27 September – 6 October 2024

Welcome to All About That Place

What is All About That Place?

A unique free learning event brought to you by the Society of Genealogists, the Society for One Place Studies, British Association for Local History and Genealogy Stories.

Running over 10 days from Friday 27 September to Sunday 6th October, All About That Place is packed with 140 recorded 10-minute talks on genealogy and local history. You'll learn research techniques, social history, tools, websites, archives, record keeping tips, ways of creating and sharing your findings... and much, much more!

Plus, throughout the event, you'll be supported in putting your learning into action by completing challenge activities.

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How Can I Watch?

The best way to watch All About That Place is in the Facebook Group. This supportive community is packed with organisations, event speakers, exclusive competitions, and more! Before the event we will be sharing video instructions on how to watch in the Facebook Group (both on a mobile or larger device) Not on Facebook? Don't worry, you can also catch up on the recorded talks on YouTube.


Wow, ten days! Tell me more...

Each day has a theme, here's the schedule for this year:

  • Introduction
  • Health and Medicine
  • Military and War
  • Leisure and Entertainment
  • Town and Country
  • Innovation
  • Politics and Rights
  • Tools
  • Collections and Archives
  • Sharing Stories

Shout Out to Our Sponsors

All About That Place is brought to you by the Society of Genealogists, supported by the Society of One-Place Studies, British Association for Local History and Genealogy Stories, with huge thanks to our Platinum Sponsors: The Genealogist, University of Strathclyde, Family Tree Plus and WeAre.XYZ

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Your donations will help to fund outreach educational projects like All About That Place, the NEXTGen conference, the YouTube series on Treasures and Collections and so much more...

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We all have roots. Let’s find them together.

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