The new FindMyPast (Part 4)

[rosie99]

I'm probably misremembering this, as I haven't used them for a while, but didn't Montgomeryshire parish records used to have images?

Chesters.

I don't know but it doesn't appear to be part of their Wales collection 
   
http://www.rootschat.com/links/0z4l/

[Hystericalwriter]

Montgomery is still there under "Powys"which is the new county name and the images too.....

Anne

[chesters]

Montgomery is still there under "Powys"which is the new county name and the images too.....

Anne

Oh yeah, Cheers.

[Gadget]

Montgomery is still there under "Powys"which is the new county name and the images too.....

Anne

Powys also includes the records for Brecon and Radnor. The other counties are as the old historical ones -   http://www.findmypast.co.uk/articles/world-records/search-all-uk-records/special-collections/the-wales-collection 

[Hystericalwriter]

It takes a bit adjusting to say the least, but so far I have found most of what I want. Just wish that the printing or saving of newspapers could come back. :-((

[lisalisa]

Has anyone had the problem when searching on a census that the pages 'get stuck' and it just repeatedly loads the same page?

on the 1871 census, I was searching with a first name only and dob +/- 5 years (I'm looking for someone I believe to be mis-transcribed)
it brought up 1,779 results and I was going through the pages, by clicking the next number (at the bottom of the results page), this worked ok, until I got to page 76 of the results (surnames beginning with T), after this, all I got was this same page reloading.

I reported the problem.


Lisa

[jbml]

I've had to leave off the family history research for a little while ... but I come back to find that they've COMPLETELY ruined the Find My Past site.

I'm finding it impossible to formulate my search terms with their new set-up; and impossible to xtract the information i want from the new way of presenting the results. Everythi is taking FAR longer than it used to.

Why do they do this???

[davidft]

They do  explain on their website why they have altered things.

However if you don't want to read that they have also done a video that was emailed to people and has been uploaded onto youtube.

Have a look at the link, hopefully you will find it informative

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOEi_nLLkRw

[jbml]

I've tried looking at the explanation ... and it never loads! Just locks up my computer.

But whatever way they explain it doesn't alter the bottom line: I chose FindMyPast over Ancestry because I found the FindMyPast way of presenting results helpful and the Ancestry way unhelpful. And they've abandoned the helpful presentation and adopted the unhelpful presentation instead.