See below our outlined planned programme from September 2024 to May 2025 below and please keep an eye on this page for further news (including any changes) on our series of evening talks and other activities.
Next Event: February 12th 2025
Speaker: Liz Woolley
Subject: Child Labour in 19th Century Oxfordshire
Liz is a freelance local historian. She lives in Oxford and has an MSc in English Local History from the University’s Department for Continuing Education.
Whilst investigating child labour in the Industrial Revolution as part of her MSc she became interested in the experiences of child workers in Oxfordshire: a rural, rather than industrial, county
About our Talks
The Society in normal times meets once per month from September to May each year. Generally, all meetings are held in Milton-under-Wychwood Village Hall.
Meetings are usually held on the third Wednesday of the month from 7:30pm – 9:00pm.
Members – FREE Guests – £3 per person
Anyone with an interest in local history is very welcome to join us.
2024
11 Sep Edward Caswell : Finds Officer Portable Antiquities Scheme
9 Oct Julie Ann Godson: Our Boys 1914 – 1918
13 Nov Carol Anderson/John Bennett : Cospatrick Tragedy Reflections
18 Dec Tim Healey: A Victorian Christmas
2025
8 Jan Jonathan Maisey & Joe Duxbury: Cotswold Quarries 2
12 Feb Liz Woolley: Child Labour in 19th Century Oxfordshire
12 Mar Paul Booth: Archaeology developments in the Chipping Norton area.
9 Apr Laurence Waters Chipping Norton Branch Line
14 May Society AGM followed by “From our Archive”
