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5 Days of FREE Birth, Marriage, Death and Census Records: What's Included and How to Access Them
From 27 April -1 May 2017, all of our birth, marriage, death and census records go free. Here's what to expect.
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Using Irish Census Records to Find Your Family
Relatively few historic Irish census records survive but the ones that do could be key to your research
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The History of the Workhouse
Findmypast is delighted to bring you this free webinar from renowned author and social historian Peter Higginbotham on the history of the workhouse, exploring what life was like for the inmates and also how to go about looking for workhouse and Poor Law records
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Searching For Criminal Ancestors In Historic Newspapers
What's more interesting than a criminal ancestor? See how to track down yours so you can come up with some truly shocking news for the next family gathering!
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Get Political This Findmypast Friday
This week, we've added millions of Electoral Registers covering over 100 years of British democracy.
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