The Every brothers
Film recording of the play by Ron Johnson originally performed in 2021 which follows the story of three brothers from Northampton, all lost in WW2.
Roade Local History Society
News
Breaking 19th Century Encrypted Newspaper Ads with Modern Means
In the 19C encrypted newspaper advertisements were a common method of communication. Breaking and reading these messages is a fascinating task.
The National Museum of Computing
Richard III – A misjudged villain
Richard III is usually regarded as a treacherous usurper who committed many evil crimes. But, is this image correct or was it constructed afterwards?
Towcester and District Local History Society
“What is life if full of care …”
Who wrote these well-known lines? W H Davies (1871 – 1940). John Roberts will illustrate an account of his extraordinary life.
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
AGM
Yardley Gobion History Group
History of a concertina
Malcolm North’s talk will weave in references to Bletchley Park and ciphers, Wheatstone and other eminent scientists, motor racing, and even James Bond.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Sir John Schorne: The Rector Who Conjured the Devil into a Boot
A Zoom lecture. The speaker is Wayne Perkins, who worked on sites in France for INRAP and has excavated in the City of London and SE England.
Olney Archaeological Society
Brewers & Publicans
Simon Fowler will talk about how to research brewer and publican ancestors. A Zoom talk for BFHS members. Online membership costs £6.00 a year.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Fifty years of Archaeology in Northamptonshire
Andy Chapman will look back at some of the highlights from a 6000-year-old Neolithic enclosure to medieval villages and Northampton Castle.
Roade Local History Society
Before Bletchley Park: Codebreakers of the First World War
This is a free virtual event when Paul Gannon will talk about the little known achievements of British codebreakers between 1914 and 1918.
Bletchley Park