Lost villages of Buckinghamshire
Deborah Hayter tells how Buckinghamshire changed and the causes that led to the loss of these villages.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Month: February 2023
18th century Georgian furniture
This lecture traces the development of elegance through style in relation to the design and construction of furniture during the 18th century.
Arts Society North Bucks
Medieval Mythology: Stonemasons and Sculptures
The lived mediaeval reality behind both mason’s marks and sexualised carvings are radically different from the commonly repeated stories.
Olney Archaeological Society
The History of toys
Roger Brown, former Brand Manager at Mettoy in Northampton, will speak on some of the toys we remember from our childhood.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
The Best Burglar in Northamptonshire
Speaker: Neil Lyon. Joan Wake, who single-handedly saved Delapré Abbey, was described as ‘the Best Burglar in the County’, a description which she relished.
Yardley Gobion History Group
A social history of cutlery
An exploration of European eating utensils, demonstrating how they have been shaped by cultural changes in dining, diet, and etiquette.
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
Sir Gaufridus de Cauceis, Knight of the Third Crusade and Dunstable’s Benefactor
Speaker: Jean Yates, Project Officer of the Dunstable Medieval Project. Non members £3.00. All welcome.
Bow Brickhill History Society
Tracing Huguenot Ancestry
Kathy Chater will show you how to find out if your ancestors were among the many Protestants who fled France and the Low Countries.
Bucks Family History Society