Oswestry & Border History & Archaeology Group
OBHAG Programme 2008-2009
Meetings are held in the
Memorial Hall
, Oswestry. (FlashEarth Location)
7.30 pm start
unless stated otherwise.
For any lecture or visit enquiries please contact
Paul Brown
*** indicates change from original programme
Notice Board
Please email me if you hear of any local historical/archaeological events not included here.NEXT OBHAG MEETING - FRIDAY 11th July
Visit The Welsh Guards Collection Museum
Meet at Park Hall Experience Car Park 7.pmMuseum volunteers extend a warm welcome to OBHAG for this special evening visit to see the collection.
Every Friday at Oswestry Library
Discover ShropshireWeekly Family and Local History Advice Service
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2008 Programme
Friday 11th April - John Thomas of Ardmillan - a Victorian Gentleman
Lynn Yates
Lynn Yates
Friday 9th May
Evening Visit to Caer Alyn Project & Hillfort
Meet at Car Park near Alyn Lodge, Pont-y-Capel Lane, Gresford, LL12 8SA - 7 pm
Evening Visit to Caer Alyn Project & Hillfort
Meet at Car Park near Alyn Lodge, Pont-y-Capel Lane, Gresford, LL12 8SA - 7 pm
Saturday 21st June
Day in Historic Ludlow
To include guided town walk & tours of Castle & Museum Resource Centre
Meet Oak St. Car Park - Oswestry 8.30 - Travel in members cars
Day in Historic Ludlow
To include guided town walk & tours of Castle & Museum Resource Centre
Meet Oak St. Car Park - Oswestry 8.30 - Travel in members cars
Friday 11th July
Evening visit to The Welsh Guards Collection Museum - Park Hall
Meet at Park Hall Car Park - 7 pm
Evening visit to The Welsh Guards Collection Museum - Park Hall
Meet at Park Hall Car Park - 7 pm
Friday 12th September - Lloyd George and Dame Margaret, 1921-41
J. Graham Jones - Senior Archivist, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
J. Graham Jones - Senior Archivist, National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
Friday 10th October - Industrial Archaeology in NE Wales
Fiona Gale - Denbighshire County Archaeologist
Fiona Gale - Denbighshire County Archaeologist
Friday 14th November - Survival of the Fittest (A Brief History of Child Rearing)
Jan Warner
Jan Warner
Friday 12th December - The Making of A Christmas Carol
David Trumper
David Trumper
2009 Programme
Friday 9th January - Wroxeter Hinterland Project : Results & Retrospective
Dr. Roger White BA, PhD, MIFA
Dr. Roger White BA, PhD, MIFA
Friday 13th February - Historic Building of the Marches - an introduction to materials
Harriet Devlin - Lecturer, Ironbridge Institute
Harriet Devlin - Lecturer, Ironbridge Institute
Friday 13th March - OBHAG AGM
AGM followed by Presidential Address - Margaret Worthington
AGM followed by Presidential Address - Margaret Worthington
Friday 10th April - Mines of Llanymynech Hill
Mike Worsfold - - Shropshire Mines Trust Ltd. Shropshire Caving & Mining Club
Mike Worsfold - - Shropshire Mines Trust Ltd. Shropshire Caving & Mining Club
