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OxHS Presentation on Wednesday, November 26, 2025!

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Oxford Goes to War Woodstock!

Hello Everyone,

Please join the OxHS for a special presentation paying homage to the men and women who served in the two world wars – on the battlefields and on the Home Front.

Oxford Goes to War is a free presentation on Wednesday, November 26th, being held at Chartwell Oxford Gardens at 6:30pm.

To download and share this event, click on this link to: Oxford Goes to War

As part of Remembrance Day, the OxHS has created a digital Poppy, feel free to share this Poppy:
Remembrance Day 2025 Front Side & Remembrance Day 2025 Reverse Side

This is a free event and open to all!

The OxHS is now on Facebook and Instagram, to like us search: OxfordHistoricalSociety1897
Or click on the FB or Instagram symbol on the right hand side of our website!

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

Oxford Branch Ontario Ancestors Meeting- Monday, November 17, 2025 @7pm via Zoom!

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Hello Everyone,
Please see this guest post from the Ontario Ancestors:

Please join us on Monday, November 17, 2025 at 7:00 pm on Zoom as we host –

“Growing Stronger Together – A Celebration of Oxford County’s Past”
presented by Liz Dommasch, Oxford County Archivist

Liz will share some of the stories from the new publication celebrating Oxford County’s 175+ years.  Hear from the team who created this poignant resource, finally giving a voice to the thousands who were sent to new worlds, with little or no say in their fate.  

This is a virtual meeting of Oxford Branch of Ontario Ancestors. Everyone is welcome! To register for the meeting, please visit our website at https://oxford.ogs.on.ca to find the link to join the meeting.

If you have any questions, please contact us at oxford@ogs.on.ca or call 519-421-1700.


The OxHS is now on Facebook and Instagram, to like us search: OxfordHistoricalSociety1897
Or click on the FB or Instagram symbol on the right hand side of our website!

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

Zorra Digitization Day Saturday, October 25, 2025, from 10am – 2pm!

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Hello Everyone,
Please see this guest post from the Zorra Heritage Committee:

Do you have old photos, documents, memorabilia from growing up in Zorra or handed down by family in East Nissouri, Embro, North Oxford or West Zorra?

If yes, please consider making electronic copies – for extra security backup, for easier sharing, to use in scrapbooking or to include in family histories.

It’s wise to digitize!

Join the Zorra Heritage Committee and museum staff at Beachville District Museum on Saturday, October 25th from 10am-2pm for their third Digitization Day.

Community members are invited to bring up to 3 items to be digitized and returned to them along with copies of the digital files. Copies of the files will also be retained by Beachville District Museum as reference material.

Digitization of local, historical materials will help to ensure that important pieces of our local heritage are preserved for future research and the enjoyment of the next generations.

Advance registration is encouraged and can be completed online via the link found at https://beachvilledistrictmuseum.com/events/digday2025 or by the calling the museum at (519) 423-6497.

The OxHS is now on Facebook and Instagram, to like us search: OxfordHistoricalSociety1897
Or click on the FB or Instagram symbol on the right hand side of our website!

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

Oxford Branch Ontario Ancestors Meeting- October 20th, 2025 @7pm via Zoom!

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Hello Everyone,
Please see this guest post from the Ontario Ancestors:

“Tillsonburg’s Nightingales; Nursing Sisters in WWI” with Laurel Beechey

The Canadian nurses who served in World War I were called Bluebirds because of their blue uniforms and white veils.  Laurel will guide us through the journey of five young nurses from the Tillsonburg area, leaving home and through their service with the Canadian Army Medical Corps. They are our unsung heroines. Caution – some pictures are graphic.  

This is a virtual meeting of Oxford Branch of Ontario Ancestors. Everyone is welcome! To register for the meeting, please visit our website at https://oxford.ogs.on.ca to find the link to join the meeting.

If you have any questions, please contact us at oxford@ogs.on.ca or call 519-421-1700.

The OxHS is now on Facebook and Instagram, to like us search: OxfordHistoricalSociety1897
Or click on the FB or Instagram symbol on the right hand side of our website!

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

OxHS Presentation on Wednesday, October 29, 2025!

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Condemned Woodstock!

Hello Everyone,
Please join the OxHS in welcoming our special guest Jennie Grevers, for an evening filled with dramatic tales and historical accounts of the executions that shaped Woodstock, people who faced the gallows and how their lives and deaths impacted Oxford County!

‼️Reminder- we have a new venue for our meetings ‼️Chartwell Oxford Gardens at 423 Devonshire Ave, Woodstock is our new location. We are grateful that they offered the space and the opportunity to keep our Historical presentations available with no cost to the public- whether you are a member or not.

To download and share this event, click on this link to: Condemned Woodstock!

This presentation will take place at the Chartwell Oxford Gardens at 6:30pm!

This is a free event and open to all!

The OxHS is now on Facebook and Instagram, to like us search: OxfordHistoricalSociety1897
Or click on the FB or Instagram symbol on the right hand side of our website!

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