Ardmillan House by Jackie Hayden - Added 22nd July 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.
Hill Fort Seminar - 15th Sept. - Oswestry - Details added 20th Aug.
Broomhall Lane, Oswestry - Postcard added 23rd Jul.
Memorial Gates, Oswestry - Postcard added 23rd Jul.
Ardmillan House & Time Capsule - Pages added 22nd Jul.
Cross St., Oswestry - 1917 - Postcard added 8th Jun.
I Love the Past - Link to new website added 25th Apr.
The Old Lych Gate, Oswestry - Postcard added 23rd Mar.
The Cross, Oswestry - More Postcards added 6th Mar.
The Wrekin - Postcard & links added 19th Feb.
1905 Castle Ground Postcard - Postcard added 1st Feb.
Oswestry Town Archives and Guildhall - Links added 30th Jan.
Discovering Shropshire's History - Link added 12th Jan.
Old Oswestry Hill Fort Community Project - Links added 11th Jan.
Oswestry-History Postcards - Lots of new pages added 09th Jan.
Welsh Family History Archive - Link URL updated 16th Nov.
Pronunciation of Welsh place-names - Link URL updated 16th Nov.
CPAT Introduction to Offa's Dyke - Extra link added 15th Nov.
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.
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
Sue Baker emails from Munster, Western Australia - 21st May
.......... I am in the process of researching my Jones side of my family tree and have a faded newspaper cutting from 1918 reporting my g.grandfathers funeral. What I am hoping to do is find out what paper the report was in and check the obituary notices.
Can you put me in touch with someone or give me suggestions as to how I would find out about the local papers from that time?
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.
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