Medieval Minds
Wendy Page will be presenting an illustrated talk covering some of the earliest clues that we have to life in Cosgrove and Furtho.
Cosgrove and Furtho History Talks
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Fear and Courage in Trench Warfare
Peter Hodgkinson. a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, considers the way fear was expressed and controlled in trench warfare.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
‘Save Our Serpent’: Geoffrey Jellicoe and Hemel Hempstead
Kate Harwood, has been instrumental in the recent restoration of Jellicoe’s design for the Water Gardens at Hemel Hempstead.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
Fossils and how to become one
After hearing about the amazing stories which fossils can tell us, you will view our coastline and quarries in quite a new light.
Olney Archaeological Society
Reading Old Handwriting
Ian Waller provides pointers to help you decipher the various handwriting styles in use over the centuries.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Royal and Derngate
The speaker, Michael Brailey, maintains a significant archive of Royal and Derngate historical memorabilia.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
What have the Puritans ever done for us?
They banned Christmas, closed the theatres and sought to “purify” the Church but what else did they do?
Towcester and District Local History Society
Life and Times of a Ship’s Pilot
The talk traces maritime pilotage from the Phoenician times to today’s modern world of computers and satellite navigation.
Olney & District Historical Society
Clara: Rhino superstar and wonder of the Grand Tour
This talk explores the charming story of this magnificent beast, only the third or fourth rhino to be seen in Europe, through contemporary records and works of art.
The Arts Society North Bucks
Woughton on The Green
How open-field agriculture worked in possibly the most surviving ridge and furrow in Buckinghamshire.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society (Northern Group)