Start a One Place Study (OPS) Here! [closed]

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Are you thinking of making a One Place Study? Not sure how to get started? Check out the One Place Studies Project.

Post an Answer on this post and include the location you would like to study and send a private message to us so we can add you as the profile manager

We will then create your page, add the categories to nest your page in the correct places, and add the project box. The rest is up to you :)

If you are unsure what else to add to your page, we can lend a hand with ideas, just ask. Remember, your Free Space Page is the front door to your One Place Study. Once opened you are walking in your ancestor's shoes!

We have an OPS Sticker which you can use on the person profiles in your study, but if the profile is not managed by you please remove it if asked by the PM.

Every Study lodged in the project puts another pin in WikiTree's Genealogy Map. Soon the village you started with has overlapped into the next town and then the city beyond. Gradually a country is born.

If you are interested in being part of making WikiTree's Genealogy Map, and making a OPS, come and join us. Everyone is welcome :)

You will be awarded your badge when your OPS is nested in the project :)

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Azure, I'm doing a OPS for Santa Margherita di Belice, Agrigento, Sicily.  Thanks for the help in getting the OPS set up.

Jaci Coleman

Answer 1

Azure, thank you for the OPS badge. And thank you for helping out with the OPS project.

PS The link to the OPS page in your post will be more visible with a longer description; e.g. One Place Studies (OPS) Project page.

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You're so welcome! my pleasure, az

Answer 2

Thank you so much Azure for getting the One Place Studies Project back on the WikiTree Genealogy Map! One Place Studies are growing in interest and WikiTree provides an excellent platform for those starting their one place journeys! If I can help with the project in any way just let me know. 

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Martin, I wholeheartedly agree with you that WikiTree is an excellent platform for an OPS.  A WikiTree OPS has one BIG advantage over other platforms because it integrates/organizes/supports the genealogy of people and families and relationships associated with that place.

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You're welcome, Martin! Will do! az

Answer 3

I've just created 2 pages

• Châteauguay, Québec One Place Study
• L'Acadie, Québec One Place Study

Is there something else that needs to be done to have them set up properly or do I just dive in?

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Hi Andréa!

Everything is set and you should see your badge show up soon.

You can also list your place studies on the One Place Study Directory

Azure Rae

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Thank you so much, Azure!

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Houston, we have a problem. My stickers do not add the right category to my peeps. Example for Châteauguay (same thing for L'Acadie):

The stickers add the location Category:Châteauguay, Québec, when they should direct to Category:Châteauguay, Québec Place Study

Is it the sticker or the CIB here that needs to be changed? And how? 

Haaaaalp!

From what I understand, currently, the Category Location Study page text says to add 

{{One Place Study|place=Châteauguay, Québec}}

But should be

{{One Place Study|place=Châteauguay, Québec|category=Châteauguay, Québec One Place Study}}

Now when I go in edit mode on the category page, I don't have access to change that line in the message. I guess it's attached to the sticker CIB or something? But I don't know where to access that.. I'm a sad panda!

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This is just wording that needs to be cleaned up.

Template:One Place Study will generate two types of categories:

• Automatic category based on place name provided, or
• Free-text category based on category parameter.

{{One Place Study|place=Châteauguay, Québec}} will categorize to Category:Châteauguay, Québec

{{One Place Study|place=Châteauguay, Québec|category=Châteauguay, Québec One Place Study}} will categorize to Category:Châteauguay, Québec One Place Study.

I have updated the documentation now.

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Thank you, Steve.. you're a life saver!!  

I was really starting to worry my stuff would be all over the place! 

Woot! Happy dance!!

Answer 4

I tried to set one up for Litlington, Cambridgeshire.  I wonder if i did it right. Space:Litlington_One_Place_Study

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Litlington_One_Place_Study

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Hi Shirlea!

Your place study is nested and you should see your badge show up soon.

You can also list your place study on the One Place Study Directory

Azure Rae

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Thank you so much, Azure!  I put the sticker on a bunch of profiles, and that looks great!  How long till the hyperlinks to the profiles show up on the Free Space page?  I see other One Places have lists of profiles, and i thought that putting the sticker on the profile was what created the link.  Or is it something else?

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Hi Shirlea, It should work now. The page name doesn't have Cambridgeshire in it, I've updated the space page and the category.
Az

Answer 5

Hi everyone, I have just created a new One Name Study page for the Dutch village of Andel.

See: https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:Andel%2C_The_Netherlands%2C_Once_Place_Study&public=1

Actually I have been studying this village for over 30 years now, long before I joined wikitree, and will be happy to contribute to profiles of people connected to this location.

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Hi Jos!

Your place study is nested and you should see your badge show up soon.

You can also list your place study on the One Place Study Directory

Azure Rae

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Hi Jos,

I just realized your sticker won't work because the name of the space page is off. Do you want to create a new one, and merge this one into it? I think it should be Andel, Noord-Brabant One Place Study
Let me know if you need help or have questions, feel free to send me a private message if you'd like.

Azure Rae

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Hi Azure Robinson, thanks a lot for your responses. Could you please explain why the name of the page is not correct?

My reasoning was that actually there are some other places in Europe with this name, but it is the only one in The Netherlands.

Anyway, if it really is needed to change the name, yes then I will create a new page and merge the current content with it.

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Hi Jos

the name is currently ...Once Place Study instead of ...One Place Study. the sticker will look a little strange since it will have to say Andel, The Netherlands Once Place Study One Place Study
and ... actually, it looks like it doesn't even work then. 

The format for place study names is place, region/province/state One Place Study

See for example Andersonia, California One Place Study for example Pascelupo, Umbria One Place Study

In this way the link will work from the sticker to the study space page

does this make sense? let me know if you need any help and/or when you're ready for me to update the place study category

az

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Thanks,  I totally overlooked the wrong spelling. I created a new page, and hope that will work:

https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:Andel,_Noord-Brabant_One_Place_Study&errcode=new_profile

So should I now just delete the wrong one?

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Hi Jos,

You can merge it into the new one:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Special:MergeSpace

Let me know if you need help!

az

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Thanks again. I merged the spaces and it seems to have worked as intended.

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Hi, now that the Andel OPS has been created I started to add the OPS tag to some profiles and it nicely shows the sticker. I see also that the profiles are listed on the related categorie page so that is really nice.

However, I still have 2 questions:

1) The sticker has a default "OPS images.png" image in it, but I see that other OPS's have customized this. How can this be done?

2) The sticker on the profile does not provide a link back to the Andel OPS page. Am I doing something wrong, and if so, how to correct this? Or is this just not possible?

See for example: Van_der_Vliet-234

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I just found the answer to my 2nd question. My mistake was that I added "Nederland" to the place name in the tag. If I remove that, then it shows the link.

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Hi, Jos!

I'm not sure about the image, do you have an example of where it's not the default image?

az

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Hi Azure,

if you look at the OPS sticker on this profile https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Van_Schaik-200

then you can see that the text says "This profile is part of the Andel, Noord-Brabant One Place Study." with the correct link, so this is perfect.

But the image shows "OPS images.png" if you hover over it with your mousepointer, and if you click it you end up at https://www.wikitree.com/photo/png/OPS_Images

I don't like this very much. I think it would be better if a user would also end up at the Andel OPS page after clicking this image.

But I just found this FAQ:

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:One_Place_Studies_FAQ_Page#I_have_my_own_logo._How_do_I_get_it_to_show_instead_of_the_OPS_Project_picture.3F

which I hope provides the answer. I will try that method first. Thanks again for your efforts.

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Unfortunately it seems not to have worked.

I created https://www.wikitree.com/index.php?title=Space:Andel%2C_Noord-Brabant_One_Place_Study_Info&public=1

but I see no changes in the sticker. So maybe I did something wrong here, or maybe it does not work for png images, only for jpg?

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Not sure why it's not working the South Pool, Devon one doesn't use the method described.
I'd open a new G2G question giving the example of the South Pool, Devon OPS as well as your pages.
Sorry I couldn't help. I tried it as well and it didn't work for me either.

az

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Wasn't sure if you saw the discussion, but we answered your question about the image for the sticker. If you create a new space page (without "One" in the name):
Andel Noord-Brabant Place Study Info

then, merge the previous one into it, it should work
Andel Noord-Brabant One Place Study Info

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Hi Azure,

thanks a lot, this time it worked!

I noticed that the discussion also mentions some changes that are coming up in a few months time, so maybe then the method will change again. If something needs to be done when that happens I'll reach out again.

Answer 6

I am starting one for the Bachman Valley in Maryland. Space:Bachman_Valley%2C_Maryland

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Hi Jane!

Your place study is nested and you should see your badge show up soon.

You can also list your place study on the One Place Study Directory

Azure Rae

Answer 7

Azure, not sure if my post was seen, but I'd love to tips/pointers/ideas on what to add to my OPS.  Also, will you help me with the sticker formatting?  I was testing it out on my grandfather's page, but the sticker doesn't link directly to my OPS page.  I think I'm following the directions from the OPS informational page, but I must be formatting it wrong. The sticker shows up, but it doesn't link like the example on the OPS page does.  I'm hoping to get it to link...  please help!   

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replied via private message

Answer 8

Hi Az

I created one for Cato Ridge, Kwa-Zulu Natal, South Africa...and it can be found here: Cato Ridge, Kwazulu Natal Province One Place Study. Thanks for all the help 

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Hi, Pam!

Your place study is nested and you should see your badge show up soon.

You can also list your place study on the One Place Study Directory

Azure Rae

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Thanks Az, I've sent the submission. What about their logo, could I add that to the WikiTree page?

Answer 9

At the encouragement of Azure, I created a one place study for Gesualdo, Italy where my dad's maternal ancestors came from. Check it out here: https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Gesualdo%2C_Campania_One_Place_Study

Answer 10

I would like to join and create a one place study. I have recently begun working on a combination "locality" and "FAN club" study for my "White" "Benson" "Neely" ancestors in Benton County Alabama from about 1830 to 1865. My 2nd Great Grandparents, [[Neely-1456|William Pace Neely]] and [[White-51334|Amanda C White]].

Defining the area of the study is tricky. On 18 December 1832 part their farms were located in the new Benton County formed from the Creek Cession. Parts of some of these FAN Club farms were left in Creek land that was still not formed into a county.

On 09 Jan 1836 this unassigned land was part of the new Cherokee County, Alabama. According to the Newberry Alabama County Chronologies, CHEROKEE created from JACKSON and ST. CLAIR; CHEROKEE included the part of ST. CLAIR that was attached to BENTON (now CALHOUN). (Ala. Acts 1835, ann. sess., no. 179/p. 170). 

Most of the land of William and Amanda Neely was still in Benton County but the county line moved in the succeeding years so that they are counted in Cherokee County in the 1860 US Census in the "Ladiga" tract. Apparently Ladiga was a small community named for the famous Cherokee Indian Chief Ladiga. What ever community there was at the time no longer exists. 

In 1857 BENTON renamed CALHOUN. (Ala. Acts 1857, 6th bien. sess., no. 306/p. 318) Benton was renamed to Calhoun, the secessionists gaining political control.

The area of the land grants purchased by William P Neely, straddles the Calhoun County - Cherokee County Line and includes much of today's town of Piedmont, Alabama (although Piedmont did not exist when they started farming in the area).

Also, an important member of the FAN Club's land was entirely in today's Cherokee County and the later formed Etowah County. What I am trying to describe is land that borders two counties and meets with the corner of a third county, Etowah. 

I don't intend to study all of the old Benson Counties or Cherokee County and certainly only a bit of Etowah county. And I may need to check Cleburne County records. 

Maybe the best name for the study is the "Old Benton County - Ladiga Beat: the old New Hope Primitive Baptist Church, surrounding farms, associated families" or just "the Ladiga Beat, Old Benton County". This would leave Cherokee County out of the name. The church, which is important to the study ended up in Cherokee County. Eventually the church members moved their church into Calhoun County. I guess they just identified with Benton/Calhoun County.

At any rate, that is what I am working on and it would be fun to make it into a WikiTree One Name Study.

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Hi LG,

I'm sending a private message to ya

Az

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A situation like this fuels my one place study of the Bachman Valley in Maryland. It was right on the border of Frederick and Baltimore counties until they carved the area out to be in the new Carroll county. People from that hood have records in all three counties not to mention York county PA where many are buried just over the border.

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Thanks, I will take a look.

Answer 11

I am interested in a one place study

Comments

Hi, Kathy!
What is the place you would like to study?
Please send me a private message with the details and we'll get you set up.
Az

Answer 12

I would like to do an OPS of Palos Verdes Estates, California, Los Angeles County.

I live here and it has a historical background of its development and the people that made it.

Comments

Hi Stuart!

Here it is: Palos Verdes Estates, California One Place Study

Either request to join the trusted list or send me a send a private message so that I can set you as Profile Manager.

az

Answer 13

Hi, I would like to set up a Sticklepath One-Place study - Sticklepath near Okehampton, Devon, England.

Many thanks for your help. Helen

Comments

Hi Helen!

Your place study is setup, nested, and you should see your badge show up soon.

You can also list your place study on the One Place Study Directory

Azure Rae

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very fast! Thanks. :)

Answer 14

Good Morning!  I'm interested in the history of a town called Texas in Maryland.  It has been absorbed by Lutherville/Cockeysville now, but was a community of mostly Irish immigrants beginning in the 1840s.  There is a quarry where most of the men worked, and that quarry is still in operation today.  My paternal ancestors settle there.  I am looking for descendants of John Shea and Daniel Burke.

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Hi Katie,

Can you send a private message? Then I can get it set up for you.

Azure Rae

Answer 15

Hi, please could I set up two one-place studies? I understand that street studies are now included, so please could I set one up for St Ronan's Avenue, Southsea, Hampshire, England. Could I also set one up for my one-place study of Dunster, Somerset, England? Many thanks, Liz

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replied via email!

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Thank you so much for your help!

Answer 16

Hi Azure,

I would like to set up a One Place Study for Leysdown, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England. I have also sent you a private message.  

Look forward to hearing back from you soon.

Best wishes, Cheryl

Answer 17

I would like to continue the great work already started on the (State of) Georgia OPS by adding the missing Counties.  

Starting with Habersham, Jackson, Madison, Rabun, Stephens, Towns, and White.

.... also, can I go ahead and improve on a few of the WV Counties?  Pendleton, Pocahontas, Randolph, Upshur, Webster, etc etc etc.   As well as improve on a few, for example:  Lewis.  I don't want to overstep any boundaries.

One of my 2022 goals is to get OPS completed as well as as the ONS that go hand in hand.

Thanks, Sandy

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Hi Sandy!

If you'd like to create another space page for those counties, that's great! I'd follow the same naming convention for the space page used for the others.
A county is really too large an area for an OPS per the guidelines for the project:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:One_Place_Studies_FAQ_Page#Should_my_Study_cover_a_small_place_or_a_large_place.3F

It looks like the category for Georgia Place Studies (and West Virginia Place Studies) was added to those space pages for each county without them being part of the project.

The OPS project is for studies as small as a house history to the size of a city. Is there a specific place within one of the counties you'd like to do?

I'd just check in with Mary Richardson or Maggie N on improvements to the Georgia county pages and Mel Lambert on the West Virginia county pages.

Let me know if you have questions/issues!

:)  az

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Yes, there are several towns/cities that I wanted to connect to OPS to but I thought it had to have the placeholder of the OPS County. I went ahead and created the first missing County Space Page (that probably belongs more to US History than OPS). From now on, I'll just create the Space Pages for the tiny towns. :)

My goal is to connect my genealogical research to OPS (small towns in WV + GA to start).  Commerce, Georgia is the first on my list.

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Great, let me get your study nested and i'll award your badge

Answer 18

I would like to do a OPS on Ayrshire, Scotland

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Hi Stuart!
What place in Ayrshire would you like to focus on? The whole county is bigger than the focus of an OPS should be and we have two OPS within the county already:

• Auchinleck
• Ayr

Let me know and we'll get ya set up!
Az

Answer 19

Hi I would like to establish two more OPS that adjoin my current one for Auchinleck, Ayrshire.  They are Ochiltree, Ayrshire and Old Cumnock, Ayrshire.   My particular interest are family groups and how they lived in the early part of 19th Cen and earlier.   I note that there recently has been established 3 OPS for the modern administration areas of Ayrshire. N, S and East Ayrshire.  As my existing and proposed OPS are a historical subset, how should they all be linked?  Or should they treated as not been a subset.   I seek your advice.... Thanks ...Hugh

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Hi Hugh! Can you send me a private message?
Thanks!
Az

Answer 20

Hi!

I want to make a One Place study on the village "Hackås", Bergs Kommun, Jämtland, Sweden.

Thanks

Comments

Hi Robert!
Can you send me a private message? Then I can finish getting you set up!
Azure Rae

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Hi, Robert ~

Haven't heard back from you so wanted to check in with you.

The study was setup:
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Hack%C3%A5s%2C_J%C3%A4mtland_One_Place_Study
https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Category:Hack%C3%A5s%2C_J%C3%A4mtland_One_Place_Study

If you can submit a trusted list request or send me a private message, I can get you added as a profile manager.

Azure Rae