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?
Cosgrove History Group
Speaker meetings
A County of Squires and Spires
Tonight we’re going to imagine being on a mystery coach trip and take a whistle stop tour around some of Northamptonshire’s towns and picturesque villages.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Women in Aerial Combat
MKAS presents a special evening looking back at the remarkable experiences of women who served in the air forces of Nazi Germany and Stalinist Russia.
Milton Keynes Aviation Society
Cars, Stars and Minibars
You’ll hear great stories, a few motoring-related jokes, and get a light-hearted look at some of the funniest car names you’ll ever come across.
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
Own Family Story of Philip Lock
Philip Lock.was sentenced to 10 years transportation though never made it beyond Portsmouth, spending six years on a convict hulk.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
The Black Death in England 1348-1500
Speaker: Prof. Mark Bailey. A lifelong fascination of his has been the effects of the Black Death in the mid-fourteenth century on English society.
Olney Archaeological Society
A History of Christian Names
Susan Copperwheat will talk about the origins and meanings of Christian names. £4.00 for non-members. Tea/coffee are available for purchase.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Olney – A Time Travellers Guide
Tom Jones will focus on the “long” 18th Century and its links with Olney and wider English history. Olney is famous for lace making and Amazing Grace.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
The Gothic Library at Stowe: A Reappraisal
Dr Ralph St Clair Wade, presents his latest research on the Gothic Library at Stowe. Why the departure from Stowe’s famous classicism?
Stowe House
When Terror Came to Parliament
Fay Tennet was on duty at the Houses of Parliament the day of the Westminster terror attack when 6 people died and 29 people were injured.
Roade Local History Society