Traditional and Modern Canal Stories
Peter Boyce will touch on the building of the canals, tunnels and their folklore, the boat people, winter ice and more recent canal stories.
Yardley Gobion History Group
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Talking about London’s Royal Parks
This talk tells the story of all eight of the parks from the point when they were acquired by the monarchy until the present day.
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
The Gunpowder Plot
A talk by Jean Yates about the Gunpowder Plot and how it involved Little Brickhill. 7.45 pm refreshments for an 8.00 pm start. Non-members £3.00.
Bow Brickhill History Society
Member’s Night
Bring along your family stories, research or your brick walls and entertain fellow members.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
The Yorkist Surgeon: The Life of William Holles
Speaker: Stuart Orme, Historian, Curator at The Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon. Remote lecturer. £4.00 visitors.
Olney Archaeological Society
Edwin Lutyens, Architect, Potterspury, Passenham and beyond
Sir Edwin Lutyens (1869-1944) designed the Potterspury Lodge gatehouse and was involved in the extension to Potterspury Lodge.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Victorian and Early 20th Century Baby Farmers
Learn the sad fate of some illegitimate babies in Victorian and early 20th century Britain how the business was eventually brought to an end.
North Crawley Historical Society
“Bradle”, Wolverton and Stony
Colin Kightley is giving a talk on his family history through the north Buckinghamshire towns of Bradwell, Wolverton and Stony Stratford.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Murder and Mystery
Speaker: Kevin Varty. Non-members are charged £5.00 per event. Doors open 30 minutes before the talks start.
Potterspury History Group
The English Landscape Garden: Dreaming of Arcadia
Tim Richardson will describe the evolution of the English landscape garden across the 18th century by means of ten exemplary gardens.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust