Society for One-Place Studies

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For excellence and enjoyable engagement in #OnePlaceStudies—where #FamilyHistory and #LocalHistory unite.

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We have our first registered #OnePlaceStudy in Germany! Xanthe Hall’s Puschkinallee 5, Alt-Treptow One-Place Study (profile page: https://www.one-place-studies.org/puschkinallee-5-alt-treptow/) covers a Berlin villa built in 1885/6, with its coach house and garden. Check out the wonderfully detailed OPS WikiTree page https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Puschkinallee_5%2C_Alt-Treptow%2C_Berlin_One_Place_Study on #OnePlaceWednesday! #FamilyHistory #LocalHistory #OnePlaceStudies #Berlin #Germany
Our next #OnePlaceStudies webinar for members takes place on Tuesday April 9th and will feature member contributions relating to four of our monthly blogging and social media prompts. The Zoom room opens at 8pm BST for members to chat before the meeting starts.

Sandy Quick is studying the places where foreign missions are (or have stood) in and around Washington DC, starting with 1601 Massachusetts Avenue NW—the Australian Embassy, now registered with us as a #OnePlaceStudy!

Profile page: https://one-place-studies.org/1601-massachusetts-ave-nw/

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1601 Massachusetts Ave, NW One-Place Study - Society for One-Place Studies

Country: USA Region (County/State / Province): Washington D.C Website: None specified Contact: Sandy Quick Photo Credit: Author's Own Study Description  The current Embassy of Australia in the United States, built in 2023, is a stunning architectural masterwork. It occupies Square 181, Lot 162, in Washington, DC - the same site as its predecessor, a rather sterile...

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Our #OnePlaceStudies blogging and social media prompt for April 2024 is #OnePlaceSpring! What happened in our OPS places during this season? What were farmers and gardeners focussed on, what wildlife was about, what events took place, what traditions were kept? #OnePlaceWednesday

Bringing a bit of Spring brightness and beauty to your timeline on #OnePlaceWednesday with blossom and blue skies at Fawsley in March 2022. Days like this have sadly been a rarity around here in March 2024!

#OnePlaceStudies #OnePlaceSpring #Bloomscrolling

A #OnePlaceStudy of #Drayton near Langport in #Somerset has been registered with us! “Drayton Remembers,” part of the village website, has more information about the place and its people, and photos taken by former resident Harry Stone.

https://draytonsomerset.co.uk/drayton-remembers/

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Drayton Remembers - Drayton Village Website

1921 Census: Frederick Dabinett and his wife ran the Crown Inn at Drayton. Six of their children were living in the pub with them.

Drayton Village Website

Another first for us, as we add a #OnePlaceStudy in Greece to our registered studies! Carol Kostakos Petranek is researching her ancestral village of Agios Ioannis (Αγιος Ιωάννης), Sparta, the birthplace of three of her four grandparents.

Profile page: https://www.one-place-studies.org/agios-ioannis-sparta/

Website: https://agiosioannis.wordpress.com/

#OnePlaceStudies, where #FamilyHistory and #LocalHistory unite.

Agios Ioannis, Sparta - Society for One-Place Studies

Country: Greece Region (County/State / Province): Lakonia Website: agiosioannis.wordpress.com/ Contact: Carol Kostakos Petranek Photo Credit: None specified Study Description  My ancestral village of Agios Ioannis, Sparta, was the birthplace of three of my four grandparents. As such, I have a relationship with most families in the village. I have been researching intensively in Sparta for the...

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If you have ancestors from the #Suffolk villages of Aspall, Debenham, Kenton, Mickfield, Stonham Aspal or Winston, do check out our member Suzie Morley's #OnePlaceStudy website—which contains information for 17,525 past residents! #OnePlaceWednesday

https://debenham-ops.org.uk/index.htm

Another one-placer who will be making her #OnePlaceStudy the subject of her #AtoZChallenge blog posts this April is @JenniferJones, who is researching and blogging about #Haverfordwest. Find out more on this #OnePlaceWednesday at Haverfordwest History https://haverfordwesthistory.com

The 351st #OnePlaceStudy with a profile page on our website is of #Staunton, historically in #Worcestershire but in #Gloucestershire since 1931. The parish, from 1800 to the present day, is being researched by our member Barbara Harwood. #OnePlaceWednesday

https://one-place-studies.org/staunton/

Staunton One-Place Study - Society for One-Place Studies

Country: England Region (County/State / Province): Worcestershire Website: None specified Contact: Barbara Harwood Photo Credit: None specified Study Description  The parish of Staunton that was in the county of Worcestershire and is now in the county of Gloucestershire since 1931. Timeframe 1800 - to present day Population None specified Social Media Links None specified In-Depth Report...

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