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Newly added collection documents hundreds of years of significant life events and media headlines

LOS ANGELES (May 1, 2013) – Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history, has published more than 23 million new records and 121 million pages of U.S. and world newspapers to its already extensive collection of historical records. New records, including Irish birth, marriage and death records, highlight important life events for our ancestors. Researchers can find their ancestors

What: Ask Me Anything on Reddit with D. Joshua Taylor

When: Thursday, August 15, 2013 at Noon EDT

Ask D. Joshua Taylor, lead genealogist for findmypast.com anything! He’ll be answering your questions about genealogy, his career as a professional genealogist and anything else that may be asked.

On Thursday, August 15, visit http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA and post your questions.

400 Years of Baptism, Marriage, and Burial History Published Online

Findmypast.com just added millions of new parish registers to its Westminster Collection. Family historians can now search for London ancestors on transcripts and scanned images of these parish records  from the city of Westminster that date back more than 400 years.

The Westminster Parish records cover the period 1538-1945 and come from more than 50 Westminster churches, including St. Anne, Soho, St. Clement Danes, St. George

Collection includes more than 6 million pages with original images

LOS ANGELES (Feb. 6, 2013) – Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history, today announced the addition of more than 6 million pages from British newspapers, including original images, to its extensive historical records collection. The British newspapers include local and regional titles from England, Scotland and Wales from 1700 to 1950, and encompass nearly 200 titles. The British newspapers are part of a

Findmypast.com Announces Partnership with Federation of Genealogical Societies

Partnership makes records available to findmypast.com and creates a vital source of revenue for local societies.

Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history research, today announced a national partnership with Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) to preserve, digitize and provide access to local records from genealogical societies across the country.

The collaborative initiative will help

Release includes more than 40 million new records on findmypast.com

LOS ANGELES (Dec. 14, 2012) – Findmypast.com, an international leader in online family history, has published more than 40 million new records to its already extensive collection of historical records, including military; life events; census land and surveys; institutions and organization; newspapers, directories and social history; immigration and travel; court and probate; and education and work records.

“The number of recor