MKHA IT/Web Meetings
We now offer virtual IT/Web meetings to members every other Wednesday. These meetings will be held via Zoom from 10.00 to 11.30 am.
Articles by MKHA Webmaster
Community Archives and Local History
In this episode of the Local History Matters podcasts Dr Claire Kennan talks to Dr Ellie Pridgeon about a range of community archiving projects.
Civil Registration
Mary Teviot discusses the pitfalls of the indexes, spelling variants and errors in digitisation. This free talk is for BFHS members.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Friday, 23rd April 2021
Digital Storytelling
Two years ago Allan Davies started a group to make films. He will talk about the films they made and how to shape short, engaging stories.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Wednesday, 14th April 2021
Tulips from Amsterdam: Dutch flower painting in the 17th century
During the Golden Age flower still-life pieces were especially admired and some artists were able to demand high prices for their work.
Arts Society North Bucks
Thursday, 8th April 2021
The real story of how Enigma was broken
Sir Dermot Turing explains the international alliance which set the Bletchley Park codebreakers on the path to the British Bombe.
The National Museum of Computing
I’m not really old
Hugh Granger will talk about the more positive aspects of the ageing process. He promises to both amuse and enlighten his audience.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
An Introduction to Ancient Egypt’s History and Culture
Lucia Gahlin is a specialist in the archaeology of Ancient Egypt and is an Honorary Research Associate at UCL’s Institute of Archaeology.
Olney Archaeological Society
Migration: When we get Stuck
This free talk by Laurie Page is for Bucks Family History Society members. Annual online membership to the BFHS is £ 6.00.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
The Battle of Northampton and it’s place in the Wars of the Roses
The battle was the first major engagement in the Wars of the Roses and was an overwhelming Yorkist victory with casualties in the thousands.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society