More info added to one-place study about Valcartier, Quebec

The latest additions to the one-place study of Valcartier, a military town northeast of Quebec City, include an 1821 map, census returns, and a biography about the Murphy family.

Patricia Balkcom is the workhorse behind the one-place study, Genealogies of Valcartier, Quebec, a collection of information about the people and families who lived in Valcartier and the documents and resources about the town.

Valcartier was settled in the early 1800s by immigrants from England, Scotland, and Ireland.

Why a one-place study? It helps us learn more about our family history. Dr. Janet Few explained it well at the British Isles Family History Society of Greater Ottawa’s conference in 2015.

Dr. Few said, “To understand our ancestors, they need to be ‘put in their place’ by investigating the community of which they were a part. … A one-place study involves dissecting a small, definable, geographical area to examine the individuals, buildings, and processes of the past, in as much detail as possible.”

According to the Society for One-Place Studies, “A one-place study (OPS) considers people and families in their physical and social context in any location across the globe. …

“An OPS researches the residents of a particular place by gathering a full range of historical records, memorabilia and stories that mention those individuals, and analyse them to gain insights into the social and economic workings of that place.”

A list of registered one-place studies around the world can be found on the One-Place Study website and the One-Place Studies website. It appears they are the same organization.

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2 Responses to More info added to one-place study about Valcartier, Quebec

  1. Gail, Thanks for this unexpected blog about the Valcartier site! Pat Balkcom

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