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www.one-place-studies.org – 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!
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It’s #OnePlaceWednesday, and there may or may not be snow falling in my local #OnePlaceStudy today! Whatever the weather where you or your study place are located, use the hashtag to share your OPS news, links, questions, ideas, pictures and general chat, at any time during the day.
#OnePlaceWednesday. Image: Photo of a wintry countryside scene. In the foreground is a grassy field with a light covering of snow. At the bottom of the slope is a lake, with reedbeds and a few trees on its banks. Beyond there are more snowy fields, scattered trees, and a small area of woodland. Conditions are bright, with a blue sky. One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
November 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Missed this month’s #OnePlaceStudies webinar, or want to watch it again? There’s a link to the recording—available until 27 November—in the Members’ Area of our website.

Recordings of many past webinars & conference presentations are among the many benefits of Society membership, a bargain at £10!
Society for One-Place Studies webinar. Tuesday 11 November 2025, 8 for 8.30pm UK time. “Batley St Mary’s One-Place Study” with Jane Roberts. Not a member? Join up and join in! One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
November 17, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Our annual conference is just one of the many benefits of joining the Society for One-Place Studies. Whether you have a #OnePlaceStudy or not, if you enjoy family and local history we have lots to offer for a very low subscription.
Membership Benefits. Image: Front page of a copy of Destinations, journal of the Society for One-Place Studies. It has a photo of a chapel, and highlights some of the articles inside. • Quarterly journal Destinations • Monthly webinars by Zoom • Annual conference (online) • Member offers and discounts • Register your study / studies for free – each OPS gets a free profile page on our website • Be part of a supportive, worldwide community £10 per year; free for students under the age of 21. www.one-place-studies.org/join-us/ One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
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Ken Chapman has registered his #OnePlaceStudy of #Dover with us! Ken, who has built up an archive of material relating to Dover at home, is happy to help others with their research, and receive new information – you can contact him via his OPS profile page on our website. #OnePlaceWednesday
Dover One-Place Study. Image: A photo of the view looking along a sandy-coloured shingle beach, with the sea to the right. In the middle distance the beach curves round to the right, and many multi-storey hotels and/or apartment blocks can be seen overlooking the beach and the sea. Above those buildings is higher ground, with cliffs to the right and buildings, including a castle, on top. One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
November 12, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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It’s #OnePlaceWednesday! Wherever you are and wherever you are researching, for your #FamilyHistory, #LocalHistory or #OnePlaceStudy projects, we hope you’re having a great week. Use the hashtag to tell us about the places and communities you are studying, and to share your OPS news, pics, and chat.
#OnePlaceWednesday. Image: Photo taken in a churchyard, looking across a green field to a large country house and the trees around it. Various gravestones, some recent, some old and covered with lichens, stand in the foreground. One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
November 12, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Our 2025 #OnePlaceStudies Conference and AGM is just two and a half weeks away! Don’t miss out on this excellent event – for just £10 you can join us as a member, join in with this and our monthly webinars, and enjoy our other membership benefits! #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.
November 5, 2025 at 8:05 PM
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Our blogging and social media prompt for November is #OnePlaceDisabilities. Find out how, where and by whom people with disabilities, in or from your place, were cared for, what challenges they faced, and how they dealt with those challenges – then share their stories. #OnePlaceWednesday
Blogging and Social Media Prompts July - December 2025. July: #OnePlaceCourtCases. August: #OnePlaceLandowners. September: #OnePlaceBaptisms. October: #OnePlaceTimelines. November: #OnePlaceDisabilities. December: #OnePlaceGifts. Image: Woman sitting at a desk with a keyboard and large computer screen. Link: www.one-place-studies.org/blogging-prompts/ One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
November 5, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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Welcome to another #OnePlaceWednesday! Please share your #OnePlaceStudy or place-based #FamilyHistory news, views, questions, suggestions, pics, links and general chat, with the hashtag, at any time during the day. What places are you researching and what sources are you diving into this week?
#OnePlaceWednesday. Image: Photo looking along a narrow road, with tall Beech trees bearing red-brown Autumn leaves on the right, and a grassy field behind a metal fence on the left. On the horizon on the left, at the top of the grassy field, some buildings (part of Fawsley Hall) can be seen. One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
November 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Heather Etteridge has added more posts to her Great Ellingham One-Place Study website:

✦ George Asty, Yeoman of Great Ellingham
✦ Was Emma King a Deserted Wife?
✦ Ellis Beales’ working life begins at the age of 8!

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#OnePlaceStudies, where #FamilyHistory and #LocalHistory unite.
Great Ellingham One-Place Study. Image: Photo looking along a village street on a sunny, blue-skied day. On the left is a two-storey, four-bay cottage with white walls and a tiled roof, with further cottages and their gardens further along that side of the street. On the right, part of another building with white walls can be seen in the foreground, with the spire-topped tower of the village church a little further long the street, partially hidden by a couple of trees. One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
October 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
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It’s #OnePlaceWednesday! We hope you will join in by using the hashtag in posts today about the places and communities you are researching, or posts sharing #OnePlaceStudy news, updates, resources, links, pictures and chat. Or, since the spooky season is upon us, why not share your OPS nightmares!
#OnePlaceWednesday. Image: Photo of a sprawling country house, stone-built and of two to three storeys with lots of chimneys, on high ground and surrounded by trees, some showing signs of Autumn or Fall colours. In the foreground is a sloping field of sheep pasture with several sheep grazing. Between the pasture and the house is a dip in which trees are growing, the tops of which can be seen. One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
October 29, 2025 at 7:30 AM
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Our amazing annual conference and wonderful #OnePlaceStudy webinars are part of a membership package costing just £10 a year. If you love #FamilyHistory and #LocalHistory, why not join us and join in—with this year’s conference just weeks away, now is a great time to get on board! #OnePlaceWednesday
Membership Benefits. Image: Front page of a copy of Destinations, journal of the Society for One-Place Studies. It has a photo of a chapel, and highlights some of the articles inside. • Quarterly journal Destinations • Monthly webinars by Zoom • Annual conference (online) • Member offers and discounts • Register your study / studies for free – each OPS gets a free profile page on our website • Be part of a supportive, worldwide community £10 per year; free for students under the age of 21. www.one-place-studies.org/join-us/ One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
October 22, 2025 at 8:39 PM
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Having missed the #OnePlaceWednesday tag in that last post, and having mentioned our AGM & #OnePlaceStudies conference next month, let’s add a reminder of the conference! The theme this year is transport, and we have a packed programme with superb speakers. See our Events web page for full details.
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.
October 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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We don’t usually have a webinar in November as that’s the month of our AGM and annual conference. This November however we have our AGM and conference *plus* a webinar! @janeroberts.bsky.social Jane Roberts will be giving a presentation on her #OnePlaceStudy of Batley St Mary’s on November 11th.
Society for One-Place Studies webinar. Tuesday 11 November 2025, 8 for 8.30pm UK time. “Batley St Mary’s One-Place Study” with Jane Roberts. Not a member? Join up and join in! One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
October 22, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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It has been a couple of months since we checked in on the Badsey Society’s website for their Badsey, Aldington and Wickhamford #OnePlaceStudy. In that time many more articles have been added, on a range of topics from sprout picking to steam trains, and from horse theft to hovels. #OnePlaceWednesday
Badsey, Aldington and Wickhamford One-Place Study. Image: Photo of Wickhamford Manor, an L-shaped, 2-storey, stone-built house with tiled roofs, large chimney stacks and some visible timbers. www.one-place-studies.org/studies One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
October 22, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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What places are you researching on this #OnePlaceWednesday? Places and their people, whether the subject of #OnePlaceStudy, #FamilyHistory or #LocalHistory research, are endlessly fascinating – share your goals, methods, or findings, your questions, useful resources and more, with the hashtag.
#OnePlaceWednesday. Image: Photo of large green fields dotted with trees, with a large country house in the middle distance, amidst more trees. Most of the trees bear green leaves, but a few have golden-brown foliage as Autumn colours begin to show. One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
October 22, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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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.
October 15, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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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.
October 15, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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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.
October 15, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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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!

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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.
October 15, 2025 at 8:30 AM
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A glorious October morning in a #OnePlaceStudy three years ago, to welcome you to #OnePlaceWednesday! Use the hashtag today to share posts with news, pics, questions, links, and general chat relating to your one-place studies or places featuring in your #FamilyHistory and #LocalHistory research.
#OnePlaceWednesday. Image: A photo of the view across a small lake, with a Cedar of Lebanon (on the right) and other trees on and above the far shore. The green foliage and blue sky above are perfectly reflected on the still surface of the water. One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
October 15, 2025 at 6:30 AM
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It is both #MapMonday and #ExmoorDay today, so here is a map (published 1890) showing the only #OnePlaceStudy in Exmoor registered with us: Hoar Oak Cottage. Our Hoar Oak Cottage, Exmoor One-Place Study profile page has more on this OPS, and a link to the Friends of Hoar Oak Cottage website.
Hoar Oak Cottage, Exmoor One-Place Study. Image: An extract from a large scale (25 inch to the mile) Ordnance Survey map published in 1890, showing a cluster of three buildings (one highlighted in pink) named Hoaroak. The buildings are set amongst fields which have symbols indicating rough grassland and moorland. To the East is a river running roughly from South to North, named Hoaroak Water. The only means of access to the buildings is via a footpath or track. A county boundary is marked; most of the land covered by this map extract lies in Devon, but a small portion in the Southwest corner lies in Somerset. Web address: www.one-place-studies.org/studies/ One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
October 13, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Our next webinar for Society for #OnePlaceStudies members takes place on Tuesday next week, October 14th, when Jane Barton @turnstonegenie.bsky.social will share Tales of Rutherglen Cemetery.

If you’re quick, I think there’s still time to join up and join in!
Society for One-Place Studies webinar. Tuesday 14 October 2025, 8 for 8.30pm UK time. “Tales of Rutherglen Cemetery.” With Jane Barton. Image: A representation of a laptop computer, displaying a picture of houses with fields and trees beyond; the web address www.one-place-studies.org/events is also shown. One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
October 10, 2025 at 5:57 PM
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The next two meetings of the Bourne End Bucks One-Place Study Society will take place on 16 Oct 2025 (Fireside Chat: In conversation with Ken Townsend) and 20 Nov 25 (Talk: Historic Pubs in and around Bourne End).#OnePlaceWednesday
Bourne End One-Place Study. Image: Photo of a view across the Thmas at Bourne End. On the near side a barge is tied up. On the far side, many boats are moored and houses can be seen behind them. The sky above is blue and cloudless. One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
October 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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Amongst the seven posts added to the Great Ellingham One-Place Study website so far this month is one that ties in with #OnePlaceTimelines, our blogging prompt for October: Timeline of the History of The Crown. Check it out on #OnePlaceWednesday!
Great Ellingham One-Place Study. Image: Photo looking along a village street on a sunny, blue-skied day. On the left is a two-storey, four-bay cottage with white walls and a tiled roof, with further cottages and their gardens further along that side of the street. On the right, part of another building with white walls can be seen in the foreground, with the spire-topped tower of the village church a little further long the street, partially hidden by a couple of trees. One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
October 8, 2025 at 8:45 AM
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Welcome once again to #OnePlaceWednesday! As always, we’ll be using the hashtag throughout the day in posts about #OnePlaceStudies, that brilliant blend of #FamilyHistory and #LocalHistory, and we hope you will join us by sharing your OPS news, views, links, pics, questions, suggestions, and more.
#OnePlaceWednesday. Image: A photo of open countryside with fields, trees, hedgerows, the occasional building, and some low, rolling hills. In the centre, and in the near distance, there is a tree in some sheep pasture, casting a long, early morning shadow while around a couple of dozen sheep are gathered beneath its leafy boughs. One-Place Studies, where family history and local history unite.
October 8, 2025 at 6:30 AM