June 28, 2021
7:15 PM - 9:30 PM
by Paul Gaskell; this talk, which will be preceded by the Society's AGM, commences at 8:00pm. It will take place via Zoom.
July 12, 2021
7:15 PM - 9:20 PM
Stephen Gill will show us some techniques to allow us to date old photographs. Putting a date to a photograph may allow better identification of who is actually in the photograph and maybe why the photograph was taken in the first place.
July 26, 2021
7:15 PM - 9:00 PM
by Mark Davies; this talk commences at 8:00pm. It will take place via Zoom. It marks the 400th anniversary of Oxford University’s Botanic Garden, which is the oldest in Britain and was founded in July 1621. Jacob Bobart, the ‘German Prince of Plants’, was the first keeper.
August 9, 2021
7:15 PM - 9:30 PM
In this talk John Vigar will look at some of the notable Oxfordshire Churches and discuss their architure, fixings and fittings. John Vigar`s specialist subject is ecclesiology – the study of church architecture and associated topics. He has written extensively on the subject and leads regular tours to churches across England, both as part of his own programme of activities, and for other organisations including Denman College and The Ecclesiological Society.
September 13, 2021
7:15 PM - 10:00 PM
Ian Waller, will talk about what records are available for researching your Agriculural Labourers.
September 27, 2021
7:15 PM - 9:30 PM
Exeter Hall, Kidlington
This talk to be given by Will Reid on 27 September 2021 examines the Work and Archives of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
October 11, 2021
7:15 PM - 9:30 PM
This is a follow up to Phil's previous talk on using Research Plans to help with researching Family History.
October 25, 2021
7:15 PM - 9:30 PM
Exeter Hall, Kidlington
Alan Simpson’s talk, to be given on 25 October 2021, explores the genealogy of a family who briefly lived at Forest Farm, Shotover (where he now lives) around 100 years ago, and some of whom now live in a slightly larger house elsewhere.
November 8, 2021
7:15 PM - 9:30 PM
When the First World War broke out in 1914 dozens of women doctors offered their services – but they were told by the British Army to “Go home and sit still”. Flora Murray and Louisa Garrett Anderson refused to sit still. Both qualified doctors and suffragettes – and also life partners – they took a unit of women doctors and nurses to Paris. This talk looks at what happened next and the opening of Endell Street Military Hospital in the heart of London.
November 22, 2021
7:15 PM - 9:00 PM
Exeter Hall, Kidlington
by Tim Healey; this talk commences at 8:00pm. This talk shows a vibrant portrait of Christmas in a turbulent age, describing Lords of Misrule, Twelfth Night revels, wassails, Boar’s Head feasts, frost fairs on the frozen Thames – and the Puritan ban on Christmas itself.
