Magic Lantern Show
With Kevin Varty, a member of the Magic Lantern Society. Followed by a short presentation of Potterspury Entertainment in Years Gone By.
Potterspury History Group
Month: December 2023
Kino and Kinder: A family’s journey in the shadow of the Holocaust
Kino and Kinder is the history of Dr Vivien Sieber’s family and those they helped (1880 – 2020). Kino and Kinder is her first book, published in 2023.
The National Museum of Computing
Still Rolling
The Living Archive Band plays and sings on, with an evening of popular songs from past drama documentaries about Milton Keynes.
Living Archive Band
Puzzle Pictures
David Marsh’s talk looks at a series of paintings from the 16th to 18th centuries which feature gardens, and helps the audience see beyond the obvious.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
Making and remaking Colossus
This event is part of Colossus 80, commemorating 80 years since the first Colossus, , the world’s first electronic digital computer.
Bletchley Park
Jock Campbell and the Beginning
The Museum wants to find out what interests you about the beginning of the MK story and what should be included in the new exhibition.
Milton Keynes Museum
Sir Joseph Paxton
Speaker: David Fowler. Sir Joseph Paxton is best known for designing the Crystal Palace and for cultivating the Cavendish banana.
North Crawley Historical Society
Tracing forwards from 1921
As well as the 1921 census and the 1939 register, there are additional records to help roll our research back to this time period.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
India’s Great War
Speaker: Adam Prime. Dr Prime’s main area of research is the Indian Army, in particular the British officer corps.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
Blame it on Dora
The Defence of the Realm Act (DORA) was passed on 8 August 1914, four days after we entered the First World War. It gave the government wide-ranging powers.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society