First World War Letters of Albert French
Albert, born on 22 June 1899. left for France in May 1916 and was killed just 6 weeks later on 15 June 1916, a week before his 17th birthday.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Speaker meetings
Egyptian pyramid building: a bit of history and not a lot of mysteries
Professor Piers Bursill-Hall, who will weave engineering, maths, ancient history, and archeology together to explain theories and disprove conjectures.
Olney Archaeological Society
The Dead Relly Hunt
A Zoom talk for BFHS members by Gill Blanchard. Churchyards, cemeteries and their records. Online membership costs £6.00 a year.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Programming the EDSAC
In this virtual talk Dr Andrew Herbert will describe the essential features of EDSAC, one of the first digital electronic stored program computers,
National Museum of Computing
Building The Grid – The Story of the Development of Milton Keynes
The Zoom talk will be given by Tim Skelton, Chair of Milton Keynes Forum. Tim spent ten years at Milton Keynes Development Corporation from 1979.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
The Man from the Future: The Visionary Life of John von Neumann
In this virtual talk discover the remarkable life of this revolutionary mathematical genius, who was key to the development of the computer.
The National Museum of Computing
Death in the Pot
Speaker: Geoff Morris. £3 for non-members. Sit socially distanced where possible. At present the Society cannot offer refreshments.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Morocco
A lecture by Ray and Jenny Rowlson, professional photographers and travellers worldwide. Live at the Olney Centre and also available via Zoom.
Olney Archaeological Society
Curiouser and curiouser: the life and works of Lewis Carroll
This lecture by Robert Askew explores the enigma of this paradoxical figure with particular reference to his most popular works.
Arts Society North Bucks
My 30 year career with the Northamptonshire Police Force
Andy Tennet focuses on some of the more challenging investigations he led as a Detective Inspector and his years spent on the Homicide and Major Crime Team.
Towcester and District Local History Society