Blandford Museum, the first 21 years
The above link will take you to a printable history of the Blandford Museum.
It is in booklet form.
Programmes for talks since 1998
1998-1999
Sep 8 Nick Worlledge. Blandford Enhancement Scheme
Oct 13 Ann Smith. History of Sherborne Castle
Nov 10 Roger Guttridge. Dorset Smugglers
Jan 12 Alan Bailey. Defence of Britain
Feb 9 Alan Wilson. Dorset curiosities
Mar 9 Richard Ladle. The Blandford Fly
1999-2000
Sep. 28 Martin Green. Archaeology. of Cranborne Chase
Oct. 26 John Biggs. Bastards of Blandford
Nov. 23 David Oliver. Poundbury
Jan 25 Saville’s representative. Rushmore
Feb 22 Bob Allan. The Tarrant valley
Mar 28 Sturgess/Lewis Slide into Dorset
2000-2001
Sep. Colin Pomeroy. Military Dorset
Oct John Smith. Hod Hill Romans
Nov. Richard Dagger. S&D Railway
Jan Peter Roberts. The New Forest
Feb Dr. Haines. Leather
Mar (Barrett W. Barnes) - (cancelled on day itself!)
2001-2002
Sep Karin Mew. The Normans
Oct Roger Gutteridge. Newfoundland trade
Nov David Reeve. Harding - glass maker
Jan David Smith. Kingston Lacy
Feb Jenny Hawker. History of Nursing in Dorset
Mar Kay Browning. Wessex Churches
2002-2003
Sep Treleven Haysom. Purbeck stone
Oct Alan Chedzoy. George III in Weymouth
Nov Tomlin. The work of a Queen’s bodyguard
Jan Bill Putnam. Dorset prehistory
Feb 20 Wessex Archeology. Dorchester hospital site
Mar 18 Paul Sturgess/John Lewis. Photos of Dorset
2003-2004
Sep Mark Dunkley. Marine Archaeology
Oct Ken Abel. Medicine in the 17th C.
Nov. Karin Mew. The history of Milton Abbas
Jan 15 Polly Legg. The Bastard family in Blandford
Feb 19 (Paul Toynton’s assistant) Natural history of Salisbury Plain
Mar 18 David Hilliam. History of Salisbury
2004-2005
Sep 28 David Jackson. Thomas Hardy and Blandford
Oct 26 Kay Browning. Almshouses
Jan 25 Katherine Barker. New Towns in MiddleAges
Feb 22 James Cox. The New Dorset History Centre
Mar 22 Roger Peers. John Clavell Mansell Pleydell
Apr 26 Alan Chedzoy. William Barnes
2005-2006
Sep 27 John Tybjerg. Milestones
Oct 26 Bob Nother. Cob Buildings
Jan 31 Alan Bichard. Good and Bad in Modern Architecture in Dorset
Feb 28 Vivienne Light. Don Potter
Mar 28 Keith Bottomley. Shillingstone station
Apr 25 Roger Holman/Bill Hoade. Dorset’s Beautiful Buildings
2006-2007
Sep 12 Ralph Jackson. Hod Hill, Henry Durden and the British Museum
Sep 27 Bob Allan. Dorset Churches
Oct 24 Jason Fathers. Conserving Wild Birds of Prey in Dorset: Chalks and Hawks Project
Jan 16 Alan Wilson. How Dorset Changed the World
Feb 27 David Caddy. Literary Walks in Dorset
Mar 30 Chris Stringer. The Earliest People in Britain
Apr 24 Sylvia Hixson Andrews/Edrys Barkham. Oral Histories: WWII Memories
2007-2008
Sep 18 Bill Moore, The Life and Times of the Mary Rose
Oct 23 Anne-Marie Edwards, My Favourite Literary and Historical Walks in Dorset
Nov 20 Martin Green, A Bird's Eye View of Archaeology
Jan 22 Tony Bates, Dorset's Living Landscape
Feb 27 Gerald Ponting, A Kingcup by Any Other Name
Mar 18 Peter Andrews, Blandford Museum Expedition to Armenia
Apr 22 Sylvia Hixson Andrews, The Blandford Museum Heritage Project
2000 Joseph Bettey. Historic Farming and Rural Society in Dorset.
2001 Bill Putnam. Roman Dorset.
2002 Julian Richards. Vikings in Britain.
2003 Shirley Critchley. Journey down the Amazon in Ancient Reed Boats.
2004 Richard Edmonds. Dorset’s World Heritage Coast.
2005 Michael Gandy. The Civil War.
2006 Margaret Cox. From Time to War Crimes
2007 Diana Trenchard. Women of Dorset
2008 Gwen Yarker, A Man of Eminent Talents, Thomas Rackett, Dorset Rector and Enlightenment Man
Compiled and written by Pam Le Bas. Feb. 2006
Continued by Sylvia Hixson Andrews. July
2007
