Breaking 19th Century Encrypted Newspaper Ads with Modern Means
In the 19C encrypted newspaper advertisements were a common method of communication. Breaking and reading these messages is a fascinating task.
The National Museum of Computing
Speaker meetings
Richard III – A misjudged villain
Richard III is usually regarded as a treacherous usurper who committed many evil crimes. But, is this image correct or was it constructed afterwards?
Towcester and District Local History Society
“What is life if full of care …”
Who wrote these well-known lines? W H Davies (1871 – 1940). John Roberts will illustrate an account of his extraordinary life.
Milton Keynes National Trust Association
History of a concertina
Malcolm North’s talk will weave in references to Bletchley Park and ciphers, Wheatstone and other eminent scientists, motor racing, and even James Bond.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Sir John Schorne: The Rector Who Conjured the Devil into a Boot
A Zoom lecture. The speaker is Wayne Perkins, who worked on sites in France for INRAP and has excavated in the City of London and SE England.
Olney Archaeological Society
Brewers & Publicans
Simon Fowler will talk about how to research brewer and publican ancestors. A Zoom talk for BFHS members. Online membership costs £6.00 a year.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Fifty years of Archaeology in Northamptonshire
Andy Chapman will look back at some of the highlights from a 6000-year-old Neolithic enclosure to medieval villages and Northampton Castle.
Roade Local History Society
Before Bletchley Park: Codebreakers of the First World War
This is a free virtual event when Paul Gannon will talk about the little known achievements of British codebreakers between 1914 and 1918.
Bletchley Park
Bedford’s Highlanders – the Scottish “Invasion” of Bedford, August 1914
In August 1914 nearly 17,000 Scottish territorial soldiers arrived in Bedford. The impact of this mass billeting will be discussed by Richard Galley.
Western Front Association (Milton Keynes Branch)
In Black and White: 18th Century Silhouettes
Mike Rendell traces the history of the silhouette. Bring your own scissors for a post-talk hands-on session to create your very own silhouette.
Cowper & Newton Museum