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For excellence and enjoyable engagement in #OnePlaceStudies – where #FamilyHistory and #LocalHistory unite. Studying and celebrating places, their people, and their shared histories. Post about your OPS on #OnePlaceWednesday! www.one-place-studies.org

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · Feb 12

A few useful links to pages and resources on the Society for #OnePlaceStudies website:

✦ Home page
✦ About us
✦ What is a one-place study?
✦ A guide to one-place studies (PDF)
✦ Registered Studies
✦ Blogging prompts
✦ Events
✦ Join us

#OnePlaceWednesday

The cover of our e-booklet (cropped from portrait to square). The top half features a photo of houses and streets on the edge of a village, with fields and trees beyond. The bottom half features the title: The Society for One-Place Studies Presents A Guide to One-Place Studies.

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 4h

Family Tree Magazine @familytreeplus.bsky.social has recently updated its House history: discover the history of your home page. Lots of useful #HouseHistory tips and links for anyone curious about the history of their (or someone else’s!) home. #OnePlaceWednesday

House history: discover the history of your home

Discover how to uncover clues that can tell you how old your house is, who lived there before you and even what stood there before it was built in our house history guide.

www.family-tree.co.uk

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 4h

Our Family History Fair on the Huddersfield and District #FamilyHistory Society website has more info on the Family and #LocalHistory Fair. If you are in the #Huddersfield area on October 25th, be sure to drop in and check out what FACHRS and the other societies have to offer!

Family and Community Historical Research Society @fachrs.bsky.social · 5h

FACHRS will be present at the following show, and Lois and Terry would be delighted if members popped in to say hello, or non-members would like a chat about what we offer as a society.

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American Association for State and Local History @aaslh.org · 5h

Cemeteries should be more than backdrops for ghost tours in Oct. then neglected the rest of the year. In this webinar on Oct. 23, Jason Harpe will show you how you can create programs that will draw locals and visitors to these often under-utilized cultural resources. Register: tinyurl.com/3eb4n3hs

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The Past and other Places @pastandotherplaces.bsky.social · 5h

"The Soutar's Shop at Birse, near Aboyne, closed towards the end of the 1940s. It has been described as a time capsule and still contains tools, stock and other items left there since it shut."
Category A-listed building.
#museum 📚🗃️🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Aberdeenshire shoe shop untouched for 70 years to be restored

The Soutar's Shop at Birse, near Aboyne, shut in the late 1940s and has remained untouched since.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 5h

Her #OnePlaceStudy keeps expanding! I think it is now a #TwelvePlaceStudy?!? From time to time I consider expanding my Waters Upton OPS to cover the modern civil parish (which takes in Bolas Magna and part of Ercall Magna) but there is still so much to do for the small patch already being studied.

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 6h

Suzie Morley has updated the home page of her Debenham One-Place Study website ahead of Remembrance Sunday with “a tribute to the men of our Villages who died during wartime.” Also, the number of people in her online #OnePlaceStudy tree or forest now exceeds 21,000! #OnePlaceWednesday

Debenham One-Place Study.
Image: Photo of the Debenham village sign, with features including a ram, a house, the village church, and sheaves of wheat.
One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 12h

As fans of ‘FAN Club’ research in #FamilyHistory will know, it’s always a good idea to check out the neighbours of the person(s) you are looking into. This can apply when looking at tombstones and church monuments too, as this example (in two posts) from a #OnePlaceStudy shows. #OnePlaceWednesday.

Steve Jackson @atcherleyons.bsky.social · 4d

#31DaysOfGraves Day 11: Military

The base of a tablet inside St Mary’s church at Fawsley (my local #OnePlaceStudy) gives strong military vibes! The tablet is dedicated to Richard Knightley (d. 1728) & family but has no details of military service. Nearby though, another tablet helps us out... [1/2]

Two photos, of different parts of the same memorial tablet, combined in one image. Above: The first part of the inscription on the upper part of the tablet, which reads: "Near this place lyes interr'd Richard Knightley of Fawsley Esq who married Elizabeth Waldron Daughter of Henry Waldron, Judge of the Island of Barbadoes by whom he had numerous Issue. Lucy Knightley, his Eldest Son who is now Possessor of Fawsley and at whose charge these Monuments were erected, Richard Elizabeth, and Deborah, are now liveing, all the rest dyed Infants." (Below these words, but not shown here, the inscription concludes: "His Second Wife was Mary Upton, by whom he had noe Issue, he departed this life the Ninth day of July in ye year of our Lord 1728 Aged 69." Below: Carved into the stone at the base of the memorial tablet are lots of objects described in one publication as "military trophies." They include the helmet of a suit of armour, a drum, numerous weapons including swords, pikes and firearms, plus - I think - one or two musical instruments.

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 14h

Winterbourne, 1904-2025 is a #HouseHistory talk by Dr Sue Tungate taking place tomorrow (Thursday 16 Oct 2025). Online, and free. Follow the link for more info and to book. #OnePlaceWednesday

Winterbourne, 1904-2025.
16 Oct 2025, 7pm to 8.30pm UK time, online.
Image: Photo of an extensive (12 bay, 2/3 storey) brick-built house, in front of which there is a driveway, an area of well-mown grass, and three leafless trees.
A house history talk by Dr Sue Tungate for Friends of Centre for Midlands History & Cultures.

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Liz Craig @willsmanonename.bsky.social · 7h

Is anyone else a member of @fachrs.bsky.social? I’ve just joined. Was emailed a comprehensive welcome pack today. Very inspired by the research articles in the members area. Their academic,peer-reviewed Journal Family & Community History published three times a year.
#OnePlaceWednesday #LocalHistory

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Liz Craig @willsmanonename.bsky.social · 6h

I think this is a wonderful idea! #OnePlaceWednesday

Memorial benches in Ipswich parks tell stories of people's lives

A project celebrating a town's parks is using QR codes to tell the stories behind memorial benches.

www.bbc.com

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Liz Craig @willsmanonename.bsky.social · 7h

#GenHour is tomorrow at at 8pm (UK time)

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Julie Muirhead (The Lineage Finder) @thelineagefinder.bsky.social · 8h

If you're local to #Andover and want to find out more about #OnePlaceStudies come along to my talk for Andover History & Archaeology Society next week.

#OnePlaceWednesday #StMaryBourne #LocalHistory #FamilyHistory #Genealogy

Post for talk about St Mary Bourne One-Place Study 7.30pm 24 October 2025

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Ed Henderson @dredhenderson.bsky.social · 8h

The 14th century tower of St Oswald’s Church in Grasmere, Cumbria today. Up until the 1890s the church was rendered in lime. This was removed and replaced with a cementitious pointing. In December 2017 a project was completed to restore the tower’s lime render.

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 8h

A conference on transport, aimed at fans of #FamilyHistory, #LocalHistory and #OnePlaceStudies, for just £10?!? Yes, that's our membership subscription and it covers not only the conference but also monthly webinars, a quarterly journal, and more. Check out our events and join us! #OnePlaceWednesday

2025 Conference and AGM.
Conference Talks and Speakers:
All drawn by horses — Ian Waller.
Railway accidents – staff and beyond — Steve Pickthall.
Coastal Travel — BJ Jamieson.
Boat people — Celia Webber.
All aboard for a new life — Maggie Gaffney.
Saturday 22 November 2025, 14:00 to 21:30 GMT, via Zoom.
One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

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Hedley Thorne @hedleythorne.bsky.social · 8h

The abbey arch is all that remains of Reading's abbey mill. Today it is hidden away and dominated by steel, glass and imposing buildings.

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 16h

#GeneticGenealogy meets #OnePlaceStudy in My mysterious Terzano cousins, the latest post by our member Daniel Smith-Ramos at The Genealogy Corner. A tale of resourcefulness, perseverance, and a DNA match who may be connected with Daniel’s San Marzano Oliveto One-Place Study. #OnePlaceWednesday

My mysterious Terzano cousins

Today’s blog post is about resourcefulness and, above all, perseverance. For years, I have been obsessed with a particular line of my family tree (I know none of you has ever experienced this…

thegenealogycorner.com

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 18h

Come and meet us (and many #FamilyHistory societies and vendors) at the Oxfordshire Family History Society Family History Fair on Saturday 25 Oct 2025. 10am to 4pm at Cherwell School (North Site), Oxford. Free entry, free parking, and chance to chat about #OnePlaceStudies!

#OnePlaceWednesday

Society for One-Place Studies.
Come and meet us.
Saturday 25 October 10:00 to 16:00 at Oxfordshire FHS family history fair, Cherwell School, Oxford.
Free entry!
www.ofhs.uk/fair2025
One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

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Liz Craig @willsmanonename.bsky.social · 8h

I need to look again at the full text search feature for my #OnePlaceStudy. I think filters have been installed since I last looked
#OnePlaceWednesday

Barbara at Projectkin @projectkin.bsky.social · 9h

The full-text search feature on FamilySearch has revealed the rich material that Family History books include about other families. In tomorrow's Emma Explores, we'll hear more about Emma Cox's discoveries in her Fontblanque family line.

#FamilyHistory #Genealogy

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Turnstone Genealogy - Jane Barton @turnstonegenie.bsky.social · 8h

#31DaysOfGraves
Day 15: Damaged
Sadly, many of the gravestones in #RutherglenCemetery are damaged, mostly due to neglect. Some have been in bits for decades, but the Plunkett gravestone fell and cracked in two some time during 2023/4. Please take care in cemeteries, especially near larger stones.

Gravestone of James Plunkett, his wife Mary Barr and their family. An imposing dark grey granite stone with an arched top, standing on a plinth, about eight feet tall. Photographed 8 Oct 2021. Rutherglen Cemetery, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Gravestone of James Plunkett, his wife Mary Barr and their family. A dark grey granite stone fallen from its plinth, broken into two pieces and lying flat in the grass, inscription uppermost. Beneath it is another stone, lying face down. Photographed 7 Aug 2025. Rutherglen Cemetery, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

A tiered plinth carrying various inscriptions to Alexander Reid and family, beside which lies a stone cross with an angel figure, resting on another plinth which carries inscriptions to John Murray Tonks and family. It is unclear to which plinth the cross and angel belong. Rutherglen Cemetery, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

Gravestone of Alexander Blackburn and family, which has fallen from its plinth and is lying on its side among a jumble of stones and vegetation. In the background, more gravestones in various stages of decay. Rutherglen Cemetery, South Lanarkshire, Scotland.

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Scotland's Churches Trust @scotchurchestrust.bsky.social · 12h

Day 15 of #31DaysOfGraves - Damaged

Around 160 west coast winters and the invasive roots of wispy lichens have given this, formerly sturdy, slate memorial at Kilnave on Islay the appearance of splintered and weathered wood.

A few more generations and it too will have returned to crumbling dust...

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 9h

Such a sad sight. 😞

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Liz Craig @willsmanonename.bsky.social · 9h

My 2nd research location was the British Library, where I looked at the John Norden map c1600 showing #Sudbourne landowners, the Suffolciae Comitatus accurata map of Suffolk 1660, 1922 Sudbourne sales particulars & the book
‘Lost Country Houses of Suffolk’ (Sudbourne Hall chapter)
#OnePlaceWednesday

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Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · 10h

Members—your #OnePlaceStudies journal needs YOU! Our new Destinations editor Mick Warner is seeking submissions for December’s issue – articles, particularly with a festive theme or a focus on cemeteries; “One Place, One Paragraph” pieces; and potential cover pics are all welcome. #OnePlaceWednesday

Society for One-Place Studies @oneplacestudies.bsky.social · Sep 10

The latest issue of our #OnePlaceStudies journal Destinations—featuring articles on shoemakers, people connected to churches, and more—can now be downloaded from the Members’ Area of our website! Our thanks to Colin Ashworth, now stepping down as editor, for his sterling work. 👏🏻 #OnePlaceWednesday

Destinations – September 2025.
Image: Front cover of Destinations, the journal of the Society for One-Place Studies. It features a photo showing a mock-up of a cobbler’s workshop, a display at Earls Barton Museum.
Social ambition, scandal and the tragic fall of a shoemaker: Robert Tait.
Church and Chapel.
James Baikie, Shoemaker, Crockness.
The Parish Clerk and the Church Cleaner.
John Taylor and Co., bellfounders of Loughborough.
All About That Place.
Revd Richard Breeze, nonconformist minister in Lechlade.
One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.

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ambaile.org.uk @ambaile.org.uk · 10h

Postcard showing the South Esplanade at #Lerwik, #Shetland late-19th/early-20th century

[source: HLH Archives, D1751/2/1/22]

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Liz Craig @willsmanonename.bsky.social · 10h

At The Wallace Collection I photographed a letter regarding livestock at #Sudbourne in 1842; valuation of furniture etc. at Sudbourn, 1842; letter from John W. Wade at Sudbourn regarding wines, 17 September 1870; account of materials such as timbers etc. at Sudbourne…
#OnePlaceWednesday

Inside the library & archive at The Wallace Collection

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