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The public is invited to join Oxford County Library on a virtual journey of Oxford County’s past to celebrate the second annual Oxford Local History Day on Saturday, April 23, 2022.  

This Oxford County Library initiative will delve into the pioneers and places of Oxford’s past on the library’s social media pages (Facebook and Youtube) with featured presentations from local organizations and people throughout the day.

Oxford Local History Day recognizes Oxford’s history and encourages others to discover the story of our County with local historians who will be sharing their collections. Some featured presentations include an author chat with Thomas Crowl about Oxford County’s lady swindler, a tour of Ingersoll Rural Cemetery, stories of the Heroes of Zorra, who served our County from the 1860s to present and information about historical names and places in Tillsonburg from Annandale National Historic Site & Museum.

To learn more about all of the presentations for Oxford Local History Day, visit https://www.ocl.net/Services/Local-History

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Vicki Brenner, Digital and Local History Technician, Oxford County Library

“We are excited to highlight the rich history of Oxford County on Oxford Local History Day and every other day with the vast collection of books at our branches that tell the stories of the people and places of our past.”

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About Oxford County Library

With a vision to “connect, discover, share, become,” Oxford County Library provides Oxford’s communities with excellent, responsive services in a welcoming and inclusive environment. Services encompass free lending of books, DVDs and other materials; access to online catalogues, databases and lifelong learning tools; community information; local history and genealogy support; children’s, teen, and adult programming; literacy services; job search resources and information about government services; computer access; the Kitchen Library and more. The Library’s 14 branches are located in Brownsville, Burgessville, Embro, Harrington, Ingersoll, Innerkip, Mount Elgin, Norwich, Otterville, Plattsville, Princeton, Tavistock, Thamesford and Tillsonburg. For more information visit www.ocl.net.

About Oxford County

Located in the heart of southwestern Ontario at the crossroads of Highways 401 and 403, Oxford County has a population of approximately 125,000 people across eight area municipalities that are “growing stronger together.” As a partnership-oriented, two-tier municipal government, Oxford County is emerging as a leader in sustainable growth through the Future Oxford Community Sustainability Plan and County Council’s commitment to achieving 100% renewable energy, becoming a zero waste community and working towards zero poverty. Situated in one of Ontario’s richest areas for farmland, agriculture is a key industry that is driving innovation in sustainable industries and diversifying the local economy. Oxford County offers a thriving local arts, culture and culinary community, as well as conservation parks, natural areas and more than 100 kilometres of scenic trails. The Oxford County Administration Building is located in Woodstock, Ontario. Visit www.oxfordcounty.ca or follow our social media sites at www.oxfordcounty.ca/social. Oxford County’s Strategic Plan is at oxfordcounty.ca/strategicplan.