The Oxford Journal
There is perhaps no better resource for researching the history of a community than a small-town newspaper. Oxford was incredibly fortunate to have one (well, two, but that's a longer story). The Oxford Journal published from 2 June 1898 through March 1996, and predates the community's incorporation as a town in 1904!
Unfortunately, The Oxford Journal ended its publishing run and left no online archive of material. There are microform copies available for consultation at the Cumberland County Museum and Archives in Amherst, NS, and at the Cumberland County Genealogy Society offices, also in Amherst. The Public Archives of Nova Scotia (Halifax) has a third copy, accessible to researchers.
The OHS has a physical copy of The Oxford Journal dating from January, 1931. That leaves the first 33 years of publication which we do not possess. Even the microform copies are not complete prior to 1918. With regard to our paper copies, due to the physical condition of the material, this archive is not publicly accessible. Requests for material in that archive may be made by email, and will be accommodated as our volunteers are able. In some cases, if the physical record is very delicate, it may not be possible to immediately provide assistance — in any case, access to the CCMA or CCGS microform material would be recommended for ease-of-access.
Some material — births, deaths, marriages — published in The Oxford Journal are/were made available by volunteers Dyan Matheson and Kathryn Jeffers, among others, via the RootsWeb website. It is no longer being actively maintained, but some material should still be available online.
Unfortunately, The Oxford Journal ended its publishing run and left no online archive of material. There are microform copies available for consultation at the Cumberland County Museum and Archives in Amherst, NS, and at the Cumberland County Genealogy Society offices, also in Amherst. The Public Archives of Nova Scotia (Halifax) has a third copy, accessible to researchers.
The OHS has a physical copy of The Oxford Journal dating from January, 1931. That leaves the first 33 years of publication which we do not possess. Even the microform copies are not complete prior to 1918. With regard to our paper copies, due to the physical condition of the material, this archive is not publicly accessible. Requests for material in that archive may be made by email, and will be accommodated as our volunteers are able. In some cases, if the physical record is very delicate, it may not be possible to immediately provide assistance — in any case, access to the CCMA or CCGS microform material would be recommended for ease-of-access.
Some material — births, deaths, marriages — published in The Oxford Journal are/were made available by volunteers Dyan Matheson and Kathryn Jeffers, among others, via the RootsWeb website. It is no longer being actively maintained, but some material should still be available online.
The Oxford Journal at Rootsweb http://sites.rootsweb.com/~nscumber/oxford/index.html