About
A warm welcome to the Encyclopaedia of Portland History website, which was established in 2014 to provide an easily-accessible and educational resource on the history of Portland.
I was born in Dorchester in 1994 and spent part of my childhood growing up on Portland between 1998 and 2005. I was always intrigued by the island and developed a keen interest in learning about Portland's fascinating history. In 2012, I began creating and editing Portland-related articles on Wikipedia, which was followed by the launch of this website two years later. The website is regularly updated and I consider it a work-in-progress, with much more that can be covered in the future. The latest updates and additions are recorded on the Updates page.
In addition to the website, I am a regular contributor to Wikipedia. Much of my focus on there is on music-related articles but I have also created around 150 articles on churches around the West Country, with approximately half of these being on those in Dorset.
I hope this website serves as an interesting and valuable resource to those wishing to learn more about the history of Portland.
Ashley Smith
I was born in Dorchester in 1994 and spent part of my childhood growing up on Portland between 1998 and 2005. I was always intrigued by the island and developed a keen interest in learning about Portland's fascinating history. In 2012, I began creating and editing Portland-related articles on Wikipedia, which was followed by the launch of this website two years later. The website is regularly updated and I consider it a work-in-progress, with much more that can be covered in the future. The latest updates and additions are recorded on the Updates page.
In addition to the website, I am a regular contributor to Wikipedia. Much of my focus on there is on music-related articles but I have also created around 150 articles on churches around the West Country, with approximately half of these being on those in Dorset.
I hope this website serves as an interesting and valuable resource to those wishing to learn more about the history of Portland.
Ashley Smith