Tag Archives: Tools & Tech: FindMyPast

Did you know that many of the major subscription genealogy sites have free records? We’re still living in uncertain times, and that may mean that you’ve had to forego one or more of your genealogy subscriptions. Plus, with libraries either closed or limiting services, you may not be able to take advantage of their institutional subscription that’s free for patrons to use. But, it’s possible that some of the records you need are available for free.

I have a weekly calendar entry that reminds me to check out the new records that have been added to the major genealogy websites. When I find something of interest, I investigate it further and if it’s worthwhile I add it to my locality guide(s). I do this even when I don’t have a subscription to a website. Why? Because I may find that there are enough relevant collections on a website that are worth the cost of a subscription for a little while. Or, I might be able to […]

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found, such as new blogs, interesting posts/articles, useful websites and resources, and of course upcoming webinars.

Weekly column sharing genealogy-related things that I’ve found, such as new blogs, interesting posts/articles, useful websites and resources, and of course upcoming webinars.

I received the following press release yesterday from Findmypast.com announcing a new collection of Irish newspapers from 1820-1926.  Details below. New Online Irish Newspapers Make Ireland’s History Searchable Titles cover all four provinces of Ireland with articles dating 1820-1926 LOS ANGELES (Sept. 23, 2013) – Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history, today announced the launch of its Irish Newspaper Collection, making almost 2 million historical Irish newspaper articles available to search on the website. Digitized from the collections of the British Library, the Irish Newspapers Collection on findmypast.com […]

I’ve been hearing the rumors all week and today I received the following press release from Findmypast.com.    PERSI Finds New Home on findmypast Partnership with the Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center adds 2.5 million records dating back to 1800 LOS ANGELES (July 19, 2013) – Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history, today announced a partnership with the Allen County Public Library (ACPL) Genealogy Center to revolutionize the PERiodical Source Index (PERSI), the world’s largest and most widely used subject index for genealogy and local history literature. […]

The other day, I received the following email announcing that Irish records on findmypast.com will be available for FREE today through Sunday (6/27-6/30).  To see what types of Irish records FMP has, click here and scroll down to almost the end of the page…you will see a list of Irish Records at the end of the right-hand column.

I received the following press release earlier this month and completely forgot to post it.  Maybe I’ll be able to find something on my second great-grandaunt who lived in England for awhile in the early 1900s.