The Sibfords History Society
The Sibfords Society began in 1993 and changed its name to The Sibfords History Society in 2019. Meetings are held nine times each year. These include talks of historical interest and external visits during the summer. We concentrate mainly on the local area but are occasionally happy to invite speakers from further afield. We have an archive room where we preserve evidence for future generations. Read our Constitution and Aims.
Membership costs £15 per year, to be paid at the AGM in March. Guests are welcome on payment of an entry fee of £5 per person, to be paid at the door (schoolchildren free). Free tea and coffee is usually served after the meeting.
For further information, please contact Diana on 788 214 or email shs
For more information about local history in Oxfordshire, visit the Oxfordshire Local History Association.
Browse the website pages at https://thesibfords.uk/about for historical information and photos related to the Sibfords and their inhabitants.
Test your knowledge of local history with our picture quiz booklet (answers at the back!).
Programme for 2024
Talks generally start at 7.30pm.
| Thu 15 February | Social Evening | Sit-down supper and local history picture quiz |
| Thu 21 March 7pm | Lizzy Rowe | Keble College and The Light of the World by Holman Hunt The meeting will start earlier than usual, with the Society’s Annual General Meeting. |
| Thu 18 April | Ivan Tyrrell | |
| Thu 16 May | Bill King | Dad’s Underground Army |
| Thu 20 June | Gillian White | 1346 – Crécy |
| Thu 18 July | Marie-Louise Kerr | The woman who would be Queen: the life of Empress Matilda and her connections with Oxfordshire |
| Wednesday 4 September | Day trip | Hardwick Hall |
| Thu 19 September | Alastair Lack | CS Lewis and JRR Tolkien |
| Thu 17 October | Tim Healey | The Trail of the Green Man in Oxfordshire |
| Thu 21 November | The Launton Bellringers | A recital on handbells |
Mailing list
Subscribe below to our mailing list to be reminded each month in good time, and to receive the occasional email on a local history topic.