A look back to Northampton & the shire in the 1960s
Speaker: Chris Clayson. Chris will focus on Abington Street, the Market Square redevelopment and also feature the Derngate bus station.
Yardley Gobion History Group
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Wallis Simpson
1936 – the year of three kings! A talk by Roy Smart on a royal topic that has intrigued generations. ££4.00 for non-members.
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
Gardening The Globe: The Commonwealth War Grave Commission
The talk covers the importance or the landscaping work in the design of the cemeteries and the memorials, and the scope/scale of the work done today.
Bucks Family History Society
Old Linslade Holy Well excavations
A talk by Paul Tate from the Leighton Buzzard & District Archaeology and History Society. 7.45 pm refreshments for an 8.00 pm start. Non-members £3.00.
Bow Brickhill History Society
Mother’s Just Planted Petunias
Forgotten comedy songs. Speaker: Kevin Varty. £4.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
The World turned Upside Down – the experience of the British Civil Wars
Speaker: Stuart Orme, Curator at the Cromwell Museum, Huntingdon. He has been Director of Operations at Peterborough Cathedral,
Olney Archaeological Society
Studying the Three Rs
Speaker: Claire Moores. Knowing the type of education your ancestors received will give insights to the action they made later in life.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Programming the Harwell Dekatron Computer, aka The W.I.T.C.H.
TNMOC volunteer Jerry will explore the history and significance of this incredible machine, before explaining how the W.I.T.C.H. is programmed today.
National Museum of Computing
Small but Perfectly Formed: A History of Entrance Lodges
This talk by Dr Victoria Thomson has been cancelled.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
Superstition and Religion in the Trenches
Focuses on the role of faith superstition during the war in enabling soldiers to have a sense of control over their destinies and to mitigate stress.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch