Events

David Northam, Chair of the Dorset Diggers Community Archaeology Group, talks about the history and archaeology of Tumbledown Farm and how this site is being turned into a community asset by  Weymouth Town Council. As usual the talk will be held in Hope United Reformed Church at 8 Trinity Street.  Tea & biscuits will be […]

This talk by David Riches, historian and Volunteer Researcher at Weymouth Museum, is illustrated by over 120 of his photos of all types of nature, both flora and fauna, from wild flowers and fungi to insects, animals and birds, seen in Weymouth and Portland, As usual the talk will be held in Hope United Reformed […]

Bruce Upton, Community Engagement Officer at Bridport Museum will be taking a light-hearted look at the progress of the Civil War in Dorset . As usual the talk will be held in Hope United Reformed Church at 8 Trinity Street.  Tea & biscuits will be served from 2pm and the talk will begin at 2.30pm. […]

We very much regret that we have had to cancel this event due to Covid.  We hope to reschedule the talk for a later date.   Maritime historian and editor of the Friends’ newsletter, David Carter reviews the fascinating history of Sandsfoot Castle and looks at the difficulties currently being faced on the site. As […]

Local historian and author Stuart Morris will be presenting two of his films at the second event in our Autumn ‘Teas & Talks’ programme. The first film will be Part 1 of the story of the Island and Royal Manor of Portland.  The script is based on Stuart Morris’ book “Portland: An Illustrated History”.  Digitised […]

We are delighted to announce that our programme of ‘Teas & Talks”, organised by the Friends of Weymouth Museum, will resume next week on Monday 11th October. The first talk of the season is ‘Weymouth 450 – Division & Reunion’ presented by Museum volunteer Graham Perry.  The talk looks at how the towns of Weymouth […]

A Day at the Beach event as part of our Weymouth 450 celebrations

The Museum has received a grant from Weymouth Town Council to support some special Weymouth 450 Local History Days throughout the summer and the next two of these drop-in sessions will be on: Thursday 5th and Friday 6th August. During these sessions we would like residents, or regular visitors, to bring in their memories, photographs […]

The Museum has received a grant from Weymouth Town Council to support some special Weymouth 450 Local History Days throughout the summer and the first two of these drop-in sessions will be on: Thursday 15th and Friday 16th July. During these sessions we would like residents, or regular visitors, to bring in their memories, photographs […]