Historic document cataloging appeal

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We recently launched an appeal for funds to complete the cataloguing of the BAS deeds collection of over 11,000 documents, an important resource for the history of people and places in Bucks. Having had a good initial response we are currently are 38% towards our target of £4250.

The complete professional cataloguing of these documents will be a major boost to the ability to remotely search this very large collection which includes documents from all except 20 of the 247 historic parishes in Bucks.
If you are a local historian, a genealogist, or a student of the people or places in Bucks this will be of benefit to you.

If you have not yet donated we urge you to do so by clicking here.

If you are running a newsletter for a society please include this appeal in it or otherwise make your members aware of the appeal. Their help is needed to make this resource accessible to all.

See here for more details. Including adding gift aid and donating larger amounts.

BAS Saturday Lecture

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Saturday August 15th  Amersham – Brewing in a Market Town
Speaker: Julian Hunt, BAS President
A investigation into the evolution of Brewing in a Buckinghamshire Market town.  Register for this On-line lecture Here.

Saturday August 29th  Brill, Buckinghamshire’s most interesting village?
Speaker: Michael Farley
From its Celtic name to its occupation by Royalist and Parliamentary forces in the English Civil  War.  Register for this On-line lecture Here.

Our lectures are free and (normally) located in the County Museum, Church Street, Aylesbury HP20 2QP starting at 2.30pm.  Lasting about one hour plus time for discussion.  Refreshments are available after the event.

Bucks Archaeological Society Summer Outings 2020

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The society had planned four Summer Outings in 2020 to visit Hedgerley, Three Locks, Northampton and Brill before the imposition of the Covid-19 virus restrictions.  These restrictions have now prevented all four outings from going ahead in the form originally planned. Two – on Hedgerley and Three Locks – have already been replaced by on-line illustrated talks.

Now our BRILL outing will be replaced by a talk and presentation which you can join on-line, given by archaeologist Mike Farley on  Saturday 29 August, starting at 2.30pm – the day and time planned for the outing. 

To find out more,  click here.