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15th May 2026

Victoria Wallace DL, President, and the Trustees of the Maidstone Museums’ Foundation hosted an Evening Reception at the Maidstone Museum to celebrate our Maidstone Museums.

Victoria opened the evening with an interesting perspective on charitable giving, fresh from her visit to the US. We were also welcomed by Natalie Moor, Maidstone Museums and Heritage Manager.

Samantha Harris from the Museum Team gave a talk on conservation of artwork by local artist and illustrator, William Alexander (1767 to 1816)

July 2026

On the 2nd July our President, Victoria Wallace DL, gave a most interesting and informative talk on the work of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC), highlighting the background and last resting place of some of the fallen, particularly those from Kent.
Victoria is the former Director General of the CWGC, the amazing organisation set up to commemorate the 1.3 million dead of the Empire after the First World War.

March 2026

On the 5th March our guest speaker, Tony Miles spoke to a full house of the story of World War I nurse, Edith Cavell and her association with Maidstone during the Maidstone typhoid epidemic in 1897 to 1898.

February 2026

The first Talk of the year was held at our new main venue at Maidstone Community Support Centre in Marsham Street.
Our speaker was Daren Russell from Step into the Past, who gave a most engaging talk with fantastic slide visuals on many different aspects of Maidstone’s 1,000 year history.