I thought the attached press release I received from Findmypast might be useful:
This Remembrance Weekend, we want to help everyone find their First World War ancestors and learn more about their family history.
So we’re delighted to announce that this Remembrance Weekend, we’ll be opening up our archives and giving unlimited free access to billions of records and newspaper pages from all over the world. That means that between midday on Friday, November 7th and midday on Monday, November 10th (GMT), absolutely everyone will have access to all our historical records, including:
· Millions of birth, marriage and death records
· Census, land and substitute records from the US, UK, Ireland and Australia
· Millions of newspaper pages from all over the world
· Travel and migration records
· Military records from all over the world, including World War 1 records
As well as millions of other records that will give everyone the opportunity to explore their family history and bring their past to life.
Live Broadcast
This Saturday 8th November, we will be hosting our first ever Live Broadcast. Featuring an expert panel including Findmypast’s Director of Family History, Joshua Taylor, military historian Paul Nixon, and Who Do You Think You Are?’s Lead Genealogist Laura Berry, the broadcast is designed to help everyone get further with their family history research.
The talks will cover a wide range of topics – from getting started to breaking down brick walls – and viewers can choose to watch the entire event, or tune in for specific presentations.
The Live Broadcast will be shown at 3pm (GMT) on Saturday 8th November. All of the presentations can also be watched on demand after the broadcast on the Remembrance Weekend section of our blog.
Live Family History Facebook Q&A
Directly after our Live Broadcast, we’ll also be hosting a live Q&A on family history researching on our global Facebook page with some of our speakers. Join us between 5.30 and 6.30pm (GMT) to join the discussion on how to get started or break down your family history brick walls.
You can submit your questions in advance to our Facebook wall, send them @Findmypast on Twitter using the hashtag #FMPLive, or join us live on Facebook on Saturday evening.
Follow @Findmypast on Twitter and use the hashtag #FMPLive to follow our event updates.
