Becoming a Member

Membership is open to anyone who shares our aims...

The more members we can have, the better position we will be in to achieve our aims - not just because we will have more income available to pay for publishing and expenses like that, but because we will be able to build a stronger community of members - both online and in the 'real world'.It doesn't matter where you live, how old you are, whether you know about history or anything else.

We believe that history is about far more than dates and events - it is about people and the lives they lived - we have a child abandoned in the road and the mother never seen again, a front lawn that boasted a cannon from South America, a court case about a noisy chicken, Alfred Butcher the first village butcher, a less than straigh-forward stock broker, royalty, people in the workhouse, and much much more...

Real people, real lives, real history......

We can help you determine the history of your house or discover your ancestors in the village and possibly add little-known facts to your family history; If you haven't begun your house or family history we can help you get started...

If you believe that this history of Oatlands, in addition to the dates and events, should be discovered and made known to as wide an audience as possible and across all age ranges, please consider joining us and help us to make a difference.