OXFORDSHIRE Family History Society is holding an open day today.

The event will include visiting societies, second-hand book dealers, sales of microfiche readers, library and search services and computing demonstrations - including genealogical software packages and using the Internet as a research tool.

Admission to the event, which will be at Exeter Hall in Kidlington from 10am to 4pm, is free.

For more information call 01865 358151 or see the website www.ofhs.org.uk