This category covers write-ups of many OFHS meetings and recordings of talks held using Zoom. They are exclusive to members and often contain very detailed information on a subject and well as links for further research.
On 7 September 2020, during a members' show & tell meeting Bob Bridges told us how the question "I do wonder what happened to the Glover girls?" by his mother took him into the world of show business and war time radio broadcasts.
On 7 September 2020 at a members' show and tell meeting Iain Fraser told us the story of two Williams and the family estate and Scottish castle, and includes the family involvement with the West Indian sugar plantations.
Charles tells us about some of the “unexpected” relatives he’s found whilst expanding his tree beyond direct family. He also shows how he was able to help some people trace their birth parents, given by Zoom on 24 August 2020
Iain takes us through how with a bit of help from members of OFHS at a previous Zoom meeting he was able to finally solve the problem of who Richard Scarlett, his 3x great grandfather was and where he came from, given to OFHS on 24 August 2020.
At a members' show and tell meeting in August 2020 Gillian Chen talked to us about why she started her family history research. Starting with the information and stories, provided mainly by her mother, she then set out to try see if the stories where in fact correct.
A talk by Debbie Kennett by Zoom to OFHS about how to use DNA test results in family history research, given on 3 August 2020
A talk by Ian Waller, by Zoom, to Oxfordshire FHS on 27 July 2020
'How to start researching your Family History', a talk by Dave Foster of Buckinghamshire FHS, delivered by Zoom to Oxfordshire FHS on 29 June 2020
Phil Isherwood delivered our first ‘lockdown’ talk using the video conferencing system Zoom on 1 June 2020
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This is a talk given by Sue Honore in June 2019 on the status of the OFHS Surname/DNA project and contains information on some surname examples.
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