History Society Programme of Events 2018

Wednesday 31st January 2018	The life and music of the father of British Traditional Jazz, Chris Barber.	The life and music of the father of British Traditional Jazz, Chris Barber. A talk by Peter Cole which will include example tracks showing the various stages of Chris Barber’s development.
Wednesday 28th February	Morris and Mumming – a short history the good the bad and the ugly	Rev Simon Dommett will draw from his own experience of 40 years of Morris and Mumming and explore the role and place of mumming in our English folk history including references to our local traditions. His talk will include lots of video clips.
Wednesday 28th March	The Hidden Village. It is wartime Holland who can you trust?	Imogen Matthews, whose mother is Dutch, has explored the Veluwe Woods and the village hidden deep within built to protect those persecuted by the occupying German forces.
Wednesday 25th April	The Portway Path, the ancient Porters way which ran through our village of Aynho.	It was walked many hundreds of years before the Romans came to Britain and probably ran from Southampton Water north all the way to York, with maybe a spur running to the lead mines of Derbyshire. A presentation by Bob Hunter.
Wednesday 30th May	A talk on Waddesdon Manor	Waddesdon Manor was the brain child of Ferdinand de Rothshild whose vision it was to build a French chateau in the English countryside. Come along and learn all about this amazing rags to riches story of the Rothschild family and Waddesdon Manor.
Wednesday 27th June	James Seccull – A story of a family from Aynho to Melbourne, Australia	Doctor Simon Smith, a Professor from Victoria University, who is a direct descendant of James Seccull has written a book about him. He is coming over to England to launch his book and speak at our meeting. He will be inviting any member of the Seccull family living in England to come to the meeting.
Wednesday 26th September	The Peto Garden at Iford Manor	An illustrated talk by Elizabeth and Marianne Cartwright-Hignett.
Wednesday 31st October	Hitler’s Retirement Plans	Discoveries from stereoscopic photos taken between the wars. A talk by Douglas Ward
Wednesday 28th November	AGM	What would you like talks about? Have your say.

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