Today's emails brought both good news and bad news from FindMyPast (one of my favourite sites for genealogy and family history).
[UPDATE, 27 Jan 2016: And there's more good news today - 10% discount on 12 month subscriptions!]
Good news #1
FindMyPast will be FREE for 72 hours! From Friday 22nd to Monday 25th January 2016, everyone has free access to FindMyPast's world records (except the 1939 Register). Check the terms and conditions and start / end times for each region:
Good news #2
If you have a current 'world' subscription at FindMyPast, three extra days will be added to your subscription after this 'free access' weekend.
Good news #3
From 16th February 2016, 12 month Britain and World subscribers will have unlimited access to the 1939 Register as part of their subscription packages.
Bad news and good news
From 16 Feb 2016, new FindMyPast subscriptions will cost 20% more than the current price - but if you already have a 12 month subscription, the price of your next renewal will be frozen, and you will still get a 10% loyalty discount.
In conclusion...
Findmypast now gives you access to over eight billion records, and they add thousands more each week. Use this 'free weekend' to explore those records and decide whether to buy a subscription before the price rise in February. Check out the list of record sets (arranged by region) plus last Friday's additions.
(This post first appeared on http://genie-leftovers.blogspot.com/2016/01/good-news-and-bad-news-from-findmypast.html.)
