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The Dorset Regiment: An Abridged Retelling of Regimental and Uniform History (Part 2: The 19th Century)

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Hello again readers. This is the second of our blogs about the history of the Dorset regiments, with special emphasis on how uniforms changed over the years. If you missed it, the first part, covering the 18th Century is here. This time we are going to concentrate on the nineteenth century. At the end of… Read more The Dorset Regiment: An Abridged Retelling of Regimental and Uniform History (Part 2: The 19th Century)

The Dorset Regiment: An Abridged Retelling of Regimental and Uniform History

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Hello readers, and welcome to a new online blog series created by one of the Dorset History Centre’s newest volunteer research teams. Our names are Andrew and Adrian, and we have been scouring many of the local books and records concerning the history of the Dorset Regiment, with particular attention paid to the evolution of… Read more The Dorset Regiment: An Abridged Retelling of Regimental and Uniform History

What Do Burial Registers Tell Us? Part Three

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Burial registers are an incredibly useful resource for those researching family history. Most entries record the name, age and place of abode of the person who has died, but sometimes extra notes are included in the margins. This is the third of three blogs about burial registers, you can read part one here, and part… Read more What Do Burial Registers Tell Us? Part Three