March 27, 2023
7:15 PM - 9:45 PM
Exeter Hall
Phil's objective is to introduce each and every audience member to at least one useful new tool they haven't tried before. There will be a PDF handout for this talk containing URLs for each of the tools mentioned.
April 24, 2023
7:15 PM - 9:30 PM
Exeter Hall
Malcolm will guide us through what information can be gleaned by searching through the school logbooks that can be accessed at the Oxfordshire History Centre.
May 22, 2023
7:15 PM - 9:30 PM
Exeter Hall
This talk explores the little-known story of the Ascott Martyrs and their contribution to the campaign being mounted by the National Agricultural Labourers Union led by Joseph Arch to improve the wages of the agricultural labourer.
June 12, 2023
7:15 PM - 9:30 PM
Online
What better way to attract people to you and the data that you have than creating your own website. However, many are put off by the thoughts of the technical problems. This lecture looks at some of the alternatives there are and some of the questions that you need to answer on the way.
June 26, 2023
8:00 PM - 9:30 PM
Exeter Hall
The Society's AGM Monday 26th June 2023
July 10, 2023
7:15 PM - 9:30 PM
Online
This talk will consider the types of roles women undertook on the Victorian and Edwardian railway, their recruitment, their working conditions and the limitations that were placed on their advancement. It will also consider the broader social forces and factors that shaped their employment. The talk will be appealing to those interested in railway history, railway work and women's employment in Britain in this period.
August 14, 2023
7:15 PM - 9:30 PM
On-line
A talk over Zoom on Monday 14 August 2023. Where Gay Evans will look at large families in the 18th / 19th century and the implications for the parents, especially the mothers.
September 11, 2023
7:15 PM - 9:30 PM
Online
John will take us beyong the peace and serenity offered by our parish churches and look at some of the countless images of Murder, Sex and Mayhem that he has come across in his travels. From medieval murals and stained glass depict the martyrdom of saints from home and abroad, and the grisliest of dooms. At a lower level may be found misericords showing whippings, wife beatings, and brawls. Finally there are many monuments and memorials that show scenes of murder and mayhem in goodly measure including stagecoach crashes, bridge collapses, falling trees, falling bridges, falling chimneys, shootings, stabbings, mine collapses, shipwrecks and explosions.
October 9, 2023
10:15 AM - 12:30 PM
Online
Far more than just a quick cross-checking point between record sets, occupations can yield rich insights into an ancestor’s daily existence, social status, and role within their local community. In this talk, we’ll delve into a range of resources and strategies for demystifying unfamiliar historical occupations, including some Oxfordshire-specific jobs and industries. We’ll see how sound occupational research is about more than just understanding a job title – and how it can yield an evocative picture of ancestral life and all manner of interesting research leads along the way!
November 13, 2023
7:15 PM - 9:45 PM
On-line
In this talk, Simon will explore a range of technological and other developments which show just how radically things changed in four years, and how much was learned - from air power and fire power, through manufacturing and science, to infantry tactics and approaches to command.
December 11, 2023
7:15 PM - 10:00 PM
on-line
This talk, which will be over Zoom, concentrates on autosomal DNA explains the terminology, what companies offer this service, costs and how to use this tool to progress your ancestry. It finds cousins matches for you and also provides an estimate of deep ancestral ethnicity. It will also discuss the ethics of testing and considerations regarding the possibility of uncovering a family secret.
