A very lucky sailor
Steve has been researching the life of Eve Bacon’s father, who was a merchant seaman during the 2nd World War and he had one or two close calls.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Speaker meetings
Unveiling the Past – Revealing The East Staircase Wall Paintings
Stowe House is running a series of talks with the incredible experts that have helped us to return the house to its former 18th Century glory.
Stowe House
Reconstructing the landscape at Blick Mead: what the latest science has revealed
Speaker: Professor David Jacques, Professorial Research Fellow in Archaeology, University of Buckingham.
Olney Archaeological Society
Richard Dunkley
Richard Dunkley, a former builder and railway contractor, is well known in connection with the earlier phases of the London and North-Western Railway.
Roade Local History Society
Getting to know your military ancestors through photos and memorabilia
The speaker, Graham Bandy, has plenty of military family from Buckinghamshire so will also include useful local information.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Foster Hill Road Cemetery
Foster Hill Road Cemetery in Bedford is the burial place of a suffragette, a religious leader and a Polish freedom-fighter.
North Crawley Historical Society
Bletchley Park – The People
Change of speaker. Speaker: David Marks.
Potterspury History Group
Pompeii and Herculaneum: a Moment in Time
A glimpse of life in these two bustling Roman cities in their final days in AD 79 when Vesuvius erupted and smothered them with ash, pumice and rock.
Olney Archaeological Society
Ladies of the Grand Tour
A look at a number of early lady travellers, some of whom ventured abroad for education and enlightenment, but many to avoid scandal.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Gardeners’ Royal Benevolent Institution and Exbury Gardens
Francesca Murray’s talk will address her research on the Gardeners Royal Benevolent Institution and destitute gardeners of the 19th century.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust