L.T.C. Rolt, Pioneer of Canal and Railway Preservation
Tom Rolt helped found the IWA and set up the first organisation to save and run a railway with a mainly volunteer workforce.
Olney Archaeological Society
Speaker meetings
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Mike Chapman is a speaker from the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
In Search of Artists’ Gardens in Buckinghamshire
The talk follows a road trip the speaker, Claire de Carle, embarked on in the autumn of 2020 with Clare Butler.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
War artists, spies and the art of deception
Nicholas Reed will tell us about famous and lesser-known war artists like Ravilious and Tomas Harris, and intriguing tales of double-agents.
Arts Society North Bucks
Breaking 19th Century Encrypted Newspaper Ads with Modern Means
In the 19C encrypted newspaper advertisements were a common method of communication. Breaking and reading these messages is a fascinating task.
The National Museum of Computing
Richard III – A misjudged villain
Richard III is usually regarded as a treacherous usurper who committed many evil crimes. But, is this image correct or was it constructed afterwards?
Towcester and District Local History Society
“What is life if full of care …”
Who wrote these well-known lines? W H Davies (1871 – 1940). John Roberts will illustrate an account of his extraordinary life.
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
History of a concertina
Malcolm North’s talk will weave in references to Bletchley Park and ciphers, Wheatstone and other eminent scientists, motor racing, and even James Bond.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Sir John Schorne: The Rector Who Conjured the Devil into a Boot
A Zoom lecture. The speaker is Wayne Perkins, who worked on sites in France for INRAP and has excavated in the City of London and SE England.
Olney Archaeological Society
Brewers & Publicans
Simon Fowler will talk about how to research brewer and publican ancestors. A Zoom talk for BFHS members. Online membership costs £6.00 a year.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society