AGM
Followed by slideshow of local interest.
Wolverton & District Archaeological & Historical Society
Articles by MKHA Webmaster
Seven Wonders of Milton Keynes
A talk by The Parks Trust Milton Keynes.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Late Neolithic belief, myth and society as reflected in the design of major monuments in the British Isles, c 2,500 BC
The speaker is Prof David Jacques, University of Buckingham. At the Olney Centre and via Zoom.
Olney Archaeological Society
The art of Art Deco
The development of the style and a look at specific examples of objets d’arts, including silver, jewellery, furniture, ceramics, clocks and architecture.
Arts Society North Bucks
Robert Excell
Robert Excell, the MKHA Chair, died suddenly last month. The funeral service will be held on Thursday, 22nd December at 1.00 pm at Whaddon Chapel.
An American’s View of Northamptonshire
Gary Shaeffer’s talk takes the form of a guided tour using slides and showing many of the beautiful and historic places in the County.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Electra boat
Electra is the new, fully electric community canal boat for Milton Keynes, run by volunteers from the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
The Aztec Paradox
The speaker is Dr Nicholas James, Director of Studies in Social Anthropology at Magdalene College, Cambridge, author of the book Aztecs and Maya.
Olney Archaeological Society
Alan Turing – Accidental Codebreaker?
Join a free virtual event where the presenters, Erica Munro and David Kenyon, will explore Turing’s time with the Government Code and Cypher School.
Bletchley Park
To Drive the Cold Winter Away
In this Zoom talk Michael Brown will be examining the winter season through the ages and will even provide a little music of the time.
Olney Archaeological Society