Historic Migration from the West Country England: A Study revisited 20 years on Posted 23 May 2018 by Julie Goucher Historic Migration from the West County A Study revisited 20 years on Saturday 9 June 9.30 – 5.00 Loders Village Hall, Loders DT6 3SA 9.30. Registration Tea and Coffee 9.50 Welcome & Introduction to the day 10.00 Janet Few – ’Farm, Fish, Faith or Family?: motivations for emigration from North Devon 1830 –1875’ 11.00 Coffee 11.20 Presentations: Cornish Coast Guard Migration within the UK Sue Wilson Incomers into Cornwall, marrying local girls and moving out Jackie Hewitt Three generations of one Cornish family going all the world Wendy Hilton From Gloucestershire to Dorset Ken Isaac Somerset to the US: taking their skills with them Jane for Margaret Young Dorset Meatyards in America Jane for Caroline Meatyeard 12.30 Lunch 1.30 Lucille Campey ’Emigration from England to Canada, examples from Dorset’ 2.30 Jane Ferentzi-Sheppard ’Finding sources for researching migrants to the USA’ 3.00 Tea 3.20 Presentations: Dorset Mormons in the US Sally Beadle Devon, Dorset Channel Island links in the 1840s Paul Radford Assisted Passages to Australia – Sue Thornton-Grimes TBA 4.00 Plenary Discussion with speakers and guests 5.00 Close Members £5.00, visitors £8.00 Pre-registration essential, see group news or Migration blog on Society website. Tea & coffee provided. For more info contact Jane on 01308 425710 or email The PDF flyer is available HERE