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John Chilton was a British jazz trumpeter and writer who was evacuated to Yardley Gobion where the headmaster of the school brought out his musical talent.
Yardley Gobion History Group

Hear about the pilgrim stories of Bradwell Abbey and the monks who lived there, and join the pilgrims as they carve out new tales and trails post-lockdown.
Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre

This new website collects a wide and growing range of information on the history of the Buckinghamshire village and ancient parish of Great Linford.
Great Linford history

The Cosgrove & Furtho website acknowledges the thousands of women who have lived in Cosgrove throughout history. It’s possible to mention only a few.
Cosgrove & Furtho

Grace M. Clark and Eleanor Dixon wrote down children’s jingles used in in the 1920s and early 1930s in Newport Pagnell and the surrounding villages.
Stoke Goldington Association

MKCDC has been awarded a grant by Historic England to create new digital and online activities for public engagement while it is in lockdown,
Milton Keynes City Discovery Centre

Timelines are displays of a list of historical events in date order, typically a long bar labelled with dates in parallel.

The first directories were published in the late 18th century and they remained an important genre of reference information into the mid-20th century.

Twyford Local History Group was founded in 2019 with a Heritage Lottery Fund grant to gather the history of the village and its residents.
Twyford Local History Group