Busting Historical Myths: marriage, family and death since the middle ages
Histon 1901
Many people - including those who research their own family history and even some historians - have mistaken ideas about marriage, family formation, and mortality in the British past. This talk will correct some of these assumptions and discuss why it is so tempting to believe them.
With the help of lots of images - source material such as censuses and parish records, family photographs, maps, and some straightforward (and carefully explained) graphs - the talk will put family and local population histories into a broader temporal and geographic context.
Alice Reid has lived in Cambridge for 30 years. She is Professor of Demography at the Geography Department, University of Cambridge, and Co-Director of Campop (the Cambridge Group for the History of Population and Social Structure). Most of her work examines geographic and social differences in population processes in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, but the talk will draw on a wider body of work from Campop's 60 year lifetime.
The Building of Lansdowne House, Impington by Tim Eubank
The story of a house build
If you’ve ever considered building a house, this talk is for you.
It follows the story of two novices as they navigate the process, from first architects’ sketch to moving in. It will cover, the main phases and the timescales involved, what decisions need to be made along the way. The talk will contain numerous photos and a few videos of the whole development sequence. Inevitably, with hindsight, there are things we would have done differently and lessons we learnt from the whole experience.
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Tim, Moira and their family moved to Impington from Landbeach almost thirty years ago. Since then they have been involved in various village activities, most notably the bi-annual Open Gardens, plus the tennis and cricket clubs. Tim regularly contributes photos to the several village Facebook groups. Since retiring he has become an active member of U3AC (the University of the Third Age in Cambridge), recently competing a three-year stint as Chairman of Trustees.
A History of Pye Electrical Company & Society AGM
In this talk we will tell the story, via slides and video clips, of how Pye, from humble beginnings in a garden shed in 1896, became the UK’s biggest electronics company and how 100 years later it had disappeared.
With its HQ in Cambridge, at its peak it employed over 7,000 staff in the Cambridge area, and around 33,000 worldwide.
We will talk about its key people, and its main achievements, companies and products and describe what it was like to work there.
The Spinning House a talk by Caroline Biggs
Join Caroline Biggs for an insightful talk about her new book The Spinning House, published last year which uncovers the dark and little-known history of how the University of Cambridge once imprisoned women accused of 'evil.'
The Rediscovery of the War Ditches, an Iron Age Hillfort on the Gogmagog Hills by Michelle Bullivant
The Rediscovery of the War Ditches, an Iron Age Hillfort on the Gogmagog Hills.
The History of Bottisham Airfield by Jason Webb
The History of Bottisham Airfield by Jason Webb
Village Memories
Village Memories – A collection of short presentations by local resident
Histon and Impington: A Brief History of Enclosure
Histon and Impington: A brief history of enclosure by William Franklin
The Hardings at Histon Manor by Katherine Mann
The Hardings at Histon Manor by Katherine Mann
CALH Conference
The society is thrilled to be hosting the annual Cambridge Association of Local History (CALH) conference this April. The focal theme will revolve around the History and Heritage of Histon and Impington with a schedule of 100% new talks that will engage both members as well as attendees from across Cambridgeshire.
Discounted tickets for members and associate members at £10.00 for the entire day, including refreshments of tea, coffee and cake. Lunch is not included.
We are happy for people to attend for part of the day.
Non-members are also welcome to attend for a ticket price of £15.00.
Tickets released for Non Members on 25th February 2024
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Book HERE using our Eventbrite page or phone Wendy on 07956 720023
WW2 memories of Sgt VH Ekins of St Neots
WW2 memories of Sgt VH Ekins of St Neots by David Duker
AGM & Village History Group
AGM & Village History Group – A collection of short presentations on local research
Exploring Cambridgeshire Churches
An illustrated guide to The Churches of Cambridgeshire
Interested in our talks? why not join for just £12.00 p.a.
Non members are welcome at our talks with an entry fee of £4.00 in person (or by Zoom). For just £8.00 more you will get the full membership benefits including 10 talks a year, newsletters, history bulletin and more.