Young Dickens and how he Invented Christmas
Ian Porter will talk about Dickens’ early years before he found fame and how his Christmas stories became an annual Victorian event.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Speaker meetings
A Medieval Christmas
Michael Brown designed the medieval gardens at Prebendal Manor, Nassington. .£3.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Elizabethan Houses and the Transformation of Britain
Jonathan Foyle is an architectural historian, broadcaster and advocate for heritage sites.. Remote lecture via Zoom.
Olney Archaeological Society
Grandad’s War
Herbert Barnes’s story has been researched using public records and family archives by Ted Barnes.
Potterspury History Group
Arctic Convoys: Bletchley Park and the War for the Seas
The story of the war in the Arctic was a contest more evenly balanced than previously thought and Bletchley Park played a vital role.
Bletchley Park
FindMypast
John Hanson is making a welcome return to talk about FindMypast and the recent changes to the site, including the 1921 Census.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Walter Tull and Frank Anderson
Graham McKechnie will tell the stories of Walter Tull, who played for Northamptonshire FC and Frank Anderson, who played for Northampton Saints.
Roade Local History Society
Commonwealth War Graves revisited
Mike Chapman is a speaker from the Commonwealth War Graves Foundation. £3.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
In Search of the Catuvellauni: Tribal Influence and Changing Landscape
Michael Curtis is a landscape and coastal archaeologist at the University of Leicester. At The Olney Centre and via Zoom.
Olney Archaeological Society
Introduction to the Museum drop-in
Join Bill Griffiths, director of the Museum, in the atrium of the new galleries to learn more about the Museum’s plans and how you can get involved.
Milton Keynes Museum