Oxford LibGuides: Oxfordshire History for Continuing Education: Free online resources

British History Online

Of particular interest:

Full text access to available online volumes of the Victoria County History for Oxfordshire and Berkshire.
Ordnance Survey 1:10,560 and 1:2.500 19th and early 20th century maps for Oxfordshire and Berkshire.

Some useful websites

Oxford History
Website about the history of Oxford maintained by a local expert.
Investigating Oxford's Heritage
Site managed by Oxford City Council with links to documents, events, organisations and research tools
Oxfordshire Historic Landscape Characterisation Project
This project, funded by Historic England, maps current and past land use across Oxfordshire.
Picture Oxon
Historic images of Oxfordshire and the Thames Valley from the 1850s to the present.
Oxfordshire Historic Environment Record
Listing of historical and archaeological sites.

Local societies and organisations

Oxford Historical Society
The Society exists to publish archives, historical texts, bibliographical tools and studies about Oxford – the City as much as the University, its Halls and Colleges – and the neighbouring villages and towns in pre-1972 Oxfordshire.
Oxfordshire Local History Association
OLHA is for everyone interested in the history of our county. We foster and promote the study and publication of local history and act as an umbrella organisation for local history groups, of which there are more than 80 in Oxfordshire. We also campaign to preserve and improve services for Oxfordshire local historians.
Oxfordshire Record Society
The Society's objectives are to publish transcripts, abstracts and lists of the primary sources for the history of the County of Oxfordshire and generally to stimulate interest in archives relating to Oxfordshire.
Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum
Based in Woodstock, this museum tells the story of the military in Oxfordshire. The museum offers a research service
Museum of Oxford
The Museum tells the often-overlooked story of Oxford, its people, and its communities through exhibits, objects, and oral histories.
Oxfordshire Building Record
Aims to promote research on the buildings of Oxfordshire, to encourage the recording of buildings and to create a publicly accessible repository of building survey records.
Oxfordshire Architectural and Historical Society
Promotes the study of the history, archaeology and buildings of Oxford and Oxfordshire; organises lectures and other events; publishes Oxoniensia.
Oxfordshire Family History Society
Provide family history resources on their website, and for sale.

Open Access resources

The following key resources provide free access to high quality academic resources.

Open Access materials via SOLO
Guide to access free open access scholary resources on SOLO and beyond
MyJSTOR
If you register for MyJSTOR you will get access to a number of free JSTOR articles per month.