Chesham Museum blogs

Back in 1957, the number of incidents of assault reported to the police in England and Wales for the entire year was extremely low by today’s standards and this made the following attacks, which appeared to be by the same man, all the more unusual and sensational.

Discover how Sir Thomas Ashfield rose from obscurity, only to lose everything in a dramatic tale of debt, deceit, and betrayal during the Elizabethan and Civil War eras.

Chesham Museum have been fortunate to have a number of cross stitch samplers donated to them over the course of time and here are some details about the samplers we hold.

The most famous soldier who lived locally and fought in the Boer War was Charles Cavendish, 3rd Lord Chesham.

In 1856 Mary White died and her husband, Philip, stood trial but was he guilty of her murder?

The Chesham Tapestry comprises 12 embroidered panels covering Chesham. How did it come into existence and where can you view it today?

Chesham Museum decided to look back and tell you about some of the local women whom they think have risen to a challenge and made a difference to the standing of women.

James Field was born in Chesham Bottom (Chesham Vale) in 1791 and had 5 sons and 2 daughters.

Today trains to London are frequent but how did our ancestors fare when making that journey?

Some pundits are already forecasting a white Christmas for 2023. Looking back at weather records, it becomes apparent that white Christmases here in Buckinghamshire which affected Chesham in the past were fairly unusual, but here are a few that have come to light.

For 135 years Chesham had its own hospital and its own local health service. This is the story.

Exciting news about Chesham Museum’s new exhibition space in our January Your Chesham update.

Chesham has not always been a healthy places to live. It had outbreaks of typhoid over the years, but the worst was the typhoid of epidemic of 1871, which was reported in newspapers across the country.

On the 1 July a small group of Chesham Museum volunteers were lucky enough to have a guided tour of the National Paralympic Heritage Trust.

Ashley Davis and Ang Ward research LGBTQ+ history in Chesham.