- 22.12.2003 - It is with deep sadness and regret that the Association records the death of Ron Spendloff, curator of Newport Pagnell Police Museum. Ron had worked diligently to create worthwhile features on his web site, which gets an average of 1,000 page views a month. The pages will remain available, but visits to the museum will be suspended until a decision is taken on its future.
- 22.12.2003 - Milton Keynes Family History Library updates its list of the parish data it has available for researchers. New data available, some parishes have got increased coverage over historical periods.
- 06.11.2003 - Wolverton & District Archaeological & Historical Society update their list of available publications
- 04.11.2003 - "Tours & Trails" page launched, with shortcuts to the virtual tours the site has to offer.
- 06.10.2003 - Newport Pagnell Historical Society publish new book on Newport Pagnell Past & Present
- 23.09.2003 - Cowper & Newton Museum launch a feature on their exhibition "Olney & District at War"
- 23.09.2003 - Cowper & Newton Museum publish a recently donated letter written by the Rev John Newton. See the full text of the letter in close-up, alongside a transcription
- 07.08.2003 - Sherington Historical Society update their site and include a redesign of the tour of St Laud's Church
- 07.08.2003 - Hanslope & District Historical Society make update their searchable, cross-referenced database of the Census returns for Hanslope for the years 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 & 1891. Errors have been located and corrected.
- 24.07.2003 - The Living Archive, Wolverton launch "Days of Pride" - Wolverton & New Bradwell in the First World War, as seen through newspapers, diaries and audio memories.
- 09.07.2003 - Milton Keynes Family History Library completes its list of the parish data it has available for researchers. Buckinghamshire parishes A - W now covered.
- 08.07.2003 - New link to the new site being developed on Grafton Regis
- 01.07.2003 - Milton Keynes Family History Library updates its list of the parish data it has available for researchers. Buckinghamshire parishes A - G now covered.
- 25.06.2003 - Milton Keynes Family History Library updates its list of the parish data it has available for researchers. Buckinghamshire parishes A - D now covered.
- 19.06.2003 - This site has been assessed by the International Association of Web Masters & Designers and has been awarded a Golden Award for 2003-4. The award is displayed on the Index page
- 18.06.2003 - Wolverton & District Archaeological & Historical Society update section on Thornton College, with new aerial views, and details of site features such as the pumphouse and the duckponds
- 17.06.2003 - Milton Keynes Family History Library starts list of the parish data it has available for researchers
- 16.06.2003 - Milton Keynes Museum makes available scanned charts and plans from Wolverton Works
- 12.06.2003 - The Two Villages Archive Trust add extra information on Broughton village, including details on ownership of the manor or Broughton and the incumbents of St Lawrence's Church.
- 19.05.2003 - New link added at the request of The National Trust - the wonderful Stowe Landscaped Gardens, near Buckingham
- 13.05.2003 - The Milton Keynes branch of the Western Front Association launches its section on this site.
- 12.05.2003 - Hanslope & District Historical Society make available on-line a searchable, cross-referenced database of the Census returns for Hanslope for the years 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 & 1891. This major reference work is the result of intensive activity and should prove an invaluable aid to those researching family history. Of special note is the feature presenting similar names with comparisons of the implied year of birth.
- 09.04.2003 - Site Map added
- 01.04.2003 - Stoke Goldington Association launches section on the Village's Millennium Wallhanging - a tapestry designed to illustrate village life at the turn of the 21st century
- 31.03.2003 - Stoke Goldington Association update section on Monument Inscriptions from the churchyard with a selection of photographs of headstones and plaques
- 28.03.2003 - New page launched with links detailing the history of Milton Keynes
- 26.03.2003 - Milton Keynes Museum launch major new section on Stony Stratford, complete with town tour and historical features from the Romans to the 20th Century.
- 04.03.2003 - MKHA site now carries links page to Genealogy & Family History Resources available online from MKHA
- 28.02.2003 - Hanslope & District Historical Society update their Publications page with new material available by post
- 27.02.2003 - Bletchley Archaeological & Historical Society add to their photo archive section with pages on Aylesbury Street, Fenny Stratford
- 17.01.2003 - Bletchley Archaeological & Historical Society launch a section with extracts from their photo archive, showing features on Fenny Stratford and Water Eaton
- 15.01.2003 - Hanslope & District Historical Society give details of the clergymen at Hanslope from the founding of the church to the present day
- 09.01.2003 - Buckingham Canal Society add a section featuring transcriptions of correspondence between the canal company and other businesses
- 08.01.2003 - Bucks Family History Society (Northern Group) site updated
- 06.01.2003 - Deanshanger Village Heritage Society post archive pictures of old Deanshanger
- 20.12.2002 - Wolverton & District Archaeological & Historical Society launch a major extension of their feature on Thornton, dealing with the history of Thornton Hall (now Thornton College) and its owners. Don't miss the feature on the Victorian stained glass.
- 13.12.2002 - Stoke Goldington Association launch section on Monument Inscriptions from the churchyard, as an aid to family history research
- 05.12.2002 - Buckingham Canal Society add an audio section, featuring recorded local memories of the canal
- 04.12.2002 - Bucks Constabulary History Association adds a feature on the early years of the Police Dog Section of the force.
- 15.11.2002 - The Two Villages Archive Trust - launch a major feature on the historic survey of the field ownership and usage of Milton Keynes Village, complete with interactive maps.
- 13.11.2002 - The Two Villages Archive Trust launch pages of further information about Milton Keynes Village including a feature on the former farms of Milton Keynes parish.
- 08.11.2002 - Stoke Goldington Association site revised, with improved navigation.
- 08.11.2002 - Deanshanger Village Heritage Society post pictures of the 2002 Feast
- 30.10.2002 - Stoke Goldington Association launch a 40-point village trail, with optional audio commentary giving extra details.
- 25.10.2002 - Cowper & Newton Museum add a section on the Lace Industry in the Eastern Counties
- 23.10.2002 - Hanslope & District Historical Society launch a feature on the landscaping of Hanslope Park by Humphry Repton
- 18.10.2002 - Wolverton & District Archaeological & Historical Society updates their feature on Thornton Parish Church with extra information.
- 09.10.2002 - Hanslope & District Historical Society's site revised, with clearer navigation to enable easier access to the huge amount of information contained there.
- 18.09.2002 - Bletchley Archaeological & Historical Society site launch their site and become the 23rd MKHA member online. The site contains details of publications available from the Society.
- 10.09.2002 - Wolverton & District Archaeological & Historical Society launch a major upgrade to their feature on Thornton Parish Church. Many more photos of the interior and historic details have been added, along with key information on the vault, the brasses, and the other fitments to the church. An 1881 Parish Map has also been included.
- 03.09.2002 - Bucks Constabulary History Association launches its site, hosted here. Run by a serving policeman, the site is dedicated to the history of Buckinghamshire Costabulary before it was merged into the current Thames Valley Police Force.
- 02.09.2002 - Buckinghamshire Constabulary History website now hosted on the MKHA site
- 09.08.2002 - Newport Pagnell Police Museum launch a page on the impact of the building of the M1 and the opening of the country's first motorway service station at Newport Pagnell
- 30.07.2002 - Hanslope & District Historical Society launch a major section on the history of education in Hanslope, with details of all the various types of education, schools, etc which have existed in Hanslope. Photos, charts and tables illustrate this fascinating story
- 19.07.2002 - Hanslope & District Historical Society post extra pages on the Hanslope Park Tragedy, giving background details, family memories and eyewitness accounts
- 05.07.2002 - The Two Villages Archive Trust update their details on Monument Inscriptions in Broughton church and churchyard, complete with maps and diagrams
- 05.07.2002 - Newport Pagnell Historical Society update their town trail with details on Newport Pagnell's fortifications in the Civil War, complete with a detailed map
- 12.06.2002 - Bletchley Park Trust add a feature on the telephony for the Park, including details of the Defence Teleprinter Network (DTN), and the Fenny Stratford Repeater Station.
- 11.06.2002 - The Telephone Museum launches next section on the history of the telephone system
- 06.06.2002 - Stoke Goldington Association launch their site and become the 22nd MKHA member online. The site contains details of their Archive Holdings, Lacemaking in Buckinghamshire, The Bliss family of innkeepers, and the story of an Evacuee in Stoke Goldington in World War II.
- 19.05.2002 - Deanshanger Village Heritage Society site now relocated to this server, with major new sections, including the 1881 Census details, video clips of village events, and also a village trail.
- 17.05.2002 - Milton Keynes Museum launch pages giving full details of their Schools Loan collection and booking system.
- 30.04.2002 - Bucks Family History Society (Northern Group) site launched.
- 23.04.2002 - Buckingham Canal Society launch a trail/map of the route of the canal with linked archive pictures
- 17.04.2002 - The Two Villages Archive's Monument Inscriptions for St Lawrence's Church Broughton now online
- 05.04.2002 - Wolverton & District Archaeological & Historical Society add a major feature on Thornton Parish Church & Grotto
- 03.04.2002 - The Milton Keynes branch of the Western Front Association joins MKHA and their site represents the 21st MKHA member on line.
- 28.03.2002 - Rectory Cottages Trust website's further pages on the history and architecture of the Cottages launched.
- 19.03.2002 - The Two Villages Archive's Monument Inscriptions for All Saints' Church, Milton Keynes Village now online
- 08.03.2002 - The Two Villages Archive Trust's tour of All Saints Church launched
- 27.02.2002 - Hanslope & District Historical Society's site extended further with examples of the work of local artist Jacqueline Barker
- 15.02.2002 - Hanslope & District Historical Society pages on Monument Inscriptions now updated following a recent new survey of churchyard. The Socety also has posted some extra information about the background to the The Hanslope Park Tragedy.
- 13.02.2002- Rectory Cottages Trust site launched. 20 MKHA members now on-line
- 07.01.2002 - MKHA was awarded a major grant from The Heritage Lottery Fund under their "Your Heritage" scheme. This secured funding for another year of training for volunteers from MKHA member groups. A new round of training courses began on 8.01.2002
- 23.08.2001 - Telephone Museum site updated with latest news and new feature on the History of the Telephone
- 21.08.2001 - Link added to Potterspury village site. See Links page
- 10.07.2001 - Buckingham Canal Society now a member of MKHA with site hosted here
- 29.05.2001 - Cowper & Newton Museum's website redesigned to integrate two previous sites sites formerly on separate servers.
- 16.03.2001 - Hanslope site adds listings of Monument Inscriptions for churchyard and church.
- 28.02.2001 - Newport Pagnell Historical Society site launched; Two Villages Archive Trust adds section on Broughton Church Wall paintings
- 19.02.2001 - Hanslope site adds tour of St James parish church
- 15.02.2001 - Wolverton & District Archaeological & Historical Society site launched; Hanslope site adds section on Lacemaking
- 30.01.2001 - Extra page on Newport Pagnell Police Force launched by Newport Pagnell Police Museum
- 22.01.2001 - Shenley Brook End society now members of MKHA, with a link to their site on the index page
- 16.01.2001 - Stacey Hill Society site launched
- 11.01.2000 - Hanslope's site expanded with a page containing a panoramic view of Hanslope; extracts on Hanslope from The Northampton Mercury of 1750-1838 launched on 04.01.2001; pages on Joseph Knibb (clockmaker) added on 16.01.01; 1798 Posse Comitatus page added on 23.01.01
- 15.12.2000 - Hanslope's site expanded with a page emigrants to Canada on the 1840's, plus extended details on Hanslope Castle
- 07.12.2000 - Old Gaol Buckingham site now has tour feature, The Two Villages Archive Trust site launched
- 05.12.2000 - Newport Pagnell Police Museum's site expanded further with page on patterns of crime 1905-1929
- 30.11.2000 - Sherington Historical Society site launched; Telephone Museum site expanded with pages on telephones and exchanges
- 28.11.2000 - Hanslope's site expanded with a page on the Lords of Hanslope
- 24.11.2000 - Deanshanger Village Heritage Society site established
- 23.11.2000 - Old Gaol Museum Buckingham site launched
- 23.10.2000 - Newport Pagnell Police Museum's site expanded with pages on Parish Constables and Bridewells
- 13.10.2000 - MKHA Links page launched, with links to other local and national heritage and genealogy sites
- 12.10.2000 - The Telephone Museum site launched
- 07.10.2000 - Web site submitted to top 10 Internet search engines
- 02.10.2000 - Milton Keynes Museum nominated "Site of the Week" by the 24 Hour Museum
- 14.09.2000 - Hanslope & District Historical Society's site expanded to include more features on the village including a virtual trail.
- 07.09.2000 - Milton Keynes Local Studies & Family History Library pages launched
- 01.09.2000 - Cowper & Newton Museum's main pages on this site launched
- 14.07.2000 - pilot site launched with links to Bletchley Park Trust, The City Discovery Centre, Calverton Records Project, Cowper & Newton Museum, Milton Keynes Museum and The Living Archive. Hanslope & District Historical Society & Newport Pagnell Police Museum pages launched on this site.
- 16.06.2000 - first home page posted
- 11.06.2000 - domain name registered
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