Caravaggio: the master of light and shadow
Caravaggio’s revolutionary style was condemned by many as was his equally dramatic personal life. Lecture by Shirley Smith.
Arts Society North Bucks
Speaker meetings
Soviet Computing – Kateryna Yushchenko
Kateryna Yushchenko was the inventor of a programming language called the “Address Programming Language”. Virtual lecture by Jerry McCarthy.
National Museum of Computing
The Towcester Hundred
Tony Howard’s aerial photography will cover some of the villages around Towcester which comprise the Towcester Hundred. In-person and via Zoom.
Towcester and Disctrict Local History Society
The Heritage, History and Restoration of the Buckingham Canal
Speaker: Athina Becket of Buckingham Canal Society. Non-members £3.00. Please note that WDAHS now meets on Tuesday afternoons at Stony Stratford Library.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
Mrs Hurst Dancing
Don Hurst, from Newport Pagnell. will tell the story behind the book ‘Mrs Hurst Dancing and Other Scenes of Regency Life’. £4.00 for non-members.
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
The gardens of Baddesley Clinton and Packwood House, Warwicks
Speaker: Dr Stephen Wass. Dr Stephen Wass, operating as Polyolbian Archaeology, works with the National Trust recording historic gardens and buildings.
Olney Archaeological Society
A Victoria Cross for Newport Pagnell
“Sergeant George Walters highly distinguished himself at the Battle of Inkermann, in having rescued Brigadier-General Adams, C.B., …“<
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Amazing Grace with Professor Bruce Hindmarsh
Bruce Hindmarsh will present a talk at the Museum, based on the new biography of John Newton, followed by a book signing.
Cowper & Newton Museum
Bucks in the Commonwealth Period
Geoff Swindells will be exploring Buckinghamshire in the Commonwealth period, including the Battle of Olney and the living conditions at the time.>br />
Cowper & Newton Museum
Life During the Commonwealth
Geoff Swindells will be talking about how the English Civil War changed life for Buckinghamshire people. A Zoom talk for BFHS members.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society