Relive Georgian Life – Olney
Discover the influence of the Georgian era on Olney. The Cowper & Newton Museum and the Olney & District Historical Society tell these lost stories.
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Woburn in the Wars
During the WWI the Duchess of Bedford converted parts of Woburn Abbey into a hospital and during WWII it housed government and services departments.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
Grafton Murder Mystery Dinner
The dinner takes place in a medieval Yuletide setting. Come in costume if you wish. Spot the villain and win a prize! £20 per head.
Grafton Regis Historians
Christmas traditions
Those events and objects that appear every Christmas form a tradition, but when did they first appear? Which are pagan, Christian, Victorian or modern?
Buckinghamshire Family History Society (Northern Group)
A brief history of the world in 80 minutes (minus the boring bits)
Dr. Neil Faulkner is a lecturer, writer, archaeologist and occasional broadcaster. He is Editor of ‘Military History Monthly’.
Olney Archaeological Society
Buckingham Between the Wars
Exhibition in the Old Gaol courtyard on the development of Buckingham between the two world wars and the conditions of everyday life.
Buckingham Old Gaol
An Evening with a Magic Lantern
Kevin Varty, a member of the Magic Lantern Society, will take us through the history of magic lanterns, which were invented in the 1650s.
Lavendon History Group
The Healing Power of Plants
Mankind has exploited the medicinal properties of plants for thousands of years, yet they are still considered to be peripheral by many people.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
Our Country at War : The Home Front in Buckinghamshire 1914-1918
The film gives a vivid depiction of life in the county during the Great War through a range of original visual material. Preceded by the Society’s AGM.
Hanslope and District Historical Society
Sex, Drugs and Tapeworms
Kevin Varty will use contemporary adverts to illustrate cures for all kinds of illnesses – a light-hearted look at Victorian consumerism.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society