Crediton Area History & Museum Society events, and other local events of interest to CAHMS members, in 2017
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| Talk on The South West Coast Path – Starcross to Plymouth, by David Westcott. A Crediton Area History and Museum Society event. |
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| Talk by Paul Bartlett entitled Vodka and Vanishing Trees. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Talk on The History of Estate Agents by David Force (A Newton St Cyres History Group event) |
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| Talk on the recent Exeter fire. (A Bow and District Historical Society event). |
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| Talk on Finds from Shipwrecks in Devon by Charlotte Coles. A Crediton Area History and Museum Society event. |
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| Talk by Dr Richard Scrivenor on The Geological Survey of Crediton. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Stories from a Devonshire Kitchen by Paul Cleave(A Newton St Cyres History Group event) |
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| CAHMS's spring coffee morning |
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| Learn how to record ancient trees in Woodend Park, with Jill Butler of the Woodland Trust. |
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| Talk on the Cheriton Family of Nymet Rowland, aka the North Devon Savages. (A Bow and District Historical Society event). |
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| Free training session at Devon Heritage Centre |
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| Talk on St Lawrence Chapel,Crediton by Isolde Summers. A Crediton Area History and Museum Society event. |
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| Talk by Dr Todd Gray on Name Calling in Elizabeth Devon (1540 onwards). A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Talk on An Aspect of Newton's Archaeology by Bill Horner (A Newton St Cyres History Group event) |
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| A practical workshop showing how OS maps can be used to investigate changes in the landscape |
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| How erosion has fashioned the underlying geology to make the modern landscape |
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| The story of a quest from mediaeval Devon to ancient China. (A Bow and District Historical Society event). |
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| Talk - Pathways to the Past: Uncovering the history of a Devon village, with special reference to Stockleigh Pomeroy |
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| A series of events celebrating nearly 600 years of contact and interaction between Devon and Newfoundland. Further details to follow. |
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| Selection of archive footage of south west railways, specially compiled for the Dartmoor Railway Supporters' Association |
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| Talk on the Moistown Archaeology Project by Janet Daynes. A Crediton Area History and Museum event. |
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| Talk by CAHMS volunteer Peter Budd on Lighter Moments of a Veterinary Surgeon's Life. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| CAHMS's 2017 exhibition of local farming |
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| Talk on the restoration of a LNER teak railway carriage. Event organised by the Mid Devon Tractor Engine and Machinery Group. |
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| Talk on the rise of the Alehouse in Tudor and Stuart England by MArk Hailwood. (A Bow and District Historical Society event) |
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| Talk on Medicine in Devon in the 18th and 19th Centuries by Andrew Knox(A Newton St Cyres History Group event) |
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| CAHMS visit to the Michael Thorne collection of tractors and farming memorabilia at Coldridge. |
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| Feeding Devon in WW1, a symposium presented jointly by Devon History Society, Exeter University and the Devon Remembers Heritage Project. |
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| Devonshire Association President Dr Gray is walking from Lyme Regis to Hartland promoting interest in Devon's history with nightly lectures. |
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| Talk by Felicity Good entitled Exodus Burma - The British escape through the jungle of death in 1942. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Devonshire Association President Dr Gray is walking from Lyme Regis to Hartland promoting interest in Devon's history with nightly lectures. |
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| Selection of archive footage of south west railways, specially compiled for the Dartmoor Railway Supporters' Association, screened following the AGM. |
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| Talk by Dr Ian Mortimer on Restoration England. (A Bow and District Historical Society event). |
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| An introduction to sources and documents for local and family history. |
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| Talk by Penelope Walker entitled Sequins I have worn during life as an Opera Singer. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Discover four centuries of Devon and Somerset maps |
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| Annual Meeting & Conference of the Devon & Cornwall Record Society |
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| Talk on William Carter-Pedler and the building of Reeve Castle. (A Bow and District Historical Society event). |
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| Identify your archaeological finds at the Royal Albert Memorial Museum |
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| Talk by Keith Davies on Protecting our Coasts. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Exeter’s Historic Medical Collections - Demonstrations, talks and displays of local medical collections from Exeter’s past |
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| Discover four centuries of Devon and Somerset maps |
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| Talk by Mike Dumper on Jerusalem, Problems and Prospects for a Peace Agreement. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Discover how a North Devon man survived life in a Second World War prisoner-of-war camp in China. |
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| Vintage tractors at work near Coleford |
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| Sandford Heritage Group and St Swithun's Church jointly running an event at Dowrich Mill |
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| Heritage open days at St Nicholas Priory, including No 21 The Mint
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| Silverton local history event |
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| Displays and talks on maps presented by Devon Archives and Local Studies Service and the National Meteorological Archive |
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| CAHMS AGM followed by "In the footsteps of lace makers – celebrating 200 years of Heathcoat’s factory in Tiverton” by Sandy Haughton |
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| Talk by John Allan on Building Exeter Cathedral after 1310AD. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Talk on Tavistock history by Andrew Thompson. (A Bow and District Historical Society Event). |
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| FoDA 2017 AGM and Autumn meeting, with tour of N Devon Record Office and historic Barnstaple |
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| Presentation entitled "What the Saxons did for us" organised by The Boniface Link Association. |
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| Annual General Meeting and Conference of the Devon Family History Society |
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| Talk, “The extraordinary discoveries from the prehistoric burial at Whitehorse Hill, Dartmoor” by Jane Marchand (CAHMS event) |
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| Preserving your family documents at home. |
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| Talk by Stewart Raine on the History of the British Jews. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Talk on Devon agriculture 1550-1650 by Todd Gray. Event organised by the Mid Devon Tractor Engine and Machinery Group. |
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| A 'Mystery Talk' by Todd Gray. (A Bow and District Historical Society Event). |
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| Talk on "The fire at the Royal Clarence Hotel" by Richard Parker (CAHMS event) |
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| Events in Exeter to commemorate the Polish 307 Squadron's defence of Exeter during the blitz in 1942. |
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| Talk by Anthony Geering on Maori Culture. A Crediton U3A event. |
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| Thought-provoking play with a new perspective on the First World War |
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| Shameless revelry in aid of CAHMS's funds. |
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| Bow and District Historical Society AGM and Social evening, including presentation 'How we used to live in 1851' by Janet Few. |
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| Talk on John Booker's recent book on the art of reading old handwriting, from a Devon perspective.
Please note amended date. |
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| CAHMS's Christmas Party. Details to follow. |