Oxford County Anniversary Year
Oxford County celebrates the 175th anniversary of its incorporation of Oxford County as a county in 2025! This year is year is also:
- the 50th anniversary of the restructuring of Oxford County into its eight area municipalities;
- the 60th anniversary of the Oxford County Library system; and,
- the 25th anniversary of Oxford County Archives.
Special anniversary events
Please check back for more information on the following events taking place this year.
- Rotating Oxford County Archives exhibits in the Oxford County Administration Building lobby in Woodstock
- Special "History of Oxford County" exhibit at the Woodstock Art Gallery
- Exhibit at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario in Toronto
- Local history speaker series held at various Oxford County Library branches
- Oxford County Archives book highlighting the County’s history over the last 175+ years
- Oxford County Archives video series, “Who Do You Think You Are,” sharing genealogical stories of County Councillors
- Hosting of the Municipal Archives Interest Group’s (MAIG) Fall Open House
- Online memory wall for sharing memories of the Oxford County Library
- Video about the history of the Oxford County Library
- Oxford County Library open house to be held in the fall 2025
OCL Memory Wall
Photo of the 1953 Oxford County Library Cooperative bookmobile appears with permission of the Federated Women’s Institutes of Ontario 
60th Anniversary Memory Wall
Have Oxford County Library branches played a role in your life or in your family history? We welcome your stories, photos and creative expressions on this public memory wall!
Questions? Please contact Matthew Griffis, Digital Literacy and Local History Technician.
Please note: This is a moderated section. Your submission will be posted after it has been reviewed.
By submitting content to the Memory Wall, you give Oxford County and the Oxford County Library permission to publish it and your screen name. You further attest that any images or creative works submitted are works you own the copyright to, and you give Oxford County and the Oxford County Library permission to publish them.
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Welcoming Me Home
My move to Tillsonburg four years ago was, for me, also a move back to Canada after I’d lived and worked in the United States for eight years.
One of the first things I did after arriving was get a library card. It’s always one of the first things I do when I settle somewhere new; it makes me feel part of the community. At that time, because of the public health restrictions in effect, new library cards had to be applied for online and delivered to patrons via curbside service. I remember the library staff that handled my card... Continue reading