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This timeline of events in Porthleven's history is not complete and we ask anyone with information relating to specific years and the events that took place within those years to email us with the information.
The book containing the time line can be viewed here
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/fliptimeline/index.html
The Queen's Jubilee 1977
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/flipqueensjubilee1977/index.html
Extract from Alfie Pascoe's Lifetime records
Duke of Edinburgh's visit to Porthlevne in 1958
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/flipdoebook1/index.html
Part of Alfie pascoe's life time records
Duke of Edinburgh's visit to Porthleven Book 2
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/flipdoebook2/index.html
Part of Alfie Pascoe's life time records
War is Coming
Alfie's record of his service during second world war
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/flipwariscoming/index.html
Part of Alfie Pascoe's Lifetime records
People of Porthleven -
Alfie's Grandfather's death
J Lowry
J Howard
The Strike Family
Sketches by Jim Tinley (c)
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/alfiesscans/people/index.html
Part of Alfie Pascoe's lifetime records
A combination of scans relating to Gala Parc Stadium, The old Post Office and the Recreation Ground.
These may well appear in other e-books
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/alfiesscans/comboscan250913/index.html
Extract...
This e-book contains a number of news cuttings taken from Alfie Pascoe's Lifetime records
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/alfiesscans/newscuttingsscan170913/index.html
This is a copy of the deeds for the Public Hall extracted from Alfie pascoe's Life time records
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/alfiesscans/deedspublichall/index.html
Public Hall Minute Book and Accounts 1929
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/alfiesscans/publichallminutebook/index.html
Part of Alfie Pascoe's Life time records
Porthleven schools extracts from Alfie Pascoe's Life time records
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/alfiesscans/schools/index.html
Football Deeds 1964 extracted from Alfie pascoe's Life time records
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/alfiesscans/footballdeeds1964/index.html
Gala week from 1946 - extract from Alfie Pascoe's Life time records
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/alfiesscans/galaweek1946/index.html
Visits by Ships - extract from A|lfie Pascoe's Life time records
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/alfiesscans/visitsbyships/index.html
Minutes for the 1869 Act of Parliamnet Porthleven Harbour
The Act contains over 150 pages and may take a while to load.
http://www.porthlevenmuseum.org.uk/flip%201869%20minutes/index.html
Part of the history of the Wreck of the Anson leading to the development of Porthleven...
This is the image of some of the members of the WI sometime in the 1940s.
Do you know who they are?
Obituary for Doctor GWD Reeves in British Medical Journal 04 Dec 1976
Newspaper cutting -
Rescuers praised by coroner at Helston