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.
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.
On 7 December 2020 following the AGM Simon Fowler and Sylvia Levi told us about some of the food and drink historically linked to the Christmas period.
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On 9 November 2020, Malcolm Austen gave us a talk about GENUKI detailing what it is and how it can help you find sources of information.
On 7 September 2020, during a member "Show & Tell session" Charles Eldridge showed us the techniques he uses to get more out of DNA tests with Ancestry.
Richard Martin delivered a talk by Zoom to the OFHS on Oxfordshire's key role in the wool and cloth industry, and the impact of that industry in British history on 26 September 2020
This talk of 23 November 2020 is an introduction to acquiring a real understanding of the records of civil registration
'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
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
On Monday 26 October 2020, John Titterton discussed wills and associated documents, the meaning of their contents and how they can help build family trees using case studies from the Titterton family of Staffordshire and Derbyshire. A write-up of the talk and the Titterton will documents are available to view here.
On 5 October 2020 Phil Isherwood explained what Evernote is, how it works and showed practical examples of how he has used it to transform the organisation of his genealogy projects.
A talk by Ian Waller, by Zoom, to Oxfordshire FHS on 27 July 2020
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
Phil Isherwood delivered our first ‘lockdown’ talk using the video conferencing system Zoom on 1 June 2020
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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.
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.
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