The archives and local studies library for the historic county of Buckinghamshire. The home of Buckinghamshire History Festival.
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ALT Bundles of documents on an archive table, tied together with archive tape. Two rolls of it can be seen in the corner, ready to be cut. The cardboard box that the documents were stored in is at the far end of the table.
ALT The Buckinghamshire History Festival logo with the following text below: ‘Milton Keynes Archaeology Day / Church of Christ the Cornerstone, Milton Keynes / 21/11/26, 10:00 – 15:00 / histfestbucks.co.uk’. To the right of the image is a photograph of a man wearing high visibility clothing and a hard hat in a foggy field, a small plastic bucket behind him. He is using a brush in the soil, looking for archaeological finds.
ALT A black, white, and blue poster for ‘Patchwork’, and exhibition from the Quilter’s Guild. The text lists the opening times of the exhibition and the dates (9th July-8th August) and has the logo of the guild and Milton Keynes Exhibition Gallery. On the left of the poster, running vertically, is a zig-zag pattern, alternating blue and white.
ALT The Buckinghamshire History Festival logo, a stylised black 'B' with red floral patterns behind it. Beneath, the text says 'Buckinghamshire History Festival'.
ALT A close up of a Snickers bar on a wooden table, sliced. Inside where there should be the filling, there is an edited image of a red wax seal shaped in a mandorla, showing St Francis preaching to some birds beside a tree.
ALT The Buckinghamshire History Festival logo with the following text below: ‘"Justice?" by Jeff Rozelaar / Norman Bragg Studio, Aylesbury Waterside Theatre / 15/11/26 / histfestbucks.co.uk'. To the right of the image is a photograph of a man dressed as a barrister wearing a wig, looking at the photographer.
ALT The Buckinghamshire History Festival logo with the following text below: ‘Mini Zine Making Workshop / Aylesbury Library / 21/11/26, 12:30 – 15:30 / histfestbucks.co.uk’. To the right of the image is a photograph of various zines being made, featuring colourful drawings of a row of terraced houses and a charity shop, alongside pencils, pens, stamps, and cut out text ready to be collaged.
ALT The Buckinghamshire History Festival logo with the following text below: Lacemakers at the Museum / Amersham Museum / 29/11/26, 12:00 – 16:00 / histfestbucks.co.uk’. To the right of the image is an illustration of a woman lacemaking.
ALT The Buckinghamshire History Festival logo with the following text below: ‘High Wycombe Unmasked, Part 2 / High Wycombe High Street / 29/11/26, 14:00 – 15:00 / histfestbucks.co.uk’. To the right of the image is an illustration of a man in Napoleonic military uniform, wielding a sword on a high street. Beneath it says 'Major General Le Marchant'.
ALT The Buckinghamshire History Festival logo with the following text below: ‘The Development of Princes Risborough Railway / St Mary’s Church Hall, Princes Risborough / 27/11/27, 20:00 – 21:30 / histfestbucks.co.uk’ . To the right of the image is a colour photograph of a train in the railway, steam coming out of its chimney. A railway worker is visible beside it on the platform in overalls and a hat.
ALT A poster for adult swim lessons from the Borough of Milton Keynes. The poster is a yellowing white, with blue text and logos. It shows the Borough logo and a silhouette of someone swimming next to the large curved text saying ‘LEARN TO SWIM’, followed by ‘You’re never too old to learn’. The poster explains that the course is free, but is on a first come, first served basis with only 48 places available.
ALT e Buckinghamshire History Festival logo with the following text below: ‘Stony Stratford and the Archive / Stony Stratford Library / 26/11/26, 14:30 – 16:00 / histfestbucks.co.uk’. To the right of the image is a colour photograph of the church in Stony Stratford, taking through a barred archway, overgrown with plants.
ALT The Buckinghamshire History Festival logo with the following text below: ‘St Catherine’s Day Bobbin Lacemaking / Amersham Museum / 25/11/26, 11:30 – 16:00 / histfestbucks.co.uk’. To the right of the image is a black and white photograph of an elderly woman doing some lacemaking while wearing a bonnet.
ALT The Buckinghamshire History Festival logo with the following text below: ‘Aylesbury Ghost Walk / Aylesbury Clocktower / 14/11/26, / 19:00-20:15, histfestbucks.co.uk’. To the right of the image is an image of a man in a cellar, shining a torch at the camera and pointing.
ALT The Buckinghamshire History Festival logo with the following text below: ‘Since Attlee & Churchill: Chequers Confidential / High Wycombe Library / 14/11/26, / 14:30 – 15:30 / histfestbucks.co.uk’. To the right of the image is the logo for ‘Since Attlee & Churchill’, depicting Clement Attlee and Winston Churchill alongside the name of the podcast.
ALT The Buckinghamshire History Festival logo with the following text below: ‘Mary Does Marlow / Portland Alley, Marlow / 12/11/26, 19:15’. To the right of the image is a photograph of a woman wearing a black 19th century dress and hat. She is standing by a brick wall.
ALT A photograph of the archive’s digitisation scanner with a large document open on it, weighed down. There is a digital screen showing the previous pages.