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• Use every time you search the web and they give 50% of the fees paid by their advertising sponsors to Chesham Museum. Just type 'Chesham Museum' into the box provided on the easysearch web page and start searching.

Donate On-line

• Chesham Museum is an entirely volunteer-run and independent museum. We rely on your donations to continue to record and share our town's fascinating and diverse history. Go to the Chesham Museum page of the MyCharity website and donate today.

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Chesham Town Council Events

• A calendar of events in Chesham

Chesham objects in other collections

• Have you spotted an object associated with Chesham in another museum? If so, we would love to know about it. Chiltern Toys had a factory making wooden and other toys in Waterside, Chesham until the outbreak of WWII. This Chiltern Toys bear is in the collections of the Victoria & Albert Museum in London.

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Coffee Break

Put your feet up and browse through some of the items on this page - more will be added as time goes by so come back regularly to see what's on offer.

Yards of Old Chesham

Do you remember the yards, alleyways and footpaths of old Chesham? Jog your memory with this list.

Life in Medieval Chesham

What was life like in Medieval Chesham? It wasn't all knights and roses - find out more...

Chesham's War Memorial

Chairman Lesley Perry is carrying out her own research on the men commemorated on the Chesham War Memorial and some that are not. Can you help? Find out more...