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Posted: May 23, 2019
Discover Okehampton
On Tuesday 4th June starting at 2pm, set out on a guided walk with Paul Rendell and visit the museum as part of a... Read more >
Posted: May 16, 2019
Local councillor supports new exhibition
We were delighted to welcome Cllr Kevin Ball to the museum yesterday to see our new exhibition "Life at the edge... Read more >
Posted: April 25, 2019
Tea & Talk – Wednesday 19 June: Dartmoor Pixies
A new guest speaker for the Museum, we’re delighted to welcome Phil Badcott who will bring us the intriguing... Read more >
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Interested in Dartmoor myths and legends?
Did you know that the earliest published version of The Three Little Pigs story is from Dartmoor in 1853 and has three little pixies in place of the pigs?
Exploring the more mythical tales of Dartmoor, on Wednesday 19 June at 2pm we welcome Phil Badcott to the Museum to talk about Dartmoor Pixies. Phil is a new guest speaker for us and he will be talking about the mythical creatures of folklore - also known as pixy, pixi, pizkie, piskie and sometimes (in Cornwall) pigsie. Pixies are considered to be particularly concentrated in the high moorland areas around Devon and Cornwall, particularly on Dartmoor, suggesting some Celtic origin for the stories and their name.
Tickets are £4 per person including refreshments.
Fab illustration by Terri Windling (www.terriwindling.com)
Looking forward to working together on an exhibition later this yearOver 100 Devon and Cornwall licensing records being sorted by Mark Trewin, the archivist, and Pam Giles, volunteer, at The Devon records Office on Monday 10 June 2019. Once sorted they will be entered into The Police Catalogue so that researchers will know what is available.