Taking a break from unpacking our household belongings to blog a little about family history. Always a great excuse for a diversion! We just completed a transatlantic move from Sicily to Yorktown, Virginia...and I'm so happy to be back HOME. This weekend, FindMyPast is offering FREE access (thanks for the heads-up, Kathy!). While I wasn't sure exactly what I would find, I'm happy to report my research break definitely proved fruitful. Here is a snippet of a marriage record from the parish records in Thirsk, Yorkshire (North Riding), England from 1799...including my 4th great-grandparents, John SMITH and Jane WAIN : Yorkshire: Bishop's Transcripts of Marriages. Thirsk, North Riding, Yorkshire, England. Borthwick Institute for Archives. Accessed via http://www.findmypast.com While a little difficult to read, here's a transcription of the record: John Smith, bachelor, and Jane Wain, spinster, both in this parish, were married in this church by ba