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If you are a family tree nut doing your genealogy, or just plain enjoy history, you are going to love Oxford Local History Day on Saturday, April 24, courtesy of our Oxford County Library (OCL).
Oxford Local History Day showcases a full day of virtual local history presentations that will bring to light the story of Oxford County. Experience collections, exhibits and featured stories from archives, museums and heritage groups from around the county â and itâs all free.
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The human geneticist Bryan Sykes, who has died aged 73, pushed forward the analysis of inherited conditions such as brittle bone disease and double-jointedness, and was one of the first to extract DNA from ancient bone.
The same Bryan Sykes, holder of a personal chair at Oxford University, analysed hair supposedly taken from mythical hominids such as the Bigfoot and Yeti, and announced the results in a three-part television series. His delight in science and enthusiasm for communicating it to popular audiences were both aspects of an expansive personality that alternately inspired and exasperated his colleagues.