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Welcome
Welcome to the home page of Oswestry Family and Local History Group. We are a group of approved volunteers, formed and hosted by Oswestry Library in Shropshire, UK. We are interested in family history and the local history of Oswestry and the neighbouring Shropshire/Welsh border region.
To All Our Friends and Customers.
We have now resumed work in Oswestry Library and will be present on Monday mornings from 10:00 to 12:00 and Friday afternoons from 13:30 to 16:00 to meet with you if you wish to come in.
Using our website
Roll of Honour
Search for servicemen from Oswestry and the surrounding area mentioned in the Half Penny War Reports, August 1914 – January 1915.
Births, Marriages & Deaths
Search various newspapers covering Oswestry, Montgomeryshire and Merionethshire between 1863 – 1877.
Research Resources
Helpful hints for your own family/local history research, including details of useful websites.
Photo Albums
Over 2500 Photographs/Slides/Negatives/Prints/Post Cards/WWI Newspaper Articles/WWI People.
Articles
Items of local and family interest. Some are about local people of national significance.
Group Projects
Information about projects we have completed.
Contact Us
Our help sessions, and a form to send comments and questions.
Acknowledgement
We would like to acknowledge the help and support given to the group by Oswestry Library and its staff.
Oswestry Library’s Local History Centre holds the second largest collection of local studies material in the county after Shropshire Archives, including a Substantial Welsh Collection.