Issue 6.14
Findmypast.co.uk is launching some changes very soon. They have been working on improving the site for some time and you will soon notice some of their changes. To find out what these changes are, when they will be happening, and how this will affect you, keep reading.
The findmypast site is moving to a new technology platform – a bit like moving houses, they will be taking most things with them, but leaving behind the things that are old and out of date. Instead of bringing them with them, they will be replacing them with new, improved features and even more records. They will have everything people know and love about findmypast still available but some things may look and work a bit differently.
They will have a brand new family tree builder. This tree will allow you to clearly record all of the details you find about each of your ancestors, storing source material, adding facts and events to each relation and seeing a clear timeline of their life. It sounds a lot like FamilySearch and may have something to do with the new agreement between the two entities.
Findmypast has made some changes to the way you search the records that give you far more control and should help deliver even more accurate results. These changes will allow you to search across selected categories of records and filter based on keywords, record sets and country. You will be able to search all censuses at once for the first time too.
The improvements they have made to the site will allow them to release new records far more frequently. In fact, we are confident that there will be new records on the site every month. You can read their blog and subscribe to their emails to find out which records are the latest to be added to the site.
Findmypast is now over 10 years old and they are trying to provide better features and release new records more often. Findmypast is based in London, England and started its project as 1837 online butting the paper General Register Office birth, marriage and death records indexes online.
For more information contact Shanna Jones shannasjones@msn.com 435-628-4900.