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Local history

Here you can explore the history of Milton Keynes and the villages and communities that surround it. You'll find memories, photos, historical information and stories – organised by geographical area, by topic and by time period. You can also look at the catalogue of our archive.

We hope you find what you are looking for in our online catalogue. We are a charity and receive no core funding towards caring for our collections and making them accessible. Because of this, we charge £25 per hour for any research enquiries. This helps to cover the staff time involved, which includes locating the information or records requested, researching copyright information, and administrative time for formatting and sending any items.
If you have any queries about this or any other issue, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

  • A Brief History of Football in Milton Keynes

    A Brief History of Football in Milton Keynes

    Funded by a ‘Your Heritage’ Lottery grant in 2007 this project collected personal testimonies, photographs and memorabilia to document the ...
  • My Memories - Kathy Harman

    My Memories - Kathy Harman

      I was born in Newport Pagnell, the Westbury hospital in 1962. I lived on the Saints estate, in Bletchley with ...
  • The Home Front - WW2 memories

    The Home Front - WW2 memories

    This exhibition was set up to commemorate the anniversary of VE Day (Victory in Europe Day). Friday 8 May 2015 ...
  • The Milton Keynes Songbook

    The Milton Keynes Songbook

    Over the past 40 years we have produced performances from large-scale documentary musical dramas to broadcast radio ballads. The archive ...
  • Topics

    Topics (173)

  • Time periods

    Time periods (85)

  • People

    People (15)

  • Linford Manor Park

    Linford Manor Park (1)

  • Interactive MK

    Interactive MK (4)

  • Areas

    Areas (320)

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