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Findmypast is recruiting individuals in Australia and New Zealand to talk about their experiences in using Findmypast. In return for a one-hour remote interview, participants will receive a $100 PayPal or Amazon voucher. [Sponsored] Findmypast plans to conduct the remote interviews from 19-23 July and again from 18-20 August 2021. If you are a regular Findmypast user, you may have already seen the pop-up screens about the interviews when you log-in to the site. Frequently

Do you have family who lived in Dublin? Is yes, you might be interested in over one million employment records from Dublin's Jameson Distillery which have been digitised thanks to a partnership between the company and Ancestry. They are available free and online at Ancestry for the month of July 2021 only, so you will need to be quick before they disappear behind the pay wall. The records span over a hundred years from 1862 to 1969 and include: employees names; their occup

To commemorate the historic Battle of Gettysburg, Fold3 is giving free access to its American Civil War collection until 18 July 2021. The collection includes service records, pension files, casualty lists and more. You will need a free account or you can sign in with your Ancestry user name and password (as I did). Click here to go to the correct landing page at Fold3. Search for a name and you will be prompted to either log-in to Fold3 (if you already have an account) or