The Horrible History of Halloween
Steve Dimmer traces the evolution of this celebration, beginning in pagan days and showing how the ceremonies and superstitions changed.
Lavendon History Group
Speaker meetings
Roman Villa Landscapes of the South Midlands
This conference on the theme of Roman villas will explore their place in the landscape, with reference to recent studies of Roman rural settlement patterns.
Council for British Archaeology: South Midlands
Admiral Isorocu Yamamoto – Architect of Allied Victory?
Lecturer: Lt-Col Roger Laing, a retired Army officer, MOD. Yamamoto was the Japanese commander-in-chief during the early years of the Pacific War.
Olney Archaeological Society
Cropredy Bridge
The battle of Cropredy Bridge in 1644 was indecisive, the repercussions proved a massive setback for the parliamentarian cause.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Wolverton – the first Railway Town
Speaker: Phil Marsh Phil is on the editorial team of Railnews, the rail industry paper. He is also a volunteer at The Chinnor & Princes Risborough Railway.
Wolverton & District Archaeological & Historical Society
The East African Campaign in Kenya 1914 -16
Kevin Patience vividly describes the campaign in Kenya, explores the battlefields in the shadow of Mount Kilimanjaro and shows what is left today.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
The History of Olney
Tom Jones, from Olney’s Cowper and Newton Museum, is coming to talk to the Society about the History of Olney.
Sherington Historical Society
Royal Bastards – A Quest for the Crown
This talk, a sequel to Royal Mistresses given in 2018 will reveal the several “Royal Bastards” children of royals and the illicit lovers.
Towcester and District Local History Society
Coaching Inns
Speaker: Julian Hunt – Local historian and well known local speaker.
Olney & District Historical Society
The rebuilding of the town of Ypres after its total destruction in the Great War
This lecture is illustrated by original photographs of Ypres before World War I. Further photographs illustrate the same buildings after their destruction.
The Arts Society North Bucks