Cancel all plans for the next few days unless they’re related to researching your family history.
This Remembrance weekend, Findmypast is offering free access to all records on their website to enable more people to discover their family’s wartime experiences.
From November 7 to 11, anyone can explore the billions of records and historical newspapers on Findmypast, including the exclusive 1921 Census for the first time ever.
Free access on Findmypast will run from today at 10:00 a.m. GMT (5:00 a.m. Eastern time) to 11:59 p.m. (6:59 p.m. Eastern time) on Monday, November 11.
You can also search the newspapers on Findmypast where you may find details of your ancestors’ wartime heroics, images of your community during the blitz, or insights into the reporting of major milestones in the war.
With the 1921 Census offered free for the first time, you can discover the impacts of the First World War on your family’s lives. Uncover their changing occupations and reflect on tragic losses, all documented in the largest and most comprehensive census in British history. Trace their lives further into the 20th century with the 1939 Register, taken on the advent of the Second World War.
Plus, you’ll get free use of all Findmypast’s tools and features to aid your research and grow your tree. Preserve your findings with Findmypast’s online family tree builder, and allow the hints to get your family history further, faster and with more accuracy. Discover milestone moments with Family Notices, and map these onto their profile.
But do take a break from your research at 11:00 a.m. on November 11 to remember those who served.
