Grave Robbing
Steve Bacon has developed the character of Nehemiah Bacon, Resurrectionist. Discover how he benefits medicine and the sleazier side of this trade!
Lavendon History Group
Monday, 30th September 2019
Month: September 2019
British Leyland Autumn Rally
This event will be the 6th Annual Rally for owners and fans of all pre-1997 BMC, BL and Austin Rover and Rover Group cars.
Milton Keynes Museum
Sunday, 29th September 2019
Make No Little Plans – the city builders’ stories
This exhibition tells the story of Milton Keynes’s early years, told by those who were part of the Development Corporation.
Discover Milton Keynes
Until Monday, 28th October 2019
Lost language of headstones
In this illustrated talk Kevin Varty explores the sometimes hidden meanings of the symbols which are often carved into headstones.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Tuesday, 17th September 2019
Northampton’s First Police Force: Misgivings, Municipal Mission and Misdemeanours
In 1835 the worthies of Northampton’s Watch Committee were faced with the task of creating a Police Force. How successful were they?
Roade Local History Society
Wednesday, 25th September 2019
Autumn 1940s Vintage Weekend
There will be live music and plenty of delicious food. There will also be historical displays, vintage stalls and re-enactors on site.
Bletchley Park
Saturday 28th and Sunday, 29th September 2019
History of the Grand Junction and Union Canals
The Grand Junction Canal was built at the end of the 18th and beginning of the 19th centuries and the Grand Union Canal came into being in1929.
Wolverton & District Archaeological & Historical Society
Wednesday, 18th September 2019
The Dawn of Civilisation: The Prehistory of Anatolia
Speaker: Charles Baily. Anatolia, also known by the Latin name of Asia Minor, encompasses the central uplands of modern Turkey.
Olney Archaeological Society
Tuesday, 17th September 2019
History of shoes: followers of fashion
A light-hearted talk by Rebecca Shawcross looking at some of the highs and lows of shoe fashions from the past to the modern day.
Hanslope and District Historical Society
Thursday, 19th September 2019
The Madonnas of Pervyse
This talk tells the story of two women, Mairi Chisholm and Elsie Knocker, who went to war in 1914 with the Flying Ambulance Corps.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
Friday, 20th September 2019