Are you keeping up with our ‘15 minutes with 15 collections’ countdown? Remember, there are now a whopping 12 free collections for you to search! Today, we’ve made our Quebec Vital and Church Records, 1621-1967, available for everyone to use. They’ll stay that way until October 15th. Quebec is an unusual case in family history,… Read more
It’s day eleven of our ‘15 minutes with 15 collections’ countdown! Today, we’ve made our US Historical Newspapers, Birth, Marriage & Death Announcements, 1851-2003, completely free for everyone to use. It’ll stay that way until October 15th. Newspapers have been running birth, marriage and death announcements ever since they were invented. Our collection includes cuttings… Read more
It’s day ten of our ‘15 minutes with 15 collections’ countdown! Today, we’ve made our England & Wales, Birth Index, 1916-2005, completely free for everyone to use. It’ll stay that way until October 15th. Our Birth, Marriage & Death Indexes provide the essential building blocks for your family tree. Our early indexes covering 1837 to… Read more
It’s day nine of our ‘15 minutes with 15 collections’ countdown! Today, we’ve made our US WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, completely FREE for everyone to use. They’ll stay that way until October 15th. When the United States entered World War I in April 1917, their Armed Forces began a huge recruitment drive. Every male… Read more
We’ve reached the half-way point in our ‘15 minutes with 15 collections’ countdown! For today’s treat, we’ve made our Births from the Swedish Death Index, 1947-2006, completely free for everyone to use. They’ll stay that way until October 15th. This is a great opportunity to try your hand at an unusual collection from overseas. The… Read more
It’s day seven of our ‘15 minutes with 15 collections ’ countdown! Today, we’ve made our Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997 , completely FREE for everyone to use. It’ll stay that way until October 15th. Texas is the second largest American state by both area and population. Our index reveals over 15 million births across almost… Read more
Don’t miss today’s installment of our ‘15 minutes with 15 collections’ series! For our sixth free collection, we’ve made our Australian Electoral Rolls, 1903-1954, available for everyone to use. They’ll stay that way until October 15th. From the arrival of the ‘First Fleet’ in 1788, British migrants were largely responsible for populating Australia. You’ll find… Read more
It’s day five of our ‘15 minutes with 15 collections’ countdown! Today, we’ve made our 1920 United States Federal Census, completely free for everyone to use. It’ll stay that way until October 15th. The 1920 US Census is one of the largest collections on our site, with over 100 million names included. It’s also among… Read more
Are you making the most of our ‘15 minutes with 15 collections countdown? Remember, there are now four free collections for you to search! Today, we’ve made our Bavaria, Germany, WWI Personnel Rosters, 1914-1918, completely free for everyone to use. They’ll stay that way until October 15th. Even if you have no German roots, these… Read more
It’s day three of our ‘15 minutes with 15 collections’ countdown! Today, we’ve made our California Marriage Index, 1960-1985, completely free for everyone to use. They’ll stay that way until October 15th. California has a higher proportion of immigrants than any other part of America. Our index reveals over 4.8 million marriages from all over… Read more