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Welcome to Notes & Queries

"He listens well who takes notes." Dante Alighieri (1265 - 1321), The Divine Comedy

Welcome to the Dark Dorset Notes and Queries, an interactive forum for discussion.

We encourage all those interested in the subject matter of Notes and Queries to participate. So if you have a question or comment, have made some discovery of interest to our readers, need help in finding some information, or just want to inform our readers of your current research interests, please submit your contribution to the forum.

Entries are moderated and will be removed if they are not directly related to the subject matter of this site. Offensive material will also be removed. Your IP address will be logged when adding to the forum and any misuse of our forum will result in action being taken against you through your ISP.

Category Folklore
Folklore, Customs & Traditions
(Discuss about local superstitions, folk charms, morris dancing, mummers plays, local customs/festivities such as May Day, Garland Day, Well Dressings, Halloween)
15 Entries. Last entry on 30 March 2008 at 22:50 View this forum.

Category Legends
Legends & Folk Tales
(Discuss new or old local stories and tales surrounding witchcraft, saints, miracles and old ghost stories)
4 Entries. Last entry on 16 February 2006 at 22:48 View this forum.

Category Antiquities
Local History & Antiquities
(Discuss sacred wells, ancient monuments, historic houses, smuggling, historical events in Dorset, such as the Invasion by the Romans, Black Death, Monmouth Rebellion, The English Civil War..........)
1 Entries. Last entry on 23 August 2007 at 10:21 View this forum.

Category Phenomena
Phenomena and Forteana
(Discuss sightings, evidence and phenomena surronding UFOs, Cropcircles, Ghosts, Dowsing, Ley Lines and Earth, Mysteries, Sky Falls)
3 Entries. Last entry on 11 January 2007 at 13:02 View this forum.

Category Monsters
Mysterious Creatures
(Discuss sightings, evidence and phenomena of Mystery Big Cats in the Dorset Countryside, Sea Monsters, Black Dogs and other zooform type phenomena)
5 Entries. Last entry on 23 April 2006 at 18:27 View this forum.

Category Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous Local Studies
(An area for general news that doesn't fit into the categories above. Discuss new books on related topics above, Local writers such as Thomas Hardy, William Barnes, Exhibitions, Conferences, Projects...........)
7 Entries. Last entry on 16 February 2006 at 22:48 View this forum.

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