Every year, the Society hosts the annual Humfrey Lecture. This highlight of the year has seen some world famous people come to the Northamptosnhire Natural History Society to share their knowledge and give a talk to Society members.
Recent Humfrey Lectures
| 1983 | Gordon Langsbury |
Natural
History Bird Photography |
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| 1984 | Dr George Peterkin | Natural Woodland | |
| 1985 | Dr David Hughes |
Halley’s
Comet |
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| 1986 | Dr John Catt |
Sand
Minerals in Soil |
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| 1987 | Robin Emmerson |
18th
Century Arts and Etiquette |
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| 1988 | Marion Ilsey |
Wither
Weather |
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| 1989 | Johnathan Shanklin | Antarctic Adventure | |
| 1990 | Brian Ford | My Life With Microscopes | |
| 1991 | Robin Emmerson | Armour Haute Couture | |
| 1992 | Victor Scott | Wild Orchids | |
| 1993 | John Mason | Remarkable Comets | |
| 1994 | Steph Megam | Successful Wildlife Photography | |
| 1995 | Ian Redmond | Gorillas In The Mist | |
| 1996 | Dr Brian Mathews | The Bulbous Plants of Acia Minor Iran & Uybekistan | |
| 1997 | Stuart Clark | Redshift | |
| 1998 | Diana Sutherland | Geology Above Ground | |
| 1999 | Dr Fransisco Diego |
The
Magic Of Solar Eclipses
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| 2000 | Phil Richadson |
Bats
Of Northamptonshire |
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| 2001 | Sir Patrick Moore | 1957! | |
| 2002 | Jill Gent | G.C. Druce and Northants Flora | |
| 2003 | John Ward | A Birder’s Year | |
| 2004 | Mike Dean |
A Walk Through the Himalayan Foothills to Mount Everest |
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| 2005 | Dr David Gavine | Scottish Stones | |
| 2006 | Andy Lound | Titanic The True Story | |
| 2007 | Dr David Bellamy | Natural History Stitching | |
| 2008 | Jim Bacon | Weather | |
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2009 |
Oliver Crimmen |
My World of Fish |
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2010 |
Will Wagstaff |
The Scilly Isles and its Wildlife |