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Oswestry Town Museum exploring everyday lives
Heritage Open Day: Each day during the Heritage Open Day Festival the museum will highlight one story of someone with connection to Oswestry and look at their working lives. New for 2026
Exploring stories of everyday lives
Each day during the Heritage Open Day Festival the museum will highlight one story of someone with connection to Oswestry and look at their working lives.
A full list of the people being featured will be available on our website prior to the festival with a presentation each day at 12.00.
At other times Volunteers will be on hand to show where the stories are featured in the museum.
Stories like 'my Mum an Ellesmere girl' and the story of the Boys High School Athlete who became a gun toting sheriff in America.
The history of 'the Lock and Key' and the connection between Phoebe Parish and the coalmines of Trefonen.
Everyday histories of ordinary people.
Exploring stories of everyday lives
Each day during the Heritage Open Day Festival the museum will highlight one story of someone with connection to Oswestry and look at their working lives.
A full list of the people being featured will be available on our website prior to the festival with a presentation each day at 12.00.
At other times Volunteers will be on hand to show where the stories are featured in the museum.
Stories like 'my Mum an Ellesmere girl' and the story of the Boys High School Athlete who became a gun toting sheriff in America.
The history of 'the Lock and Key' and the connection between Phoebe Parish and the coalmines of Trefonen.
Everyday histories of ordinary people.
Fri 11 Sep to Sunday 20 September
The Guildhall, Bailey head, Oswestry, Shropshire SY11 1PZ
Fri 11 Sep:10-3 Featuring Anthony Memory; Sat 12 Sep:10-3 Featuring Douglas Gardiner - Waterloo Soldier; Sun 13 Sep:10-3 Featuring John Reuben Wilkes; Mon 14 Sep:10-3 Featuring my Mum of an Ellesmere girl by K. Bird; Tues 15 Sep:10-3 Featuring the story of Valentines Meat Juice; Wed 16 Sep:10-3 Featuring George Benbow - Skipper of the Ghost Boat; Thu 17 Sep:10-3 Featuring the Lock and Key - Elizabeth Grist; Fri 18 Sep:10-3 Featuring Phoebe Parish; Sat 19 Sep:10-3 Featuring Myk Briggs; Sun 20 Se
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