Contact jimdonahue7@gmail.com 07557668601 Charges Travel expenses and sale of books at event – £50 speakers fee is requested but optional Online (e.g. Zoom) or Face to Face Biography Jim Donahue’s thoughtful research and stunning photography make his books colourful and engaging views of life in England. An American who moved to the UK as an … Read more
Contact Email me from my website Charges To be advised Biography I am often asked to give talks on my local (Thatcham and Newbury) history. Below is a list of the talks I have given since 2009 (most are approx. 1 hour long). If required I am also able to present over Zoom so if … Read more
Contact mustpeter5@yahoo.co.uk 0118 9781671 Biography Peter Must is Chairman of the Wokingham Society, a civic society that seeks to protect the town’s past, present and future. As well as taking a public stance on plans to develop or re-devolop housing in and around Wokingham we seek to inform those who live and work in the … Read more
Contact gab@john-firth-editor.co.uk 01635861326 Charges If you’re happy for me to bring along copies of my book, no charge; if not, I could come up with a mileage rate Biography I have lived in Berkshire for 32 years and my book Geology and Archaeology of Berkshire for people who aren’t geologists or archaeologists (Baffin Books) was … Read more
Contact clspurley@aol.com 07764 234929 Charges Talk – £50.00 Travel – charge if long distance Biography An experienced family, personal and local historian, I have a Masters in English Local History. All of my talks are illustrated and I provide my own technical equipment. Many talks are also suitable for Zoom. Talks Georgian Cookery Berkshire & … Read more
Contact sarah.somerville1@westberks.gov.uk Charges Talk – £60.00 Travel – £20.00 (max) Biography A passion for art and history lead me to complete a degree in Museum and Gallery Studies in 2014. Since then, I have continued to incorporate these interests into my work. Beginning my career at Highclere Castle (aka Downton Abbey) where I stayed for … Read more
Contact thehistorystation@gmail.com Charges Please follow the link to SpeakerNet for the latest list of my talks and fees. https://speakernet.co.uk/speaker/1367/richard-marks Biography I am a published historian based in Berkshire who specialises in industrial and railway history and the history of science. My current areas of research are the industrial development in the Victorian period, the development … Read more
Contact john@jaharrison.me.uk 0118 978 5520 Charges Reasonable mileage and fee by agreement (depending on size of group) Biography John graduated from Cambridge and had a career in engineering and then ergonomics. His interest in history grew out of other interests, notably bellringing, railways and brickwork. His books include a history of bellringing in Wokingham. He … Read more
Contact susancarveth@gmx.com 01189 712428 Charges Charge – £25.00 per hour Biography Sue Ellis is an amateur historian who moved to Thatcham in 1983, and has since become immersed in the history of West Berkshire. She is Secretary to the West Berkshire Heritage Forum and to Thatcham Historical Society, and sits on the Thatcham Town Council … Read more
Contact kamos24@hotmail.com Charges Charge – £30.00 per hour Biography Katie Amos has worked for Reading Library for nearly 30 years, the majority of that time in the Local Studies department, where she is now the lead member of staff. This has led to her interests in both family and local history, and she enjoys sharing … Read more
