The latest talk hosted by the Lenham Heritage Society.

The next speaker for Smarden Local History Society’s series of talks is author and silversmith Mark Lewis who will speak to us about traditional silver techniques, materials and equipment, including assaying and hallmarking practice.

With Janys Thornton. The next in a series of online talks hosted by the KAS.

The Archaeology Research Group (ARG) is proud to host its annual Fieldwork Forum on Saturday 15th March 2025. The event, once again being held at the historic Aylesford Priory will focus on challenges facing the archaeology of Kent.

Maritime Kent Group Chair Stuart Bligh is delivering a talk for the The Friends of Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre (FOMA) on the fascinating and touching tale of William Harrison: the clipper ship captain.

Canterbury Historical and Archaeological Society (CHAS) presents a talk by Jackie Eales, Emeritus Professor, Canterbury Christ Church University and President of the British Association of Local History.

A talk by Kaye Sowden (Canterbury Christ Church University) presented by Kent Archives and Local History Service.

8 March - 31 August. Included with standard Dockyard ticket. See eight renowned shipwrecks recreated with thousands of LEGO® bricks. Beyond the LEGO® models, Brickwrecks offers interactive elements and multimedia exhibits to delve into.

Lenham Heritage Society welcomes once again Imogen Corrigan who can lighten the most serious of topics with her understated humour. She will give us an illustrated talk about Thomas Beckett who is one of the most famous of the archbishops of Canterbury, best-known for his violent end in Canterbury Cathedral in 1170.

Join us for a welcome drink and an hour or so immersed in a discussion on Piracy in 16th and 17th century Britain through the exploits of Francis Drake and Henry Morgan, led by Kent Archaeological Society.

In the next of our online talks hosted by the KAS, Dr David Brownrigg will be discussing how imaging, particularly aerial, can enrich the visualisation of archaeological sites and some of the ways this can be achieved.

The first talk of 2025 by the Smarden Local History Society is on Thursday February 20th and is a dramatised story told by Simon Waterfield about war and remembrance, centred round a fourteenth century archer and his experiences in France at the Battle of Agincourt.

An illustrated talk about old Lenham wills, hosted by the Lenham Heritage Society.

The latest in a series of online talks hosted by the KAS with Dr Reb Ellis-Haken, Postdoctoral Research Associate with the University of York Department of Archaeology.

In 2022 and 2023, the Kent Archaeological Society undertook a remarkable community archaeological excavation at a potential high-status Romano-British site in Trottiscliffe, near Gravesend. Co-led by KAS General Manager Richard Taylor, this project has unveiled fascinating discoveries that connect us to our rich history.

An online talk by Andrew Mayfield, Community Archaeologist for Kent County Council and the Royal Parks at Greenwich, on the history of the site, the big dig over ten seasons and the work to further research and report on the former home of a Sheriff of Kent.

The University of Kent Fieldwork Evening; Excavations and Survey in 2024, will feature talks on Sagalassos by Luke Lavan, Lincolnshire Wolds by Steve Willis; and Folkestone Villa by Andrew Mackintosh.

The next meeting of the Smarden Local History Society is Thursday 21st November when Imogen Corrigan returns to Smarden to give us her talk "The Goose is Getting Fat" about the historical origins of our many Christmas traditions.

An event hosted by The Faversham Society about the uncovering of two sites of Shakespearean theatres in East London at the Assembly Rooms on Weds 20 November, at 7.30pm.

A conference run by The Sussex School of Archaeology & History in association with CBA SE.

An online discussion with Dr Simon Elliott FSA about Septimius Severus, the great warrior emperor from North Africa who died in York in AD 211 after spending the last three years of his life trying to conquer the far north of Britain.

A free talk by Victoria Stevens ACR (library and archive conservator) at Kent History and Library Centre, Maidstone.

The Archaeology Research Group of the Kent Archaeology Society is proud to present its annual fieldwork conference focusing on “Recent archaeological work in the Darent Valley.”

Lenham Heritage Society invites you to 'From Battlefield to Big Screen - The British and Hollywood Stars who served in the Second World War'. An illustrated talk by Melody Foreman. October 24th, 7.30 Lenham Community Centre, entrance £4 - annual subscription £15.

An online talk by Tad Taberer on the discovery of the shipwreck of the SS T.R. Thompson, of diving and recording the historic steamer and of the incredible connections that followed.

A livestreamed lecture by Mark Samuel PhD FSA MCIfA hosted by the Society of Antiquaries of London. Open to anyone to join online, Fellows and Non-Fellows.

This year's annual Kent Place Names Conference will be held in conjunction with Kent Archives Service.