Welcome

Our next meeting is on 12th May 2026.

Operation Tiger? Operation Disaster! – a talk by Graham Lovegrove

The Harberton and Harbertonford History Society (aka H3S) encourages the study of the local history of Harberton Parish and the surrounding County.

There are approximately 5 meetings with speakers each year and at least one field excursion.  Meetings take place in Harberton or Harbertonford, or via Zoom – particularly in the colder months. Details of talks can be found in the Programme.

Members of the Society have gathered information on the past history of the villages, personalities and the Parish including the preparation of historic walks around both Harberton and Harbertonford.  The Society is making collections of photographs and some artefacts and have embarked on an oral history project to build an archive of first-hand histories in both villages. We are in the process of making a film about Harbertonford Mill using the information obtained from participants in the oral history project. We hope to go on to make more short films about other aspects of life in our villages.

The Society is keen to receive photographs/articles/family records for our archives, thus building a valuable local history research resource. If you have anything that might be of historical or cultural interest, please get in touch using our contact page.

Our Next Meeting

A talk by Graham Lovegrove

Operation Tiger? Operation Disaster!

Tuesday 12th May 2026 at 7:30 in Harbertonford Village Hall

The talk will be preceded by our AGM, details of which will be published here on our website and in newsletters.

A talk about the events of April 28th, 1944 when a combination of failures resulted in the deaths of 946 American Servicemen.

Graham will bring along some of the kit that these soldiers/sailors would have been equipped with on the night of the disaster.

This talk is free for members. Non-members £3.

Graham Lovegrove

Graham is a professional stand-up comedian who has a passion for collecting militaria and studying both World War 1 and World War 2.

Become a Member of H3S

Membership is open to anybody interested in local history and is £12 per year with talks free to Members. Membership runs for a calendar year Jan – Dec, but joining in the last quarter of the year entitles you to the following year too – ie 15 months for the price of 12.
Non members are welcome to meetings at the cost of £3 per meeting.

Chairs

Derek Robinson in Harbertonford
Stanley Oldfield in Harberton

We are affiliated to The Devon History Society