Paper Making in the Culm Valley

Feniton History Group and St. Andrew's Church invite you to a talk by Colin
Harris entitled "Paper Making in the Culm Valley".
It will take place in St Andrew's Church, Feniton, near Honiton
 on Wed. 16th Sept at 7:30 pm.

Colin is a local writer whose career was in the paper making industry.
He has written a book on the subject. Along the River Culm at Stoke Canon,
Silverton, Hele and Cullompton were paper mills;
making everything from rough paper to the very finest note paper.
Come and hear how and why the area was so suitable. Colin will have copies
of his book for sale.
Admission £3.00
All proceeds including book sales will go to the Church.

Feniton History Group

St Andrew'sChurch, Feniton

When we have some £££, here's another society Starcross History could join

If anyone thinks we ought to join this society, please comment below

Thanks

Their website  http://one-place-studies.org is extremely slow to load, so I've pasted some of the pages here.

Welcome to the Society for One-Place Studies website

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There are many individuals, societies and groups across the globe researching the people of a community within the context of the place they live. The vision of this Society is to bring together those like-minded people and provide a platform for members to share good practice, ideas and methodology in one place, as well as promote the research being undertaken on their study area.

A charitable organisation founded in 2013 by six dedicated family and local historians from three continents, the Society is run by volunteers in order to advance the education of the public in one-place studies. Information and further advice is available to all, though members will have access to a wide range of enhanced benefits.

The Society welcomes members from around the world with an interest in one particular place, whether it is a street, village, hamlet or town. Registering a study area (or areas) is optional, though recommended if members are active in their research.

Why join the Society for One-Place Studies?

 

Membership benefits include the opportunity to:-

• Be recognised as the ‘expert’ for your study area. As such, members will become the first port of call for those with ancestral or other interests in a particular place. This often leads to opportunities for the holder of the study to amass further information
• Advertise your research to a wide audience
• Be part of a worldwide community of like-minded people
• Receive a regular e-newsletter with contributions from experts in this field. The newsletter also gives members an opportunity to publish articles about their research
• Exchange ideas and have queries answered via an on-line forum
• Have an email alias, so that the contact details for your study remain constant, even if you change your ISP or email address
• Meet and exchange ideas with other OPSers, through actual and virtual seminars
• Receive encouragement through participating in joint one-place projects

If you choose to register your one-place study, you can establish a web page to advertise it. A one-off study registration fee will apply.

Resources

 

The resources of the Society for One-Place Studies are available to all. If you would like to contribute resources for these pages, please contact the Webmaster.

Members of the Society are invited to take advantage of many additional resources in the Members Area, including publications, books, websites, educational resources and academic papers.

Here is a link to the In-Depth Report about Feniton