Radio – Our Sixth Sense
Alan Biggins tells how radio came to power the modern world. He concentrates on the secret communication sites which fed into Bletchley Park.
Tingewick Historical Society
Speaker meetings
Legacy in Sugar and Gold
This month’s talk is by Liveryman Paul Ferguson who has been honoured with an MBE for services to carving, gilding and conservation.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
The Spicer family
John Spicer’s online talk is about the research into the Spicer family name.
Buckinghamshire Family History Society
The tragic WW2 story of the 2nd Schweinfurt raid by Thurleigh-based US Air Force men
The raid, took place on 14 October 1943. Of the 291 B-17 Flying Fortresses sent on the mission, 60 were lost and 22 percent of the bomber crews.
North Crawley Historical Society
Elan Valley Dams
In 1992, this project was adopted as an example of excellent project management and was used in the training of project managers.
Roade Local History Society
History of Wolverton Works
Speaker: Mike Corbett. The Wolverton Works has been in existence for over 150 years and was one of the biggest employers in Buckinghamshire.
Potterspury History Group
Special Railway Loads in WW1
Bill’s presentation will cover some of the more unusual items that the railways carried to the Western Front, enhanced with some of Bill’s models.
Western Front Association Milton Keynes Branch
Late Roman Base-Metal Coinage and its Political Messages (c.AD 294 – 410)
A talk discussing the propaganda communicated through base-metal coinage of the ‘Late Roman’ period, with emphasis on common British finds.
CLASP
Protecting the Past: From Listed Buildings via Battleships to Shipwrecks
Speaker: Dr Paul Stamper, for many years senior adviser with English Heritage. English Heritage manages over 400 historic monuments, buildings and places.
Olney Archaeological Society
Stars and their cars
Tom Johnson will be recounting some of the celebrities he met during his travels as a motoring journalist. £4.00 for non-members.
Newport Pagnell Historical Society