AGM followed by The Oxfordshire DNA and Surname Projects - Oxfordshire FHS Talk – 26 June 2017

The Oxfordshire DNA and Surname Projects

She will provide an update on the status of the Oxfordshire DNA project and talk about the key types of DNA tests available in 2017. She will also describe the new Oxfordshire surnames project and how members can contribute to this exciting new venture, making it a real community research project. The talk will contain plenty of real life examples of DNA and surnames in Oxfordshire.

Sue Honoré is an independent research consultant specialising in different generations in the workplace. Wearing her family history hat, she is editor of the Oxfordshire Family History Society’s journal, a family history advisor and co-manages the Oxfordshire DNA project with Richard Merry in Australia. In 2017 she is working with a small team on a new project to research all the surnames in Oxfordshire. Apart from her normal academic qualifications for work, Sue has an Advanced Diploma in Local History from the University of Oxford.

We meet at the Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, OX5 1AB, with the talk starting at 8:00pm. Doors open at 7:15pm, when there will be advisors offering computer and genealogy help, and tea and coffee will be available.