Taylor’s Mustard
William Taylor founded his factory in Union Street, Newport Pagnell and In 1830 produced the first English mustard to be sold ready prepared.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
News
Two new online archive collections
LAMK has two new collections online: the Graham Smith Collection which only has 11 photos and the Bob Odell Collection which has 129 postcards.
Living Archive Milton Keynes
From Stowe to Sheringham
The Bedfordshire historian and author, Dorothy Jamieson, will give a talk which compares the work of Capability Brown and Humphrey Repton.
Towcester & District Local History Society
Rum doings in Sherington: the Sherington murder
In November 1872 an “outrageous and shocking murder” was committed on the turnpike road leading from Sherington to Olney.
Sherington Historical Society
Pubs and Inns, Aspley Guise
The Collection includes histories of local inns and public houses; the histories of three inns in Aspley Guise have been added recently.
Woburn Sands Collection
Become a Milton Keynes Local Heritage Explorer
Become a Local Heritage Explorer to learn more about MK’s architectural design heritage and social history, with online fun activities for all ages.
New Towns Heritage Explorers
Buckinghamshire Workhouses
Buckinghamshire FHS is running online talks for its members to replace its monthly meetings. Speaker: Julian Hunt.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
The Fight at Salcey Green
Alexander McKay, champion of Scotland, fought Simon Byrne, an Irishman, on the 2nd June 1830 and a few days later Byrne was arrested for McKay’s murder.
Hanslope and District Historical Society
Beating the Bounds
Newspaper reports or Parish Council records show that a beating of the bounds around the parish boundary of Aspley Guise has taken place since c.1866.
Woburn Sands Collection
Wolverton On Film
The Living Archive has made over 100 videos available for viewing on Vimeo and has this year added 16 of them as part of its Wolverton on Film Collection.
Living Archive Milton Keynes