Never Too Early for New Year’s Resolutions: Learning More About One-Place Studies

In the short time that the Society for One-Place Studies has been in existence we have taken significant steps towards educating members and the wider world about our obsession hobby. Several members have joined in the challenge to complete at least one OPS ‘project’, however small, each month. Ideas are shared and encouragement is given via our forum. Exchanging suggestions, giving news of progress and commiserating over pitfalls with other members certainly helps. We are planning more Hangouts On Air to assist with this and other OPS projects. Discussions and presentations will cover a wide range of sources and methods.

There is always more that even the most experienced studiers can learn, either from each other or in a more formal setting. If your New Year’s Resolution is to discover more about One-Place Studies there are already several options in place. We are excited to announce that Pharos Teaching and Tutoring Limited, who offer online courses, are giving Society members a 15% discount on their course ‘One-Place Studies – Research from a New Perspective’.

The tutor is Society member, Celia Heritage. Take a look under ‘Member Offers’ for more details. More and more face-to-face courses are being held in different parts of the world. Our ‘Events’ calendar will lead you to a course in Devon in February, a session at Who Do You Think You Are? Live at Olympia, also in February, talks in Buckinghamshire in March, in Wiltshire in April and Auckland in June. More events are constantly being added so do keep an eye out for something in your area. If there are relevant events that we are not listing, please let us know.

The ‘Resources’ section of our website will also help you to learn more; it gives links to publications, websites and other educational material. A book on British One-Place Studies ‘Putting Your Ancestors in their Place: a guide to One Place Studies’ is due to be launched at Who Do You Think You Are? Live. So there will be no excuse not to find out about aspect of One-Place Studies, using whatever format suits you.

 Janet Few