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What are one place studies?

A one-place-study (OPS) considers your ancestors in their physical and social context.

By learning about your ancestors' neighbours and studying the historical environment and events, big and small, that took place within a village, you can gain a greater understanding of your own genealogy.

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Region of the Month

May 2012

1902 postcard of the Clevedon Somerset seaside, image from Paul Townsend (brizzlebornandbred/Flickr) and licenced under CC BY-NC 2.0

I do like to be beside the seaside - and there's sea on either side of our ancestors living in Somerset. Go and take a stroll with them.