First Steps to a One-Place Study

Our ancestors were people, just like us. They were born, they lived, they died, they laughed, they cried, and they fell in love – or should that be luff…? Join people-finding wizard and genealogist Kirsty Gray on a journey through her one place study about the small Devon parishes of Luffincott and Tetcott; learn about the history of these villages, their inhabitants and their challenges, as Kirsty talks you through the trials and triumphs of conducting a one place study. This exploration of the past of a remote and rural part of Devon is sure to providing a fascinating window into the past and be a great example of the benefits conducting a one place study can bring.

This webinar was part of the 2021 Society of One Place Studies Annual Seminar. Using examples from around the world, Anna will explain the importance of reliable sources and the collection of data in creating and establishing a one-place study, as well as detail the various types of sources available to researchers and where to find them.

This webinar was part of the 2021 Society of One Place Studies Annual Seminar. Amazingly early in your research, perhaps with your census or BMD transcripts, you can already start to make the connections between people, places and events that will help you to build an understanding of your place and help others to understand and make use of what you have found. In this presentation, real examples will be used to explore the world of possibilities that exist when you begin to analyse your data and pursue those 'ah-ha' moments when new knowledge is unearthed. Topics such as population, occupations, migration, religion and many more provide endless opportunites for a voyage of discovery.

This webinar was part of the 2021 Society of One Place Studies Annual Seminar. Publishing and publicising your One-Place Study and your findings might sound very complicated and difficult, but it can be quite easy if you know how! In this talk, you will learn ways to promote and share your research with the world, both online and offline.

The people, the streets, the churches, the workplaces, the shops and the public buildings & there are so many aspects to explore in a village to uncover its fascinating history. The village detective, Kirsty Gray, documents the sources available to trace the history of villages, with particular reference to her...

In an investigation of residential persistence, Janet Few looks at what factors encouraged families to remain in one place whilst others move on.

Every family has them, ancestors who worked on the land. How can we find out more about them, the farms where they worked and the lives that they led? This session covers a range of sources, many of them under-used, which will help to shed light on the working lives of our rural British ancestors.

This class will suggest various avenues that can be explored by those who are in the process of giving their study a worldwide flavour.