All The next meeting of the Oxfordshire Family History Society will take place on Monday 23 April 2012 at the usual venue at Exeter Hall, Oxford Road, Kidlington, Oxford OX5 1AB. Doors open at 7.15pm for coffee, help with both genealogy and computers, and the bookstall, exchange journals and the library. The subject of the talk is "The History and People of Oxford Covered Market". This will be presented by Malcolm Graham. The talk will look at the history of Oxford Covered Market, how it was established in the 1770s and how it has subsequently been adapted to changing needs and times. Malcolm will also be investigating the traders who have occupied the market over the years. Attendees will find out more about this much-loved Oxford institution, and the records which may illuminate some local family histories. Our speaker Malcolm Graham is the retired Head of Oxfordshire Studies, whose career was spent helping to develop services to local and family historians in the county. He has been an active local historian for over forty years, completing a Ph D on the development of Oxford's Victorian suburbs, publishing extensively and giving many talks. In retirement, Malcolm is a Vice-President of OFHS, and has recently joined Alan Spicer's MI transcriptions team ! 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 For a list of future OFHS meetings, please see :- http://www.ofhs.org.uk/meetings.html Any queries, please contact me. Paul Gaskell Publicity Officer Oxfordshire Family History Society www.ofhs.org.uk