The Restoration of Church Gardens, Harefield
Kay McHugh will give a talk via Zoom about her family’s 25-year journey to restore and rebuild their 17th-century house and 3-acre walled garden.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
Speaker meetings
Using DNA to Support Family History Research
Amelia Bennett will present examples of how to use DNA and how the results can improve your research. A Zoom talk for BFHS members.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
English Place Names
A talk by Liz Talbot.
North Crawley Historical Society
My Uncle – The Battle of Britain VC
James Nicolson, VC, DFC was the only pilot of RAF Fighter Command to be awarded the Victoria Cross during the Second World War.
Western Front Association (Milton Keynes Branch)
Late Neolithic belief, myth and society as reflected in the design of major monuments in the British Isles, c 2,500 BC
The speaker is Prof David Jacques, University of Buckingham. At the Olney Centre and via Zoom.
Olney Archaeological Society
The art of Art Deco
The development of the style and a look at specific examples of objets d’arts, including silver, jewellery, furniture, ceramics, clocks and architecture.
Arts Society North Bucks
An American’s View of Northamptonshire
Gary Shaeffer’s talk takes the form of a guided tour using slides and showing many of the beautiful and historic places in the County.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Electra boat
Electra is the new, fully electric community canal boat for Milton Keynes, run by volunteers from the Bedford & Milton Keynes Waterway Trust.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
The Aztec Paradox
The speaker is Dr Nicholas James, Director of Studies in Social Anthropology at Magdalene College, Cambridge, author of the book Aztecs and Maya.
Olney Archaeological Society
Alan Turing – Accidental Codebreaker?
Join a free virtual event where the presenters, Erica Munro and David Kenyon, will explore Turing’s time with the Government Code and Cypher School.
Bletchley Park