Logistics of the East Africa Campaign
Dr Anne Samson’s talk considers how a ‘side-show’ was kept provisioned over five years of fighting, with eight administrative bodies in charge.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
Month: August 2023
Caravaggio: the master of light and shadow
Caravaggio’s revolutionary style was condemned by many as was his equally dramatic personal life. Lecture by Shirley Smith.
Arts Society North Bucks
Soviet Computing – Kateryna Yushchenko
Kateryna Yushchenko was the inventor of a programming language called the “Address Programming Language”. Virtual lecture by Jerry McCarthy.
National Museum of Computing
The Towcester Hundred
Tony Howard’s aerial photography will cover some of the villages around Towcester which comprise the Towcester Hundred. In-person and via Zoom.
Towcester and Disctrict Local History Society
What did Cowper wear?
Based around some of the Museum’s portraits, this short talk will be in the marquee. Garden admission prices apply. Booking is advisable.
Cowper & Newton Museum
The Heritage, History and Restoration of the Buckingham Canal
Speaker: Athina Becket of Buckingham Canal Society. Non-members £3.00. Please note that WDAHS now meets on Tuesday afternoons at Stony Stratford Library.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
Transport Weekend
Over 100 cars, vans, motorcycles and military vehicles can be viewed on the Museum grounds for ther annual celebration of transport past and present.
Milton Keynes Museum
Mrs Hurst Dancing
Don Hurst, from Newport Pagnell. will tell the story behind the book ‘Mrs Hurst Dancing and Other Scenes of Regency Life’. £4.00 for non-members.
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
The gardens of Baddesley Clinton and Packwood House, Warwicks
Speaker: Dr Stephen Wass. Dr Stephen Wass, operating as Polyolbian Archaeology, works with the National Trust recording historic gardens and buildings.
Olney Archaeological Society
A Victoria Cross for Newport Pagnell
“Sergeant George Walters highly distinguished himself at the Battle of Inkermann, in having rescued Brigadier-General Adams, C.B., …“<
Newport Pagnell Historical Society