Mother’s Just Planted Petunias
Forgotten comedy songs. Speaker: Kevin Varty. Non members entrance fee £3.00.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
Speaker meetings
HMS India
Rebecca gives and account of the fate of HMS India and the life of her grandfather-in-law, who was interned in Norway during World War One.
Bucks Family History Society
Bradwell Abbey/Flagons
Paul Cox is the author of ‘Bradwell Abbey Farm and Beyond’. His website describes his collection of local bottles and flagons.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Richard III, the king under the car park: Solving a 500-year old mystery
Speaker: Mathew Morris. Greyfriars, Leicester, was a friary of the Order of Friars Minor, the Franciscans, established on the west side of Leicester.
Olney Archaeological Society
Revisiting the Romans
This conference will look at recent research into (mostly) the Roman period in (mostly) Northants. All are welcome, but booking is required.
Council for British Archaeology: South Midlands
Cliveden, the History of the Gardens
A journey through four of the famous gardens from their development to the present day journey of climate change and sustainability.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
Researching Australian & New Zealand Records
Andrew Redfern, an Australian researcher, will be talking Australian and New Zealand records. Membership (online with a PDF Journal) costs £6.00 a year.
Bucks Family History Society
384th Bombardment Group
The men of the 384th Bombardment Group at Grafton Underwood flew 316 combat missions over Europe in B-17 aircraft during World War II.
Roade Local History Society
Cordwainers: are they just a load of old cobblers?
A tale of shoemakers, butchers, bakers and candlestick makers, Dick Whittington and his cat, cordwainers in London and connections with Northampton.
Potterspury History Group
Out of the Western Front frying pan and into the fire of Fermoy
An account of Brig-Gen C H T Lucas’ time at the Western Front and his command of the Fermoy Brigade post-war, including the period of his 1920 capture.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch