AI especially for older people researching their family history and leaving a link of data into posterity. Why can we not move the National Archives Ireland to GPO; why can’t we exhibit the paintings of former President of the Royal Hibernian Arts … his paintings of the Rising are to be revelled in ie if they are not in the hands of the private sector? We too can access our newspapers. See family history on this site by searching Grok3 AI … NAI gave me several links to newspapers and I learned so much from same.

Posted on July 1, 2025 by michelleclarke2015

A Breakthrough in France Genealogy: MyHeritage Publishes a New Collection of 731 Million Records Extracted From French Newspapers

  • By Esther

June 3, 2025

A Breakthrough in France Genealogy: MyHeritage Publishes a New Collection of 731 Million Records Extracted From French Newspapers
A Breakthrough in France Genealogy: MyHeritage Publishes a New Collection of 731 Million Records Extracted From French Newspapers

We’re happy to announce the release of a new historical record collection on MyHeritage: France, Names & Stories in Newspapers. This collection includes 731 million structured records extracted from French newspapers. These records were created using advanced AI technology developed in-house by MyHeritage.

This is the first Names & Stories collection on MyHeritage in a language other than English — following the 11.6 billion English-language records published previously in 15 other collections.

Search France, Names & Stories in Newspapers

Historical newspapers offer rich details for family history that official records often lack. They add color and context — stories of everyday life, personal achievements, public recognition, photos, and much more. With the Names & Stories collections, these stories are searchable and also matched to your family tree. You can uncover surprising new details — even about relatives you didn’t think to search for.

Records in this collection typically include full names and identified relationships, relevant locations, occupations, and associated institutions, as well as the newspaper title, publication date, and place. They provide a snippet of text from the newspaper, a short article summary generated by AI, and the full scanned text (OCR) of the article. In addition, each record includes a link to view the original full scan of the newspaper page on the Gallica.fr website.

Examples

Here are a few examples from the France, Names & Stories in Newspapers collection.

Example 1

An article from L’Époque, published in 1938, describes the wedding celebration of Jacques Delacour and Marie-Louise Rambaud — a richly detailed item packed with family connections. The marriage took place at the Saint-Paterne church in Orléans, and the article is notable for the number of named individuals and family relationships it includes.

Record entry for Jacques Delacour in the France, Names & Stories in Newspapers collection on MyHeritage.com (Click to zoom)

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