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I’m sure that after the success of All About That Place last year, you are as excited as we are that the event is running again this year! The event will run from Friday 27 September to Sunday 6 October, and talks will be recorded so you can catch up later if you’re not around when […]I’m sure that after the success of All About That Place last year, you are as excited as we are that the event is running again this year! The event will run from Friday 27 September to Sunday 6 October, and

RootsTech is an enormous family history conference organised by FamilySearch. For those of you lucky enough to get to Utah - have a great time! For the rest of us there is an online option with a mixture of scheduled and on-demand presentations and many of these have relevance one-place studies. However with over 200 […]RootsTech is an enormous family history conference organised by FamilySearch. For those of you lucky enough to get to Utah - have a great time! For the rest of us there is an online option with a mixture of scheduled

Some of us are number-lovers who like nothing more than a juicy spreadsheet and a tasty graph. They see their studies in terms of individuals within populations and trends. Was this pattern of occupations typical of similar communities? Was the community growing or shrinking and who was moving in or out? Why was there a […]Some of us are number-lovers who like nothing more than a juicy spreadsheet and a tasty graph. They see their studies in terms of individuals within populations and trends. Was this pattern of occupations typical of similar communities? Was the

Wow! What an intense, information-packed ten days that was, and what a fabulous way to celebrate our 10th anniversary. I am in awe at at the sheer number and range of talks submitted and topics covered over the 10 days. The bite-sized nature of the talks meant that it was easier to dip in and […]Wow! What an intense, information-packed ten days that was, and what a fabulous way to celebrate our 10th anniversary. I am in awe at at the sheer number and range of talks submitted and topics covered over the 10 days.

The world of social media is changing, with more and more people either leaving or spending less time on Twitter (now rebranded as ‘X’ and with monthly charges for all users proposed). Meanwhile alternative platforms – including several new ones – are gaining in popularity. As a result, the community we engage with via social […]The world of social media is changing, with more and more people either leaving or spending less time on Twitter (now rebranded as ‘X’ and with monthly charges for all users proposed). Meanwhile alternative platforms – including several new ones