Wallis Simpson and the abdication crisis
1936 – the year of three kings! A talk by Roy Smart on a royal topic that has intrigued generations. Cost: £2.50 including tea & biscuits.
Lavendon History Group
Speaker meetings
The Long Paper Trail
Sue Paul will use an example of the papers discovered in an attic to demonstrate how we may find forebears hidden in private papers held in archives.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Solving historical ciphers with modern means
This presentation introduces the most important historical ciphers and modern techniques to break them, based on ‘Codebreaking: A Practical Guide’.
The National Museum of Computing
From teapots to Toy Story: a prehistory of computer graphics
A virtual talk by Jacob Gaboury, author of ‘Image Objects’, that traces the early history of computer graphics through a set of five objects.
The National Museum of Computing
Old Newport
Speaker: Don Hurst. £3.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Update on Blick Mead from the September 2021 dig
Prof. David Jacques is Senior Research Fellow in Archaeology at the University of Buckingham’s Humanities Research Institute,
Olney Archaeological Society
Dad’s War
Sam Sutcliffe (1898-1987) fought at Gallipoli, the Somme, and Arras where he was taken prisoner for the final months of WW1.
Western Front Association (Milton Keynes Branch)
Britain as workshop of the world
Anna Warrillow’s Zoom lecture focuses on the design impact of the Great Exhibition and the need for a ‘legacy institution’.
Arts Society North Bucks
The Life and Legacy of George Bradshaw
Dr David Turner will explore the this famous engraver, map-maker and timetable publisher, including his role in the creation of Bradshaw’s Railway Guide.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Art and architecture: estranged bedfellows
This Study Day tells the story of how art and architecture went their separate ways, exploring the complex reasons behind their dramatic divorce.
Arts Society North Bucks