County Calendar - events organised by Member Societies
This page provides an at-a-glance calendar of events organised
by our member societies; the events are listed by date. Would-be visitors
to any of the events listed below are strongly advised to contact the
organiser to ensure that places are still
available and for any last minute changes (if any).
September 2011
| Thursday 1st |
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| Women of The Wild West Derek Batton |
Raunds & District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Tuesday 6th |
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| The Battle of Britain Juris Trede |
Syresham & Dist. HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Wednesday 7th |
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| AGM and Review of Accessions |
Flore Heritage Society |
7.45 pm |
| George Bernard Shaw Rosemary Jury |
Brackley & District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Thursday 8th |
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| Charles Bradlaugh MP Colin Eaton |
Harpole Heritage Group |
7.30 pm |
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| Friday 9th |
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| Pictures in the Parlour The Magic Lantern Kevin Varty |
Oundle Historical Society |
7.30 pm |
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| Saturday 10th |
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| Northampton Heritage Fair: Church Rooms, St. Sepulchre, Northampton |
Heritage Hunters (contact) |
11.00 am to 4.00 pm |
| Heritage Open Days: Spratton Village Walk Guided walks round Spratton
Heritage Trail for the public. |
Spratton LHS |
11.00 am & 2.00 pm |
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| Sunday 11th |
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| Heritage Open Days: Spratton Village Walk Guided walks round Spratton
Heritage Trail for the public. |
Spratton LHS |
11.00 am & 2.00 pm |
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| Wednesday 14th |
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| Victorian Northamptonshire Inventors and Inventions Jon-Paul Carr |
Cogenhoe & Whiston HS |
2.30 pm |
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| Thursday 15th |
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| Royal Mistresses Roger Powell |
Thrapston District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Friday 16th |
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| History of Tempsford Airfield Steve Harris |
Rushden & District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Wednesday 21st |
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| Going for a Spin Colin Rowe |
Wolverton & Dist.Arch HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Monday 26th |
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| The Poor and the Poor Laws Brian Jones |
Weedon Bec History Society |
7.30 pm |
| Excavations at Stanion Roman Villa Jason Clark |
Wellingborough Arch & HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Friday 30th |
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| The Wireless Schoolmaster of Bugbrooke Ms P Kent |
Blisworth Heritage Society |
7.30 pm |
October 2011
| Tuesday 4th |
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| AGM followed by a Quiz Greg Stevens |
Syresham & Dist. HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Wednesday 5th |
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| The Battle of Britain Juris Trede |
Brackley & District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Thursday 6th |
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| A Saviour of Living Cargoes: Caroline Chisholm Carole Walker |
Raunds & District HS |
7.30 pm |
| Peterborough Cathedral: Two simultaneous guided tours |
Oundle Historical Society |
7.30 pm |
| The History of the Cobblers John Morris |
Flore Heritage Society |
7.45 pm |
| A Saviour of Living Cargoes: Caroline Chisholm Carole Walker |
Raunds & District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Thursday 13th |
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| Hall Farm, Harpole and its Associated Land Jeremy Calderwood |
Harpole Heritage Group |
7.30 pm |
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| Friday 14th |
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| J W Evans, The Silver Factory Nick HIll |
NIAG |
7.30 pm |
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| Saturday 15th |
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| EMIAC 82:Industrial Heritage Day: Stoned in Northamptonshire |
Organised by NIAG * See contact details below |
All day |
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| Wednesday 19th |
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| Caroline Chisholm Carole Walker |
Wolverton & Dist.Arch HS |
7.30 pm |
| Bomber Command Garth Barnard |
Spratton LHS |
8.00 pm |
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| Thursday 20th |
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| The Bowmen of England Colin Stephenson |
Thrapston District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Friday 21st |
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| Seven Wonders of Northamptonshire David Bond |
Rushden & District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Saturday 22nd |
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| Heritage Day - Cogenhoe hosts the 2011 event places are still available |
Last chance to book for this event. Booking form from NALH Secretary. |
9.30 am |
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| Friday 28th |
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| A History of Food, Feasting and food Production in Northamptonshire
1837 to date Jon-Paul Carr |
Blisworth Heritage Society |
7.30 pm |
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| Monday 31st |
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| An American Eye View of Northants Gary Shaeffer |
Weedon Bec History Society |
7.30 pm |
| AGM |
Wellingborough Arch & HS |
7.30 pm |
November
| Tuesday 1st |
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| Cracking Ice the Search for the North West passage Keith Ramsey |
Syresham & Dist. HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Wednesday 2nd |
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| The Culworth Gang David Hewitt |
Brackley & District HS |
7.30 pm |
| Northamptonshire Victorian Inventors and Inventions Jon-Paul Carr |
Flore Heritage Society |
7.45 pm |
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| Thursday 3rd |
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| The Extraordinary Mr Audubon! Nicholas Hammond |
Raunds & District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Thursday 10th |
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| Annual Dinner plus entertainment 16th century dances |
Harpole Heritage Group |
7.00 pm |
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| Friday 11th |
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| Church Wall Paintings in Northamptonshire Janice Morris |
Oundle Historical Society |
7.30 pm |
| AGM Victorian Northamptonshire, Inventions and Inventors Jon-Paul
Carr |
NIAG |
7.30 pm |
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| Wednesday 16th |
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| The Life and Times of Sir Frank Markham (Pt3) Elizabeth Thomson |
Wolverton & Dist.Arch HS |
7.30 pm |
| The History of Northamptonshrie County Cricket Club Maurice Kent |
Spratton LHS |
8.00 pm |
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| Thursday 17th |
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| Bayonets or Bushels: Community and families on the Home Front during
WWI Sally Sokoloff |
Thrapston District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Friday 18th |
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| Panto is Dead Oh No It Isnt!! Nicola Jelliman |
Rushden & District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Friday 25th |
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| 18th Century Hospital Child Care Dr. Andrew Williams |
Blisworth Heritage Society |
7.30 pm |
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| Monday 28th |
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| The Great Central Railway Chris Bazeley |
Weedon Bec History Society |
7.30 pm |
| Royal Affairs Roger Powell |
Wellingborough Arch & HS |
7.30 pm |
December
| Thursday 1st |
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| An evening with Mr Dickens David Wilson and Richard Oberman |
Raunds & District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Tuesday 6th |
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| Members Christmas evening |
Syresham & Dist. HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Wednesday 7th |
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| Christmas reminiscences with a seasonal |
Brackley & District HS |
7.30 pm |
| Dinner at The Olde Sun Inn, Nether Heyford |
Flore Heritage Society |
7.45 pm |
| Buffalo Bills Wild West in Northamptonshire 1903 talk by one of
his descendants |
Spratton LHS |
8.00 pm |
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| Friday 9th |
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| Thatching Roger Scanlon |
NIAG |
7.30 pm |
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| Sunday 11th |
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| Christmas Social |
Blisworth Heritage Society |
2 to 4 pm |
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| Monday 12th |
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| Christmas Social - Venue TBA |
Wellingborough Arch & HS |
TBA |
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| Wednesday 14th |
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| The Battle of Naseby John Kliene |
Wolverton & Dist.Arch HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Thursday 15th |
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| Members Night |
Thrapston District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Friday 16th |
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| Pictures in the Parlour, The history of the Magic Lantern Kevin
Varty |
Rushden & District HS |
7.30 pm |
January
| Wednesday 4th |
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| Wheels in disaster the tragic Oxfordshire rail crash on Christmas
Eve 1874 Peter Lewis |
Brackley & District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Saturday 7th |
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| 12th Night Party - bookable |
Raunds & District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Thursday 12th |
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| Leonie and the last Napoleon Tony Boullemier |
Harpole Heritage Group |
7.30 pm |
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| Friday 13th |
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| Thomas Cook and the origins of popular tourism Paul Smith |
Oundle Historical Society |
7.30 pm |
| Evening of Members presentations |
NIAG |
7.30 pm |
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| Thursday 19th |
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| AGM |
Thrapston District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Friday 20th |
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| Shopping in the 18th Century Prof Jon Stobart |
Rushden & District HS |
7.30 pm |
February
| Wednesday 1st |
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| Norton Hall Marcus Lewis |
Flore Heritage Society |
7.45 pm |
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| Thursday 9th |
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| Historic Wrecks off the South Devon Coast Chris Yates |
Harpole Heritage Group |
7.30 pm |
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| Friday 10th |
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| Brunel's 'Great Eastern' Isambard Thomas & Alexandra Warwick |
NIAG |
7.30 pm |
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| Wednesday 14th |
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| AGM + Stanley Baldwin Jeremy Dobson |
Brackley & District HS |
7.30 pm |
| The Cooper Collection Gary Shaeffer |
Spratton LHS |
8.00 pm |
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| Friday 24th |
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| Policing Rural England before the Police Dr. Drew Gray |
Rushden & District HS |
7.30 pm |
March
| Wednesday 7th |
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| Medieval Masons Bob Trubshaw |
Flore Heritage Society |
7.45 pm |
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| Thursday 8th |
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| Northamptonshire Industrial Archaeology Group Peter Perkins |
Harpole Heritage Group |
7.30 pm |
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| Friday 9th |
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| AGM and The World of Strings Nick Penny |
Oundle Historical Society |
7.30 pm |
| To be advised |
NIAG |
7.30 pm |
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| Friday 16th |
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| The Social History of Allotments Dr. Twigsway |
Rushden & District HS |
7.30 pm |
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| Wednesday 21st |
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| The Montagus of Boughton Charles Lister |
Spratton LHS |
8.00 pm |
Society Contact Details
Please contact the respective society for further details on their
events.