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
Speaker meetings
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
Robert Keable, utterly immoral WW1 chaplain?
Simon Keable-Elliott has used letters, books, articles, interviews and a trip to Tahiti to produce a remarkable true story of his grandfather.
Western Front Association (Milton Keynes Branch)
The Aylesbury Duck
Treat yourself to an elegant afternoon tea and talk. Mike Palmer will tell the story of the famous and remarkable Aylesbury Duck.
Discover Bucks Museum
William Hogarth
This lecture describes how William Hogarth made his name by picturing the excesses of his age, Lucrezia Walker Is a lecturer at the National Gallery.
Arts Society North Bucks
20 GOTO 10 : Discovering Retro
Steven Goodwin dives into seven machines familiar to many of us, sharing what he has learned and opening our eyes just that little bit further.
National Museum of Computing
Queen of Codes – The Secret Life of Emily Anderson
Join Dr Jackie Uí Chionna to discover how she unravelled the forgotten story of Britain’s highest-ranking female Codebreaker.
Bletchley Park
Virginia Bradford
Andy Tennet will speak on Virginia Bradford, a silent movie actress who led a colourful life. Once her film career ended she moved to England.
Yardley Gobion History Group
Outside the Camp? The leper hospitals of Medieval England
Speaker: Professor Carol Rawcliffe of the University of East Anglia. Remote lecturer.
Olney Archaeological Society