To promote the history of Oxford County in South-Western Ontario
Hello Everyone,
The Oxford Historical Society will be selling local history books at the Oxford Creates Art Expo on Saturday, November 4th from 10am-4pm, and on Sunday, November 5th from 12-4pm.
To discover more about this event go to: www.oxfordcreativeconnections.com
This is a great time to add to your history collection or start one! To see some of our available titles for purchase click on this link: OxHS Publications
All book prices include taxes, cash only.
Please join us for a special presentation by John Bullen, from the Canadian Warplane Museum, for the 80th Anniversary of the Dam Busters. John will discuss the daring raids launched by Bomber Command in WWII. Learn about Canadian’s involvement in these missions, crew training and the challenges that they overcame to complete their missions.
Please print and display the attached poster: OxHS Dam Busters!
This presentation will take place at the Woodstock Museum, NHS. The meeting will start at 6:30pm. This is a free public meeting, all are welcome to attend.
Please join us for a special presentation by John Bullen, from the Canadian Warplane Museum, for the 80th Anniversary of the Dam Busters. John will discuss the daring raids launched by Bomber Command in WWII. Learn about Canadian’s involvement in these missions, crew training and the challenges that they overcame to complete their missions.
This presentation will take place at the Woodstock Museum, NHS. The meeting will start at 6:30pm. This is a free public meeting, all are welcome to attend.
Hello Everyone,
This guest post is provided by the Middlesex Centre Archives:
The MCA is hosting an open house on Saturday, August 19th from 1-4pm.
Come and meet other members and volunteers, see what has changed and celebrate the past ten years!
For information about the event contact the Middlesex Centre Archives.
Is now available for pre-order – CA$50.00
This 8 1/2 “ x 11” 260 page authoritative, evidence-based study memorializes Elgin Hall, a stately home and landmark in Mount Elgin hamlet, Dereham Township, Oxford County, the Honourable Garth Turner’s ancestral home, from its construction in 1849 to its demolition in 2023. This book also explores the history of descendants of James Bodwell, Sr. (1764-1853), the family’s pioneer settler in Dereham Township, and his roots in 17th Wales, through New England, Stanstead, Nissouri, and eventually Dereham Township.
The book evolved from our “Save Elgin Hall from Demolition” Project. Debbie L. Kasman was the project’s leader; the Hon. Garth Turner, its patron; George Emery, its Historian; and Cody Groat, its expert on heritage designation.
We offer this book as a tribute to Garth Turner PC, Patron of the Elgin Hall Project, and to anyone with a love of history.
The book makes an excellent coffee table book, with its detailed studies, its rich stories, and its 125 images, 62 of which are colour.
To pre-order a copy click on this link: Bodwells of Elgin Hall