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If you're hunting for the resources to track down distant relatives and re-connect the dots of cherished family stories, you're in the right place. Our ever-evolving technology connects you with a wealth of exclusive records, so your family tree will be flourishing in no time.

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Over the past year, we've made some big strides forward.

We have unveiled a major new update to our newspaper experience. With new-and-improved search features and image-viewing functionality, it's now easier than ever to explore over 70 million historical newspaper pages. You can even view newspaper articles within your family tree, within the all-new Stories Feed. Why not try it out for yourself?

But that's not all we've been working on. We've also launched our new immersive timeline within the family tree, which allows you to see the milestones in your ancestors' lives at a glance. There is now a forest of over 5.2 million family trees and over 478 million branches for you to explore on Findmypast - build on others' discoveries with your own research using our handy Tree Search technology.

Only at Findmypast, you can enjoy:

Exclusive online access to the 1921 Census of England and Wales
The largest online collection of British & Irish newspapers, now easier to search than ever
An intuitive and easy-to-use family tree builder, with discoveries displayed clearly in our new timeline view
New releases every week on Findmypast Friday
The most extensive collection of British Army records online, and so much more...

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Catch our talks at Rootstech 2024

Brian Donovan, Irish Genealogy Debunked: Busting Common Misconceptions.keyboard_arrow_down

Findmypast Ireland's director Brian Donovan is here to demystify the challenges of tracing Irish roots.

Jen Baldwin, Sowing the Seeds of History: Exploring the Lives of Agricultural Laborerskeyboard_arrow_down

Join Findmypast's in-house genealogy expert Jen Baldwin for a deep dive into researching the history of agricultural labourers in the US and beyond.

Mary McKee, Tales of Resilience: Discovering England & Wales Poor Law Union Recordskeyboard_arrow_down

Mary McKee, Findmypast's UK Archives Manager, offers a fascinating look into British Poor Law Union records.

Brian Donovan, Tracing the Irish in Australia and New Zealandkeyboard_arrow_down

Brian Donovan reveals how to trace those Irish ancestors who made the long journey across the globe and set up life in the Southern Hemisphere.

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Join Findmypast's Social Media Manager Ellie Ayton to learn how to begin researching those Welsh branches of your family tree.

Bringing to light British Home Children’s stories

Between the 1860s and 1970s, over 130,000 children were sent to live in overseas dominions by the British government. Known as British Home Children, many of their stories have been lost to history. Learn more about the history of British Home Children here.

Around 10% of Canadians are descended from a British Home Child. Now - over 50 years after the last British Home Child was sent to live overseas - having a conversation about the impact that the scheme had on those involved is more necessary than ever.

With our new free-to-view Home Children record collection released just in time for Rootstech 2024, Findmypast is committed to telling these largely forgotten histories.

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