/09/2015 - CAHMS Christmas Bazaar on What's On page.
04/08/2015 - New Items about Arts Centre and Cricket Bat
28/07/2015 - Report in What's New about the 2015 Guided Walks
23/07/2015 - Important announcement about the Bow History Society's Sandford visit.
22/06/2015 - News Item about Shoplands of New Buildings
21/06/2015 - CAHMS 2015/6 talks programme on What's On page.
16/06/2015 - Updated News Item about Stephen Dimes memorial. Includes link to Len Darling's extensive research into Mr Dimes life.
09/06/2015 - Article about CAHMS' recent attendance on Paleography course
05/06/2015 - Another event - Saving A Century exhibition in Paignton
05/06/2015 - Event - Talaton WW1 exhibition with Newton St Cyres connections
20/05/2015 - News Item about drought oral history project
19/05/2015 - Event - Step Back In Time
06/05/2015 - Report on Devonmuseums meeting
29/04/2015 - Created April 2015 Newsletter
29/04/2015 - Report on Romans Soldiers talk
29/04/2015 - Report on Exmoor and the Doones talk
29/04/2015 - Updated report on Impact of WW1 talk (2014)
24/04/2015 - News Item - 150th anniversary railway appeal
15/04/2015 - Updated Event - May 11 CAHMS Sandford visit
15/04/2015 - Event - Devon Remembers
10/04/2015 - Event - Devon History Forum Regional Meeting
07/04/2015 - Events - Various Devon History Society 2015 events
06/04/2015 - News Item - Echoes of Wartime
29/03/2015 - Event - Slavery Conference
18/03/2015 - Event - 'Thats Entertainment' Crediton museum exhibition