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
Speaker meetings
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
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