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A great opportunity to start your family history research on a sound footing, or to brush-up on your techniques with Oxfordshire Family History Society’s “Family History for Beginners Zoom course”. The OFHS Family History for Beginners Zoom Course is suitable for complete beginners or those who have not used the Internet for their research. It covers the main genealogical building blocks – births, marriages and deaths and census records – showing you how to get started, how to build up a timeline for your ancestors, and how to stay organised and focused. The course consists of three 90-minute sessions with two weeks in between for you to try out what you have learned. Each session is accompanied by a handout.
The talk “Family Tree Drawing”, on 14 March 2022, looked at the differences between using a genealogy program and a dedicated drawing package to draw out a family tree, the plusses and minuses of both programs and a look at some variations David have done in the past
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On 10 July 2023 -via Zoom. 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.
This was a Hybrid meeting on 22 Jan 2024. Phil Isherwood talked to us about using the internet to find old books etc that may enrich your research. During the talk you will learn: The main Internet sites for accessing antiquarian books; how to access and use the sites; the types of materials that can be found and Phil will share his top 40 antiquarian resources.
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This talk, on 11 April 2022, focused on sources that can be used to put flesh on the bones of our ancestors, highlighting clues that might point towards unusual records and other images.
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.
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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
In this Hybrid talk on 26 February 2024 Trina explains why & how she came to write a book about the 12 Balscote men that died in World War One. She also looks at the war time service of 2 of the men.
This talk of 23 November 2020 is an introduction to acquiring a real understanding of the records of civil registration
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by John Lenton; this talk was given on 26 April 2021 with particular reference to using the Wesley Historical Society Library at Oxford Brookes University. A recording is available.
A talk held over Zoom on Monday 14 August 2023. Where Gay Evans looked at large families in the 18th / 19th century and the implications for the parents, especially the mothers.
This is a follow up to Phil's earlier talk on using Research Plans to help with Family History Research. This time Phil will concentrate on how to build the plan. His talk took place on 11 October 2021.