Friday Talk: Mapping the Past

In our first Friday Talk of 2024, Steve Richardson will show how Geographic Information Science (GIS) can be used to map history with reference to Dorset. Drawing on a variety of sources, Steve will show various aspects of Blandford’s and Dorset’s history and connections to the wider world, including enslavement, transportation and trade.

Steve Richardson taught Geography in Skipton, Vancouver, Lyme Regis, Bristol and Blandford. In 2010 he took a Massive Open Online Course in GIS. On retiring from teaching in 2016, he was “head-hunted” by the Education and Social Research Institute (ESRI UK) to produce digital mapping content. Steve has trained teachers in the use of GIS in schools across Dorset and in other locations.

Admission to the talk is £6 (free to Friends and Patrons of the Museum)

Refreshments will be available from 7 pm, and the talk will start at 7:30.

We have a wide variety of talks about our history and heritage from a range of expert speakers lined up for Spring and Autumn 2024. These will take place on Fridays (usually, but not always, the last Friday of the month) at the Parish Centre in Blandford. Please see our Events Calendar for the dates and details of other talks.