Victoria County History Workshop Part 1 - Introductions, archaeology, and settlement
About the Workshop
Are you interested in exploring the history of your town, village, house, or area? This short five-session series is aimed at people who want to embark on their own research, but who aren’t quite sure where to start – or who have perhaps already made the plunge but want a bit more historical background or guidance.
No aspects of local history are entirely self-contained, and the series is intended to provide a broad overview of local history themes and approaches and of where to look next – although sessions can also be booked separately. Each session will include three short (40-minute) illustrated talks on particular topics, with plenty of time for questions and discussion, and we hope to have a few examples of relevant documents on show.
- 10.00-10.10: Welcome and coffee
- 10.10-10.50: Local history and local history sources - Simon Townley
- 10.50-11.30: Out of the ground: finds and the archaeological record - Edward Caswell
- 11.30-11.50: Coffee
- 11.50-12.30: Exploring how villages evolve - Stephen Mileson
- 12.30: Discussion and questions
The Speakers
Simon Townley and Stephen Mileson: the research team for the Oxfordshire Victoria County History project (VCH), all with wide experience of researching and writing local history from prehistory to the present day.
Edward Caswell: Oxfordshire Finds Liaison Officer.
Tickets
For tickets please follow the link https://wegottickets.com/event/649585