To promote the history of Oxford County in South-Western Ontario
Hello Everyone,
please see this guest post from the Tillsonburg & District Historical Society (TDHS):
The TDHS’s next General Meeting will be Monday, February 26th at 7pm at Annandale House NHS.
To learn more abut TDHS our February issue of The Society Pages is available for download!
If you would like your event or article published (relating to Oxford County ON or South-Western ON), on the Society’s blog please email us at info@oxhs.ca
Hello Everyone,
Please see this guest post from the Beachville District Historical Society (BDHS):
Speaker Series: Zorra Farmer to Canadian Icon – The Bob Hayward Journey
Hear the story of this Embro-area farmer and mechanical genius. He was a pathfinder in racecar development and later became a national hero when piloting one of the world’s fastest raceboats, Miss Supertest III.
He fuelled national pride by defeating the best the U.S. had, winning the international Harmsworth trophy three years in a row and giving Canadians a boost during concerns about a lagging economy, unemployment and U.S. influence.
When: Tuesday, February 13th at 7pm
Where: Beachville District Museum, 584371 Beachville Rd, Beachville ON N0J 1A0 (west end of the village)
For more information contact the Beachville District Museum, or by phone at 519-423-6497
This is a free event and all are welcome!
If you would like your event or article published (relating to Oxford County ON or South-Western ON), on the Society’s blog please email us at info@oxhs.ca
Hello Everyone,
Please see this guest post from the Oxford Branch of Ontario Ancestors:
Please join us at our next virtual meeting on Monday, February 12 at 7:00 pm, Hilary J. Dawson presenting:
Hunting for Hidden History: How Slavery Came to the Town of York
“How do you find out about people who had no rights, rarely appear in the public record and for the most part were illiterate? Where do you look for information about the disadvantaged who did not receive direct payment for their work, and who had little control over their own lives? How can we uncover the stories of indentured servants and enslaved Africans?
Hilary Dawson will explain where she found personal papers and other manuscripts, and show how she used them to piece together the stories of the Pompadour family, Henry Prince and others who were regarded as “property” by York slaveholders like Peter Russell and William Jarvis.”
Hilary Dawson is a professional genealogist, historical researcher and educator who has worked in museums in the UK and Canada.
Please visit our website at https://oxford.ogs.on.ca and click on the link “Register Here” for the zoom meeting. The meeting is free and we welcome everyone.
Liz Buchanan
Oxford Branch Publicity Coordinator
Ontario Ancestors
If you would like your event or article published (relating to Oxford County ON or South-Western ON), on the Society’s blog please email us at info@oxhs.ca
Hello Everyone,
This guest post is provided by the Middlesex Centre Archives:
Middlesex Centre Archives will be holding an online auction beginning on Saturday, February 3rd, 2024. Bidding will end on Wednesday, February 7th, 2024.
To view the items visit www.filsonauction.com
For information about the event contact the Middlesex Centre Archives
If you would like your event or article published (relating to Oxford County ON or South-Western ON), on the Society’s blog please email us at info@oxhs.ca
Hello Everyone,
Happy New Year!
Please join us for the Society’s Annual General Meeting on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at 6:30pm. The meeting will be held at the Woodstock Museum NHS
Tonight’s presentation: Shipwrecks on Lake Erie – From Port Dover to Port Stanley, presented by Elaine Becker
From Elaine: “6,000 wrecks have occurred in the Great Lakes with 175 and 200 wrecks off Long Point. Many have never been identified. Port Dover to Port Stanley on Lake Erie, will be the focus of the presentation touching on some of the more notable stories.“
For 2024 the Oxford Historical Society will not be taking membership fees.
Thank you, and we hope to see all of you at the AGM!
If you would like your event or article published (relating to Oxford County ON or South-Western ON), on the Society’s blog please email us at info@oxhs.ca