Olney: A time traveller’s guide
Tom Jones from Olney will be revealing some interesting local history. Olney is famous for lace making and John Newton writing Amazing Grace.
Cosgrove History Society
Speaker meetings
Illustrated Travel Talk on China: Travelling from Beijing to Hong Kong
Speakers: Ray & Jenny Rowlson. Non members entrance fee £3.00.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
Pure Nostalgia!
Well-travelled aviation photographer Gerry Manning takes us back to the 1960s and ’70s with a wealth of civil and military photographs from that era.
Milton Keynes Aviation Society
William Hogarth
William Hogarth was one of, if not, the finest English artist of any age who devised a new genre of painting and prints..
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
Local Pioneering Flights 1910-1913
Steve Parkin reports on two contrasting pioneering flights through our district – a 1910 a sponsored air race and a 1913 a military deployment.
Yardley Gobion History Group
From Cottage to Factory: How the Industrial Revolution Shaped our Ancestors’ Lives
This talk traces the journey from cottage industries and rural handcrafts to the rise of factories, steam power and bustling industrial towns.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
The history of Stowe House and School
Starts with its acquisition in 1589 by the Temple family; the family’s subsequent rise and dramatic fall; and the transition into a school.
Tingewick Historical Society
Power, Personality and Politics: how the Earl de Grey used his houses
A talk by Judith Heywood, a volunteer room guide at Wrest Park. 7.45 pm refreshments for an 8.00 pm start. Non-members £5.00.
Bow Brickhill History Society
Fragments: The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Attributing Archaeological Relics
Through war, natural disaster, religious turmoil and even the process of repair and updating, many important objects of art and culture became displaced.
Olney Archaeological Society
The Rageing and Dreadful Fire: Stony Stratford’s Historic fires
This talk will look at new research to try to answer questions about the causes of these fires and their impact on the Stony community.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society