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History Society Meetings 2012

History Society, Meeting MinutesBy Jill 3 December 2012

Minutes of meetings held in 2012 January 2012 The Grand Tour [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″ filestoshow=”1716,” hidefilter=”true” hidesort=”true” hidesearch=”true” filesPerPage=”3″] February 2012 Genealogy for Beginners [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″ filestoshow=”1708,” hidefilter=”true” hidesort=”true” hidesearch=”true” filesPerPage=”3″] March 2012 Banbury – Historic Town or Shopper’s Paradise? [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″ filestoshow=”1694,” hidefilter=”true” hidesort=”true” hidesearch=”true” filesPerPage=”3″] April 2012 The Civil War in Oxfordshire [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″…

History Society Meetings 2011

History Society, Meeting MinutesBy Jill 3 December 2011

Minutes of meetings held in 2011 January 2011 Musical Instruments through History [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″ filestoshow=”1713,” hidefilter=”true” hidesort=”true” hidesearch=”true” filesPerPage=”3″] February 2011 Photographs of Old Aynho [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″ filestoshow=”1712,” hidefilter=”true” hidesort=”true” hidesearch=”true” filesPerPage=”3″] March 2011 The Cartwright Papers [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″ filestoshow=”1711,” hidefilter=”true” hidesort=”true” hidesearch=”true” filesPerPage=”3″] April 2011 Drove-Roads in the South Midlands [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″ filestoshow=”1710,” hidefilter=”true”…

History Society Meetings 2010

History Society, Meeting MinutesBy Jill 3 December 2010

Minutes of meetings held in 2010 January 2010 The Cartwright Papers [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″ filestoshow=”1730,” hidefilter=”true” hidesort=”true” hidesearch=”true” filesPerPage=”3″] February 2010 The Role of the Country Carrier [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″ filestoshow=”1729,” hidefilter=”true” hidesort=”true” hidesearch=”true” filesPerPage=”3″] March 2010 Memories of Aynho School [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″ filestoshow=”1728,” hidefilter=”true” hidesort=”true” hidesearch=”true” filesPerPage=”3″] April 2010 The Cartwrights at Edgcote [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″ filestoshow=”1727,”…

History Society: John Fulcher

History SocietyBy Jill 28 May 2010

John Fulcher who served in the R.A.S.C. at Aynho during WW2 visited the village on 19th May. Apart from a further look around the village he remembers fondly he wanted to see the piano in the Village Hall, towards which he made a very generous donation. The pictures show John during his visit. John at the…

History Society: Traditional Aynho Families

History SocietyBy Jill 7 March 2010

TRADITIONAL AYNHO FAMILIES 22 families appear in every one of Dawn’s seven censuses. Most of the entries under every name relate to ordinary agricultural labourers, but some families have produced one or more branches with specialist jobs. These are shown with the approximate number of censuses in which they are featured. Number of Entries Family…

History Society: Time Team say no

History SocietyBy Jill 7 February 2010

Following months of discussion Channel 4 Time Team programme producers have decided against including Aynho and the tunnels in their next series. Below is the text of an email recently received from Jim Mower, Time Team Production Manager I wanted to write to let you know where we are with Aynho. We’ve read through everything you’ve…

History Society Meetings 2009

History Society, Meeting MinutesBy Jill 3 December 2009

Minutes of meetings held in 2009 April 2009 The Cartwright Papers [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″ filestoshow=”1734,” hidefilter=”true” hidesort=”true” hidesearch=”true” filesPerPage=”3″] May 2009 Lark Rise to Candleford [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″ filestoshow=”1735,” hidefilter=”true” hidesort=”true” hidesearch=”true” filesPerPage=”3″] September 2009 England’s Canals – Past & Present [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″ filestoshow=”1733,” hidefilter=”true” hidesort=”true” hidesearch=”true” filesPerPage=”3″] October 2009 AGM [prettyfilelist type=”pdf,xls,doc,zip,ppt,img,mp3″ filestoshow=”1732,” hidefilter=”true” hidesort=”true” hidesearch=”true”…

History Society: Visit to Iford Manor

History SocietyBy Jill 8 October 2009

Thirty-four members and guests visited Iford Manor on Tuesday 6th October. We were shown around the mediaeval house and the gardens landscaped by Harold Peto by John and Elizabeth Cartwright-Hignett. Many items from Elizabeth’s former home, Aynhoe Park, were on display. Iford Manor from the bridge. The Gardens. In the Peto Gardens. John Hignett in…

History Society: Time Team show

History SocietyBy Jill 1 October 2009

Aynho Tunnels Many of you will be aware of our research into this subject. We have approached Channel 4 Time Team and they have informed us that they will be considering research projects, including ours, for inclusion in their 2010 programme in December 2009. We will keep you informed.

Aynho History Society wins award

History SocietyBy Jill 30 July 2009

Aynho History Society was recently awarded joint First Prize in a competition run by Banbury Historical Society, which was entered by sixteen local history societies. Peter Brookfield researched the history of ironstone mining at Sydenham Quarrand and is shown receiving the award, at a presentation in Edgcote House, from Lord Saye and Sele, President of…