The Story of Nellie Davis
by Vanessa Worship
Date: 07th October 2020
Another fascinating account of a local crafts person, uncovered by Vanessa Worship, one of the volunteers for Woodlanders' Lives and Landscapes.
News for History & heritage
New hillfort discovered in the Chilterns
Date: 12th August 2020
Beacons of the Past announce the discovery of a previously unknown Iron Age hillfort in the Chilterns, found using LiDAR survey and Citizen Science.
Hannah’s Tale: Part Two
by Chris Wege
Date: 21st July 2020
Food was a serious preoccupation in those days. Ben, now working as a gardener, provided the family with most of the vegetables that they needed. They didn’t have very much meat. Rhoda reckoned to start the winter with 100 pounds weight of jam that she had mad
Burnham Beeches archaeology excavation results revealed
Date: 15th June 2020
The final excavation report from our September 2019 dig near Seven Ways Plain, Burnham Beeches is complete! Read on to see what we did, what we found, and what it all might mean!
Hannah’s Tale
by Chris Wege
Date: 13th June 2020
Here we meet families who found work in chair making, lace making and later as bead workers. We find out about the ups and downs of their home and working lives, where they shopped, gathered fruit, their family meals and much more.
Woodlanders’ Lives uncover another amazing story of the Chilterns!
Date: 13th June 2020
Historian Chris Wedge uncovers stories from his own family history and shares them in ‘Hannah’s Tale’….