1.4 Million New Records This FindMyPast Friday

The following information was received from FindMyPast. There are over 1.4 million new records available to search this Findmypast Friday, including: British Armed Forces, First World War Soldiers’ Medical Records Over 691,000 records have been added to our National Archives’ Continue reading 1.4 Million New Records This FindMyPast Friday

New Records Available To Search at FindMyPast Friday, June 1, 2018

The following is from FindMyPast: There are over 2.7 million new records available to search this last Findmypast Friday, including: Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms Were your catholic ancestors baptised in the Archdiocese of Chicago in Illinois? Over 1.2 million additional Continue reading New Records Available To Search at FindMyPast Friday, June 1, 2018

FindMyPast Brings New York Catholic Records Online

The following announcement from FindMyPast was made today at RootsTech 2018: ● Findmypast adds indexes containing over eight million New York records to its exclusive Catholic Heritage Archive ● Released online for the first time, family historians can now search Continue reading FindMyPast Brings New York Catholic Records Online

FindMyPast Acquires Genealogy Startup Twile

The following news release was received from FindMyPast: FindMyPast Acquires Genealogy Startup Twile – Winner of Two RootsTech Innovation Awards Leading British family history website, Findmypast, has announced their acquisition of genealogy startup Twile, creators of the visual family history Continue reading FindMyPast Acquires Genealogy Startup Twile

Over 175K Records Added At FindMyPast This Last Week

The following was received from FindMyPast: There were over 175,334 new records available to search this Findmypast Friday, including: Greater London Marriage Index Over 94,000 new records from the Royal College of Arms covering historic chapels at St James Duke’s Continue reading Over 175K Records Added At FindMyPast This Last Week

FindMyPast Publishes New Suffragette Collection in Association With The National Archives

The following news release is from FindMyPast. Click on the illustration or the links to check out this new collection. ● New Suffragette Collection containing over 3,000 Police and Home Office records now available to search online at Findmypast. ● Continue reading FindMyPast Publishes New Suffragette Collection in Association With The National Archives

Genealogy Giants: Comparing the Four Major Websites

“Which genealogy website should I use?” It’s one of the most-asked questions in genealogy — and this quick reference guide answers it! Use this jammed-packed cheat sheet to quickly and easily compare all of the most important features of the Continue reading Genealogy Giants: Comparing the Four Major Websites

New Records at FindMyPast This Last Week

Databases added at FindMyPast this last week: WWI Draft Registration Cards Over 5.1 million new records have been added to our collection of United States WWI draft registration cards. This final update completes this fascinating collection, which now totals more Continue reading New Records at FindMyPast This Last Week

FindMyPast Adds 6.7 Million Exclusive Records to Their USA Marriage Collection

Findmypast continues to release millions of marriage records every quarter and aims to complete the entire digitization project by the end of 2017. The following is their latest news release: 5th May 2017: Leading family history website, Findmypast, has announced Continue reading FindMyPast Adds 6.7 Million Exclusive Records to Their USA Marriage Collection

FindMyPast Offers FREE Access to Their Entire Irish Collection Thru March 17

To coincide with St Patrick’s Day 2017, Findmypast is making their entire collection of more than 116 million Irish records free for a limited time! Through 17 March 2017, you can access the largest collection of Irish records online for Continue reading FindMyPast Offers FREE Access to Their Entire Irish Collection Thru March 17

Catholic Records for Ireland, Britain & the USA Being Posted at FindMyPast

At Rootstech yesterday, Patty and I were able to visit with our old friend, Brian Donovan, who is the Licensing Manager at Findmypast. He brought us up to speed on what will be the most comprehensive online collection of Roman Continue reading Catholic Records for Ireland, Britain & the USA Being Posted at FindMyPast

Discover Your British Family Heroes Over the Veteran’s Day Weekend, with Free Access to 70 Million Military Records, FREE at FindMyPast.com

The following is from FindMyPast: This Veteran’s Day, Findmypast wants to give everyone the chance to uncover the heroes in their family tree. And so from November 10th to the 13th, you can explore Findmypast’s entire collection of over 70 Continue reading Discover Your British Family Heroes Over the Veteran’s Day Weekend, with Free Access to 70 Million Military Records, FREE at FindMyPast.com

FindMyPast Adds Over 2.8 Million records this last week

Over 2.8 million additional records were available to search at Findmypast this last week, including: United States Marriages Over 2.7 million additional records have been added to our collection of United States Marriages. The new additions come from 13 different Continue reading FindMyPast Adds Over 2.8 Million records this last week

New Records Available To Search at FindMyPast as of Last Friday, October 28

The following is from FindMyPast: Over 1.8 million new records are available to search this Findmypast Friday including: United States, West Virginia Births Containing over 35,000 records, West Virginia Births allows you to uncover details of your ancestor’s birth. These Continue reading New Records Available To Search at FindMyPast as of Last Friday, October 28

FindMyPast Publishes the Second Installment of Easter Rising & Ireland Under Martial Law Collection

The following news release is from FindMyPast. I got it on October 21, but just haven’t had the time to get it formatted and posted until today. · Over 48,000 additional records released in association with The National Archives · Continue reading FindMyPast Publishes the Second Installment of Easter Rising & Ireland Under Martial Law Collection