Don’t miss this opportunity, from 5 am ET on Thursday!
To mark the 80th anniversary of D-Day, Findmypast is offering free access to millions of historical records and newspapers from 6-10 June.
Here’s the press release:
Between 6-10 June, Family history website, Findmypast, is making millions of its family history records free to access* to mark the 80 th anniversary of D-Day, so you can uncover and honor their stories and sacrifices.
Explore your wartime ancestor’s story with the largest collection of British and Irish newspapers online, digitised in partnership with the British Library.
Among the pages, you might find details of bravery or moving tributes to the fallen – rich details that can help you feel closer to your ancestors. You can also uncover the wider story of D-Day as it happened in the newspaper reports or look more closely at the impact of the war on your own community. Make sure to clip, save, and share articles of interest using the new Collections feature on Findmypast.
Findmypast’s family history records can paint a vivid picture of what your ancestor was doing during wartime. They may have been a prisoner of war, helped on the home front, or worked as a Red Cross volunteer. Discover their whereabouts on the eve of war in the 1939 Register and delve into the largest collection of British Army records anywhere online, including regimental records and the British in India collection, which runs right up to 1947.
Uncover those all-important life events in the most comprehensive collection of British parish records online, and check Findmypast’s vibrant Photo Collection for a glimpse into life during wartime.
Preserve your findings with Findmypast’s online family tree builder and share their legacy with family and friends.
It’s also a perfect time to explore your own family archive for letters, diaries or photographs. Keep your ancestors’ memories alive by sharing their stories with your loved ones, and share your findings online using the hashtag #FindMyFamilyHero.
Jen Baldwin, Research Specialist at Findmypast said: "80 years on from D-Day and the stories of service and sacrifice remain extremely poignant and relevant to us today. We invite everyone to discover their own family’s wartime stories with free access to Findmypast’s records this weekend and preserve them for futuregenerations.”
*Records on Findmypast (apart from the 1921 Census of England and Wales and Tree Search) will be free to access for all signed-in users from 10am GMT Thursday 6 June, until 10am GMT Monday 10 June 2024.
ENDS