As Findmypast enters a new decade, its website has been completely refreshed.
While the site’s core features and services remain unchanged, the look and feel has been significantly improved. The new-look site is designed to encourage more family history beginners to get started while staying true to its roots as a respected resource experienced genealogists know.
As well as a new vibrant and youthful-looking colour scheme and an array of somewhat quirky new illustrations, you’ll see minor site navigation changes, such as the new Help & more button that directs you faster to the resources you want.
New logo
The new logo incorporates “my” to reflect how family history is unique for each individual.
Alongside these changes, Findmypast has strengthened its record collections, building useful site features and investing in new technologies and services.
These changes were first introduced on findmypast.co.uk before Christmas. They’re now being rolled out to findmypast.com, findmypast.com.au, and findmypast.ie.
Canadian content
In the coming months, researchers on Findmypast will have have the ability to access Canadian newspapers Toronto Daily Mail and Kingston Weekly Advertiser.
Moving forward, I hope Findmypast will change the filter, State, to State/Province in the North American (.com) version.
Despite the number of Canadian newspapers in the US & World newspaper collection, the description doesn’t reflect the content. It reads, “Global historical newspapers from China, Denmark, France, Germany, Jamaica, and South Africa are also searchable within the collection.”
The new brand, with the emphasis on “my,” is a good move. It should help attract younger subscribers.
Providing subscription rates in Canadian dollars would also be a nice gesture.
