Away with the Fairies
n 1917 two girls in Yorkshire took photographs of fairies. When the photographs came to light they caused a sensation. Speaker: Kevin Varty.
Olney Archaeological Society
Speaker meetings
Woburn in the Wars
During the WWI the Duchess of Bedford converted parts of Woburn Abbey into a hospital and during WWII it housed government and services departments.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
Christmas traditions
Those events and objects that appear every Christmas form a tradition, but when did they first appear? Which are pagan, Christian, Victorian or modern?
Buckinghamshire Family History Society (Northern Group)
A brief history of the world in 80 minutes (minus the boring bits)
Dr. Neil Faulkner is a lecturer, writer, archaeologist and occasional broadcaster. He is Editor of ‘Military History Monthly’.
Olney Archaeological Society
An Evening with a Magic Lantern
Kevin Varty, a member of the Magic Lantern Society, will take us through the history of magic lanterns, which were invented in the 1650s.
Lavendon History Group
The Healing Power of Plants
Mankind has exploited the medicinal properties of plants for thousands of years, yet they are still considered to be peripheral by many people.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
Sex, Drugs and Tapeworms
Kevin Varty will use contemporary adverts to illustrate cures for all kinds of illnesses – a light-hearted look at Victorian consumerism.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
County of Spires and Squires
Derek Blunt’s talk will take you through the towns and villages of the county, including those settlements which have been completely or partially lost.
Olney Archaeological Society
Edward VIII and Mrs Simpson
The entertaining speaker Roy Smart has much to tell about a royal topic that has intrigued generations, Wallis Simpson and the abdication crisis.
North Crawley Historical Society
Injustice or Justifiable? First World War Executed Soldiers
The usual cause for their offences has been re-attributed in modern times to post-traumatic stress disorder, or shell shock.
Milton Keynes Branch of The Western Front Association