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We think they'd stretch for about 5 miles, but we're not going to prove it.

Next weekend we'll be heading back to Wrights Meadow Community Centre for another archive drop-in! Come along and learn a little about what we do, and discover how we can help you with your history.

Here's a newly digitised image for #MKMonday! This is a play area in Eaglestone, 1975.

Welcome to the archives.

How's your head? We've found this phrenological assessment chart from the mid 19th century analysing the faculties of a Mrs Tapling. Phrenology was a pseudoscience that ascribed different characteristics to different sized parts of the brain.

Here's another cipher letter! This one is from Philadelphia Fiott - we're not sure if this is the same person (Harriet) as the previous letters we've shared. It might be a nickname or another layer to the cipher! We think think this one dates to 1797.

Here's a photo of the swimming pool in Newport Pagnell for #MKMonday! Any idea of the year?

Buckinghamshire History Festival is back for 2025 and we're looking for events! If you're running an event about Buckinghamshire's history in November, we'd love to hear from you! Fill in the form below and get your event included in our programme. forms.gle/UR1m3DQecoG66m…

We've found a great journal by Olivia Farmbrough written in 1865. Before we show you what's inside, we thought we'd highlight some of the details! The inside cover is printed, but Olivia's initials and the date are hand drawn.

It's #SportandFashion month so we thought we'd share some amazing photos from the Winter Paralympics in 1992. These are preserved in our archive for future generations to marvel at. From just one quick look at these colours and patterns you could have worked out the year.

Fancy a pint? We've found this lovely photo of some labourers enjoying a well earned drink while setting up hurdles in Ivinghoe.

Here's something a little older than usual for #MKMonday: The smithy of the Wolverton Carriage and Wagon Works, 1914.

We're very excited to announce that we've been nominated for an award! We're in the running for Record-Keeping Service of the Year, hosted by the Archives and Records Association. If you think we deserve to win, you can vote for us at the link below. archives.org.uk/ara-awards

Tucked inside Walter Keep's scrapbook from the Great War is this mysterious photograph. His notes say that it's a card taken from a dead German after an attack in 1917. This is likely someone's loved one back home, but we sadly have no other information or way of tracing her!

For #SportandFashion month we thought we'd share these photos from some early Stoke Mandeville Games! Without the uniform standards of today or modern materials, athletes wore whatever was comfortable.