This website is visited by hundreds of thousands of people every month from the local area, across the country and even worldwide who are from or who have connections with Dorset, making it an ideal tool for tracking down family and friends.

Use our Searchline to post a message to the world appealing for someone with whom you have lost contact to get back in touch and see if there's anyone out there trying to find you.

Please note ONLY messages for LIVING relatives, friends or work colleagues in Dorset or Hampshire can be added. This is not a service to help you trace your family trees.

Use the Ex-pats section if you are an ex-Dorset resident now living abroad, or if you are trying to find someone who has moved overseas.

Past or present Dorset residents use our Memories page to share your memories of your old home-town, village or county and read the submissions left by others.

And if this site has helped you locate someone you've been looking for, or if you just want to submit your comments, use our Successes page to contact us, as we would love to hear your stories about tracking down friends and loved ones, with our we'll meet again serivce.