Blick Mead – a Mesolithic site, Stonehenge origins
The discovery of a uniquely long-lived Mesolithic occupation site near Amesbury is set to transform our knowledge of the origins of Stonehenge.
Olney Archaeological Society
Speaker meetings
Woodlanders’ Lives and Landscapes
Dr Helena Chance’s talk will look at the lives of people who worked in the chair-making and related industries, and in lace-making and straw plaiting.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Boats without water
Speaker Neil Loudon tells the fascinating story of Edward Hayes of Stony Stratford. Also, the BCS Annual General Meeting.
Buckingham Canal Society
Wolverton Boy – growing up in Wolverton
Speaker: David Marks. David grew up in Osborne Street in the 1940s and ’50s. Non-members are welcome (£2.00). Tea and biscuits served.
Milton Keynes Museum Society
Amy – Wonderful Amy
Amy, an unknown woman with very little flying experience, became the darling of the 1930s after she became the first woman to fly solo to Australia.
Lavendon History Group
Monday, 16th March 2020
Representing megaliths
A talk by Dr Paul Stamper, an archaeologist and garden historian, on the artists inspired by archaeological sites and monuments.
Bletchley Archaeological & Historical Society
Ecclesia Anglicana and the English Reformation
The word Anglican originates in Anglicana ecclesia libera sit, a phrase from the Magna Carta meaning “the Anglican Church shall be free”.
Bow Brickhill History Society
The Portrayal of Women Throughout History
From caveman to current day. An illustrated evening talk at Tingewick Village Hall by Cindy Jansz. Non members £2.00.
Tingewick Historical Society
The Lenborough Hoard
Speaker: Julian Hunt, a local studies historian, author, FSA.The Lenborough Hoard is one of the largest hoards of Anglo-Saxon coins ever found in the UK.
Olney Archaeological Society
The Gods of the Gardens
Richard Mawrey traces the history of gardeners invoking the help and protection of gods and saints, from Aphrodite/Venus to Saint Fiacre.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust