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Our latest exhibition is on show from September 16th until early November in the Wychwoods Library in Milton. The exhibition features historic photographs of shops and commerce in the Wychwoods […]
For our first talk of the 2026/7 season on Wednesday 9th September, we welcome historian and raconteur Andrew Meller who will present ‘Tolkien and the Cotswolds’. We can expect an […]
This article was written by Carol Anderson to accompany an exhibition of wedding photographs from the Society’s collection spanning the late 19th to mid-20th century. Topics Wychwood Wedding Photographs | Wedding […]
Our final 2025/6 evening meeting on Wednesday 13th May started with the AGM and then featured sessions entitled ‘Topics from our Archive’. Members and visitors also had a chance to […]
Our latest exhibition , installed from May 9th in the Wychwoods Library in Milton, features historic photographs on the theme of folk dancing over the years in the Wychwoods Among […]
An article from Wychwoods Local History Society Journal No.16 pp 28-32 by Keith Chandler , reproduced here as a focus for the May-September 2026 “Dancing Days” Library Exhibition in Milton […]
The story of emigration from the Wychwoods in the later 19th Century was recently brought to life with a visitor from New Zealand. We were contacted via the website by […]
At our recent meeting [ Details here ], Sue Honoré of the Oxfordshire Family History Society opened her talk with a reminder that ‘local’ and ‘family’ history are never truly […]
Our talk on April 8th welcomed Sue Honoré (a very experienced researcher & long standing Oxford Family History Society member). Based on over 40 years of family history research, Sue’s […]
The Society regularly presents exhibitions of historic photographs in the Wychwoods Library in Milton-under-Wychwood. Displays change approximately every two months, giving visitors an opportunity to explore different themes from our […]