Colleagues The annual Open Day of the Oxfordshire Family History Society takes place on Saturday 1 October 2011. For details of times, the venue at Woodstock etc, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/OpenDay.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/OpenDay.html) The Open Day will feature the usual assortment of visiting societies, dealers in second-hand books and postcards, and the like. As a society, we will have friendly and helpful society members who will try to help visitors find their ancestry from anywhere - and these folks will have the society's own Search Services available for consultation. And a beginners' helpdesk will assist those who are in the early stages of their research. Meanwhile, computing demonstrations will give advice on such things as which genealogical software package to choose, and the use of the internet in family history. A special feature will be a stall put together by the Oxfordshire History Centre - a recent amalgamation of the Oxfordshire Record Office and Oxfordshire Studies - which will give advice on the use of their resources. Admission and car parking are free, and light refreshments will be on sale all day. Best wishes. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/)