Janet Wallace (née Scott) 1934-2024
With the death of Janet Wallace in April, the Wychwoods Local History Society, has lost one of the last of the generation still living in the Wychwoods, who created our […]
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WLHS at Tall Trees Care Home
The society was pleased to take up the invitation from the management of Tall Trees care home to give a local history talk for their Coffee Day on August 30th. […]
Margaret Ann Ware 28th June 1933 – 4th July 2023
For more than four decades, from the 1960s, Margaret and Frank Ware were energetic contributors to Wychwood society and are fondly remembered by many particularly in the Wychwoods History Society […]
Ascott Martyrs Trust Family History Day
Saturday 17 June saw committee members supporting WLHS colleague Carol Anderson and the Ascott Martyrs Educational Trust’s family and local history day at Tiddy Hall in Ascott under Wychwood. This […]
Their Finest Hour Project – WWII Memorabilia Digital Collections Day
We invite Wychwoods Local History Society members and friends to consider contributing their own WWII memorabilia to an important OU and Heritage Lottery funded initiative. Bring your stories and objects […]
The Society’s Archive and Study Centre
Joan Howard-Drake and her contribution to local history in the Wychwoods
The death occurred on 31 October of Joan Howard-Drake following a long struggle after she suffered a severe stroke about a year earlier. Joan and her husband, Jack, were founder […]
Exhibition at Churchill Heritage Centre
“A case of tax avoidance in Churchill” – a new exhibition is now on until September, at the Churchill Heritage Centre. Curated by local historian Christine Gowing, the exhibition tells […]
The Society’s 25th Anniversary Remembered
In this year of the society’s 40th anniversary, here is a short trip down memory lane to the society’s 25th Anniversary in 2006. Amongst activities that year, the society produced […]