The 1939 Register
Speaker John Hanson. £3.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Speaker meetings
The Queen Eleanor Bike Ride – a cycle through history
Andrew Tennet will give a presentation regarding the life and influence of Queen Eleanor of Castile, her links to Northampton and her impact.
Roade Local History Society
Astwood to Woburn Sands
Diane Sutton will be talking about an A-Z trip from Astwood to Woburn Sands via Castlethorpe, Lavendon, Olney, Wavendon and more.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Pictures of Old Newport
Speaker Don Hurst. £3.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
The Battle of Waterloo
Speaker: Lt Col Roger Laing, retired army officer. In-person and via Zoom.
Olney Archaeological Society
Meet the author: Alan Turing’s Manchester
In this online talk Jonathan Swinton will tour this smog-bound, bombed-out city that was busy creating one of the first computers.
National Museum of Computing
Logistics of the East Africa Campaign
Dr Anne Samson’s talk considers how a ‘side-show’ was kept provisioned over five years of fighting, with eight administrative bodies in charge.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
Caravaggio: the master of light and shadow
Caravaggio’s revolutionary style was condemned by many as was his equally dramatic personal life. Lecture by Shirley Smith.
Arts Society North Bucks
Soviet Computing – Kateryna Yushchenko
Kateryna Yushchenko was the inventor of a programming language called the “Address Programming Language”. Virtual lecture by Jerry McCarthy.
National Museum of Computing
The Towcester Hundred
Tony Howard’s aerial photography will cover some of the villages around Towcester which comprise the Towcester Hundred. In-person and via Zoom.
Towcester and Disctrict Local History Society