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
Speaker meetings
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
Olney’s Poor Law Books
Join Geoff Swindells for a free talk about Olney’s 18th- and 19th-century Poor Law books, and see genuine articles from the Museum’s collection.
Cowper & Newton Museum
Child Lace Workers and the Lace Schools
Join Marion Swindells for a talk on the lives of the children of Olney and surrounding villages who played a key part in the lacemaking industry.
Cowper & Newton Museum