Members! Our next #OnePlaceWednesday LIVE is just two weeks away, taking place on Wednesday April 29th. There will be three Zoom sessions for informal chat about our #OnePlaceStudies, sharing info, successes and issues, and getting to know each other. Not a member? Join us and join in!

I'm a bit late for #OnePlaceWednesday as it's a big week for #GraveneyGoodnestone. The school is celebrating it's 150th anniversary and I have been teaching all the children about its history. Tomorrow I launch my book at their Victorian Fair.

On #OnePlaceWednesday I'm delighted to announce that my #OnePlaceStudies book, 150 Years of Graveney Primary School, is finally published. All pre-orders dispatched and first talk booked.

A quick #OnePlaceWednesday read for you on our blog, from @wendytm.bsky.social Wendy Tait Mayfield: #OnePlaceStudy Enhances Family Tree.

This #OnePlaceWednesday I've been considering a new #OnePlaceStudies on #WestCramlingtonColliery . Has any else used a #NorthEastColliery for your study? I'd love to know how you got on please. Thanks.

Spending #OnePlaceWednesday on a final proof read of "150 Years of Graveney Primary School" before it goes off to be published. Surprised at the level of anxiety this is causing. 😬

The latest #OnePlaceStudy blog post from @jackocats.bsky.social

The 6th series of A House Through Time is back on BBC2 soon featuring stories of the residents of a house on Calton Hill, Edinburgh that dates from 1765.

The remains of the Temple of Antenociticus at Benwell in Newcastle. The temple was part of the vicus attached to the Roman fort of Condercum on Hadrian’s Wall. The temple is the only known shrine to Antenociticus. 📸 My own. #RomanSiteSaturday #RomanBritain #Antenociticus

Two wartime pupils return to Graveney School, my ##OnePlaceStudies for #OnePlaceWednesday. Their oral histories were vital to the research for my book, Celebrating 150 Years of Graveney School. ##GraveneyGoodnestone

Celebrating #OnePlaceWednesday by completing the first draft of my book on the history of #GraveneyGoodnestone school. Started as a booklet to commemorate 150 years and became 45000 words. 😂 Now need to get it reviewed.

Really enjoyed giving a talk for the 150th anniversary celebrations of Graveney School at the church last night. So many new schools were built following the 1870 Elementary Education Act, it makes a great theme for #OnePlaceWednesday. #GraveneyGoodnestone

#OnePlaceWednesday people, I am seeking some guidance please. The first draft of my #GraveneyGoodnestone school history is nearly complete. I have school photos from 1913 to 1938 but the photographer is no longer in business. How do I find copyright owner please? The book needs pictures.

Just 7 weeks to go to the #HawickReivers Festival, commemorating the turbulent 16th century history of the English/Scottish border country, where loyalty and allegiance was to family and surname before King or County.

Recently I have carried out a great deal of work on restructuring the Long, Long Trail, moving it towards a more thematic structure. It should prove to be friendlier for family historians, in particular... #genealogy #ww1 www.longlongtrail.co.uk/first-launch...

On this #OnePlaceWednesday I am trying to track down image owners to request copyright permission. It can be a long, drawn out process, but has to done. So, in the meantime here is one of my own of #GraveneyGoodnestone. My favourite place to play as a child.

Check out our latest guest blog by the amazing @wendytm.bsky.social! Wendy shares her seven top tips for doing your own One Place Study, helping you understand your ancestors' lives in a whole new way! It’s like seeing the world through their eyes! family-wise.co.uk/2025/01/15/p...

Coming this Wednesday... A guest blog written by the amazing @wendytm.bsky.social Here is a teaser to get you excited! Is there one location where your ancestors settled for multiple generations? Were they landowners or holders of an important position... #Genealogy

James Frederick Elgar Rigden was born into a large Kent seafaring family. As a member of the #FranklinExpedition he served as Captain's Coxswain on board #HMSErebus. He was lost with all of the crew, and has no known grave. He married but had no children and his name lived on through his nephew

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Thanks to the 1,600 people and organisations who responded to the UK Ministry of Justice’s proposals on the retention of wills. Good news: The UK Government has determined not to proceed with any reforms that involve the destruction of original wills Read in full here: www.gov.uk/government/c...

Running a class next year at Giffnock (East Renfrewshire): www.ercultureandleisure.org/events/famil...

This #OnePlaceWednesday I'm travelling to meet my three favourite nonagenarians, all ex-residents of #GraveneyGoodnestone. We will be talking of Christmas dinners past, especially the year they had swan! With video on. #OralHistory.

Our #OnePlaceStudies blogging and social media prompt for December is #OnePlaceEntertainment. What did the people of your place do to entertain themselves and others, on high days & holidays (including Christmas) or in their daily lives? We look forward to some entertaining posts! #OnePlaceWednesday

How to find all Starter Packs, not just #Genealogy ones. blueskydirectory.com/starter-pack...

Public service announcement that Charles Booth's 'Maps Descriptive of London Poverty, 1898-9' have been uploaded by LSE archive online to be viewed and reproduced freely. 🗃️ unsplash.com/collections/...

We are delighted to announce and welcome Edinburgh University Press & its prestigious collection of titles to Scotland's History Online - making it THE premier resource for Scottish historical research. tannerritchie.com/databases/sho

A #OnePlaceWednesday reminder that recordings of the terrific talks given at our wonderful #OnePlaceStudies conference on Saturday are online for members to catch up with or watch again – visit the Members’ Area of our website. Please note that three of the talks are only available until 8 Dec 2024.

Welcome to #OnePlaceWednesday! Last week nearly 50 people and organisations contributed over 120 posts on the fifth anniversary of our #OnePlaceStudies chat! No prizes are on offer today, but we hope many of you will continue to join in and post about everything OPS-related, with the hashtag!

Men from the Lowlands in Scotland in the late 15th century were dressed much like their counterparts in France or England. Scotland's court was heavily influenced by the Burgundian court, which meant as much black as possible

You can check out my website at www.dunedinlinks.scot Gift Vouchers for Scottish research proving very popular for Christmas presents this year.

Our Small Grants Programme is now live! If you have a project that supports the study, enjoyment and dissemination of local history we'd love to hear from you. Find out more: ow.ly/cVKf50TUhP2 #WeAreLocalHistory #LocalHistoryForAll

#genealogy - just because a “fact” fits the available records doesn’t mean it’s true.

Happy 5th birthday to #OnePlaceStudies on this cold and frosty #OnePlaceWednesday. Today I'm studying the efforts of the Headmistress of #GraveneyGoodnestone school to warm the classroom. Her many complaints to the Board of inadequate fireplace and fuel seemed to be ignored.

Welcome to a special #OnePlaceWednesday – it's the 5th birthday of our weekly #OnePlaceStudies chat! Join in by adding the hashtag to posts about your #OnePlaceStudy, studies in general, #LocalHistory, & ancestral places. Our blog: https://www.one-place-studies.org/oneplacewednesday-five-years-old/

One of the best things you’ll see this weekend…

As a newbie to both Bluesky and #Genhour, and turning up late after watching #BALH webinar, it's all a bit overwhelming at the moment. I'm sure I'll catch up soon. In the meantime, autocorrect keeps changing Genhour to Henhouse. 🤣

#OnePlaceWednesday this week is a school day. I'm tracking the lives of the first 100 pupils of #GraveneyGoodnestone school. I originally intended to look at migration and employment, but I keep getting sidetracked by fascinating life stories. This could take some time. 😁

Born in Canterbury Workhouse. Served from 1908 until KiA 24.5.1914. Leaving no living parents, siblings, wife or child, this year, Lance Corporal Charles Moss 9543, my poppy is for you.

Today is a day of contrasts. Morning working on #GraveneyGoodnestone school register analysis. Afternoon of Hawick Reivers Festival preparation and evening of AI. So that's the 16th, 19th and 21st centuries covered. 😁

Just moved over from the "darker place" and am gradually rebuilding contacts.