Blair Swannell, Saint, Lion and Anzac
Blair Swannell, an international rugby union forward, took part in the landing at Anzac Cove, during the first day of the Gallipoli Campaign.
Yardley Gobion History Group
Speaker meetings
Stowe House
Anna McEvoy is custodian of Stowe House and will describe the recent restoration that she has been supervising there. £;4.00 for non-members.
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
Five Unusual Inventions That Failed: Why Being “Brilliant” Isn’t Everything
John J. Geoghegan’s new book showcases some of the biggest inventions in STEM that were built, tested and worked but ultimately flopped.
The National Museum of Computing
Past Lives: Telling Tales from Human Skeletal Remains
Dr Katie Tucker, visiting fellow at the University of Winchester, works with the Deutsches Archaeologisches Institut and Transylvania Bioarchaeology.
Olney Archaeological Society
The 1939 Register
Speaker John Hanson. £3.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
The Queen Eleanor Bike Ride – a cycle through history
Andrew Tennet will give a presentation regarding the life and influence of Queen Eleanor of Castile, her links to Northampton and her impact.
Roade Local History Society
Astwood to Woburn Sands
Diane Sutton will be talking about an A-Z trip from Astwood to Woburn Sands via Castlethorpe, Lavendon, Olney, Wavendon and more.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Pictures of Old Newport
Speaker Don Hurst. £3.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
The Battle of Waterloo
Speaker: Lt Col Roger Laing, retired army officer. In-person and via Zoom.
Olney Archaeological Society
Meet the author: Alan Turing’s Manchester
In this online talk Jonathan Swinton will tour this smog-bound, bombed-out city that was busy creating one of the first computers.
National Museum of Computing