EVENTS
local & family history drop-in
End of World War I Exhibition
There will be an Exhibition to commemorate the end of World War I in Goring Village Hall on Saturday November 17 2018. Further details will be posted nearer the time.
Local and Family History Advice Session
Next date: The next Family History Advice Session at the Library will take place on Friday 20 April.
If you would like to attend the session, please book a slot in advance using the contact form. Janet Hurst will then get in touch with you to make the arrangements.
Interest in the centenary of World War I may also have prompted you to find out what your ancestors did in the conflict. A good deal of military information is now online and we can help you to access it.
On the other hand, if you are interested in any aspect of local history, or the history of your house, then we may also be able to help using the information held in the Society's collections of documents, books and photographs.
There will be an Exhibition to commemorate the end of World War I in Goring Village Hall on Saturday November 17 2018. Further details will be posted nearer the time.
Local and Family History Advice Session
Next date: The next Family History Advice Session at the Library will take place on Friday 20 April.
If you would like to attend the session, please book a slot in advance using the contact form. Janet Hurst will then get in touch with you to make the arrangements.
Interest in the centenary of World War I may also have prompted you to find out what your ancestors did in the conflict. A good deal of military information is now online and we can help you to access it.
On the other hand, if you are interested in any aspect of local history, or the history of your house, then we may also be able to help using the information held in the Society's collections of documents, books and photographs.
VISITS BY THE TRANSPORT HISTORY GROUP
The provisional list of outings for this year has now been agreed. We will try to stick to it, but in the past events beyond our control have often intervened! To download the list, please click here.
The next outing will be on 28 April to the Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway at Toddington, including a visit to the Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway.
Please note that the date of the Annual Outing has changed to Wednesday 20 June. This year the outing is to Breamore House, near Fordingbridge in Hampshire.
The provisional list of outings for this year has now been agreed. We will try to stick to it, but in the past events beyond our control have often intervened! To download the list, please click here.
The next outing will be on 28 April to the Gloucester and Warwickshire Railway at Toddington, including a visit to the Toddington Narrow Gauge Railway.
Please note that the date of the Annual Outing has changed to Wednesday 20 June. This year the outing is to Breamore House, near Fordingbridge in Hampshire.
FURTHER AFIELD
10 April Oxfordshire Local History Association AGM and Study Day. This year the theme is Enclosure: Reform and Rebellion, about the reasons for and effects of enclosure in the mid-eighteenth century. The cost is £10, and the meeting will be held at Islip Village Hall. A booking form can be found on their website. www.olha.org.uk
27 April South Stoke History Society have a talk by Liz Woolley on Child Labour in 19th century Oxfordshire. This will be a particularly interesting talk, as many of us know of the children working in northern industrial areas, in mines and factories, but know little of the agricultural conditions of child workers. The meeting will be held in South Stoke Village Hall at 8pm. Cost is £3 for members and youngsters, £5 for visitors.
10 April Oxfordshire Local History Association AGM and Study Day. This year the theme is Enclosure: Reform and Rebellion, about the reasons for and effects of enclosure in the mid-eighteenth century. The cost is £10, and the meeting will be held at Islip Village Hall. A booking form can be found on their website. www.olha.org.uk
27 April South Stoke History Society have a talk by Liz Woolley on Child Labour in 19th century Oxfordshire. This will be a particularly interesting talk, as many of us know of the children working in northern industrial areas, in mines and factories, but know little of the agricultural conditions of child workers. The meeting will be held in South Stoke Village Hall at 8pm. Cost is £3 for members and youngsters, £5 for visitors.
