October 2017 Meeting

Wilton House applic formDear Members and Friends LDHS – SUMMER OUTING  WEDNESDAY 6 JUNE 2018 – Wilton House, Salisbury Our summer outing this year links with the talk on 23 March by Russ Foster entitled Wilton House and the Herberts ; The art of survival. We will leave Lymington around 9.30 by coach, and will have…

Dear MHS member The below talk may be of interest to some of you. It is on the Battle  of Cambrai which took place 100 years ago in November 1917. This was the first mass use of tanks. The British made a spectacular breakthrough of the German Hindenburg line but lost a lot of the…

It would seem a good idea for the various Historical Societies around the New Forest to exchange their programmes.Here is the future programme for Boldre Parish in which you might be interested: Friday, 7 January 2022Ian Wild will give a talk on Colonel Barklie McCalmont, Soldier, Sailor and local man who helped to defeat the…

On 12th of May this year there will be an open day at Ballard School. The house was built in 1904 for an American family, the Ubsdells. The house is in the arts and crafts style with some magnificent fireplaces and other features still in place. They also have a heritage room with lots of…