We have been inundated with responses for Open Data Day 2020 so have closed for this year. ___________________________________________________ We're holding a 'Genealo-thon' on Saturday the 7th March,using our records to…
In the summer of 2016, Free UK Genealogy began a journey to make all of our websites accessible to a minimum AA standard of W3C Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG)…
The new FreeCEN website went live in July 2017 and has recently undergone an accessibility-driven aesthetic revamp. The release of the new colour suite across FreeCEN (pictured below), FreeREG, and the new FreeBMD website (FreeBMD2) currently…
Free UK Genealogy is proud to announce two new features to assist our users to search FreeREG and FreeCEN. FreeCEN (with free access to high quality transcriptions of nineteenth century…
FreeCEN is changing. Here, we outline how this affects volunteers and genealogists, both amateur and expert, using the FreeCEN research service. The changes we're making at the moment will improve…
We're celebrating datasharing on Open Data Day! Check out our tips on using Death Data hidden in free available censuses to uncover secrets in your family tree. Open Data Day…
Do you research family history? Have you used any of our websites in your research? We'd love to hear your thoughts on how we can better communicate with you! Please…
There is a rumour that Free UK Genealogy is taking a vote from volunteers and users of our websites (FreeBMD, FreeCEN and FreeREG) as to whether the sites should remain free, or…
Thank you to all those who came to the Open Data Conference on Saturday 30th January. Thank you especially to John Sheridan (Digital Director, the National Archives), Simon Tanner (Pro…
We need your help. Turn Black Friday into Give Back Friday and help Free UK Genealogy! We've joined Easyfundraising. Now, whenever you buy anything online, you can raise a free…
