Recorded Webinars

Recorded Webinars

Please see below links to recordings of webinars that are only available to members (usually at the speakers request). Please respect their wishes and do not pass the links on to other people.

All of our publicly available recordings are available on our Youtube Channel.

You can also find all of the publicly available recordings along with many other videos, podcasts, books, articles, and websites in the Members Resources section.

All Characters Great and Small (Grassington OPS) with Jude Rhodes
 
    • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members and until the 10th November 2026

Little Somerford School with Arlene Bishop
 
    • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members and until the 9th November 2026

Members Contributions 5-10 minute talks related to ‘Holidays’ and your OPS.
 
    • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members

Amersham Workhouse Officials with Gwyneth Wilkie
 
    • Link to the presentation here
    • Link to the presentation handout here

Please note that this recording is only available for members

This Blessed Plot – The story of 12 Mattock Lane, Ealing with Jananne Rahman
 
    • Link to the presentation here

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From OPS to Heritage Open Day with Alexandra Gilbert
 
    • Link to the presentation here

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Parwich: A Derbyshire Village Through Time with Gay Evans
 
    • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members and until March 2027

#1819 Project with Peter Burnhill
 
    • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members

Members Contributions 
#Gifts
(various speakers -see list)
 

Short presentations inspired by the December blogging prompt #gifts

  1. Gifts to the Community – Jude Rhodes
  2. A talk about gifts with significance for family history – Gay Evans
  3. Where is Ynysmaengwyn? – David Church
  4. Gifts, gifted folk & St John’s Kirk – Jane Harris
  5. A bit of beef – Janet Barrie
  6. Performance of a Mummer’s play – Julie Muirhead (with a willing cast of passing volunteers)
    • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members

Boat People with 2025 Conference Speaker Celia Webber
 
    • Link to the presentation here
    • Link to the animated video mentioned in the talk here (which was not included in the recording for copyright reasons)

Please note that this recording is only available for members

Maritime Ancestors: tracing those who lived by the sea with 2025 Conference Speaker B. J. Jamieson
 
    • Link to the presentation here

Unfortunately approximately the first 15 seconds of the talk was accidently not recorded.

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Railway accidents in the UK – causes, examples, and researching those that happened in your place with 2025 Conference Speaker Steve Pickthall
 
  • Link to the presentation here
  • Link to the presentation handout here

Please note that this recording is only available for members

Tales of Rutherglen Cemetery
with Jane Barton
 
  • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members

Mini AATP – a series of new and reissued videos that were published as part of the Society’s contribution to the 2025 All About That Place event
 
  • Link to the playlist here

Please note that these recordings are publicly available for an unlimited period

Heckmondwike – the impact of the First World War both on students and the school
with George Hall
 
  • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members

Using Social Network Analysis for One-Place Studies
with Joe Saunders
 
  • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members

Making connections in St Mary Bourne to learn about everyday life in the parish 
with Julie Muirhead
 
  • Link to the presentation here

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To be or not to be? The West of England Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb 
with Helen Shields
 
  • Link to the presentation here

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The medieval forest: myths, facts and Robin Hood 
with Janet Barrie
 
  • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members

One-Place Studies Workshop-with Janet Barrie and Projectkin
 
  • Link to part one of the workshop here

Please note that this workshop was jointly organised with Projectkin and the link will take you to their website.

Western Isles Family History: making connections when records are poor – with Stephen MacKinnon
 
  • Link to the presentation here

This was a presentation postponed from the 2024 Conference.

Please note that this recording is only available for members.

2024 Conference Speaker Chat Highlights
 
  • Link to the chat handout here

This is a edited summary from a number of the chats today, the aim being to draw together the links and advice (and also for those attendees who lost the chat due to their poor connections). Please note that comments may not be in context and the contributor may be not be easily identifiable.

Please note that this document is only available for members.

The Relationship between One-Name and One-Place Studies with 2024 Conference Speaker Janet Few
 
  • Link to the presentation here
  • Link to the presentation handout here

Please note that this recording is only available for members.

Social Network Analysis in Historical Research  with 2024 Conference Speaker Joe Saunders
 
  • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members.

How to make the most of DNA – with Peter Calver (Lost Cousins)
 
  • Link to the presentation here

Choosing the RIGHT test, using the SIMPLEST techniques.

This was a joint meeting with the Family Historian Zoom Group.

Please note that this recording is only available for members.

Milbury Folk, the history of an ancient lane and those who lived there – with Sally MacDougall
 
  • Link to the presentation here
  • Link to a PDF copy of the presentation slides here
  • Link to a PDF copy of a research reference document with clickable links here

Archaeological records show neolithic activity in the area and above the village, Milbury Lane would have been a continuation of the “deepway” access to the river Exe.

This was a joint meeting with Devon FHS and is only available in audio form with a separate PDF copy of the slides.

Please note that this recording is only available for members.

U.S. Land Records – with B. J. Jamieson 
 
  • Link to the presentation here
  • Link to the presentation handout here

Please note that this recording is only available for members.

Considerations for Beginning a European One-Place Study – with Julie Goucher 
 
  • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members.

Nymans – The house and the Messel family  – with Janice Brinley Codd 
 
  • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members.

Joint meeting with the Family Historian Zoom group: ‘Possible uses of Family Historian for One-Place Studies’ 
Family history software now goes far beyond recording the dates and events of our direct ancestors. Please join us for this extra webinar in which power users of Family Historian look at how they use it to help their studies. Topics include geolocation, querying and making connections between data, working with unrelated families, visualising data, handling media, export options…all with a focus on place rather than person.

Those of us who already use Family Historian for our places will get new ideas about its possibilities. Those of us who don’t will still get ideas to explore within the programs we do use.

This is one of an occasional series of webinars concentrating on specific programs or techniques. If you have other suggestions please get in touch and we will explore these.

  • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members.

The Story of an Oxfordshire Village – with Charles Eldridge
  • Link to the presentation here

The story of the village of Bletchington

Please note that this recording is only available for members.

From Family History to PhD: A Journey into Barnsley’s History – with Linda Hutton 
  • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members.

Mapping Your Community’s History – with 2023 Conference Speaker Miles Meyer 
  • Link to the presentation here
  • Link to the presentation handout here

Please note that this recording is only available for members

Using map collections in your one-place-studies: the National Library of Scotland – with 2023 Conference Speaker Chris Fleet
  • Link to the presentation here

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Case study: use of Platt maps in studying Kerr Station – with 2023 Conference Speaker Fred Kerr 
  • Link to the presentation here
  • Link to the presentation handout here

Please note that this recording is only available for members

Mapping alchemy for one-place studies – with 2023 Conference Speaker Sophie Kay 
  • Link to the presentation handout here

Please note that this recording was only available to members for a limited period.

Considerations for Researching a (European) One-Place Study – with 2022 Conference Speaker Julie Goucher 
  • Link to the presentation here

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Loughborough Road Histories – Collaborating to Research and Share Our Street History – with 2022 Conference Speaker Tracey Gregory
  • Link to the presentation here

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WikiTree for One-Place Studies – with 2022 Conference Speaker Azure Ray Robinson 
  • Link to the presentation here
  • Link to the presentation handout here

Please note this recording is only available for members

Liversedge’s Finest: A One-Place Study in Print – with 2022 Conference Speaker George Hall
  • Link to the presentation here

Please note that this recording is only available for members

Using Parish and Other Records to Determine How Natural Phenomena Affected People and Communities – with Wayne Shepheard 
  • Link to the presentation here
  • Link to the presentation handout here
Please note that this recording is only available for members

Other useful links:

One Year of Sticklepath with Helen Shields 

Helen shares a members-only look at her first year of her one-place study for Sticklepath, Devon, and we are blessed with a visit from Auntie Kate who takes us on a tour around the burying ground. Note that the very beginning of the recording is missing.

Please note that this recording is only available for members

First Steps to a One-Place Study with 2021 Conference Speaker Dr Janet Few

Using examples from her own English one-place studies in Northumberland and Devon, Janet will explain what you need to consider when choosing a place to study. She will suggest ways in which you can gain an impression of the geographical and man-made features that comprised your place at different times. Finally, Janet will take a brief look at analysing the populations of your place.

Please note that this recording is only available for members

  • Link to the presentation here
  • Link to the presentation handout here
Sourcing a One-Place Study with 2021 Conference Speaker Anna Darelli Anderson

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.

Please note that this recording is only available for members

  • Link to the presentation here
Connecting our Way to a Bigger Picture with 2021 Conference Speaker Kim Baldacchino

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 opportunities for a voyage of discovery.

  • Link to the presentation here
Please note that this recording is only available for members
Start Spreading The News with 2021 Conference Speaker Karen Bailey

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.

  • Link to the presentation here
Please note that this recording is only available for members
Newhaven-on-Forth with Margaret Wallace
  • Link to the presentation here
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Drinking from the Well of Nuns with Sue Swalwell
  • Link to the presentation here
  • Link to the presentation handout here
Please note that this recording is only available for members

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