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There are billions of online family history records available to explore on Findmypast. Discover how to make the most of them and what they can reveal about your ancestors with our record guides and information.

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Your county-by-county guide to Ireland's genealogy records

Did your ancestors experience the Great Irish Famine?  

1921 Census search tips

21 ways to make the most of the 1921 Census

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Prisoners of War 1715-1945

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Over 1.3 million US Civil War Pensions now available to search

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Why Every Genealogist Should Search Workhouse Records

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To every book its copy: Parish records and Bishop's Transcripts

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How to explore the incredible Burnt Documents of World War 1

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