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🔎 Cross-Archive Direct Search Generator

Instantly build pre-populated, targeted search queries across Newspapers.com, Ancestry, Findmypast, Fold3, and free databases simultaneously.

Site & Repository Directory Search

Find which websites hold specific datasets (e.g. Ancestry, Findmypast, ScotlandsPeople), search record types (1921 Census, Wills, Bishop's Transcripts), historical transcripts, and family tree lineages.

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Type a website name (e.g. "Ancestry", "Findmypast"), a dataset (e.g. "1921 census", "wills", "marriages"), or an ancestor's name above.