Beyond the cold stone of the Abingdon War Memorial lies a tapestry of lived experience, individual sacrifice, and the profound impact of war on our local community. Join us for a moving and insightful talk as Dick Richards peels back the layers of history to reveal the stories of the people behind the names. This presentation […]
Have you hit a "brick wall" in your research, or have you just unearthed a remarkable family secret? Join us for an evening dedicated to the stories that make us who we are. This isn't a formal lecture - it's an inviting, small group gathering designed for family historians of all levels to connect, collaborate, […]
Although spared the bombs, Oxfordshire felt the deep impact of World War II. This talk explores how local children and evacuees experienced life during the war - through disruption, adaptation and resilience. It offers a moving insight into childhood on the home front.
An evening designed to encourage open discussion in a small informal gathering. Whether you have hit a brick wall and need advice or made a remarkable discovery, or don’t know where to begin, this is the evening to share. Suitable for all levels of family historians
Join us to hear about the daughter of a village Policeman, who grew up in Chilton, Ardington, Faringdon and Lambourn and her disappearance in 1941, the six decades of silence, and the determined research that finally brought her story to light.
Join us for a talk which tells of the wilderness paths which the drovers took to avoid paying tolls and the hear about the tell-tale signs they left on the landscape, including Abingdon when they drove wild Welsh ponies through the town. Non members £5 pp.
A talk by Martin Buckland about Herbert George Mullard, who began making concrete in his shed in Cowley in 1923 before moving to the Radley Road in Abingdon. From fence posts to beams for Chiswick Flyover, join us for a nostalgic talk on Cowley Concrete and its founder Herbert Mullard.
At the Long Furlong Centre there will be an opportunity to learn about the plans, design, traffic management and build times for the Lodge Hill junction. The A34 junction at Lodge Hill, between Abingdon and Oxford, currently has north-facing slip roads only. These interchange improvements will add new south-facing slip roads to the A34, as […]
Come and join our free Funday for all ages and abilities at Long Furlong Community Centre from 10:00-3:00PM
Berkshire's churchyards are full of stories about the individuals who are buried there, the communities in which they lived and the prevailing burial customs and beliefs and the impact of events. This talk by the Berkshire Family History Society Chairman, Catherine Sampson, explores some of those stories, reveals favoured epitaphs and showcases some of the […]
Anne Marsh Caldwell, was a little known, but prolific writer of novels. Brought up in Linley Wood in Staffordshire she associated with the Wedgwood and Spode families and was married to a wealthy banker. This talk tells of the devastating life events which led her to embark on a writing career.
A talk which reveals the development, organisation and activities of a secret and clandestine organisation which would have come into action if the enemy had invaded Britain in World War II. Although their full story will never be known.
