From Stowe to Sheringham
A talk by local historian Dorothy Jamieson comparing the work and life of ‘Capability’ Brown with that of Humphry Repton.
Olney & District Historical Society
Speaker meetings
Lord Austin and Lord Nuffield: giants of the British motor industry
The talk will feature the personal rivalry between Austin and Morris and how it produced radically different approaches to car manufacture and marketing.
Milton Keynes Museum Society
The Silk Route in Uzbekistan
Lecturer: Kevin Burnett.Preceded by the Society’s AGM at 7.00 pm. All are welcome. Non-members £4.00 per lecture, students free.
Bletchley Archaeological & Historical Society
Was Your Ancestor a Transport Police Officer?
Steve Beamon gives some insights into research in this area, which is more difficult as British Transport Police are not geographically based.
Bucks Family History Society
Medieval Wall Painting in Buckinghamshire and Beyond
A talk by Dr Miriam Gill, lecturer at Leicester University and tutor at the Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. Visitors are welcome.
Olney Archaeological Society
The Diarists
Speaker: Julian Hunt – Local historian and well known local speaker.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Alfred Cockerill, Northampton’s Forgotten Philanthropist
Speaker Bob Farey hopes that Northampton will recognise all the good and generous deeds the philanthropist Alfred Cockerill did for the town.
Roade Local History Society
The Silk Road: art, history and exploration
Susan Whitfield will recount stories of the arts, history and explorations of the Silk Road, based on her 25 years experience of research.
The Arts Society North Bucks
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
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