Colleagues The next meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will take place on Monday 23 February 2009. It will be held at the usual venue at Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. Doors open at 7.15 pm for coffee, help with both genealogy and computers, and the bookstall. The subject of the talk at 8.00pm is "The Evolution of the British Army", which will be presented by Dan Allen. I'm told that the presentation aims to give researchers a working knowledge of how the British Army changed over the years from 1661 to 1914. It will explain the various unfamiliar terms to be found in military records - such as the difference between "dragoons", "light dragoons" and "dragoon guards" - as well as looking at the many changes in the names of regiments. Our speaker has also indicated that after the talk, he will be happy to try to help with identifying any badges, medals or photographs that those in attendance might have brought with them. Our speaker Dan Allen is a member of the council of the Victorian Military Society, a charity which promotes the study of military history from 1837 through to 1914. Dan has been studying the subject for nearly forty years. He has had articles published in a number of military history journals and is currently working on a study of the Victorian Militia. Incidentally, more details of our speaker's society can be found at :- _http://www.victorianmilitarysociety.org.uk/_ (http://www.victorianmilitarysociety.org.uk/) All members, potential members and their guests are welcome. For directions as to how to get to the Exeter Hall, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/ExeterHall.html) For a list of future OFHS meetings, please see :- _http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html) Any queries, please contact me off-list. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society Web : _www.ofhs.org.uk_ (http://www.ofhs.org.uk/)