Friday, September 7, 2018

Find My Past Free Weekend

Thomas MacEntee alerts us again.  If you have roots in the British Isles, here's your chance.

Get FREE ACCESS* to over 2.7 BILLION records this weekend at Findmypast! This offer is valid through Monday, September 10th and for the duration of the free access period, all who register an account with Findmypast will be able to access all of the following resources for free:
  • Millions of records you won't find anywhere else, including Home Office records, Police files, millions of England & Wales Crime, prisons & punishment records and original documents from the British India Office.
  • Civil birth, marriage and death records dating back to the early 19th century.
  • The largest online collection of UK parish records, dating back to the early 1500s.
  • The most comprehensive online collection of British Military service records.
  • The largest collection of Irish family history records available online, with more than twice the number available on any other family history website.
  • The 1939 register, one of the most important twentieth century genealogical resources for England and Wales.
  • Passenger lists for ships sailing to and from Europe, Australia, New Zealand, North America and beyond.
  • The largest online collection of England & Wales Electoral registers, containing more than 220 million names.
  • The exclusive Catholic Heritage Archive, a ground-breaking initiative that aims to digitize the historical records of the Catholic Church in North America, Britain and Ireland for the very first time.
Use the following links to get started:
  • US and Canada: click HERE
  • Australia: click HERE
  • Ireland: click HERE
Have a great weekend of exploring and searching at Findmypast - free access valid through Monday, September 10th, 2018.  
*British, Irish, US and World Newspapers, the PERiodical Source Index, UK Electoral Registers 2002-2014 and UK Companies House Directors 2002-2014 are not included in this free access promotion. Free access begins on 7 September at 09.00 (BST) and ends on 10 September at 23.59 (BST).

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