Oxfordshire FHS is a Registered Charity, Number 275891 and is a member of the Family History Federation.

 If you have ancestors from Oxfordshire, then we have the resources to help you.    If you live in Oxfordshire and are interested in Family History, even if you don’t have Oxfordshire ancestors then OFHS could still help you.

We hold talks and member chatrooms online via Zoom. Check the events calendar on www.ofhs.uk/events <http://www.ofhs.uk/events>. Many of our past talks are also recorded and available in the Past Talks section in the Members’ Area of our website.

OFHS Members also enjoy free access to the Big Oxfordshire Names Database (BOND) a rich source of searchable records drawn from Parish Register transcriptions, Monumental Inscriptions including images, surname data stretching back to the medieval period collated from numerous publications, Quarter Session records and some Grave Registers for Oxford City. This is a growing resource so please check www.ofhs.uk/new-contributions/what-is-in-bond <https://www.ofhs.uk/new-contributions/what-is-in-bond> for details of the latest coverage. We hold our own Family History fair which this year will be on Saturday 24th October 2026 - www.ofhs.uk/fair2026 <http://www.ofhs.uk/fair2026>.

Volunteers from the Society man advisor sessions at the Oxfordshire History Centre and in libraries across Oxfordshire.

Our objectives are:

 1.       To advance education in family history and genealogy primarily within the post-1974 county of Oxfordshire.

2.       To collect, index, co-ordinate, publish and make accessible in the interests of family history and genealogy any relevant document or records relating to the county

3.       To promote the preservation of such documents or records.

4.       To encourage the study of family history and genealogy

5.       To assist educationally by lectures or otherwise in record research

6.       To co-operate with family history and other societies with similar interests.