The Reeve’s Tale

12 January 2020 MKHA Webmaster 0

Talk relating to the lives and customs of villagers of the 1450s, told through the eyes of their Reeve, plus a story of a deception that misfired.
Bow Brickhill History Society

St Dunstan and the Cenotaph

11 January 2020 MKHA Webmaster 0

Kevin Varty, a member of the Magic Lantern Society, will be coming to show his lantern show entitled ‘St Dunstan and the Cenotaph’.
Sherington Historical Society

My Ancestor was a Brushmaker

5 January 2020 MKHA Webmaster 0

Ken Doughty is the founding member of the Society of Brushmakers’ Descendants and has written books and articles on the subject.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society

Bawdy Georgians

4 January 2020 MKHA Webmaster 0

Tom Jones, a Trustee of the Cowper & Newton Museum, will give an interesting and amusing talk based on Olney’s links to wider Georgian society.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society

Death in the Garden

27 December 2019 MKHA Webmaster 0

Learn from Michael Brown the truth about many of the plants which may well be growing in your garden! His book ‘Death in the Garden’ was published in 2018.
Lavendon Village History Group

Winter Warmer

Winter Warmer

26 December 2019 MKHA Webmaster 0

Come and enjoy hot drinks and cakes or soup and crusty bread, plus tours to hear all about the history of the medieval wall paintings.
Friends of St Lawrence, Broughton

Pictures in the Parlour

21 December 2019 MKHA Webmaster 0

Developments in the lanterns from their heyday in the 1870s up to their demise in the 1950s. The talk ends with a recreation of a Magic Lantern Show.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society