Oxfordshire Past 2012 will be held on 9th June at the d:two Centre in Henley from 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. The event is now well established in the Oxfordshire calendar for all those interested in history and archaeology and has an extensive programme covering a range of talks from experts in their field. The O.A.H.S. AGM will be held during the lunch break.
This site is a guide and reference source for researchers and potential researchers into Oxfordshire's history, archaeology, landscape and buildings. It aims to provide concise support and guidance on use of the mass of published accounts and raw materials concerning Oxfordshire's past. The site offers an historical framework and sequences of information and ideas, from which selected links, downloadable texts, and suggested reading, contacts and activities are designed to enable users to go on to further and more detailed investigations of their choice.
The OAHS journal Oxoniensia is now available online. All but the most recent five volumes are freely available under a Creative Commons licence; the most recent volumes are available to subscribers.
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2011 Excursions
This year's programme of six excursions is in many ways quite different from past programmes, and so for the benefit of those who have taken part in previous years, we start with some explanations. New members can skip ahead to the programme details.
1. This could be described as a programme of walking lectures rather than excursions as we used to organise them. For each day there is a specialist guide, and where possible we start with some preliminaries indoors before starting the tour.
2. There won't be any organised transport - participants make their own way there and back. Where possible there will be organised tea.
3. All excursions are limited to 20 participants.
4. The old one per month formula has not been adhered to strictly. Noone seems to want excursions in August, and we decided it's better to carry on the excursion programme later in the year when the weather is usually not too bad. So the last excursion will be at the end of October. Blame global warming if you will.
5. All excursions cost £10, which will include a simple tea where we can arrange it.
6. Members are asked to book online. Online booking does not entail online payment, the system allows you to either pay by Paypal or send a cheque. Full details of excursions are on the website, and participants will receive email reminders of excursions. All inquiries about excursions should be sent by email to .
All excursions start at 2p.m. unless otherwise stated.
| May 7th | Victorian & Edwardian industrial buildings in Oxford | Liz Woolley | Details |
| June 4th | See Oxfordshire Past programme | ||
| July 30th | Oxfordshire County Museum Store | Esther Cameron | Details |
| September 10th | A walk around Dorchester Abbey | Kate Tiller | Details |
| October 15th | Botanical imagery in the stonework of the University Museum | Malgosia Nowak-Kemp | Details |
| October 29th | A walk around Henley | Simon Townley | Details |