The last meeting of our 2024 / 2025 season is entitled "Arsenic and Old Lace" and will be held in Kingswear Village Hall at 7:30pm on 14 April 2025. Our speaker will be Geri Parlby who has a first class honours degree in History and Theology and, a Masters in History of Art from the …
The Navy in the South-West in the English Civil War
Venue: Kingswear Hall at 7:30pm on Monday 10th March .Speaker: Bob Mark. "Tales of Daring-do, Selfless Courage, & Skullduggery" Bob's distinguished career included the post of Naval Director at the College of Defence Studies. Please join us for what promises to be a fascinating insight to the Royal Navy of King Charles I and why …
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10 February 2025 Meeting and Update
Next Meeting Kingswear Hall at 7:30pm Captain John Jellard of Blackawton (1811-1860) His life, times and mysterious death Speaker; Jonathan Turner John Jellard sailed his barque round the world in 1856, surviving pirate attacks and hurricanes before dying in mysterious circomstance in New Zealand. Please join us in Kingswear Hall at 7:30 pm on the …
Kingswear History 1841 – 1921
A journey through time guided by the Census Records and Historical Archives The Speaker's Notes for this presentation are available here KINGSWEAR 1841 TO 1911 12 Jan 2025 v2 Notes.pdf. Monday 13th January 2025 at 7.30pm in Kingswear Village Main Hall Happy New Year I will be delivering the first presentation of our New Year. …
KH Lecture – 9 Dec 24 – The Death of Nelson
Firstly apologies to anyone who got an email resulting from my attempts to integrate the website and Facebook. I think I have succeeded. If so, this post will appear on our Facebook page: Here. Secondly, our final lecture of 2024 will be at 7:30pm on 9th December in Kingswear Village Main Hall and will be …
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Facebook Linking
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Nov Meeting
Corrected link (More haste less speed) Monday 11 November 2024 - “4 The Quay" - A Dartmouth House Through Time. Gail Ham will take us through the history of this house based on her meticulous research. This is an extended version of the talk she gave at the Dartmouth History Research Group's House History event …
KW Historians November Meeting & Other Talks
Monday 11 November 2024 - “4 The Quay" - A Dartmouth House Through Time. Gail Ham will take us through the history of this house based on her meticulous research. This is an extended version of the talk she gave at the Dartmouth History Research Group's House History event held in November, 2023 and takes …
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KW Historians October Meeting
Emigration from the Port of Dartmouth by Bill Lindsey Our next meeting will be on Monday 14th October at 7:30pm in Kingswear Village Hall. Bill has researched these journeys at the National Maritime Museum and will describe them for us on Monday evening. Full details are provided HERE. Admission is £5 payable at the door. Tea …
History in the Making
You probably already know that the 3 new church bells are arriving on the steam train to Kingswear station at 2.35 today Sunday 15th September. You are invited to go and see the bells arrive. The bells will also be on display in the church from 4-7pm today and 9am to 7pm on Monday before …
