INDEX
NUMBERS 1 – 73 Autumn 1980 to Autumn 2022
- AUTUMN 1980
Stone 256 – Gravestone Survey
Pictorial Potton – Photographic Collection Patricia Yates
Davies the Draper – Davies Family from 1871 Census Peter Ibbett
Notice of AGM 1980 – New Constitution
Where did the Name Potton come from? Patricia Yates
2.SPRING 1981
The Film Project – Mr Randall’s 1950 Films
Dipping into the Past – Britain’s archaeology C E Joel
Gravestone Survey George Howe
Queries – Extract from 1830 Trade Directory Peter Ibbett
Archive News – Availability of our archive material
3. WINTER 1981
Potton Days 1929 – 1937 – Memories of Roy Rodwell Roy Rodwell
Shopping in Potton – Memories of 1960 Philip Reynolds Historical Hedges Ralph Yates
4. WINTER 1982
News from Abroad – Details of letter from Quebec Patricia Yates
Land values in Potton – Past and present Norman Parry
Carter Family Peter Ibbett
Early Motoring Days 1923/4 Horace Spriggs
Shannon – Captain Peel Ralph Yates
An Australians’ Visit – Visit to Potton of Aaron Gibbs’ Ancestor
5. SPRING 1984
Sun Street Traders Peter Ibbett
Don’t throw it away Norman Parry
People and Places – Potton Coins C E Joel
Australia – Stan Gibbs Canada – E J O Eberdt
The Other Potton – Quebec Roy Rodwell
Recollections Cyril Croot
6. SPRING 1985
Nicholas Sparks – Casualty of Potton Fire) Norman Parry
O A Bartle – Omnibus Proprietor George Howe
Family History – William Robarts
7. SPRING 1986
Migration – Movement of Potton People Norman Parry
Letter from James Paine to F B Saville re Mr Holme Schoolmaster
Family History – Robarts (Contd) William Robarts
100 Not Out – P Ibbett recalls his years as Prog.Secretary
Visit to Remember – Potton Manor 25/02/1978 Trevor Ball
Potton Occupations 1881-1884 Peter Ibbett
8. SPRING 1987
Potton Market Square – New Edition Peter Ibbett
Letter Box Design Ellen Cameron
Link with Gunpowder Plot – Spencers Norman Parry
Did Marconi come to Potton? Roy Rodwell
Glimpse into the Past – Potton Map 1754 Mary Leigh
9. SPRING 1988
Recent Research on the Manors of Potton Anita Lewis
The Owners of Potton Manor Trevor Ball
Frederick Gouldthorpe Smith – Election Document
Heritage Centres Norman Parry
Council for the Preservation of Rural England J Bullard
Conservation Group – Plans to walk & Photograph Footpaths
10. AUTUMN 1989
Editorial – 50 years since World War II was declared
War Time Memories Norman Parry
Peace Day Celebrations
Events 1930-1945 remembered Sidney Emery
The First Great War 1914-18 D Kitchener
World War II Memories Trevor Ball
“When the Boat comes in” Anita Lewis
1939 – 1945 Ann Barker
11. SUMMER 1990
Bedfordshire County Council Conservation Day Boo Matthews
The Continuing Saga of Potton Manor Trevor Ball
The Robarts Family Patricia Yates
Hearth Tax Return 1671 Patricia Yates
St Blaise – A Potton Connection Patricia Yates
Archaeological Council Norman Parry
From Scribe to Computer Peter Ibbett
For your Bookshelf Anita Lewis
Letters to the Society – Mrs Stephanie Voss-Carson Anita Lewis
12. SUMMER 1991
A Surprise Package – Re Donation of Posters Patricia Yates
Local History Conference – July 1989 Norman Parry
The Continuing Saga of Potton Manor Trevor Ball
The Bedfordshire Times 24th March 1899 – An extract Norman Parry
Great Fire of Potton 1783 Peter Ibbett
It’s Better to Travel Hopefully than to Arrive –
Family History – Rivers Family Anita Lewis
For your Bookshelf Anita Lewis
13.SPRING 1992
February 14th 1945 Remembered Patricia Yates
A Dangerous Nuisance – 1875 Riding Bicycles Mary Leigh
Childhood Memories Connie Holben
Childhood Memories Audrey Woodman
Emilie Gladys Lind Smith 1888-1991- Tribute by E Jakes
Mid Bedfordshire Links – 4th Beds Conference at Potton Peter Ibbett
Instructions to Parish Constables 1616 Norman Parry
14. SPRING 1993
Report of Fourth Mid Beds Local History Conference
Letter from Steer-Jones Chairman, Roxton History Society
Memories of the Mid Beds Conference – Tea Anita Lewis
The Journal of Emily Shore Peter Ibbett
Rural Unrest – early 19th Century
The Scary Sootlers – Memories of the soot collectors Ivy Wash
15. AUTUMN 1993
5th Mid Beds Conference – Langford History Society
Maggi Solly Museums Officer for Bedfordshire
Poaching – Story of Poaching at Deepdale Norman Parry
From the Archives – Posters 60 & 90 years ago
The B1040 to Ramsey – Report of First Historical Day
Trip 1993 Peter Ibbett
On the trail of the B1040 – Report of day trip Lindsay Wright
In Search of Margaret Emily Shore – Funchal Madeira Anita Lewis
Attack at Cockayne Hatley by Armed Gang from
Wrestlingworth – Occurrence in 15th C A Crossley
Bedfordshire Local History Association – Formation 1993
16. SPRING 1994
Research Rooms – New premises 1994
Beds Local History Association News 1994
Potton Library – Computerised service
Potton Manor – The continuing Saga – Part III Trevor Ball
Potton Manor – The continuing Saga – Part IV Anthea Cox
Common or Open Fields – an explanation Norman Parry
Fires should be no More – Potton Famous for fires 1877 Peter Ibbett
St Mary’s Church Celebrations George Howe
Penance – Judith Endersby 1725
17. AUTUMN 1994
Research Rooms – Report of move to Biggleswade Road
Exploring Ickwell – 1994 Mid Beds Conference. Peter Ibbett
The History of Potton Trust Fund – A Royal Connection Patricia Yates
Early Working Days Remembered 1937-1957 John Whitmore
A Victorian Ornithologist – Diary of Emily Shore Boo Matthews
Life in 1945 – Request for Memories of this year Peter Ibbett
18. SPRING 1995
B1040 to Crowland – Report of Day Trip 1994 Peter Ibbett
Saint Waltheof – Owner of Potton during time of William
The Conquerer Mary Leigh
From Kings Cross to Potton – Joseph Thomas Smith Frank Sells
Aircraft Crash in Potton Wood in 1945 Tony Crossley
100 Years of Potton Town Council Anita Lewis
Unveiling new Town Sign by Eric Jakes Anita Lewis
19.AUTUMN 1995
Archive Room News
New Logo and model of Market Square – Keith Lawrence
The Greensand Ridge Trip Peter Ibbett
The Richardson Family of Potton 1600-1800 Anita Lewis
Land Settlement Association Norman Parry
Bring out the Guns Phyllis Collins
The Toddington Conference Peter Ibbett
20. SPRING 1996
Bedfordshire Local History Association
Coach Trip 1996 – North Beds – Announcement
New Publication – Tracing Your Ancestors in Beds
Jazz on the Lawn at Cockayne Hatley Announcement
21. AUTUMN 1996
Bedfordshire Local History Conference at Biggleswade Peter Ibbett
The Return of the Potton Car Tony Crossley
Potton Gar Company Donald Huckle
Discovering North Beds – Coach Trip Peter Ibbett
Potton 1945 Patricia Yates
Policy for Retaining Archive Material
22. SPRING 1997
United Reformed or Congregational Church Norman Parry
Bedfordshire Local History Association – AGM
A Job Well Done – Restoration on Two Manor Pictures Keith Lawrence
Memories of a Lifetime in Potton – Violet Louise Taylor
Potton Car Company – Part 2
Newcastle to Biggleswade by Boat Peter Ibbett
On the Trail of the Cycling Club Mary Leigh
23. AUTUMN 1997
Potton Car George Howe
Research Report No. 6- Land Usage and Enclosures
1997 Beds Local History Conference Dunstable Peter Ibbett
In Memorium – Frederick Spriggs
In There and Aussie in your Attic
More Australian Connections Norman Parry
An Apology – Re letter from Miss Collins to Malcolm Stewart
in Newsletter 19 – the lady was Phyllis Clayton
South Bedfordshire Trip – Society Coach Trip Peter Ibbett
Proposed Everton Heath Airfield Norman Parry
24. SPRING 1998
Recent Additions to the Collection – Ken Lawson’s Biography
Methodist Chapel – Historical details
Advert – Potton Manor – an Enigma Trevor Ball
Photographic Collection
The Life and Times of an Ordinary Pottonian – Ken Lawson
The 1901 Census – Preview of this Census
How others see us – Report of an Australian’s visit to Potton
In Memory of Frederick Spriggs
25. AUTUMN 1998
Lectern and Stand for the Society 1998 Keith Lawrence
Cockayne Hatley – Extracts from J M Neale’s Diary
A Bit of Military History – John Sabey’s Will 1815 Norman Parry
School Visitors – Potton School 1936/37 Roy Rodwell
Poem by Nellie Richardson on School Life in Potton 1910
The Moving Population George Minnett & Vic Bumberry Norman Parry
The Complete English Traveller by Nathaniel Spencer 1771
The 10th Beds Conference – Cockayne Hatley Peter Ibbett
26 SPRING 1999
21st Anniversary Dinner Jean McLennan
After the Dinner Peter Ibbett
Wrestlingworth Murder – Sarah Dazeley R J Cooper
Letter from South Africa – re Bumberry C V T Bumberry
Into the Bumberry Archives Norman Parry
The John O’Gaunt Connection Patricia Yates
The Burgoyne Connection Patricia Yates
Personal Memories 1975-1985 Patricia Yates
27. AUTUMN 1999
Microfiche – List of available Records Norman Parry
Carlton Mid Beds History Conference 5th June 1999 Peter Ibbett
A Job Worth Doing – Recording Memorials Ken Lawson
Historic Money Values Jean McLennan
Sarah Carter 1793-1865 Norman Parry
National Census Information 1881 and 1901 Norman Parry
To Buckden – Eventually – Coach Trip to Buckden Peter Ibbett
A Family Tale of the Boer War – Thomas Parry Norman Parry
The Price of Christianity – from Parish Register Jean McLennan
A Visit to Cockayne Hatley – Extracts from Diary of J M Neale in 1839 Tony Crossley
28. SPRING 2000
Parish Registers – Cambridgeshire
1901 Census Project Norman Parry
Potton at the South Pole – Potton Homes Logo
Potton in 1899 Peter Ibbett
The Garden at Chatsworth by the Duchess of Devonshire
Mr John Alexander Whitehead of Cockayne Hatley – Aircraft Manufacturer Tony Crossley
The Lacemakers of Bedfordshire Jean McLennan
The 1881 Census Norman Parry
29. AUTUMN 2000
12th Bedfordshire Conference June 2000-Roxton Peter Ibbett
Our Potton Millennium Celebrations George Howe
Time for Reflection – A playlet Keith Lawrence
In at The Deep End – Keith Lawrence reflects on his
acting for the Millennium Show Keith Lawrence
Potton Weather – Lightning Strikes The Paddocks Norman Parry
Potton Public Houses – Bigg Chronicle Article Norman Parry
Not a Village – Reflecting on ad by Persimmon Homes Jean McLennan
From Coalbrookdale to Potton Peter Ibbett
1901 Census Project
World War One – POW Camps Norman Parry
A Step into the World of Romanticism –
Roxton Congregational Church Jean McLennan
1881 Census – Former Potton Residents Norman Parry
Mr Smith the Blacksmith – Reminiscences of Frank Sells
30. SPRING 2001
Pubs Index – News of National Index
The Enumerator’s Tale – A Poem
Bob Darlow – Sutton Postman Bob Darlow/Philip Westmoreland
Chimney Stacks – A Potted History Keith Lawrence
Year 2000 weather Norman Parry
A Senior Citizen Defined R Cooper
Ken’s Poem
31. AUTUMN 2001
Bedfordshire Conference at Clapham Peter Ibbett
A Remarkable Piece of Detective Work – Mary Ann Sabey and George
Inskip Alan Sabey
Chancery – June 1737 – Elaynor Apthorpe Norman Parry
Sutton Memories Pat Thwaites
Wartime Memories -The Police Cycle Messenger Service Ken Lawson
Potton – A seat of learning? Norman Parry
The Captain of the Men of Death – Notice of Bedford Board Of Health Jean McLennan
And Smallpox Too!
What to Believe – History of Fox and Crown PH Norman Parry
A Day out with Potton History Society Keith Lawrence
Two Mysterious Letters – Geo James Day & Jn Bitterill Peter Ibbett
32. SPRING 2002
A Tribute to Michael and Muriel Ibbett Peter Ibbett
Mystery of a Green Glass Seal – Found in Horne Lane Patricia Yates
Bedfordshire War Memorial Project Ken Lawson
In Celebration of Norman Parry’s Life with PHS George Howe
Edward Hutchinson and Gordon Jack Hutchinson Jack Hutchinson Advertising as an Art Form Vera Parry
If only Bricks could Talk Part 1 Peter Ibbett
A Little Bit of Family History –Willie Oliver Baynes Keith Lawrence
33. AUTUMN 2002
Potton Celebrates Again – The Queen’s Golden Jubilee
and our Own Silver Jubilee George Howe
My Model of Potton Shambles 1995 Keith Lawrence
An Appreciation of Trevor Ball Patricia Yates
If Only Bricks Could Talk – Pt 2 –
The Life and Times of a Potton Shop – Brick Fatigue Peter Ibbett
34. SPRING 2003
PHS Enters the Digital Age Peter Ibbett
The Cemetery Project Ken Lawson
Potton History Society’s Silver Jubilee Dinner George Howe
A Glimpse into the Past – Rose & Crown Patricia Yates
The Queen’s Golden Jubilee Celebrations in Potton
31st May to 4th June 2002 Pat & Brian Thwaites
Visit to Tempsford Airfield 27th July 2002 Jean McLennan
Cinemas – Local in Bedfordshire Jean McLennan
If only Bricks Could Talk – Part 3 Peter Ibbett
35. AUTUMN 2003
The Mystery Sign up Gam’gy Road George Howe
Canned Laughter Keith Lawrence
Rodents in the Market Square Ken Lawson
Sutton Packhorse Bridge Don Hill
Committee Members 1977 – 2003 Patricia Yates
If Only Bricks Could Talk – Part 4 Peter Ibbett
A Wonderful day Out Mary Leigh
36. SPRING 2004
The Mystery of the Sign up Gamgy Road – Part 2 George Howe
Archive Quiz Dec 2003
Sutton Packhorse Bridge in my Lifetime Christine Harper
Memories of Potton Jean McLennan
The Coach Trip Keith Lawrence
Michaelmas Labour Fairs Jean McLennan
Two Peters of Potton Peter Ibbett
The Smoothing Iron Keith Lawrence
A Winters Tale Jean McLenna
If Only Bricks Could Talk – Part 5 Peter Ibbett
Salute the Soldier Week
37. AUTUMN 2004
Letters Bob Darlow
Party On Potton – 2004 George Howe
Sutton Packhorse Bridge Don Hill
The Sod Keith Lawrence
Bazaar at Potton Jean McLennan
A Interesting Will Norman Parry
The Churchyard Wall Anita Lewis
38. SPRING 2005
Music Making in Potton George Howe
Charity Concert 1982 Patricia Yates
If Only Bricks Could Talk – Part 6 Peter Ibbett
The Sod – Trodden by Ancient Feet Part 2 Keith Lawrence
Potton Home Guard R G Darlow
Memories of World War Two at Potton Cyril Goldsmith
Potton to Sutton Circular Walk Christine Harper
Oh Roses of England! Keith Lawrence
39 AUTUMN 2005
Solstice – A Very Ancient Celebration Gerard Leduc (Potton Canada)
If Only Bricks Could Talk Part 7 Peter Ibbett
William Wisdom’s View of Potton
Flag Fen Trip Keith Lawrence
Coach Trip 2005 – The Inside Story George Howe
Two War Time Memories Bob Darlow
Two Ghost Stories Cyril Goldsmith
Dangerous Times
The Sod – Trodden by Ancient Feet –The Roman Coin Keith Lawrence
40 SPRING 2006
On The Road in 1910 Keith Lawrence
If Only Bricks Could Talk – Part 8 Peter Ibbett
A Mole in Cambridgeshire Record Office
Elizabeth Wagstaff Patricia Yates
Polling Day April 1879 Jean McLennan
The Sod – The Search Expands Keith Lawrence
Who Asked Them to Come Cyril Goldsmith
41 AUTUMN 2006
50 Years of the Clockhouse
The Last Clock Winder George Howe
Party on Potton 2006
Potton Town Walk George Howe
Milestones Keith Lawrence
Potton Gas & Coke Co
Biggleswade Poor Law Union Jean McLennan
Potton Drainage
The Sod – After Archaeologists Exploratory Dig Keith Lawrence
Writing History Stan K Evers
Cemetery Statistics 1882-2005 Ken Lawson
42 SPRING 2007
2007 Local History Conference & AGM
Shocking Railway Accident Keith Lawrence
Potton & District Working Men’s Club Ken Lawson
My First Trip to Helions Bumpstead Keith Lawrence
Home Cures Jean McLennan
St. Benoit-du-lac – Lake Memphremagog Peter Downman
How was Soot Used in Bedfordshire
43 AUTUMN 2007
Potton Car – Little Eva George Howe
Places to Visit George Howe
Developments in the Archives Peter Ibbett
Potton Manor – Another Episode Bob Ingledew
On the Trail of JA1874 Pt.1 Keith Lawrence
Byng, Torrington, Whitbread – The Potton Connection Patricia R Yates
A Local Football Match – Beds Times Dec.1874 Keith Lawrence
Changing Times – Verse Keith Lawrence
44. SPRING 2008
30th Anniversary of the Launch of PHS Peter Ibbett
A Snippet of the Secret History of RAF Tempsford Keith Lawrence
HM Forces Rest Room and Canteen
On the Trail of ‘JA1874’ – Part 2 Keith Lawrence
Potton History Society – How Things Began Patricia R Yates
A Photo in a Biscuit Tin George Howe
We’ll Eat Again Anita Lewis
Another Czech Story Keith Lawrence
45.AUTUMN 2008
An Introduction to Potton Charities Patricia R Yates
From Cornwall to Potton Keith Lawrence
Tempsford Airfield 1942 – 1945 Keith Lawrence
Party on Potton George Howe
Edgar (Stinger) Britten Ken Lawson
History of Potton Flower & Vegetable Show Colin D Buxton
Scotland the Brave Keith Lawrence
Central Potton 1754 Keith Lawrence
46 SPRING 2009
50 Years Service to Potton United FC Colin D Buxton
Provincialisms of Bedfordshire 1 Peter Ibbett
What’s in a Name
History of Potton Flower Show 1 Colin D Buxton
Voyage of Discovery Keith Lawrence
A Little Light Relief Keith Lawrence
What was the Weather like on Christmas Day? Peter Ibbett
47 Autumn 2009
History of Potton Flower Show 2 Colin D Buxton
A Dream Too Far (Airship History) Keith Lawrence
From Dark Ages to the Digital Age Sean Hendy
Provincialisms of Bedfordshire 2 Peter Ibbett
Diamond Couple (Bob & Prim Darlow)
The Tysoe Ledgers & Potton Brass Band Peter Ibbett
70 Years Ago Keith Lawrence
Rising Sun Public House John Boston
48 Spring 2010
Time Capsule at Congregational Chapel George Howe
The Three Market Towns DVD George Howe
History of Potton Flower Show 3 Colin D Buxton
The Other Potton Car Keith Lawrence
William H Giggle:- The other Potton Blacksmith John Boston
Potton Markets:- 1066; 1892; 2009
A Question of Pigs
49 Summer 2010
A Ring of Coincidences Around the World George Howe
What were They Used For?
Potton & District Working Men’s Club Ken Lawson
Vintage Olive Green Glass Seal Keith Lawrence
History of Potton Flower Show 4 Colin D Buxton
Another Australian Coincidence Keith Lawrence
The Coincidences Continue Mary Leigh
50 Spring 2011
50th Edition of the Newsletter George Howe
1911 Census Enumerators for Potton Peter Ibbett
Historians Pudding John Boston
Mystery Object
The Bedfordshire Magazine & Potton Peter Ibbett
A Bedfordshire Education Committee Badge Keith Lawrence
Potton Senior School Mary Leigh
Walter Robarts Maths Problem Peter Ibbett
History of Potton Flower Show 5 Colin Buxton
Albert Field’s Voyage of Transition Keith Lawrence
100 years ago Keith Lawrence
51 Autumn 2011
Philip Westmoreland’s Weather Records 2010 Peter Ibbett
New Additions to the Archives Peter Ibbett
Potto Brown – Village Philanthropist Mary Leigh
Potton Pubs Past & Present Keith Lawrence
History of Potton Flower Show 7 Colin D Buxton
Continuing Adventures of Albert Edward Field Keith Lawrence
Domesday Reloaded 1986 test for Potton Peter Ibbett
Domesday Book 1086 Mary Lei
52 Spring 2012
Two Potton History Community Projects Peter Ibbett
Bus Rides of Yesteryear No 1 Keith Lawrence
A Newspaper Delivery Boy Remembers John Boston
The 1697 Great Storm at Potton Mary Leigh
History of Potton Flower Show 8 Colin D Buxton
Bus Rides of Yesteryear No 2 Keith Lawrence
A brief history of the Theobalds Dorothy Theobalds
Home Guard Photograph information. Peter Ibbett
Dig & Sow Event
53 Autumn 2012
Potton Time Team 26th May 2012 Keith Lawrence
Back Garden Archaeological Dig Keith Lawrence
Diamond Jubilee Weekend Pat Thwaites
First day with Tractor FBM 450 John Butcher
Party on Potton 2012 George Howe
Potton Water Supply:- Parish Meeting 101 Years Ago Peter Ibbett
Another Australian Emigrant Keith Lawrence
54 Spring 2014
From Titanic to the Jet Engine Keith Lawrence
Remembering World War One Pt A Darlow
Potton War Memorial Unveiling Ceremony
The Royal Scot Train Tours, N. America 1933 Pt 1 Keith Lawrence
The Potton Pubs Tea Towel
From the Archives – Potton Weather Peter Ibbett
From the Archives – Weather Photographic Album Peter Ibbett
From the Archives – Scrapbooks Peter Ibbett
55 Autumn 2014
Tributes to Beryl Howe Mary Leigh, Keith Lawrence
The Potton Car, an Update George Howe
Biggles FM 104.8 George Howe
St Swithin’s Chapel Mary Leigh
From an Overseas Member Cyril Goldsmith
The Royal Scot Train Tours, N. America 1933 Pt 2 Keith Lawrence
The House That Our Society Built PHS Web Site Sean Hendy
HMS Bedfordshire (FY141) Keith Lawrence
A Tribute to Patricia Yates George Howe
56 Spring 2014
A Tribute to Anita Lewis
A Star Attraction (The Potton Car) Keith Lawrence
A Tribute to Society Members, past & present Swain Family Australia
Wrights of Gamlingay Farm Cart Keith Lawrence
Memories of Lorien’s Factory Sean Hendy
The Royal Scot Train Tours, N. America 1933 Pt 3 Keith Lawrence
57 Autumn 2014
Potton Show 2014 George Howe
Party on Potton 2014 George Howe
Army Manoeuvres in 1912 George Howe
From Mons to the Somme Pt 1 Hubert Spencer Diaries Peter Ibbett
Horses at War Keith Lawrence
The Soldiers Kiss Keith Lawrence
The Victoria Cross Keith Lawrence
16 Year Olds’s Naval VC Keith Lawrence
Royal Flying Corps WW1 Keith Lawrence
58 Spring 2015
A Tribute to Ken William Lawson George Howe
And Welcome to a New Committee Member Ellen Collier
The Old Warden Pear Tree and Abbey Keith Lawrence
Sandy Road Cemetery Burials 1882- 2013 Peter Ibbett
From Mons to the Somme Pt 2 Hubert Spencer Diaries Peter Ibbett
Potton Belgian Refugee Committee
On the Trail of Emily Shore – Part 2 Peter Ibbett
Ken Lawson Remembered Keith G Lawrence
59 Autumn 2015
Robert George Darlow George Howe
The Greensand Ridge Coach Trip George Howe
Little Eva:- The Potton Car George Howe
On the Trail of Emily Shore Part 3 Peter Ibbett
A Coincident! Keith Lawrence
Potton in the Reign of Edward III 1327 – 1377
From Mons to the Somme Pt 3 Hubert Spencer Diaries Peter Ibbett
New Archive Items
60 Spring 2016
Archive Rooms – The Move Peter Ibbett
From Mons to the Somme, Pt 4 Hubert Spencer Diaries Peter Ibbett
Digging up the Past Peter Ibbett
Ecclesiastical Census – 1851 DW Bushby (1975)
Potton, a Brief History
A Hay problem
Gardeners on the Greensand, by Rex Whitfield Review by Peter Ibbett
Aims of the Potton History Society
61 Winter 2016
A Complete “Potton” for £30,000 Leigh Belcham
PHS Website, The new Society Website Kevin Thompson
Snowbound in Potton – 1947 John Butcher
First sight of Airlander, the Martha Gwyn Keith Lawrence
Looking back on Potton in 30 years Stan K Evers
Bedfordshire Local History Association Conference Peter Ibbett
Little Eva George Howe
62 Spring 2017
Archives – A new Acquisition Peter Ibbett
Archive Room Update Peter Ibbett
Some Coincidences Pat Thwaites
PHS Facebook Kevin Thompson
40 Years ago
Ancient Potton Manor House Keith Lawrence
Obituary – F.W.Jakes MBE George Howe
Hubert Spencer memories
Biggleswade Chronicle 1916 WW1 Losses Extracts by Keith Lawrence
Story in Stone George Howe
Potton Oak Tree John Boston
1977 Biggleswade Chronicle News Keith Lawrence
The Warden Pear and William Shakespeare Keith Lawrence
Potton’s Highways and Byways Keith Lawrence
63 Autumn 2017
Potton Celebrates the Queens Silver Jubilee John Boston
Letters to Biggleswade Chronicle
Potton History Society, The Beginning John Boston
Memories of Potton History Society Trevor Ball
Anniversary Dinners
Archive Rooms (Part 2) Peter Ibbett
Potton Show 2017 John Boston
Story in Stone (Part 2) George Howe
WW1 Letter to a Potton Schoolgirl Keith Lawrence
Keith Lawrence Models John Boston
Potton, a Town of Charm “Focus on Potton 1977”
Pottons Pubs in 1903
64 Spring 2018
Archive Rooms (Part 3) Peter Ibbett
Celebrating 40 years of Potton History Society George Howe
Story in Stone Part 3 George Howe
Our Chairman Meets Lord Peel
Connie & The Potton Egg Keith Lawrence
109366 Pte E C Gurnett Keith Lawrence
Memories Of The Edwards Family Bakers John Boston
A Brush With the Law John Butcher
A Tribute to Robert Victor Trigg George Howe
My Potton Windmill Model Keith Lawrence
65 Autumn 2018
News 40 Years ago
Archive Rooms (Part4) Official Opening Peter Ibbett
Greensand Country Exhibition George Howe
Potton’s Greensand Heritage Exhibition Peter Ibbett
Party On Potton 2018 George Howe
Potton Show 2018 George Howe
Potton Apple Day George Howe
Writing Potton Manor:- An Enigma Trevor Ball
James Blundell:- Self-Made Man Of Victorian Potton Rex Whitfield
WW1 Humour August 1916 Keith Lawrence
WW1 Reports Pt Richardson/ Armond/L/Cpl Hall Keith Lawrence
66 Spring 2019
Photographs Wanted For our Archives Peter Ibbett
Thunderstorm Kills Young Man at Potton 1914 Peter Ibbett
Fred Dibnah Steeplejack Keith Lawrence
From The Archives:- New Items Peter Ibbett
Scout Hut geology Site George Howe
Potton Scouts John Boston
Presentation to S-Major Hutchinson 1916 Peter Ibbett
Potton Wesleyan Church Bazaar 1888 Peter Ibbett
Fowl Work. Hen stealing in Potton in 1936 Peter Ibbett
Society Saves Old Films in 1978 John Boston
Harry Grey Chauffeur at Hatley Orchards Keith Lawrence
Spring Has Sprung: A weather Guide Keith Lawrence
67 Autumn 2019
WW1 Walter Payne Memorial Items Peter Ibbett
PHS at May Day / Potton Show /Apple Day George Howe
Rev Gill Smith’s Retirement George Howe
Mystery Objects
Order of Buffaloes at Royal Oak Peter Ibbett
Paint Your Family History Fred Collins Peter Ibbett
Sutton Village Items
Hutchinson Family History Heather Curry
Memories of Past Christmas Carols Keith Lawrence
68 Summer 2020
Mrs General Booth visits Potton in 1919 Peter Ibbett
Who Was George Hite? Sue Foote
Willow Road Resurfaces Rex Whitfield
Joachim Ronneberg WW2 Saboteur Keith Lawrence
Down At The Annexe:- Visiting Groups Peter Ibbett
Mystery Object No 3
WW2 Norwegian Saboteurs Keith Lawrence
69 Winter 2020
Keith Lawrence Obituary George Howe
Programme Secretary’s Report 2020 Peter Ibbett
Keith Lawrence’s Contribution to PHS Peter Ibbett
Potton Hall For All Letter of Support George Howe
Dramatic History of Talented Pottonians Marcia Jackson
1939 Register of Potton Heather Curry
70 Summer 2021
John Boston Obituary George Howe
Trevor Ball Obituary George Howe
The Programme That Never Was Peter Ibbett
Autumn Programme Update Peter Ibbett
Churchwardens Accounts 1638-9 Heather Curry
Campling Street Peter Ibbett
How Old is the Market Square Photograph?
Stella Tysoe Sharp:- A Cardington Story Peter Ibbett
The Potton Car Factory That Never Was Peter Ibbett
Charity Begins At Home Peter Ibbett
71 Autumn 2021
Programme 2022 Peter Ibbett
Potton History Society Printers Peter Ibbett
The Moving Gravestone Peter Ibbett
Keith Lawrence and St. Mary’s Church Peter Ibbett
Potton and the Census Peter Ibbett
Potton Show & Apple Day 2021 George Howe
Sarah Gardiner:- Potton’s West Country Poet Peter Ibbett
Potton Bowls Club on Sky TV Chris Miles
A Sutton Vicar’s Potton Diary Entries Peter Ibbett
Potton Date Bricks Chris Miles
72 Spring 2022
Programme 2022 Penny Bustin
The Surprises of being Secretary Chris Miles
The missing 18 days of a Potton tanner Gerry Gray
How Potton Has Celebrated Penny Bustin
Recent Meetings:-
Edwardian Musicians/ Pictorial Potton
Potton War Memorial dedication by Henry Tysoe/ Missing Names
1931 Runaway Horse in Potton streets
Potton Street Names
The Importance of the 1939 Register
1921 Census:- Not plain Sailing
Royal Observer Corps
73 Autumn 2022
The Chairman’s 80th! Members visit the Station Penny Bustin
The 1939 Register of Potton & Potton’s Evacuees Heather Curry
How Potton marked the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
More emerges about the Manor’s Secrets Chris Miles
Michael Horgan Obituary George Howe
Alan Rothery Obituary George Howe
Summer & Autumn Talks Reprised Penny Bustin
Gerry Gray’s Prison Warders Life
Winnie Crossley Pioneer Aviator; Archive Evening
Current Potton:- Some Interesting Facts Penny Bustin