Bletchley Park, British Intelligence and the Second World War
History Professor John Ferris has been named the “Authorized Historian” in chronicling the history of its British communications intelligence agency (Government Communications Headquarters). Ferris stands next to an Enigma machine, a type of enciphering machine used by the German armed forces to send messages securely.
1900 Hours (Virtual Talk)
Professor John Ferris, Official Historian of GCHQ
In the first of a series of talks on ‘Secret Bucks’ in WW2, Professor Ferris will discuss the role of the Bletchley Code-breaers in Allied vicory
Professor Ferris is Professor of History at the University of Calgary and was selected to write the first authorised history of the Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in 2017. Behind the Enigma: The Authorised History of GCHQ, Britain’s Secret Cyber Intelligence Agency was published in 2020. It challenged the myths of ‘eccentrics overcoming the odds, the enemy, and the establishment’.
To book please visit zoomtalk@bmmt.co.uk
Buckinghamshire Historical Association
‘Known onto God’ Lost in the Battle of Arras (a WWI detective story)
Wednesday 17 February 2021
2000 hours Online Talk
Tom Shannon, Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum
Identifying an unknown officer of the 5th Battalion, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry lost at Arras in May 1917 whose remains were found in 2013
Please register your interest by emailing:
secretarybucksha@gmail.com
Price: free for members, donations welcome
Membership of the Buckinghamshire Branch of the Historical Association costs £12 annually from October each year.
The Pegasus Bridge Story: Online Talk by David Innes
Monday 18 January at 1900 hours
In the opening hours of D Day – 6 June 1944 – a small glider-borne coup de main force from the Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry seized key objectives in Normandy ahead of the main landings which marked the start of the invasion of Europe. This is the story of the men in this operation, what happened when they hit the ground, how they took on their German enemies and why their actions that day will always be remembered in that part of France.
This lecture is one of the Army Flying Museum’s Lockdown Lecture series and was created in partnership with the Soldiers of Oxfordshire Museum.
Just visit the website and watch online using your web browser (Google Chrome recommended).
There is no ticket charge or pre-registration required for this event, but please consider donating if you enjoy the talk–
www.armyflying.com or sofo.org.uk
Buckinghamshire History Festival
BRINGING HISTORY HOME: 12-13 SEPTEMBER 2020
Curated by Buckinghamshire Archives
Dad’s Army in Bucks: The Local Defence Volunteers and Home Guard
By Professor Ian Beckett
Sunday 13 September 2020
6 p.m.
This year, the popular annual history fair is going all-digital, in response to the challenges of COVID-19. In collaboration with local museums, libraries, and cultural organisations, there is an exciting, varied programme for all ages. Sign up for email updates, or follow on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
https://buckshistoryfestival.co.uk/
The Great War In and Around Stone
Stone Local History Group
Sunday 10 November 2019
Exhibition in Stone Village Hall
1130-1730
Refreshments
2019 Viney Memorial Lecture
James Holland, ‘A New Look at Normandy’
Advance Notice
Friday 11 October 2019, 7 p.m.
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Second Space
Tickets £22 from:
www.atgtickets.com/aylesbury and 0844 871 7615
Launch of “Whitchurch, The Fallen and the First World War”, by Professor Ian Beckett
Royal British Legion
Whitchurch and District Branch
Tuesday 8 October 2019, 7.30 p.m.
Whitchurch Church Hall
Refreshments and signed copies available
Donation to the Trust
The Trust is delighted to announce that it has received a grant of £1,300 from the Bucks Masonic Centenary Fund and a further donation from the Grenville Lodge towards the cost of a computerised MODES system. This will enable the Trust to fully document its collections and continue to meet Museum Accreditation requirements.
Lieutenant Colonel Simon Wilkinson, BMMT Chairman, received the cheque from Bucks MCF representative Andrew Hough at the Old Gaol in Buckingham.
Thank You Event for the World War One Generation
The Gateway, Aylesbury
Sunday 11 November 2018
1300-1600
Entertainment from the Rockabellas, the Halton Military Wives Choir, J’s Joyful Divas, the Chiltern Poetry Society, and the Buckinghamshire Band of the Royal British Legion
World War One Ration Pack Lunches and Afternnon Tea
Admission Free
The 1/1st Bucks Battalion in Italy, 1917-18
Bucks Military Museum Trust and Buckingham Heritage Trust
30 October to 28 November 2018
The Old Gaol, Market Hill, Buckingham
1000-1600
Free Admission
info@buckinghamoldgaol.org.uk
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