New Oxfordshire War Memorials Project and Website, Detailed pictures of Oxfordshire's War Memorials online Options

[Oxfordshire War ...]

Hello,

I'd really like to let everyone here at the Family History Forum know about a new Oxfordshire War Memorials Project that I am personally undertaking.

The aim of the project is to create a comprehensive and free to use photographic catalogue of Oxfordshire's War Memorials.

The associated website is http://www.oxfordshirewarmemorials.co.uk/ which went live just two weeks ago.

I'm hoping the website will become a really useful resource for family, local and military history enthusiasts like myself with an Oxfordshire interest right across the world. Its through my own family history research that I discovered such a resource doesn't current exist, so I've set about travelling the length and breath of the county to create one - I've already photographed and catalogued over 130 Oxfordshire towns and villages.

The special thing about the photographs is that they allow you to get right in and see the names and inscriptions.

I'm sure people will agree that our war memorials are such an important part of our history and heritage and with our last WWI veteran now gone and WW2 veteran numbers declining its now more important than ever that we never forget the sacrifices that our brave service personnel have and continue to make.

I'm also supporting the forces charity SSAFA in 2010 and anyone who finds the site useful or would like support the project is more than welcome in making an online donation, of any value.

People are also able to get involved with the project by advising on the locations of memorials not yet catalogued, in addition if people have photo's or stories of men who are remembered on the memorials and would like to share them via the website that would be very much welcomed.

If you have a few moments, please take a look at the website, all feedback much appreciated too.

Regards
Shane

http://www.oxfordshirewarmemorials.co.uk/
contact(@)oxfordshirewarmemorials.co.uk (remove brackets around @ sign)

[Guy]

Hello,

I'd really like to let everyone here at the Family History Forum know about a new Oxfordshire War Memorials Project that I am personally undertaking.

The aim of the project is to create a comprehensive and free to use photographic catalogue of Oxfordshire's War Memorials.

The associated website is http://www.oxfordshirewarmemorials.co.uk/ which went live just two weeks ago.

I'm hoping the website will become a really useful resource for family, local and military history enthusiasts like myself with an Oxfordshire interest right across the world. Its through my own family history research that I discovered such a resource doesn't current exist, so I've set about travelling the length and breath of the county to create one - I've already photographed and catalogued over 130 Oxfordshire towns and villages.

The special thing about the photographs is that they allow you to get right in and see the names and inscriptions.

I'm sure people will agree that our war memorials are such an important part of our history and heritage and with our last WWI veteran now gone and WW2 veteran numbers declining its now more important than ever that we never forget the sacrifices that our brave service personnel have and continue to make.

I'm also supporting the forces charity SSAFA in 2010 and anyone who finds the site useful or would like support the project is more than welcome in making an online donation, of any value.

People are also able to get involved with the project by advising on the locations of memorials not yet catalogued, in addition if people have photo's or stories of men who are remembered on the memorials and would like to share them via the website that would be very much welcomed.

If you have a few moments, please take a look at the website, all feedback much appreciated too.

Regards
Shane

Congratulations and good luck with your project, I did a similar project (though smaller) for the Wakefield area back in 1999.
http://freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry...land/warind.htm

Have you contacted the UK National Inventory of War Memorials, Imperial War Museum, Lambeth Road, London SE1 6HZ?
I am not sure if they have covered all of Oxfordshire in their recording, but assume they possibly have by now.
http://collections.iwm.org.uk/server/show/nav.133
If not I am sure they would welcome your input.
Cheers
Guy

This post has been edited by Guy: Jun 16 2010, 06:25 AM

[Oxfordshire War ...]

Thanks for the best wishes Guy, appreciate that - having completed a similar project yourself you'll definitely have an appreciation of the time and effort, and fun of course, required to create the site.

It will hopefully be a useful resource for people with links to Oxfordshire service personnel.

Yes, I contacted UKNIWM two of three weeks, not had any contact back, but as you say, they possibly have some people beavering away in the background filling in any gaps they have/had!

Thanks again,
Shane

[Oxfordshire War ...]

Hello,

Further to my forum post earlier in the year, I'd like to tell you of a new update to my website http://www.oxfordshirewarmemorials.co.uk/.

Just this last weekend I have made available an exciting new search facility. To date I have transcribed almost 5000 names from the memorials, all of which are now searchable, making the task of locating a specific surname across Oxfordshire's War Memorials a quick and simple one.

I am continuing to progress with the cataloguing and to date I have now visited 210 Oxfordshire towns and villages and taken over 1000 photographs of more than 250 War Memorials - all of which can be searched and viewed at the website.

The website is of course still only 3 months old and constantly growing, however, anyone with an interest in the memorials and fallen of Oxfordshire may find the website useful/interesting.

If anyone out there has any comments, questions or feedback I'd be more than happy to hear form you.

Kind Regards,
Shane

http://www.oxfordshirewarmemorials.co.uk/
contact(@)oxfordshirewarmemorials.co.uk (remove brackets around @ sign)