The “Irascible Genius” and the invention of computing: Charles Babbage and his engines
TNMOC launches an exhibition and hosts a talk by Doron Swade, who is a leading authority on Babbage.
The National Museum of Computing
Month: October 2022
Economics of Marriage
Adele Emm explores the lot of the married woman from why it was preferable to spinsterhood and the ignominy of the ‘maiden aunt’.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
The Greyhound – The Hour I First Believed
Join a virtual talk about the ship, the ‘Greyhound’, and the journey which brought John Newton back to England from Sierra Leone.
Cowper & Newton Museum
Roade at war!
Colin Haddon’s talk is about the Northamptonshire Home Guard. He will be bringing along fellow members who will be in full uniform and will perform drills.
Roade Local History Society
Winter Art & Craft Market
A unique selection of handmade items available to purchase from local artists in their charming Grade II listed building, by Shenley Wood.
Westbury Arts Centre
Bletchley Park presents: Harold Liberty
Harold Liberty will give a talk on his book, ‘The Forgotten Giant of Bletchley Park’, an extensive account of Brigadier John Tiltman. £5.00 plus admission.
Bletchley Park
Behind the Scenes Collection – John Newton in his own words
Join this special “Behind the Scenes” event as pages from John Newton’s books and manuscripts not normally on show to the public are revealed.
Cowper & Newton Museum
The Welsh Walter Mitty
Marietta Crichton Stuart talks about Percy Shuttlewood, who served in her grandfather’s battalion during the Great War.
Western Front Association (Milton Keynes Branch)
Recovering Artefacts from the “Halsewell”
The Halsewell was an East Indiaman that was wrecked at Peveril Point, Dorset in 1786 at the start of a voyage from London to Madras.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
A Lost Spa Garden – Dorton Spa Buckinghamshire
The pump room and lodge/refreshment room were the only buildings, both now gone. However, a boating lake and some planting were installed.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust