The Horrible History of Halloween
Steve Dimmer traces the evolution of this celebration, beginning in pagan days and showing how the ceremonies and superstitions changed.
Lavendon History Group
Articles by MKHA Webmaster
Roman Villa Landscapes of the South Midlands
This conference on the theme of Roman villas will explore their place in the landscape, with reference to recent studies of Roman rural settlement patterns.
Council for British Archaeology: South Midlands
MKHA AGM
Wednesday, 25th September 2019 at 7.00 for 7.30 pm
Milton Keynes Museum
Unlocking history – Climb Lord Cobham’s Pillar
140 steps take you up to the viewing point which gives you an inspiring insight into the design and scale of the landscape.
National Trust Stowe
Admiral Isorocu Yamamoto – Architect of Allied Victory?
Lecturer: Lt-Col Roger Laing, a retired Army officer, MOD. Yamamoto was the Japanese commander-in-chief during the early years of the Pacific War.
Olney Archaeological Society
Cropredy Bridge
The battle of Cropredy Bridge in 1644 was indecisive, the repercussions proved a massive setback for the parliamentarian cause.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Visit to Sandham Memorial Chapel
The Trust will visit Stanley Spencer’s Sandham Memorial at Burghclere. The Chapel, now Grade II listed, was designed by Lionel Pearson in the 1920s.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
Wolverton – the first Railway Town
Speaker: Phil Marsh Phil is on the editorial team of Railnews, the rail industry paper. He is also a volunteer at The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway.
Wolverton & District Archaeological & Historical Society
The East African Campaign in Kenya 1914 -16
Kevin Patience vividly describes the campaign in Kenya, explores the battlefields in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro and shows what is left today.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
The History of Olney
Tom Jones, from Olney’s Cowper and Newton Museum, is coming to talk to the Society about the History of Olney.
Sherington Historical Society