With the suspension of Meetings due to Covid19 restrictions, these are just a few examples of recent talks. Earlier talks on specifically Harpenden topics have been filed according to their subject.
Reports of talks are first published in the Society's Newsletter (sent to members) and will resume once we can re-start our progamme.
A report by Joyce Bunting on the talk given to the Society by Ewan Murray at the Society’s meeting held ...
The original landscape The Woodland Trust monitors populations of plants and wildlife at Heartwood Forest: 87 species of bird and 27 ...
Trades that supported local agriculture Stephen Potter gave us a fascinating talk about the inhabitants of St. Albans and how they ...
Report on a talk given by Karen Poore on 22 October 2019
Summary of a talk given by Mike Salisbury OBE at the Society's meeting held on 22nd May 2017.
During the war in Crimea (1853 – 1856) two courageous nurses – Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole – devoted their ...
Bill wanted to be an engine driver since the day his mother took him to see locomotives at a tender ...
Report on a talk by Jamie Burrows on 26 February 2019
A summary of the talk given by John Seabrook at the Society's meeting on 24 October 2017.
Summary of a talk given by Alistair Hodgson at the Society's meeting held on 23 January 2018.
Dr Alan Punter explained that little is known about the row of cottages built two hundred years ago at Pimlico ...
This fascinating talk was given by Jean Yates, former Town Centre Manager of Dunstable. The subject originated from a project ...
