Walter Tull
Graham McKechnie presents a talk about Walter Tull, the first black footballer to play at the highest level of the domestic game in the UK.
Yardley Gobion History Group
Speaker meetings
The Bedford Estate brick wall
Dr Gerard Lynch, Master Brickmason, will give a talk on the rebuilt section of the Bedford Estate brick wall from Ridgmont to Husborne Crawley.
Bow Brickhill History Society
A Date with the Cerne Abbas Giant with Uffington and Wilmington
The two major human hill figures in England are the Cerne Giant and the Long Man of Wilmington. The Uffington White Horse is perhaps over 3,000 years old.
Olney Archaeological Society
Newport Pagnell Presentation
Don Hurst is a local speaker from Newport Pagnell. £4.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Free antiquarian resources on the Internet
On the Internet it is possible to access thousands of antiquarian (i.e. copyright-expired) books that can enrich your family history research.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
The History of Roade WI
Speaker: Maggie Smith. Roade WI formed in 1928 and has a wealth of history in the village. Come along and see how it has progressed throughout the years.
Roade Local History Society
John Hellins and the Royal Society
Speaker: .Steve Parkin. Find out more about the founder of Potterspury’s school and his important contribution to science.
Potterspury History Group
Cursus Monuments of Buckinghamshire and the Great Ouse Valley
A cursus is an elongated rectilinear earthwork enclosure whose length is over 250m and whose long axis is more than ten times the short axis.
Olney Archaeological Society
The world’s greatest paintings: 200 years at the National Gallery
2024 marks the bicentenary of the National Gallery. Today the collection amounts to 2,300 works spanning the major traditions of Western European painting.
Arts Society North Bucks
Bow Street Runners
Watch out, watch out the Bow Street Runners are about! Steve Bacon will talk about why were they formed and what were their powers.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society