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Background
The Society (B.A.S.) was founded in 1847 and as such is one of the oldest in the country. It is the senior body in the County in the fields of Archaeology, Architecture and Local History. It has an active specialist section for Natural History. The Society also founded the County Museum and still owns the main museum buildings and a large part of its collections, although the museum is now leased and run by the County Council.
The B.A.S. covers the whole of the old county of Buckinghamshire from Milton Keynes in the north, to Eton in the south.
Activities
- publishes the journal Records of Buckinghamshire
- publishes Buckinghamshire Papers and other Occasional documents
- produces two newsletters annually
- preserves and collects important county documents
- encourages research
- runs an active Natural History Section
- organises a varied winter lecture programme
- arranges summer visits to nature reserves, archaeological sites and places of historic interest
- supports the work of the County Museum
- gives informed comment on some planning matters
Acknowledgement
The cost of producing this site has been met by a generous donation made in his will by Dr Arnold Baines, a long-standing member of the Society and a former Vice President. Acknowledgement must also go to all those people who have contributed material for the web site. Please also note that copyright of photos on the site belong primarily to the person who kindly provided the image and include Mike Farley.