History Group News

Covington and Keyston History Group – Presentation on The Weird and Wonderful Romans of Priors Hall

Covington and Keyston History Group – Presentation on The Weird and Wonderful Romans of Priors Hall

On Monday 14th October at 7.30pm in Keyston Village Hall. Paddy Lambert will provide a talk on the award-winning excavations of a large Roman villa near Corby. Admission is free to members of the history group; £10 per person for non-members.
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Covington and Keyston History Group – Summer 2024 Dig

Covington and Keyston History Group – Summer 2024 Dig

Saturday 31st August & Sunday 1st September. Field Walking / Metal Detection followed by digs each weekend in September. If you wish to take part, please contact us using the web page message facility. £5 for Non-Members.
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Covington and Keyston History Group – Summer Trip Two

Covington and Keyston History Group – Summer Trip Two

A visit to Huntingdon Archives. Receive a behind the scenes tour of the facilities followed by the viewing of village documents on the afternoon of Wednesday the 31st of July. £10 per person.
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Covington and Keyston History Group – Summer Trip One

Covington and Keyston History Group – Summer Trip One

The first of this year’s summer trips will be a tour of Kimbolton Castle on Friday the 5th of July 2024 at 10:30AM at a cost of £10 per person. Following the tour, we will have lunch in a local hostelry.
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Covington and Keyston History Group – Presentation on  The Hearth Tax

Covington and Keyston History Group – Presentation on The Hearth Tax

To be held at Keyston Village Hall at 7:00PM on Monday the 11th of March 2024. The last speaker for the 2023/2024 winter season. Non-members welcome (£5)
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Covington and Keyston History Group Pottery Identification Part 2

Covington and Keyston History Group Pottery Identification Part 2

Saturday 9th March 2024 at 10:00AM. To be held at Bottom Farm Covington. With the aim of documenting the remaining finds from last year’s archaeological dig in Covington.
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Families of Covington 1600 to 1900

Families of Covington 1600 to 1900

A former, long-standing resident of Covington, Simon Parsons, is currently distilling parish records, gravestones, photographs, personal histories and stories into...
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Covington Pottery Pick – 1st & 2nd August 2020

Covington Pottery Pick – 1st & 2nd August 2020

Covington History Group - Pottery Pick, 1st and 2nd August from 10am - 12.30pm FURTHER UPDATE: The rain beat us...
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Covington History Group – A History of the Manchester Family POSTPONED

Covington History Group – A History of the Manchester Family POSTPONED

We are afraid this talk has been postponed as a result of the Corona virus. We will be rescheduling the...
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