Findmypast Library Edition: Request it At Your Public Library!

by Lisa Cooke | Jul 7, 2015 | 01 What's New, Australian, British, Canadian, Findmypast, Irish, Libraries, Records & databases, United States

findmypast now has a Library Edition available within the United States. Patrons of subscribing libraries can now have access to their billions of records from England, Ireland, Wales, Scotland, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and the United States.

Highlights of what you’ll find on findmypast Library Edition include:

• Largest online collection of U.K. parish records;
• Exclusive access to the new PERiodical Source Index (now with images);
• Most comprehensive Irish family history records in the world.

Findmypast’s version of PERSI, the Periodical Source Index, includes more than 2.5 million indexed entries from thousands of genealogical and local history publications–AND a growing number of digitized articles! Click here to read more about PERSI, which we love.

Here’s How You Can Use FindMyPast for Free
We asked Josh Taylor at FMP how subscribers and non-subscribers can use the Library Edition:

1) “FMP subscribers can login to their own accounts while at the library.”

2) “Also, library users who are not paid subscribers can create a free account that allows them to create a tree, store, and attach records they view while at the library. The free account works like a standard Findmypast account so can be used at home to access their tree (and even get automatic hints).”

We’ve blogged about the Hints feature here at Genealogy Gems.

Ready to do some library research? We’ve got more tips for you, like:

• 5 Genealogy Resources to Look For at YOUR Public Library;
• A three-part series on visiting free local Family History Centers in our FREE Family History Made Easy podcast, episodes 17-19;
• This post on the MyHeritage Library Edition, now available at Family History Centers; and
• Use your iPad for Genealogy Research at the Family History Library.

Finally, here’s an important tip: let your voice be heard at your public library! They need to know how many people care about genealogy and family history. They need to know what databases you’re most interested in accessing. In an era of struggle for many public libraries, they have to prioritize their energies, so tell them what you want to learn!