Meetings normally take place in the John Hampden Hall, Chalgrove on the 1st Monday of the Month between September and June (excluding December).
The doors open around 19:15 with the talk starting 19:45 followed by tea/coffee and biscuits.
Upcoming talks:
2023 | ||
Date | Subject | Speaker |
2 October | Conclusions of the South Oxfordshire Project – How ordinary people lived c500 – 1650, with special reference to Chalgrove and the field names. | Stephen Milson |
6 November | Meet at Dawn, unarmed: The Christmas Truce of 1914 | |
2024 | ||
Date | Subject | Speaker |
8 January | Holton Park: From medieval manor to secondary Academy – 1,000 years of change and contiuity | Kevin Heritage |
5 February | AGM followed by: Superstitions – do they have a deeper history | Colin Oakes |
4 March | The History and Development of Martin Baker |
Tony Gaunt |
8 April | World War 2 rationing and cooking for victory: a fair share for all |
Karen & Bret Wells |
13 May | Oxford’s Jewish Heritage |
Victoria Bentata |
3 June | Beating the Ancient Bounds of Oxford: memorable moments from the last 500 years. |
Mark Davies |
In the summer we try and arrange visits to places of local hisotoric interest, in previous years we have had guided tours around houses that are not normally open to the public. We have also had guided tours of some of local museums. The 2019 visits were a guided tour of Dorchester and a guided tour of Waterperry House. In June 2022 a small group had a guided tour of Wallingford and a visit to the Wallingford museum.