The Sculptures at Stowe
Gillian Mason has been very involved in the restoration and replacement of the sculptures at Stowe. Many of the original statues were sold.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
Speaker meetings
Organising Your Research and Findings
Speaker: Emma Cox. How many times have you missed that vital clue because the information was not organised properly? A Zoom talk for BFHS members.
Bucks Family History Society
Northamptonshire Archaeological Resource Centre (ARC)
Ben Donnelly-Symes’s Zoom talk will cover the first year of the ARC based at the Chester House Estate in Irchester being open. Donation of £5.00 welcome.
CLASP
Reluctant Abolitionist? Reopening the Case of John Newton and the Liverpool Slave Trade
Professor John Coffey from the University of Leicester explores whether John Newton might be the ‘Anonymous’ speaking against the slave trade in 1762.
Cowper & Newton Museum
Understanding antiques
Mark Hill will take a look at what current and future generations of collectors are buying, why they are buying it and how they are displaying it.
Arts Society North Bucks
Jig-a-jig Tommy
Speaker: Bruce Cherry. Bruce Cherry is an author, tour guide and former university lecturer with a PhD in military history.
Western Front Association (Milton Keynes Branch)
Alfred Cockerill: Northampton’s Forgotten Philanthropist
When speaker Bob Farey started researching Alfred Cockerill, the more he discovered the more he wanted to know.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
Further Excavations at the Rutland Villa
The speaker is Dr Peter Liddle, now retired, formerly Leicestershire County Archaeologist. He is a freelance lecturer and writer.
Olney Archaeological Society
The Medieval Guidhall – London’s nerve centre for 2,000 years
Ian Swankie looks at some of the key monuments in the building and at some of the many paintings depicting the Guildhall’s rich history.
Arts Society North Bucks
Potterspury, Yardley Gobion & Furtho Benefit Club
Speakers: Helen Westlake and Barbara King. How did villagers manage illness before the NHS? A delve into the history of friendly societies.
Yardley Gobion History Group