Windmill Street: The street that never was
Have you ever wondered where the grid road names in Milton Keynes came from, or why some people refer to grid roads as the H5 or V8?
Yardley Gobion History Group
Speaker meetings
On foot through the intelligence zone
Alan Biggins’s talk is based on a chapter from his book The Intelligence Zone. It is about The Whaddon Web – MI6’s wartime communications sites.
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
Cordwainers: are they just a load of old cobblers?
A talk by Judith Millidge – a tale of shoemakers, butchers, bakers and candlestick makers, Dick Whittington and his cat. Non-members £5.00.
Bow Brickhill History Society
My Fathers’ Journey Through WW2
Andy Tennet’s talk will feature his father who was a Northampton man and volunteered for service in February 1940, serving through until March 1946.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
The African Emperor: The Life and Times of Septimius Severus
Septimius Severus was Roman emperor from 193 to 211. Severus travelled to Britain in 208, strengthening Hadrian’s Wall and reoccupying the Antonine Wall.
Olney Archaeological Society
AGM
AGM, with mini presentation The M1 and Service Station, Geoff Morris.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
The Greatest Force
Marcus Gibson has written a book which analyses for the first time the full crippling impact of RAF Bomber Command against the Third Reich.
National Museum of Computing
The Black Redcoats
This is a presentation of the extremely well researched and written book, Black Redcoats, by author, history enthusiast and speaker, Matthew Taylor.
North Crawley Historical Society
Did she really live in Bucks and marry in Northants?
Poor Law Union boundaries, BMD registration districts and changes to county boundaries in the area of Bucks north of Aylesbury can confuse when searching.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Restorative Justice
Restorative Justice is an ancient practice, to be used alongside retributive justice and fair punishment, but recognised as reducing recidivism.
Roade Local History Society