ONGOING PROJECTS
There’s always something interesting happening and discoveries being made here! This is where I share what I’m currently working on, from exciting finds to projext updates. Pop back anytime to see what’s new.
ONE PLACE STUDY - FROGNALL, LINCOLNSHIRE
- Ongoing
A One-Place Study is an in-depth exploration of a single geographic location — such as a village, town, or parish — through the lives of the people who lived there over time. Rather than focusing on a single family, this type of research gathers together records, stories, and social history to build a picture of the entire community.
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I’m currently working on a One-Place Study of Frognall, Lincolnshire, where I’m piecing together the village’s past using census records, parish registers, maps, and more, offering a detailed look at everyday life in Frognall. It’s a great way to understand not just who lived there, but how the place itself changed and evolved.
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If you’re curious, you can check out the project here:
🔗 Frognall One-Place Study Project Website
🔗 Frognall One-Place Study on the Society for One-Place Studies website
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THOMAS HALL'S DIARIES
- Ongoing
This project centres on the study and transcription of six handwritten diaries and transaction logs kept by Thomas Hall, a brewer and licensed victualler born in Market Deeping, Lincolnshire, in 1813. With family links to Uppingham, Rutland, and Wansford, Cambridgeshire.
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The diaries each span roughly a year, covering various periods between 1848 and 1865. At the start of this timeframe, Thomas was living in the village of Uppingham, Rutland, where he was the proprietor of The Unicorn Inn. Later, he moved to the Lozells Inn in Aston, Birmingham, but kept close links with his family and friends in Wansford and Uppingham.
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These diaries offer a fascinating window into Thomas’s life and work — from brewing records and financial transactions to observations about daily life, weather, and the social goings-on of the time. They reveal not only the routines of a 19th-century innkeeper but also the broader context of the communities he lived in.
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As I continue transcribing and studying these volumes, I’ll be sharing updates and stories that emerge. If you're interested in social history, local heritage, or life in Victorian England, this project promises to uncover plenty of hidden gems.
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