Gran’s Boy
Speaker: Caron Higgins. This talk covers the researched war and secret missions of local lad Pilot Officer R.G. Higgins. £4.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Speaker meetings
Medieval Landscapes: Beyond the Castle Gate
The talk will use contemporary art alongside documentary sources and archaeology to unpick the world of high status parks and gardens.
Olney Archaeological Society
MK Archaeology Day
This free event features something for all ages, with stands, displays, and activities from active local archaeological groups.
Milton Keynes City Council
Down among the gypsies
Dianne Sutton will be talking about where the Romany Gypsies originally came from, their language, occupations and lifestyle.
Bucks Family History Society
Knights Templar in Northamptonshire
The Knights Templar were an established order in England, then overnight it all came to an end, leading to legends of secret tunnels, treasure and intrigue.
Roade Local History Society
British polar researcher Richard Collinson and his encrypted communication
Between 1850 and 1855, the London-based newspaper The Times published over 50 encrypted advertisements apparently intended for the same recipient.
The National Museum of Computing
The Devils Brew
Speaker: Geoff Morris. Coffee, love it or hate it, is now a massive worldwide business. But how did it start? £4.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
An Anglo Saxon Cemetery at Croft Gardens, Cambridge
The most significant archaeological aspect of the site was the presence of around 70 inhumation burials, mostly belonging to the early Anglo-Saxon period.
Olney Archaeological Society
John Adams and Thomas Jefferson’s Tour of English Gardens 1786
In April 1786 they embarked on a tour of English landscape gardens, including Wotton Underwood, Stowe, The Leasows, Hagley Hall and Blenheim.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
The Songs of the First World War
The background and creation of some of the songs from the trenches written to boost morale, encourage enlistment and take the public’s mind off the war.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch