Ardmillan House by Jackie Hayden - Added 22nd July 07
Old Oswestry Hill Fort Seminar 2008 - Added July 08
Old Oswestry Hill Fort Seminar 2007 - Added August 07
Oswestry Postcard Gallery - Added 7th January 07
Tracing Oswestry Family History - Links added 25th May 06
1980 Oswestry Town Wall Report - 10 pages of content added 7th Feb. 06
Story of Local Church Boundary Changes in 1920 - Content added 16th Nov. 05
Inside Story of Criggion Radio Station - Content added 19th Oct. 05
Oswestry & Border History & Archaeology Group - Group Information
This website is dedicated to the history and archaeology of Oswestry in Shropshire and it's Welsh borderland neighbourhood. To fully appreciate the rich history and heritage of Oswestry it is necessary consider the part it plays in the history of England and Wales. The split between counties and countries can often be a barrier to finding information and this site attempts to draw together these sources to be more visible to any interested party.
Oswestry & District Community Support Group
A seminar - Saturday 18th October 2008
Llanymynech: revealing its riches
Llanymynech Seminar Poster added - 11th Aug.
Weekly Family & Local History Advice Service at Oswestry Library - 27th Feb.
Gittins, Church Street Postcard added 22nd Feb.
Official Welsh Guards Museum at Park Hall LInks added 5th Feb.
Ruyton XI Towns Castle & History Book - LInks added 24th Jan.
Ruyton XI Towns Charter Group (1308-2008) - LInk added 24th Jan.
Bailey Head, Oswestry - 2 Postcards added 11th Dec.
Oswestry-History is a home for new content and become much more than just a collection of links to other sites. Articles such as those written for Parish magazines - or those written by students - or specialist articles which are not published elsewhere. Have you written about your Oswestry business or family history? Then I would be delighted to link to it or publish it here. Please visit the Feedback page.
A good starting place is the Oswestry Library Local Studies section. The website offers free downloadable guides covering Oswestry family history, house history and parish registers. You may find this searchable online Historic Directory Website useful.
Launching 7th March 2008
Weekly Family and Local History Advice Service at Oswestry Library run by Discover Shropshire. Teams of trained, knowledgeable volunteers will work alongside library staff to help both newcomers and experienced researchers to get the most from the expanded range of resources now available as a result of the Discover Shropshire project.
As well as parish registers, census returns and the Oswestry & Border Counties Advertizer, the volunteers will be able to use a dedicated computer which will provide free access to Ancestry.com and other online resources. View leaflet
Oswestry Family Names Websites
Harris, Groves, Francis - also Hamer and Evans
Parry Jones
Thomas and Ardmillan Thomas and Ardmillan
Shropshire Family History Websites
Shropshire Family History Society
Shropshire Family History Research
Family History Forums
Closed Shropshire Forum - hundreds of old posts still searchable
New Virtual-Shropshire Forum
RootsChat Shropshire Forum
Maesbury Family History Message Board
Archaeology is about the past, present and future - What we can see today of Oswestry's past and what we can pass on to future generations. Various groups in the area are researching and investigating times gone by and would welcome newcomers to share their interests. I am also keen to promote publications which involve the history and archaeology of Oswestry.
The inclusion of links, articles and advertisements on Oswestry-History does not imply any endorsement of content, products or services provided by these third parties.
Please view Aims and Conditions for more information.
