One-Place Studies Bluesky Bulletin
Issue 1: 24 August 2025
A selection of Bluesky posts for family historians, local historians, and of course one-placers, from the Society for One-Place Studies – Bluesky handle @oneplacestudies.bsky.social.
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One-Place Studies
Bluesky posts with news, views, updates, pictures, links to blog posts and more, relating to the wonderful world of One-Place Studies.
Great to see Jane adding to her One-Place Study of Batley St Mary of the Angels again! There are two more Bluesky posts from Jane to come in this selection...
One-Place Studies
Bluesky posts with news, views, updates, pictures, links to blog posts and more, relating to the wonderful world of One-Place Studies.
After a break of over two months, today I finally spent some time on my Batley St Mary of the Angels One-Place Study. Here are the parish history bulletin pieces from June 2025. #Batley #LocalHistory #OnePlaceStudy wp.me/P4Cet3-5O8
June 2025 Bulletin History Pieces
These are the history pieces which appeared in the Batley St Mary of the Angels and Birstall St Patrick’s bulletin during June 2025. As the parishes are jointly administered and a single bulletin p…
Great to see Jane adding to her One-Place Study of Batley St Mary of the Angels again! There are two more Bluesky posts from Jane to come in this selection...
The story of a young epileptic at the turn of the 20th Century. #OnePlaceStudy #StMaryBourne #SocialHistory #LocalHistory #FamilyHistory #Genealogy app.weare.xyz/public/st-ma...
Rhoda Goodyear: A Life in the Records of the Whitchurch Union
Rhoda Goodyear was born on 3 December 1885 in Stoke, a small village within the parish of St Mary Bourne, Hampshire, England. She was the daughter of Alexander Goodyear and his wife, Mary Ann Wootten,...
Another update to the Batley St Mary of the Angels One-Place Study went online today - the July 2025 parish history bulletin pieces #OnePlaceStudy #Batley #LocalHistory wp.me/P4Cet3-5Oe
July 2025 Bulletin History Pieces
These are the history pieces which appeared in the Batley St Mary of the Angels and Birstall St Patrick’s bulletin during July 2025. As the parishes are jointly administered and a single bulletin p…
Loughborough's Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum has today re-opened to the public, with a new, re-imagined, ground-floor display. I was there at the re-opening ceremony. #OnePlaceStudy lynneaboutloughborough.blogspot.com/2025/08/cari...
Carillon museum opens, leisure centre opened!
The ground floor of the Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum is now opened! Check their website for opening hours! Here's my first glimpse!!
Incidentally, Lynne was thrilled to see recently that her “Lynne About Loughborough” One-Place Study blog has now been viewed over a million times! 🎉
The first post for my new blog is the first of a series (not sure how many yet) on moving on from the online Genealogy sites to explore additional records in the archives. #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Archives #StMaryBourne thelineagefinder.co.uk/beyond-the-o...
Beyond the online Genealogy Sites! Part 1
A case study showing how records of the poor law can help us understand lives of our ancestors.
My final piece of Batley St Mary of the Angels One-Place Study work for today was to update the chronology of World War Two deaths, with more names added to the parish Roll of Honour #OnePlaceStudy #LocalHistory #WorldWarTwo #Batley wp.me/P4Cet3-3cu
World War Two Chronology of Deaths
Below are the names of those with parish connections identified so far who died as a result of service in the Second World War. I have included who they were serving with, and their dates of death.…
Two postcards featuring the church and the rectory of Waters Upton will soon be joining the collection I’m building for my #OnePlaceStudy of that Shropshire parish. 😀 In entirely unrelated news, I really, really, REALLY need to ban myself from eBay. 😬 #GenHour
Have you acquired postcards or other items relating to your One-Place Study place or its people, through eBay or other online auction sites? Pop over to Bluesky and share the details (and don’t forget to include the #OnePlaceStudies hashtag!).
Oh, and you can find out more about the Shropshire parish that is depicted in the postcards above by visiting the Waters Upton One-Place Study website.
Family and local history
Blog posts, videos, records / record collections, and more besides, relating to family history, local history and wider historical research, shared via Bluesky.
Family and local history
Blog posts, videos, records / record collections, and more besides, relating to family history, local history and wider historical research, shared via Bluesky.
I watched this talk live last week. For anyone researching in Ireland it talks about some useful resources. I picked up on some bits I didn't already know from it. #IrishGenealogy #IrishAncestors #FamilyHistory youtu.be/4Gi_fUYHvJU?...
Researching Farming Ancestors in Ireland
YouTube video by Ulster Historical Foundation
Archivist Amanda Sweet from Anglesey Archives explores the rich histories found in old wills: www.orielmon.org/en/blog/will...
What’s in your barn?
In this blog I talk about the draft wills that staff from Anglesey Archives discovered following a request to visit a local farm to look at some old documents stored in a barn. I briefly describe what...
📣New book in social history! 'Made in Swindon: A Social History, 1840s-1940s', edited by Philip Garrahan (Hobnob Press), explores how the GWR turned a rural Wiltshire settlement into one of Britain’s great company towns 👉Read more here: socialhistory.org.uk/shs_exchange...
Made in Swindon: A Social History 1840s -1940s
Made in Swindon: a social history 1840s -1940s was published in May this year by Hobnob Press. It is edited by Philip Garrahan, Emeritus Professor at Sheffield Hallam University, and has six contri…
Our latest blogpost welcomes three new independent shops in our local area of #York, setting them in the context of the 150 years history of their premises, all corner shops. @balhnews.bsky.social @yorkfhs.bsky.social www.clementshallhistorygroup.org.uk/blog/putting...
🔍 Did you know that we have a searchable dataset that draws on records of Londoners of African, Caribbean, Asian and Indigenous heritage in our parish registers from 1561-1840? The project started in 2000 and, thanks to our staff and volunteers, now has records of 2600 Londoners! #SwitchingTheLens
A new video exploring 'The Lost Medieval Village of Guton'. If you want to discover more about Guton, search our catalogue for further information. youtu.be/Y7fg5KuQxWU?... #norfolkvillages #lostmedievalvillage
The Lost Medieval Village of Guton | Norfolk’s Forgotten Medieval History
Discover Guton, a lost medieval village in Norfolk, England. This deserted settlement reveals the hidden story of rural life, landowners, and forgotten history in the Middle Ages... What happened to…
Added a few more stories to our blog over the weekend, to reinstate the Oakworth men of #WW1. They form the online part of our 'Oakworth Remembrance Trail,' beginning at the end of October. menofworth.org.uk/charles-page/ menofworth.org.uk/private-fran... menofworth.org.uk/joseph-thoma...
Here’s a blog from our recent field trip looking at building and decorative stones in the great #18thCentury houses of Derbyshire #urbangeology
Derbyshire’s historic houses and quarries illustrate how stone, craft and design are inseparable. Read the full blog here: www.stone-work.eu/field-trips-... #ArchitecturalHistory #Culture
Scheme of the Week: Fullarton St Tenements These homes, also known as the Dudhope Tenements, were built between 1924 and 1926, only the second scheme of tenements built by the corporation (the first being the Logie Tenements at Glenagnes Road). 1/4
Events and Courses
A selection of family history, local history and One-Place Study events and courses, in-person and online, shared on Bluesky.
Various dates
Events and Courses
A selection of family history, local history and One-Place Study events and courses, in-person and online, shared on Bluesky.
Various dates
There are several exciting fairs and shows coming up being run by #FamilyHistory societies. www.familyhistoryfederation.com/news-and-eve...
Various dates
Visit the Saline & District Heritage Society web page for more info on their events.
Our next 'Navigating the Maps Website' workshop takes place online on 27 August 2025. Book your place now and learn how to find, view and compare historic maps > www.nls.uk/whats-on/nav...
Come and join us on a guided tour of Lister Lane Cemetery during our Open Day on Sunday 21st September 2025.
Visit the Lister Lane Cemetery website for more info on this burial ground.
For your viewing pleasure...
The emphasis here is on on posts with pictures and other images, depicting places, people, heritage, maps and more. Enjoy!
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For your viewing pleasure...
The emphasis here is on on posts with pictures and other images, depicting places, people, heritage, maps and more. Enjoy!
Yarmouth is such a heritage powerhouse there are fascinating buildings everywhere. Favourite new to me today was the Fishermen's Hospital, dated 1702, to support the 'decayed', which I think we can all sympathise with after the heat today. Also the birthplace of Anna Sewell, author of Black Beauty.
Remember the Whit Walks? Here's the one in Cropstone, Leicestershire in 1919. This old postcard is for sale in our shop, if you'd like the link it's here www.oldpostcards4sale.co.uk/collections/...
Today we commemorate 80 years since VJ Day and the end of the Second World War. This photograph of a street party was taken in Cardiff on VJ Day, 15 August 1945.
This elegant pump at Bedford Row besides Gray's Inn is the twin of another in nearby Queen Square. It doubles as a street lamp, which was originally powered by gas but has been converted to electricity.
Very hot out, but worth the effort to visit Milton Abbas and Milton Abbey this morning.
Looking up into the 15thC pulpit at All Saints, Fotheringhay. Given to the church by King Edward IV it's richly coloured and decorated with the royal arms and Yorkist emblems. #SundaySermons
Robin Hood’s Bay, North Yorkshire. A very popular destination. It has a fossiliferous geology and people still look for ammonites.
For more One-Place Study goodies, see #OnePlaceWednesday – 20 Aug 2025, via the link (in its own browser window) or embedded below.
