How can you ‘look up’ a place to see if there is a study, website or social media presence? #OnePlaceStudies, #OnePlaceStudy, #OnePlaceWednesday, #AllAboutThatPlace, #OnePlace

Some of my suggestions for first steps to finding out about a place of interest are described here.

In addition there are three lists or Directories of place studies.

1. The Society of One-Place Studies maintains a list of One-Place Studies registered by current members, these are also shown on a world map so you can find nearby studies even if you are not familiar with the geography.

There are links to each studies website (if they have one) and contact details. Some studies have done an ‘In-depth Report‘ which really is a summary of the study.

Please do contact the studies lead if you find their information helpful and especially if you have different or extra information.

2. There is a completely separate free Directory of One-Place Studies worldwide with a verified online presence ( including One Place Studies, street studies, house histories, disaster studies, war memorial studies and cemetery studies etc).

3. In addition there is a growing list of place studies on Wikitree. Their list is split by size and then alphabetical. However, any person within a One-Place Study who is on the Wikitree will have a “One-Place Study Badge” as in the following image, from which the study page can be accessed.

It is worth checking all the options. All of the above use the hashtag #OnePlaceStudies and social media is particularly active on #OnePlaceWednesday s. (Again all around the world so this lasts longer than 24 hours!)

Do have a look for your place or places of interest. Happy hunting!