WW2 Merchant Navy Officer
The speaker, Steve Bacon, has been researching the life of a Second World War Merchant Navy officer: Eve Bacon’s father, who had one or two close calls.
Wolverton & District Archaeological and Historical Society
Speaker meetings
The Story of Warden Abbey and its landscape
Margaret Roberts has volunteered at Warden Abbey Vineyard since January 2014 and has spent six years researching the Abbey’s story.
Buckinghamshire Gardens Trust
The Indian Army in WW1 – an Ox and Bucks Perspective
Speaker: Stephen Barker. Men from the 1st Ox and Bucks Light Infantry served alongside Indian troops in Mesopotamia in 1914-18.
Milton Keynes Branch of The Western Front Association
Rembrandt and Vermeer
This lecture explores the contrast between Rembrandt van Rijn and Vermeer and examines the art and society of the Dutch Golden Age.
Arts Society North Bucks
History of British Parks
A fascinating insight into the history of the great British public park – illustrating their origins, the Victorian heyday, and what makes a great park.
Hanslope and District Historical Society
Blick Mead – a Mesolithic site, Stonehenge origins
The discovery of a uniquely long-lived Mesolithic occupation site near Amesbury is set to transform our knowledge of the origins of Stonehenge.
Olney Archaeological Society
Woodlanders’ Lives and Landscapes
Dr Helena Chance’s talk will look at the lives of people who worked in the chair-making and related industries, and in lace-making and straw plaiting.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
Boats without water
Speaker Neil Loudon tells the fascinating story of Edward Hayes of Stony Stratford. Also, the BCS Annual General Meeting.
Buckingham Canal Society
Wolverton Boy – growing up in Wolverton
Speaker: David Marks. David grew up in Osborne Street in the 1940s and ’50s. Non-members are welcome (£2.00). Tea and biscuits served.
Milton Keynes Museum Society
Amy – Wonderful Amy
Amy, an unknown woman with very little flying experience, became the darling of the 1930s after she became the first woman to fly solo to Australia.
Lavendon History Group
Monday, 16th March 2020