Current and Past Genealogy Deals

American Ancestors is Offering Free Access to All of Its Records Right Now

American Ancestors, the online research website from the New England Historic Genealogical Society, is offering completely free access to its database of records that include more than 1.4 billion names from 18 countries. You’ll only need to register for a free guest account to search and view these family history records right now. Access is typically almost $90 per year.

Ancestry.com 50% Off Deal is Over, Get a 14 Day Free Trial Instead

​This deal from Ancestry.com has ended. You can find regular prices and start an Ancestry free trial here instead. Ancestry.com is offering a sudden 50% off flash sale of its subscriptions for Veterans Day. This deal includes new subscriptions AND upgrades on current subscriptions!  You will need to be logged in to Ancestry to see the upgrade offer. After clicking the …

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Can You Read the Text on This Old Genealogy Record? If So, Your Help is Needed

FamilySearch.org, which holds the largest collection of free family history data in the world, is currently recruiting genealogy enthusiasts for its online World Indexing Event 2017. And they want you. For 72 hours between Oct 20 and 22 thousands of family historians will gather together online to see how many records they can accurately index …

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Tens of Millions of British and Irish Genealogy Records Are Free This Weekend Only

UK genealogy research leader Findmypast has announced that they are offering nearly all of their British and Irish records completely free of charge this weekend. From now until midnight Monday you can access these records without cost and without entering a credit card. Findmypast is only requiring a name and email address. We love that. Start by searching here and then easily view and download records of interest.

Thousands of Probate Records Are Free Right Now on the NEHGS Website

The New England Historic Genealogical Society (NEHGS) is offering free access to thirty-two probate-related databases on its website right now. Access to these wonderful collections starts today, April 18th, and lasts one week. The databases being offered by the NEHGS contain some of the earliest probate records of colonial Massachusetts and other New England colonies …

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