Next Meeting

The History group

The group started in 2007 and we now meet on the second Thursday
Of the month in the pub. (Please check before attending as we do have to make changes to the date depending on other events) We are a very informal group so please feel free to dip in and out as you see fit. We discuss various topics as well as organising trips and walks. We have already run successful events such as our cheese and wine, ironstone film and photos, Edgehill battlefield walk, Flora Thompson walk, Roman evening and a very successful trip to the Imperial War Museum.
We have also completed a Hornton Year Book, this was a continuation of books put together by the W.I. back in 1965 and 1985. Unfortunately we missed the 20 year gap but completed our book in 2008.
We welcome new members so why not join us at our next meeting....

Apologies!
Yes I must start with an apology as I've been absent from the website for a while!
BUT what a remarkable weekend,
being such a special occasion with the 100th anniversary of Armistice day.
Anne Joyner's production of Journey's End was a poignant reminder of the horrors of life in the trenches with full houses on both nights.
Then Sunday morning we unveiled the Centenary Stone to commemorate all those that have lost their lives in conflict, including the 10 men of Hornton.

Plans for Hornton Men's war memorial in progress

The Great War 1914-1918 - Lest we Forget

News Headlines

The history group has had a more relaxing but informative year thus far with many talks and visits. It doesn't mean though that nothing is happening! Behind the scenes we have some very exciting and thoughtful projects in hand.
The very exciting news that the Anglo Saxon brooch found on the Glebe land which now resides in the British museum is hopefully on it's way home. Not quite to Hornton but Bob Langton and the team at the Banbury museum are completing the reams of paperwork and documentation required to get it released and on show in Banbury. This has been researched over many years with Barbara Greenhalgh discovering details about the brooch and then discovering the story behind it with the "not so" reverend Charles Heaven selling it on to a French dealer before it was sold to the British Museum.

A crack team from Hornton and Banbury museum visited the
British museum and were shown the brooch. Laurie Furneaux,
said "it was beautiful, the photos we have don't do it justice" So
please lookout for further updates, the full story will be told of its
find and subsequent journey back to Banbury.

The excitement continues with further contacts from the Rush family of Pennsylvania, yes that is correct! Hornton history group is again in contact with members of "Old Trooper" John Rush's family. John was born in Hornton in 1623 and after a well lived life in England emigrated with his family to the USA. In brief, the family tree descends down to Benjamin Rush, yes I'm sure you've heard that name before.
More to follow so keep visiting the website and reading the Gossip for further information.
What I can tell you is that we have 3 branches of the Rush family in contact with us, one has already visited the village and another one has indicated that he would too like to visit.

Barbara and me with our guests Larry, Sally and Peggy.

Reverse of a $2 Bill

This talk was held earlier in the year.

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