Lost language of headstones
In this illustrated talk Kevin Varty explores the sometimes hidden meanings of the symbols which are often carved into headstones.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society
Speaker meetings
The Dawn of Civilisation: The Prehistory of Anatolia
Speaker: Charles Baily. Anatolia, also known by the Latin name of Asia Minor, encompasses the central uplands of modern Turkey.
Olney Archaeological Society
Royal Collectors: Queen Victoria, Prince Albert and their Art
Victoria and Albert expressed their love for each other through art. We will look at paintings by Landseer and Winterhalter, and lesser-known watercolours.
The Arts Society North Bucks
The Culworth Gang
David Hewitt will tell the story of the Culworth Gang, a disreputable bunch who terrorised locals and other villages in the 18th century.
Towcester & District Local History Society
Glass, Faience and Pottery at Amarna
Amarna is the contemporary name of the capital city of the pharaoh Akhenaten and his wife Nefertiti,.and is famous for dazzling decorative and fine arts.
Olney Archaeological Society
The Enumerator Strikes Back
This talk by Dave Annal will turn the spotlight onto the men and women who created the UK’s census returns since they first went to work on the census in 1841.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society (Northern Group)
Medieval Surgery
Steve and Eve Bacon explain the theory of the four humours that underpins medieval medicine and demonstrates the skill of the surgeon.
Bletchley Archaeological & Historical Society
Leighton Buzzard and its environs during WW1
While researching World War One, members of the Leighton Buzzard Historical and Archaeological Society uncovered some surprising stories.
Bow Brickhill History Society
History of Warden Abbey
This excellent talk will take us through the history of the once-great abbey, from its foundation in 1135 to the present day.
Hanslope and District Historical Society
Away with the Fairies
1n 1917 two girls in Yorkshire took photographs of fairies. When the photographs came to light they came to the attention of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
Lavendon Village History Group