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MONTHLY MEETINGS All meetings are on Fridays at 7.45pm in Wallingford Town Hall (in the Market Place). Parking is available nearby in the St
Albans/Waitrose car-park. 2010 PROGRAMME 8 Jan Paul Smith: A Roundup of Oxfordshire Archaeology. Paul will be retiring this year from his post as County Archaeologist – we would like to thank him for his support over many years and wish him a long and happy retirement PLEASE NOTE: This talk
had to be cancelled because of the snow - it will be
rearranged at a future date Jane is a local historian and
lecturer who has spent many years researching the history of food Simon is Editor of the Oxfordshire
Victoria County History and a well-known lecturer. His talk will cover
the history of Henley from the Middle Ages to the 19th century
Neil is one of the Project Directors and Reader in
Archaeology at Leicester University The talk highlights the
differences between boys’ and girls’ experiences of work and the
particular fates of the pauper apprentices A celebration of art and
craftsmanship in Anglo-Saxon England with later Viking influences (set
against a backdrop of everyday life) Paul is a senior archaeologist at
Oxford Archaeology and he will give us the results of the latest
excavations in Dorchester Tim’s talk is based on his book,
published in 2006, which traces the historical and structural
development of the traditional local barns Rupert, an historian who specialises
in the domestic and social life of the past, is author of the
best-selling “Life in Medieval England”. His latest book is “Reading and
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