Free antiquarian resources on the Internet
On the Internet it is possible to access thousands of antiquarian (i.e. copyright-expired) books that can enrich your family history research.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Speaker meetings
The History of Roade WI
Speaker: Maggie Smith. Roade WI formed in 1928 and has a wealth of history in the village. Come along and see how it has progressed throughout the years.
Roade Local History Society
John Hellins and the Royal Society
Speaker: .Steve Parkin. Find out more about the founder of Potterspury’s school and his important contribution to science.
Potterspury History Group
Cursus Monuments of Buckinghamshire and the Great Ouse Valley
A cursus is an elongated rectilinear earthwork enclosure whose length is over 250m and whose long axis is more than ten times the short axis.
Olney Archaeological Society
The world’s greatest paintings: 200 years at the National Gallery
2024 marks the bicentenary of the National Gallery. Today the collection amounts to 2,300 works spanning the major traditions of Western European painting.
Arts Society North Bucks
Bow Street Runners
Watch out, watch out the Bow Street Runners are about! Steve Bacon will talk about why were they formed and what were their powers.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
Fitzroy
This is the extraordinary story of the young boy who grew up in Potterspury and went on to sail the Beagle for Darwin and invent weather forecasting.
Yardley Gobion History Group
Follies and Foibles
A talk by Adam Smith. Adam is a lecturer specialising in architectural history and the history of the English country house and estate.
Bow Brickhill History Society
Henry II and Eleanor of Aquitaine
Matthew Lewis, Chair of the Richard III society. Matt is an author and historian whose work focuses on the Wars of the Roses and Richard III.
Olney Archaeological Society
Sailors and Dogs: Sandybed Lane Y Station
Join the GCHQ Departmental Historian, Dr David Abrutat, to discover the history of one of the oldest Y stations in the world.
Bletchley Park