🚂 Findmypast Expands with Railway Records & Newspapers
Findmypast has introduced over 90,000 new records this week, heavily focusing on English railway history. The platform added 94,601 records covering the Chatham and Dover Railway Company and the Sheffield and Lincolnshire Railway Company, spanning the 19th and 20th centuries. Additionally, they bolstered their newspaper archive with 100,308 new pages "from Billericay to Barrow," which also includes new Irish pages. Five brand new newspaper titles joined the collection, while 29 existing publications were updated.
🔗 Source: Findmypast – Latest Releases
🌍 FamilySearch's July Update Brings 8 Million Records
FamilySearch has rolled out its latest global update, expanding its free online archives with over 8 million new historical records across 25 different countries. The most significant additions this week include 4.7 million civil and church records from the Philippines and over 3 million civil and census records from Italy. For those with European ancestry, numerous Italian civil registration collections from regions like Pisa, Pavia, and Saluzzo have been heavily expanded or added as entirely new collections.
🔗 Source: FamilySearch Blog – July 2026 Records
📜 Scotland's People Releases 'Great Disruption' Records
Researchers tracing Scottish ancestry have a valuable new resource, as Scotland's People has recently published historical records revealing life in breakaway churches. These newly available records document the congregations that left the Church of Scotland during the Great Disruption. This offers fresh avenues for finding ancestors who may have disappeared from standard parish registers during this turbulent period.
🔗 Source: National Records of Scotland (NRS)