Oxford Historical Society

OxHS Presentation on Wednesday, September 24, 2025!

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Industrial Woodstock!

Hello Everyone,
please join us for Wes Magill’s presentation as he takes us through the history of “Industrial Woodstock”.
To download and share this event, click on this link to: Industrial Woodstock
This presentation will take place at the Woodstock Museum, NHS. Doors open at 6:15, meeting starts at 6:30pm. This is a free event and open to all!

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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

AUSCHWITZ. Not long ago. Not far away.

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Special Exhibition at the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM), on display until September 1, 2025.

Photograph provided by the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM)

Dear Members,
Please see this guest post from the Royal Ontario Museum (ROM):

“The ROM is offering a promo code to save 15% on tickets to
Auschwitz. Not long ago. Not far away.
Which is on display until September 1, 2025

We hope you will join us to help share this unprecedented exhibition.
Your involvement would play a crucial role in bringing this impactful
experience to a wider audience.

The promo code MUSEUM15 is also valid on tickets to these other exhibitions:
Nature in Brilliant Colour; Saints, Sinners, Lovers, and
Fools: 300 years of Flemish Masterworks.”

To take advantage of this offer, download and print this PDF: ROM Auschwitz Exhibition Special Offer

For more information about the ROM and their exhibits or to purchase tickets go to: rom.ca

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

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!

OxHS Quaker Country Road Trip – Saturday, June 28, 2025!

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Hello Everyone,

The Oxford Historical Society’s outing for this year is a road trip around Quaker Country! Join Scott Gillies, the Chair of the OxHS, and others for a rural tour of Oxford County. You’ll visit cemeteries, local museums and other historic sites!

Norwich to Otterville: Quaker Country Road Trip!

When: Saturday, June 28, 2025
Where: Meet at the Woodstock Public Library parking lot at 9am
Cost: $30.00/person (cost includes lunch and a $10.00 donation to the Norwich & South Norwich Museums)
Paying by eTransfer – send the payment to this email address: purchases@oxhs.ca
Paying by PayPal – send the payment to this email address: purchases@oxhs.ca
RSVP: by June 20, 2025 to info@oxhs.ca

The attached poster can be printed and shared: Norwich to Otterville: Quaker Country Road Trip!

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, May 28, 2025!

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The Presbyterian Church –
Focusing on Oxford County History!

This presentation will take place at the Woodstock Museum, NHS. Doors open at 6:15, meeting starts 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

Ingersoll Rural Cemetery Dedication – Saturday, June 7 at 2pm!

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Hello Everyone,

Please see this guest post from the Ingersoll Rural Cemetery Board:

On Saturday June 7 at 2 p.m., the Ingersoll Rural Cemetery Board will
unveil the monument dedicated to the almost 400 people buried in
Potter’s Field.  Dr. Cody Groat will preside as Master of Ceremonies as
we honour the names of Ingersoll and area citizens interred between 1964
and 1976.

The above picture is a mockup of the stone which is currently being engraved at Ingersoll & Thames Memorials by Jon Pettit.
Please join us for this historical event.  Bring a lawn chair and sit and listen as the names are read by the Western University research students.

The Ingersoll Rural Cemetery is located at 603809 Cemetery Lane (just off Pemberton Street), Ingersoll ON

Debbie Johnston,
Chairperson,
Ingersoll Rural Cemetery Board

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

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!