What did the Georgians Eat?
In this Zoom talk by Alison Eskriett find out about 18th century chocolate, the significance of pineapples and why gin was seen as a social evil.
Towcester and District Local History Society
News
Awards Ceremony for the Honorary Fellowship of Rory Cellan-Jones
The award of the Honorary Fellowship recognises Cellan-Jones’ vast impact on the improvement of public knowledge and understanding.
National Museum of Computing
Down among the gypsies
Using examples from her own family and other historical documents Dianne Sutton will tell us about these travelling people.
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
Exhibition
Led by Barbara King, at Yardley Gobion Village Hall.
Yardley Gobion History Group
Cray Supercomputers: Discover, Explore and Celebrate
Wednesday 6th April 2022 marks 50 years since the foundation of Cray Research. Clive England will explore the physical and logical structure of a Cray-1.
National Museum of Computing
A Pot-pourri of history updates from Olney
Speaker: Tom Jones. £3 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Creation of the Barbarians
Speaker: Dr Steven Kershaw.. His book ‘Barbarians: Rebellion and Resistance to the Roman Empire’ was published by Robinson in 2019.
Olney Archaeological Society
Stars at Stowe
Start with a fun and fascinating talk about our solar system, followed by a chance to head out onto the South Front to see it for yourselves.
Stowe House
Stony Stratford: the boats that Hayes built
Speaker: Alison Leighton. Followed by the BCS AGM.
Buckingham Canal Society
The plague doctor
Enjoy David Bell’s tongue-in-cheek take on staying fit and well and avoiding disease 350 years ago. A Zoom talk for BFHS members.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society