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Putting Your Ancestors in their Place: A Guide to One Place Studies by Janet Few I recently had the opportunity to read a review copy of the latest book by Janet Few. There are so few books dedicated to the subject of One Place Studies therefore this is a very welcomed addition to the genealogical […]Putting Your Ancestors in their Place: A Guide to One Place Studies by Janet Few I recently had the opportunity to read a review copy of the latest book by Janet Few. There are so few books dedicated to the

Billed as the biggest family history fair in the world, Who Do You Think You Are? Live came to Olympia, London this weekend and One-Placers were there in force. Society Chair Kirsty Gray spoke about The Impact of World War One on Rural Communities on Friday, followed on Saturday by Vice-Chair Janet Few on Reconstructing […]Billed as the biggest family history fair in the world, Who Do You Think You Are? Live came to Olympia, London this weekend and One-Placers were there in force. Society Chair Kirsty Gray spoke about The Impact of World War

Just before the Society launched last September, I was invited by Alan Phillips (Gould Genealogy) to present on the 4th Unlock The Past cruise in Australia. When discussing a plethora of possible lecture titles, one particular topic was fundamental to the programme of talks - tracing the history of a community. What better opportunity could […]Just before the Society launched last September, I was invited by Alan Phillips (Gould Genealogy) to present on the 4th Unlock The Past cruise in Australia. When discussing a plethora of possible lecture titles, one particular topic was fundamental to

I just had the opportunity to spend the past few weeks on the One-Place Studies course offered by Pharos Teaching & Tutoring Limited and taught by Celia Heritage, an early joiner of our Society. It was time well spent! The course participants included people at all stages of their studies, from those trying to decide […]I just had the opportunity to spend the past few weeks on the One-Place Studies course offered by Pharos Teaching & Tutoring Limited and taught by Celia Heritage, an early joiner of our Society. It was time well spent! The