Cliveden National Trust
Speaker Ben from Cliveden. Cliveden has a 350-year history, starting with the Duke of Buckingham who built the first house in 1666.
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
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Mystery Objects
Some objects will feel familiar, while others may spark curiosity as you discover items that seem strange and unfamiliar to our modern eyes.
Discover Bucks Museum
Up Before The Beak
Speaker: Ron Johnson. A tour around Northamptonshire Courts and a look at the history of the judicial system.
Roade Local History Society
South Caldecotte: Excavations on the periphery of Magiovinium Roman Town
Excavations over the development site at South Caldecotte uncovered settlement and funerary activity peripheral to the Roman small town of Magiovinium.
Olney Archaeological Society
Hayes Boatyard
Hayes Boatyard built tugs, ocean-going vessels, steam boats and river launches. Despite being far away from the sea, they gained a worldwide reputation.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Battle for Warsaw and the birth of Poland
Alan Leakey will examine events leading up to the Polish-Soviet war, the sweeping manoeuvres of hastily assembled armies and its dramatic conclusion.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
An audience with Charlie Ross
Back by popular demand. From the BBC’s Antiques Roadshow. £10.00 per person (including a glass of wine).
Buckingham Old Gaol
The art of the steal: Nazi looting during WWII
This lecture by Shauna Isaac sets the scene in Nazi Germany, discuses Hitler’s obsession with art and tells how the Monuments Men recovered art.
Arts Society North Bucks
Mother’s Just Planted Petunias
Forgotten comedy songs. Speaker: Kevin Varty. Non members entrance fee £3.00.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
Our parents’ war
Members’ evening. Please bring along an object to tell us all a little about your father’s or mother’s wartime service, either at home or abroad.
Yardley Gobion History Group