Findmypast plans to expand the capacity of its digitization studio in Boston Spa, Yorkshire, England to invest further in the scanning of both paper and microfilm titles of newspapers.
The investment comes after the company, in partnership with the British Library, reached the milestone publication of 100 million, fully searchable, digitized pages, reinforcing Findmypast’s position as the unrivalled leader in British and Irish newspaper digitization.
Over the next three to four years, Findmypast’s Boston Spa studio, based at the British Library, will increase its output by more than 60 percent in paper titles and over 80 percent in microfilm titles.
The move to digitize underutilized resources from diverse titles reflects the shared vision between Findmypast and the British Library, who have been collaborative partners on digitization projects, such as the British Newspaper Archive since 2010. It cements Findmypast as the go-to resource for British and Irish family resources.
This increased capacity will focus on under‑represented Commonwealth and South Asian newspapers in the British Library’s collections. Digitizing them will help build a more equitable, accessible historical record for South Asian diaspora communities in the UK, North America and beyond, ensuring that more families can connect with the stories that shaped them.
This investment marks the next major phase in Findmypast’s long‑term strategy to increase scale, broaden scope and deepen the historical context available to both academic and family history researchers.
