From Stowe to Sheringham
A talk by local historian Dorothy Jamieson comparing the work and life of ‘Capability’ Brown with that of Humphry Repton.
Olney & District Historical Society
Month: October 2019
Lord Austin and Lord Nuffield: giants of the British motor industry
The talk will feature the personal rivalry between Austin and Morris and how it produced radically different approaches to car manufacture and marketing.
Milton Keynes Museum Society
The Every Brothers: their story
Tom, Jack and William didn’t return from WW2. A play by Ron Johnson about three brothers who were killed in WW2 and are remembered on Roade War Memorial.
Roade Local History Society
General Knowledge Quiz
Open to teams of four (£10 per head – which includes a two course supper). It is advance booking only as spaces are limited.
Milton Keynes Museum
The Silk Route in Uzbekistan
Lecturer: Kevin Burnett.Preceded by the Society’s AGM at 7.00 pm. All are welcome. Non-members £4.00 per lecture, students free.
Bletchley Archaeological & Historical Society
Was Your Ancestor a Transport Police Officer?
Steve Beamon gives some insights into research in this area, which is more difficult as British Transport Police are not geographically based.
Bucks Family History Society
Medieval Wall Painting in Buckinghamshire and Beyond
A talk by Dr Miriam Gill, lecturer at Leicester University and tutor at the Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. Visitors are welcome.
Olney Archaeological Society
The Diarists
Speaker: Julian Hunt – Local historian and well known local speaker.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Living Archive Band Album Launch
The songs on A Bob a Bloody Day, a new album from The Living Archive Band, depict local people’s experiences throughout the Great War.
Living Archive Milton Keynes
Quiz Night
The Museum guarantees a fun evening, with lots of laughs and a few teasers along the way. Hosted by quiz-masters Neil and Pat Hodges.
Cowper & Newton Museum