MKHA member websites

In November 1872 an “outrageous and shocking murder” was committed on the turnpike road leading from Sherington to Olney.
Sherington Historical Society

The Collection includes histories of local inns and public houses; the histories of three inns in Aspley Guise have been added recently.
Woburn Sands Collection

Become a Local Heritage Explorer to learn more about MK’s architectural design heritage and social history, with online fun activities for all ages.
New Towns Heritage Explorers

Alexander McKay, champion of Scotland, fought Simon Byrne, an Irishman, on the 2nd June 1830 and a few days later Byrne was arrested for McKay’s murder.
Hanslope and District Historical Society

Newspaper reports or Parish Council records show that a beating of the bounds around the parish boundary of Aspley Guise has taken place since c.1866.
Woburn Sands Collection

The Living Archive has made over 100 videos available for viewing on Vimeo and has this year added 16 of them as part of its Wolverton on Film Collection.
Living Archive Milton Keynes

The Society is publishing on its website a social history of post-war Olney. 1945 – 1960 is now available and the later periods have yet to be compiled.
Olney & District Historical Society

In the mid 1950s the local area had its very own rock‘n’roll group called ‘The Rockets, playing Lonnie Donnegan’s skiffle, Bill Haley and Elvis Presley.
Yardley Gobion History Group

Move around the galleries looking at the machines and their descriptions with hyperlinks to video and text explanations providing further detail.
The National Museum of Computing