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
Cartoon drawn and kindly supplied by John L. D. Barnett.