Abingdon Archaeological & Historical Society

Abingdon Area Archaeological Historical Society founded in 1968 as a meeting point for all interested in Abingdon's past. Monthly talks, researches and outings.

[Abingdon Archaeological & Historical Society @AAAHSociety]

On our next #AAAHS meeting, Tony Rayner will outline the history of Cholsey village from Saxon times until the present day and will feature some of its notable residents over the years. Join us on Thursday 18 Nov at 7:45pm at the Northcourt Centre #Abingdon. All welcome.

[Abingdon County Hall Museum @AbingdonMuseum]

Have you ever wondered how people lived in the past?
Join us this Sat 14 for an #IronAge Experience in #Abingdon & meet Pario Gallico re-enactment group who will bring history and archaeology alive with interactive living history displays and live ancient crafts demonstrations!

[Abingdon Abbey Buildings @Abingdon_Abbey]

🕰️ Discover the #AbingdonAbbeyBuildings in #Oxfordshire! 🏰 No pre-booking needed—just pop by 14/15 Sept! Visit on 14 Sep for an Iron Age experience with re-enactments, crafts, & more! Guided tours & a short film on Sun. Check our website for more details.

#OpenHeritageDays

[Abingdon Abbey Buildings @Abingdon_Abbey]

🕰️ Discover the #AbingdonAbbeyBuildings in #Oxfordshire! 🏰 No pre-booking needed—just pop by 14/15 Sept! Visit on 14 Sep for an Iron Age experience with re-enactments, crafts, & more! Guided tours & a short film on Sun. Check our website for more details.

#OpenHeritageDays

[Abingdon County Hall Museum @AbingdonMuseum]

James Wright of Triskele Heritage is on a promotional booktour after the release of Historic Building Mythbusting – Uncovering Folklore, History and Archaeology. We are pleased that he will be a giving a talk at Abingdon Museum this Thursday 12 Sept. Info: https://t.co/Gu3OX7S1fw

[Abingdon Archaeological & Historical Society @AAAHSociety]

Join us for our Society's Annual General Meeting (AGM) followed by "The Road to Peace is Paved with Headstones - An introduction to the Commonwealth War Graves Commission" a talk by Dick Richards.
The meeting will be held at the Northcourt Centre on Thursday 19th Sept at 7:45pm.

[Abingdon County Hall Museum @AbingdonMuseum]

📢 One week to go! Come and visit #Abingdon for the @heritageopenday celebrations on Saturday 14th September! This year Abingdon Museum has organised an exciting #IronAge experience with re-enactments by the Vicus & @ParioGallico at the Abbey Buildings.
https://t.co/cT86bpXjjW

[Abingdon County Hall Museum @AbingdonMuseum]

Celebrate the #HeritageOpenDays Festival joining us for an exciting Iron Age living history event with the Vicus and Pario Gallico on Saturday 14th September from 10am at the Abbey Buildings. Everyone welcome!
#HODs #Abingdon #Oxfordshire

[Abingdon County Hall Museum @AbingdonMuseum]

Join Dr. James Wright on his Mythbusting Book Tour uncovering the real stories behind the myths about ancient buildings, spiral staircases and more at Abingdon Museum next Thursday 12 September.
Please follow the link to book as places are limited https://t.co/Gu3OX7S1fw

[Edward Caswell @edward_caswell]

For #FindsFriday I wanted to share this lovely #Roman mount recorded by one our Finds Liasion Assistants. This was a new object to me but luckily the PAS forum was able to help our team out in identifying it! The discussion is well worth a read! https://t.co/EcxFybbykd

[Abingdon County Hall Museum @AbingdonMuseum]

#Abingdon #FridayFinds #IronAge cooking pots made from gritty or sandy clay. Sometimes there are holes in the base possibly for straining cheese curds. We only know the location of the big pottery jar, which was found in Thrupp near Radley during an excavation by the @AAAHSociety

[Abingdon County Hall Museum @AbingdonMuseum]

Happy New Year everyone!
We're excited to start our 2024 with a new fantastic exhibition 'Celebrating Abingdon Women in the arts & sciences' starting this Saturday 6th January.
We're looking forward to welcome you at Abingdon Museum Tuesday to Sunday from 10am to 4pm.

[River & Rowing Museum @river_rowing]

We're heading into the final two weeks of ‘Rowing Through the Landscape’, a series of paintings by Gaila Adair @artbygailaadair

Included in the price of admission.

#Art #Rowing #HenleyOnThames

[Abingdon County Hall Museum @AbingdonMuseum]

Our current exhibition celebrates #Abingdon's #women in the arts and sciences.
Today we present #artist Pat Russell, born in Wembley, grew up in Farnborough and lived in East St Helen Street, Abingdon. (1/4)

[Abingdon County Hall Museum @AbingdonMuseum]

Check out all events coming up at #Abingdon Museum this month! Visit our website for more information at https://t.co/BI3qugX2Hs
🎟️Entry at the Museum is free, but donations are greatly appreciated. There is only a small charge to visit the roof terrace (£2 adults & £1 children).

[Abingdon County Hall Museum @AbingdonMuseum]

An old photograph showing the 'Run-In' fairground wagons in preparation of the #Abingdon #Michaelmas #Fair in 1890.

The Michaelmas Fair will arrive in Abingdon tomorrow, Sunday 8th October, and preparations will begin in the afternoon with the Fair Service starting at 7pm.

[Abingdon Archaeological & Historical Society @AAAHSociety]

We're so happy to have been shortlisted as one of six in the 'Public Dissemination or Presentation' category! The #Abingdon #Online #Archaeological #Map provides information on the archaeology & historic buildings in Abingdon and is freely accessible here: https://t.co/GuoyONy7nk

[ArchaeologyUK @archaeologyuk]

For the Public Dissemination or Presentation category, we’re thrilled that Uncovering Roman Carlisle, The Forgotten Cemetery, The Online Publication of Hollis Croft, @Wall_CAP, A14: The evolution of a landscape #A14C2H, and Abingdon Online Archaeological Map are shortlisted. 👏

[Abingdon Archaeological & Historical Society @AAAHSociety]

Sneak peek of the new exhibition 'Lost Monuments of Abingdon' at @AbingdonMuseum. We are delighted to be associated with this amazing exhibition which will run until 1st October 2023. #Abingdon #Monuments #Oxfordshire

[Abingdon Archaeological & Historical Society @AAAHSociety]

We are excited to announce that we have launched an online interactive map of archaeological discoveries and historic buildings in Abingdon.
You can access it here: https://t.co/GuoyONyFcS
We hope you enjoy exploring the map.
#Abingdon #Archaeology #Oxfordshire

[Abingdon County Hall Museum @AbingdonMuseum]

Morland's brewery in #Abingdon is famous for its beer, but it also produced a range of soft drinks including mineral water, fruit cordials and squashes like this Orange Crush, and even Abingdon's very own version of cola: "Abi Cola".
#Museum30 #Orange #Morland

[Derbyshire Record Office @DerbyshireDRO]

Here’s one of our earliest documents dated 1197 during the #reign of King Richard I, Richard the Lionheart. It is a gift of property from Anneis of Seale to the Church of St Merevale, Warwickshire. A little worn in places and hard to read but then it is 825 years old! #Museum30