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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

This is our tenth anniversary year and some of our members are doing a mini-project with a ‘10’ theme. Ideas in progress include: • Changes in the community in a 10/100/1000 year period • The 10th person in the parish register or in a census enumeration • A family with 10 members • Ten things […]This is our tenth anniversary year and some of our members are doing a mini-project with a ‘10’ theme. Ideas in progress include: • Changes in the community in a 10/100/1000 year period • The 10th person in the parish

One of the ideas I came up with for one-place study blogging on the theme of Ten (for the Society’s tenth anniversary) was ‘the top ten surnames of your OPS.’ Having suggested it, I decided to have a go myself and chose Waters Upton, the largest of my three studies. The first question that arose […]One of the ideas I came up with for one-place study blogging on the theme of Ten (for the Society’s tenth anniversary) was ‘the top ten surnames of your OPS.’ Having suggested it, I decided to have a go myself

For my first blog post on the theme of ‘ten’ (for the Society’s tenth anniversary; social media hashtag #OnePlaceStudies10) I decided to investigate a lane in my Waters Upton one-place study. This minor road runs from Waters Upton village to a tiny settlement in the south-eastern corner of the parish, The Terrill. The name of […]For my first blog post on the theme of ‘ten’ (for the Society’s tenth anniversary; social media hashtag #OnePlaceStudies10) I decided to investigate a lane in my Waters Upton one-place study. This minor road runs from Waters Upton village to