The Morse code message that rebooted WWII resistance – 80th anniversary
A Morse code message from France sent by Georges Bégué announced the birth of occupied Europe’s largest covert force 80 years ago.
The National Museum of Computing
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Growing Flax for Aircraft Cloth: a little-known story from the First World War
The crop had largely fallen out of cultivation, but in the First World War it became essential for Britain to greatly increase the amount it grew.
Olney Archaeological Society
MKHA IT/Web Meetings
We now offer virtual IT/Web meetings to members every other Wednesday. These meetings will be held via Zoom from 10.00 to 11.30 am.
Community Archives and Local History
In this episode of the Local History Matters podcasts Dr Claire Kennan talks to Dr Ellie Pridgeon about a range of community archiving projects.
Percy Ludgate (1883 -1922) – Charles Babbage’s First Successor
Professor Brian Randell will describe the life and work of this amazing and little-known successor to the famous Babbage.
The National Museum of Computing
You are what you eat: isotopic evidence from Whitehall Farm and Early Medieval England
This Zoom talk by Dr. Samantha Leggert looks at the new stable isotope evidence from the skeletons at Whitehall Farm, Nether Heyford
CLASP
What have plants ever done for us?
This talk with Timothy Walke looks at mankind’s dependence on plants for everything from food to film and from painkillers to paint.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
Digby Worthy and the Marconi Transistorised Automatic Computer
Steve Kay will talk about William Digby Worthy, an unsung hero of British computing, as well his involvement with, and the history of, the TAC computer.
The National Museum of Computing
Civil Registration
Mary Teviot discusses the pitfalls of the indexes, spelling variants and errors in digitisation. This free talk is for BFHS members.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Weaving cultures of the Americas: the continuous thread
A common thread links the Incas, the Maya, the Aztecs and the Navajo. They have created some of the finest textiles in the history of the world.
Arts Society North Bucks