From: 162 Autumn 2025
Author: Peter Smith
Our new Archivist, Mark Hathaway, is making, assisted by our Chair, great progress reviewing the archive boxes held in the Town Hall. Some conservation activity using modern archiving materials will be undertaken to ensure items will be protected. We know there are some Freemen items held in the Oxfordshire History Centre, where we may consider depositing the archive in due course so that relevant parts can be accessed.
We have a general call for any archive material Freemen may be holding, particularly families of previous committee members. We do not currently need back issues of the Oxford Freemen as it looks largely complete. We will identify any gaps.