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The Dartmouth History Research Group is a non-profit making voluntary organization dedicated to the research and recording of the history of Dartmouth and surrounding villages, and to making this research available to the general public. Membership is open to all.In the last nine years we have published 32 booklets about aspects of the town and the surrounding villages, and there are more in the pipeline. Copies are available for sale in local bookshops and Dartmouth Museum, who keep reference copies of all our publications.
We have paid for microfiche copies of the parish registers of births, marriages and deaths of all three churches to be placed in Dartmouth Library. Also in the Library are typed copies of the 1861 & 1891 Census put onto a database and microfiches of the original. We also have copies of the burial records for all the Dartmouth churchyards & the Cemetery. This enables anyone wishing to research their family history to do so in the town, without a lengthy journey to Exeter.
Other activities include transcribing and summarizing deeds of properties and storing copies, which are a rich source of information on the history of the town. We tape the memories of older people, and anyone with stories to tell. The Dartmouth Chronicle has begun to publish monthly articles written by our members on subjects of general interest which often generate more offers of information.
Our object is to research and preserve for the future the heritage of the past. We value all previous skill and experience, especially that of born and bred Dartmothians. Now that we are dipping a toe into the waters of the World Wide Web we hope to make many new friends from all over the globe.
Would you like to help to research the rich history of Dartmouth? Perhaps you have some memories of life in this part of Devon locked in your head. If so, join us and we can help you to share it with a wider public. If you think you can help, please contact us.
