Local history - Oxfordshire

Local history exhibitions

Exhibitions and image galleries based on sources from Oxfordshire History Centre collections

Victoria County History

Multi-volume authoritative history of many Oxfordshire parishes, following a standard plan

Oxoniensia

Annual journal of Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society

Oxfordshire Local History Association

• The umbrella organisation for local history groups in Oxfordshire
• OLHA Journal index and pdfs
• List of Oxfordshire Local History Groups

Berkshire Local History Association

• Encouraging interest in local history before and after 1974 boundary changes
• BLHA Journal index (1984-2004) and pdfs (2003 onwards)
• List of Berkshire Local History Groups

Oxfordshire Record Society

Transcribed, calendared and indexed primary sources for the history of Oxfordshire

Volumes published from 1919 onwards

Community Archives & Heritage Group

• Supporting and promoting community archives in the UK and Ireland
• Includes directory of community archives

Oxfordshire Buildings Index

19th - early 20th C building plans and newspaper references at Oxfordshire History Centre

Sales catalogues 1764-2008

Index of sales catalogues in Archive and Local Studies collections (pdf format 2.8Mb)

Sales particulars relating to houses, buildings and other properties in Oxfordshire

Oxfordshire Buildings Record

Promoting research into Oxfordshire buildings and creating a publicly accessible repository of records

Oxfordshire Insight

Data and information about modern Oxfordshire

Mapping Manning

Mapped presentation of the collections of antiquary Percy Manning

Google Books

Digitised histories: Oxfordshire

Internet Archive

Oxfordshire history e-books and digitised texts

Forgotten Books

Text of Oxfordshire books available to read online or download as ebooks