The UK Censuses 1801 to 1921
Dr. Penny Walters lectures internationally and writes about a variety of genealogy topics. Online membership costs £6.00 a year.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Month: January 2022
Programming the Elliott 903
Dr Andrew Herbert will introduce the Elliott 903, its basic architecture, instruction set and the various programming languages provided.
The National Museum of Computing
Preston Deanery Hall: the story of a house through time
Speaker: Maureen Williams. Today’s Preston Deanery Hall was originally just an annexe of the old Hall that was demolished in 1934.
Roade Local History Society
WW2 Merchant Navy Officer
Eve Bacon’s father had one or two close calls. Hear how he survived and how the German U-Boats tried to stop supplies reaching the Allies.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
The Balancing Lakes
Balancing lakes are used to control flooding by temporarily storing stormwater. Willen Lake is one of the largest purpose-built balancing lakes in the UK.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
The Wollaston landscape: from Roman vineyards to a high-status Anglian warrior burial
Speaker: Rob Atkins. Rob is a post-excavation manager at MOLA’s Northampton office. The talk is at the Olney Centre and via Zoom.
Olney Archaeological Society
Love is enough: at home with Jane and William Morris
This lecture explores the lives and works of art of Jane and William Morris and their circle, from the Red House to Kelmscott Manor.
Arts Society North Bucks
The First Twenty Years of Teaching Computing and Microelectronics at the Open University: 1971 – 1990
In this virtual talk Roger Moore will focus on the teaching of Computer Science and Microelectronics at the OU, touching on a few additional courses.
National Museum of Computing
Medieval Homes of Rutland and East Leicestershire
This is a Zoom presentation by Nick Hill from Historic England, who will describe how buildings in medieval times were used by their occupants.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Law and Order
John Goss is giving a talk about his time as a magistrate.
Sherington Historical Society