Thank you Crystal Lorimor, Saphyre, Anne’s Family History, Bill Moore, and many others for tuning into my live video with Bill Moore and Jane Chapman! By focusing on One-Place Studies, we have a chance to get everyone focused on the potential for this extraordinary approach to family history storytelling. Today’s program is in anticipation of our workshop on Thursday, April 2nd, with Janet Barrie, chair of the Society for One-Place Studies.
It might have been difficult to follow along with links to the sites Bill and Jane referenced. To be sure you have ready access, please see the references below:
References Bill Moore mentioned:
In describing his planned projects, Bill shared the town of Hamlin, Monroe County, New York.
The Morgan Manning House: Link (https://morganmanninghouse.org)
The Rochester Genealogical Society: Link (https://nyrgs.org)
Bill’s website: Link (https://bill-moore.us)
References Jane Chapman mentioned:
WeAre OPS: “Kyeburn Diggings, New Zealand”; the full link is (https://app.weare.xyz/public/kyeburn-diggings-one-place-study/places/j3y4j1b6qy4l)
Which is linked to her Kyeburn Diggings One-Place Study
Papers Past: Has a wide range of historical papers, including newspapers; it is free to access (https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz)
NZ Ancestor Search Helper: A free-to-access search tool that gathers information from a wide range of NZ-based resources, including Govt agencies such as Archives NZ and Department of Internal Affairs Births, Deaths and Marriages. (https://ash.howison.co.nz)
To her very popular series on the “Murder at the Diggings” Murder Mystery, Jane revealed:
Episode 6 will drop on April 2nd (at 7 AM New Zealand time), with episode 7 following a week later, on April 9th.
During our conversation, we mentioned WeAre [xyz] as a platform for family history with a module now explicitly for One-Place Studies. You’ll find Simon from WeAre.xyz here on Substack.
Finally, we also talked about some new project ideas including:
Using Substack’s premium features to create a fundraiser for a community project (such as rebuilding the Morgan Manning House.)
Creating an online course, such as for high-school students during a summer semester or other defined period that focuses on a One House Study.
These are both simply ideas. Have more? Please share them below or send me a message. Like a Ferengi barkeep, I’m all ears. 😉
You know this is the right community to expand on ideas and encourage their development. Know someone who might benefit from this recording or conversation? Please share this post and invite them to join us!
