Buckinghamshire Archives

Fancy a spot of camping? These Scouts over in Newport Pagnell are doing a tent pitching drill, shared for #MKMonday. Although a drill, it does accurately show how tents are pitched: six people do the work, and fourteen stand around observing.

When doing some chair-making research we stumbled into this incredible advert for a vertical modular sofa designed by Verner Panton in the 1960s. Does anyone know if these were actually made? We're looking to refurb the office and think these will really improve the feng shui.

Disability Sports Catalogue ♿🏛️🎓 In 2024, we teamed up with @BucksArchives to make over 30,000 records accessible online, a treasure trove of stories and collections from the early days of the Paralympic Movement. archives.buckinghamshire.gov.uk/disabilityspor… But that’s not all...

Many of our documents have their own interesting histories. This is a piece of medieval sheet music that was found wrapped around a document from Pitstone in 1607, but the music is far older than that!

We've shared some of Joseph Levett's fantastic art before, but we thought we'd share this brilliant sketch of Newport Pagnell for #MKMonday! This was drawn in 1852 when Levett was just 14 years old.

142 years ago today was the marriage of Gertrude Cecilia Hanbury and Francis Charles Bridgeman. We've only just found this tiny invitation this week so sadly we missed it.

We've just found this charming photo of some produce judging at a local show in Iver! We're very happy to help with this today if anyone has any jams, pickles, or chutneys they want to post to us.

On the 2nd of August we'll be hosting a short talk on how to use medieval title deeds in your research. From the many quirks of Latin to the fascinations of feoffments, come along and have your queries answered! Book your free space by emailing [email protected]

Join @mkcouncil and @bucksarchives for a FREE Archives Event to update people on the County Archive move to High Wycombe and what it means for #MiltonKeynes. Presentation and Q&A Session. More Info and Book here (Eventbrite): ow.ly/594s50WmaVT #Archives #Heritage #LoveMK

Here's the High Street in Newport Pagnell, 1897, for #MKMonday! In the middle of the image you can see some tram tracks. These were for the Newport Pagnell to Olney route that never ended up being completed.

Do you care about local heritage? Do you have a few hours free each week? We have a range of volunteering roles available in everything from collections management to conservation, in person and remote. Interested? Email us at [email protected]

We're running a series of free tours for @heritageopenday! If you'd like to have a look at what we do behind the doors of the archive and see how we look after your heritage, book your space at heritageopendays.org.uk/submission-eve…

We'll be at Wycombe Library on the 17th of July to celebrate South Asian Heritage Month! Come along and share your stories, photographs, and memories from 10:30am to 12:00pm.

Do you and your partner have large noses? Do you only exist on a two-dimensional plane? Is it a real struggle to kiss? Thankfully we've found this helpful doodle from the 1920s that should solve this problem.

We'll be at the City Discovery Centre in MK on the 15th of August! Come visit us for a day full of history activities for the whole family to enjoy. For more info, head to mkcdc.org.uk/events/st-mary…

Don't forget! We're open tomorrow as it's the first Saturday of the month. Come visit us from 9am to 4pm and get some weekend research done.

Today is the birthday of Professor Sir Ludwig Guttmann, the father of the Paralympic movement! Here's a photo of him alongside a wheelchair archer, likely from his time in Stoke Mandeville where his work rehabilitating people through sport truly began.

Did you know that you can access the archive from anywhere? Our Virtual Searchroom is up and running, and you can now view documents remotely for free. Head to the link below and book your space! buckinghamshire.gov.uk/culture-and-to…