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To promote the history of Oxford County in Southwestern Ontario

11/04/2026

🌺. Born in Innerkip and raised in Norwich, FIt. Lieutenant OB Robertson and his crew flew 28 missions as part of 97 Squadron (“The Pathfinders”) of
RAF Bomber Command in WW2.

🌺Presented by the OxHS, join speaker Bob Van Wyk for this fascinating look at a local war hero. 🌺Lest we forget 🌺

🌺Wednesday November 25, 2026 - 7:00 pm * Chartwell
Oxford Gardens - 423 Devonshire Ave. Woodstock
FREE admission - parking - donations welcome!
[email protected] www.oxfordhistoricalsociety.ca

10/26/2026

🪖Please join us on October 28 for another fascinating presentation hosted by the Oxford Historical Society.

🪖Come and attend this free presentation about John Norton First Nations Activist, Historian, Politician, Linguist & Military Leader in the war of 1812. The presentation is by Angus Sutherland.

🪶This meeting is a free event at Woodstock Chartwell Gardens located at 423 Devonshire Ave. We encourage new people to come and find out what OxHs is all about. Stick around after every presentation for a Q&A, refreshments and a fun time to chat and mingle.

See you there Wednesday, October 28th at 7:00 pm.
#1812

09/23/2026

📍We are back with our fall meetings on Wednesday September 30th. Join returning speaker author Thomas A. Ryerson for a presentation about the former stately home of MP James Sutherland and later home of the Legion- ‘Altadore.’

📍Our free meetings take place at Chartwell Oxford Gardens on Devonshire Avenue in Woodstock. Please note the start time is now 7:00 pm see you there!!

05/30/2026

🚙Back by popular demand- our Grand Day Out! June 13th 2026!

🚗Last year we had a wonderful convoy of historical members and friends of the society travel to various sites, listening to lectures and enjoying a wonderful lunch. It’s going to be hard to top that but we think we have this year. 🤞🏼 or at least we match the same energy.

🚗Our grand day out will include stops in Drumbo Wolverton, Bright, and Chesterfield! We have an another amazing lunch planned at Peace United Church ⛪️ - and those ladies know how to put on a spread!

🚙The extremely low price to join us on this tour with a lunch included is only $30 for members $35 for non-members. Spots will be limited so please sign up early. You can pay via cash or e-transfer [email protected] s🌸

05/24/2026

🇷🇴We would like to thank everyone who was a part of our celebration of Joseph Whiteside Boyle-the king of the Klondike and the saviour of Romania.

🇷🇴 The Oxford Historical Society, the Romanian Consul-General and the Woodstock Presbyterian Cemetery are grateful to the Ingersoll Pipe Band for their performance.

Please enjoy some photos from the event 📸

05/24/2026

05/23/2026

🌸Our next presentation is Growing Stronger Together:
A Celebration of Oxford County’s Past
Guest speaker Liz Dommasch, County Archivist! This very popular book celebrating our history is written by local historians. Learn about the stories and characters involved in our county.

🌸Wednesday May 27, 2026 is also our Annual General Meeting or AGM. Only Members in good standing are eligible to vote at the AGM but all are welcome to attend.

🌸The meeting is being held at Chartwell Oxford Gardens on Devonshire in Woodstock.

🌸The agenda has been sent out to all current members. You will also find a copy of the January 29, 2025 Minutes from last year’s AGM – see Item 2 on the Agenda.

🌸We are looking for active new members and If anyone is interested in putting forward their name for the Executive Committee, please do! 🌸

🌸Look forward to seeing everyone on Wednesday evening – as this is our last regular meeting before the summer break (back in September).
Oxford Historical Executive Committee

🌸Our next event is the Grand Day Out – Rural Tour back by popular demand! Poster to come and details can be found on our and on our website www.oxfordhistoricalsociety.ca

05/13/2026

🇭🇺Please join us to celebrate this historic event.

The Oxford Historical Society and the Romanian Consul-General invite you to attend a memorial celebration of Joseph Whiteside Boyle.

Joe Boyle was known as the king of the Klondike and the saviour of Romania. Learn why this local hero had such an impact in the world.

Bring your own lawn chairs to the Woodstock Presbyterian Cemetery at 2 PM. All welcome!

05/05/2026

📚This Saturday is Oxford local history day at the Ingersoll library.

🎉Everyone is welcome and admission is free!

📚After some amazing presentations and speakers such as our own Scott Gillies chair of the Oxford Historical Society there will be a reception.

😁You can find our OXHS table with local history books, membership information and other merch. We can’t wait to see you there!

📍130 Oxford St Ingersoll 10 am -1pm

04/26/2026

🎉 Huge congrats!!!

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Woodstock, ON

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http://www.oxfordhistoricalsociety.ca/

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