The National Leather Collection
The talk will feature an introduction to the National Leather Collection, the museum’s history and how it came to be located in Northampton.
Towcester & District Local History Society
Speaker meetings
My Average Ancestor
During a lifetime most people left a large number of records (we all generate about 100 records). This talk takes a chronological tour of those records.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society (Northern Group)
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
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