Today’s workshop took us deeper into the practice of one-place studies. This presentation builds on the high-level view Janet Barrie shared in part one you can view here:

This second part focused on the idea of “Taking it Further.” In this program, Janet draws examples from her study at Springhill, Higher Cloughfold, Lancashire, to show how you walk through the last of the ten steps to One-Place Studies articulated by Janet Few:

* Analyzing your data

* Synthesizing your data

* Contextualizing your findings

* Spreading the word

* Enthusing others

Janet showed us how this process can lead to fascinating connections across people and communities using examples such as the life of a servant, the number of people who had servants, and the relative prosperity of those who did.

Several Projectkin members are already involved in one-place studies, among them are:

* Jane Chapman (who joined me live to discuss it earlier this week with Bill Moore who is currently evaluating such a study).

* Explore her study at Kyeburn Diggings One-Place Study

* Jennifer Jones of Tracking Down The Family

* Explore her study at Haverfordwest

* See her interview with the Society of One-Place Studies.

Society of One-Place Studies

* Global view of registered one-place studies viewable on a global map with contacts referenced for current studies in progress.

* With resources available about specific regions to family researchers, the society is kind enough to list contacts by areas of interest.

* Books, programs, and other resources

* Membership is a modest £10 per year.

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