19^th November 2018

Oxfordshire in 50 Objects
Stephen Barker

Fifty fascinating objects, each telling a unique story, and brought together to celebrate Oxfordshire Museums Service’s half century. Chosen by community groups and members of the Service past and present, this exhibition showcases Oxfordshire's rich heritage through the memories, experiences and interests of people from across the county. I curated the exhibition on behalf of the Service.

17^th December 2018

Christmas Social

21^st January 2019

Churches have memories - the memorials of St Edburg's Church
Christopher Young

18^th March 2019

Common Right to Private Property: how enclosure shaped the Oxfordshire landscape
Deborah Hayter

This talk looks at how, why and when medieval field patterns, which had lasted in many places for a thousand years, were swept away to create a ‘mass-produced, drawing-board landscape.

15^th July 2019

1066: Oxfordshire and the Norman Conquest
Julie Ann Godson

So many of the key events surrounding the Norman invasion of Anglo-Saxon England in 1066 took place in modern Oxfordshire. It was an event which changed the country forever. And from the birth of a prince to the formal surrender after the Battle of Hastings, Oxfordshire frequently provided the background for the board-room take-over which was the Norman Conquest of England. Enjoy a not-too-serious romp through the most tumultuous ever period of England's history.