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At home with the BartlettsAt home with the Bartletts
11:30am Tue 13 May 08
Family gathering in village will include 150 grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren PORTESHAM couple Henry and Lucy Bartlett left behind a large brood when they died in 1900 and 1913 respectively.

Historic moments captured on filmHistoric moments captured on film
10:45am Tue 6 May 08
THE fruits of a talented young photographer's hard work have recently been unearthed by his mother.

Community united against the elementsCommunity united against the elements
10:47am Tue 29 Apr 08
THESE photographs of flooding on Portland were found by Gaynor Page of Preston behind her original kitchen units when her kitchen was being refurbished.

Memories of life in 'ghost village'Memories of life in 'ghost village'
8:30am Tue 22 Apr 08
TYNEHAM, a tiny community near the Dorset coast, had a past stretching back to the Bronze Age. Remote and picturesque, it was the epitome of the English village until the mid-20th century, complete with manor house, village school, shop, church and farms.

Westham unitedWestham united
10:10am Tue 15 Apr 08
JUST over 125 years ago, on September 22, 1882, at a meeting at the Rocks Hotel (now The Rock), it was decided that a name was needed for the suburb growing on the farmlands on the western side of the Backwater.

Where is this tea house?Where is this tea house?
9:33am Tue 8 Apr 08
POSTCARD collector Andy Hutchings is appealing for information about his latest purchase.

Do you know where the Wrens are in this photo?Do you know where the Wrens are in this photo?
9:28am Tue 8 Apr 08
DO you recognise this Portland spot where the Wrens are assembled?

Tracing family from 'down under'Tracing family from 'down under'
9:26am Tue 8 Apr 08
FROM the other side of the world, Pam Hausler is on a mission to trace her Dorset ancestors.

Air raids sound like every-day eventsAir raids sound like every-day events
8:28am Tue 25 Mar 08
IT has been 60 years since Peter Love last set foot in Weymouth.

Searching for information on astronomer’s wifeSearching for information on astronomer’s wife
11:55am Tue 18 Mar 08
ASTRONOMER Gary Kewin would like to know if anyone recognises this face.

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