Amongst the resources on the website is the register of members’ studies. Whilst it is interesting to see where different studies are in progress (hello, fellow Lancashire researchers!) the real value to me lies in the links to members’ websites. This lets me click through to see how other members have approached organising both their […]Amongst the resources on the website is the register of members’ studies. Whilst it is interesting to see where different studies are in progress (hello, fellow Lancashire researchers!) the real value to me lies in the links to members’ websites.
Of course a 'one-place study' is just what it says it is - a detailed look at the people and events in a particular place. What has surprised me (though perhaps shouldn’t have) is the extent to which studying my place has included material from other places too. The first aspect of this is the […]Of course a 'one-place study' is just what it says it is - a detailed look at the people and events in a particular place. What has surprised me (though perhaps shouldn’t have) is the extent to which studying my
In our first trip out as a Society for some time we booked a stand at THE Genealogy show in the NEC in Birmingham earlier in June, gathered together a group of willing (!) volunteers and headed off to Birmingham with boxes of resources. I was a bit taken aback at being asked to hire […]In our first trip out as a Society for some time we booked a stand at THE Genealogy show in the NEC in Birmingham earlier in June, gathered together a group of willing (!) volunteers and headed off to Birmingham
As part of my one-place study for the village of Wing in Buckinghamshire, I’ve been reading the local newspaper, the Leighton Buzzard Observer, each week on the 150th anniversary of its original publication. In the 4th May 1869 instalment there were multiple mentions of Wing, but one in particular caught my eye. While not all […]As part of my one-place study for the village of Wing in Buckinghamshire, I’ve been reading the local newspaper, the Leighton Buzzard Observer, each week on the 150th anniversary of its original publication. In the 4th May 1869 instalment there
Most of us have mysteries associated with our place. Relevant to our shared endeavour are mysteries around our founding families, Who came here first? Why did they come here? Where did they come from? What was life like in those early years? We all have mysteries in our ongoing studies. Who did ...? Why did […]Most of us have mysteries associated with our place. Relevant to our shared endeavour are mysteries around our founding families, Who came here first? Why did they come here? Where did they come from? What was life like in those
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