The song of the nightingale
An overview The Song of the Nightingale – following on from his presentation earlier this year about kingfishers, Nick Penny will talk about nightingales in Northamptonshire. He’ll include the reactions of local […]
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Summer Hours: The Visitor Centre closes at 5pm. The carpark is locked at 7pm.
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Tea & Talks
How to catch a killer
An overview Andy is a retired Detective Chief Inspector and was trained as a Senior Investigating Officer. He spent some years working on the Homicide and Major crime Team. His […]
Northamptonshire on the Big and Little Screen
The talk: Northamptonshire on the Big and Little Screen: Movies, TV programmes, film and TV stars from the county An overview Northamptonshire connections with Stars from the Silver Screen and Personalities from […]
Pilgrimage – In search of Saints and Relics
An overview Pilgrimage could be carried out for devout reasons or as an excuse for a holiday. Join me on a journey to distant shrines and witness the miracles and […]
Slavery and Anti-Slavery in Northamptonshire
An overview In 18th and 19th Century Northamptonshire there were those who benefited from trans-Atlantic slavery but also others who actively opposed it. This talk looks at the ways in […]
The Ghost Detective
An overview Adrian set up the Paris & Wolf Publishing business many years ago. He published books for struggling authors to get them into the public gaze. Now retired he […]
Northamptonshire and the Great War: The Home Front
An overview The Great War of 1914-1918 not only saw a war front overseas, but also saw many different wartime aspects develop on the Home Front. This illustrated talk looks […]
That Event We Call the First Thanksgiving
The talk: The Absolutely True Story of That Event We Call the First Thanksgiving An overview: Once upon a time in the 17th century, so we are told, an indigenous […]
Christmas customs talk
An overview “Christmas is very much a time for traditions, with each generation and family adding to the accepted ideas of what and how the festivities should be conducted. The […]
To drive the cold away
An overview How our ancestors passed away the cold, dark nights of winter, whether Pagan or Christian. This usually involves lots of evenings spent drinking! The talk includes some music. […]
The Women’s Land Army during the First World War
An overview Be enthralled by this new army doing their National Service; one that made such an incredible contribution to the war effort at home, but that have, in the intervening decades been all but forgotten. […]