FAMILY HISTORY GROUP

Interested in your family of years gone by?

Then why not consider joining your local group who study world wide families in addition to our local area. We meet at The Fox Hotel in Chipping Norton on the second Wednesday of each month at 7pm March until November.

Members of the group range from beginners to expert family historians plus three Professional Genealogists, Being a member you have access to our Archives, Library and Specialist equipment for use at home or Record Depository. As many as 240 million records are available to use at any one time. Our programme covers both study nights together with visiting guest speakers who provide the group with talks on specialised subjects. Members are kept up to date with news and events going on World Wide by an Internet newsletter.

As a local organisation we do however support events and hold fund raising days within Oxfordshire as part of our programme. Members always come forward to help at these events on a regular basis. The group is also very well known for it's efforts in helping with local family history projects such as Cemetery Records and Churchyard Surveys,

Our season runs from March until November with a subscription of just
�12-00. (Family �17) Visitors are most welcome at the rate of �2 -50 per meeting. An Associate membership is �11 and visitors are �2.50

Acting Chair: Martin Jarrett

Diana Mackay will deal with all enquiries on sdmack60@hotmail.com

The Bliss Mill Book is available �13.50 plus postage
Enquiries maureenshepherd7@btinternet.com

FAMILY HISTORY DAY AT THE ACE CENTRE

Members of the Family History Group of Chipping Norton welcome everyone to experience what research is possible these days on the net, and to introduce their own software resources which are available - along with support and encouragement - to townspeople tracing their family histories.

From left: Peter Tyrrell giving a helping hand to Keith Cooper-Harris whose ancestors didn't help by sometimes calling themselves Cooper and sometimes Harris. Helen Brown with Jack Sussens whose rare surname stays elusive on the IGI database. Jan Cliffe explains recent work on mediaeval wills by the CN Historical Research Group to Andrew Collard. Family Tree expert Sara Collard discusses a detail with Liz Stranks.