Friday, August 26, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 26th August 2016



FRIDAY FOSSICKING







Walter Withers

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* IRISH CENTRAL








here are your treats...


 * GENERAL INTEREST

> Explore and download these records now**  Cunard Line findmypast.uk

Genies Down Under by Maria Northcote


Scotlandspeople.gov.uk - Scotland's People‎   Use voucher code 'summer16' for 20 free credits on Scotland's People. Valid through 27 August.


John Grenham  Three cheers for the weirdo obsessives

10 Types of Marriage Records for Family History Research  
One Wife or More?  
10 Top Sources for Locating Ancestor's Maiden Names  



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Ireland, Outrage Reports 1836-1840
Middlesex, London, Old Bailey Court Records 1674-1913
Additional Records..England & Wales Non-Conformist Births & Baptisms
England & Wales Non Conformist Marriages
England & Wales Non Conformist  Burials
NEWSPAPERS CAN HELP »
Scurrilities and Animadversion archaic terms in newspapers



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FREE WEBINAR  Tracing ancestors down under
Victoria Coastal Passenger Lists
10 Essential Australian Sets




* INTERESTING BLOGS

Family Cookbook  (but different from the norm)  Textile Ranger
17 Websites to Find Photos for Your Blog Lonetester (repeated)
My Top 10 Genealogy Gateways Cassmob(repeated)
Heatwaves & Forecasts  Liz Hambrett -  an Aussie living in Germany
Killed By Torture? The Story of an 18-Year-Old Irishman’s Death at the Hands of his Officers, New Orleans, 1865  Damian Shiels


MUST READ... Rock Star Genealogists Starting Soon Anglo-Celtic Connections


 From my blogs...

TROVE TATTLES  scroll to end ... URUNGA.... and the Catholic Freeman's Journal

FRAGILE FAITH

History of the Royal Irish Constabulary 1816-1922 Reprint

 HERITAGE WEEK IN IRELAND

New Additions to Irish Graves - they who sleep in foreign lands  in Victoria, Western Australia and New South Wales in Australia










Friday, August 19, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 19TH AUGUST, 2016



FRIDAY FOSSICKING







Walter Withers

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* GENERAL INTEREST


Index to Official assisted passenger lists/ State Records of South Australia


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 (includes colour images from churches across Staffordshire)
Staffordshire Baptisms  lots of details
Staffordshire Banns lots of details
Staffordshire Marriages 1754-1900  lots of details
Scotland Registers and Records Dundee Parishes, highland clans & regiments, social life + clan histories



* IRISH CENTRAL

and of course, your treats...




* INTERESTING BLOGS


Firstly, a request if I may... Many of you will be aware of the Irish Blog Awards.. public voting is now open, only for a short time.. These are two of the best, in my opinion,  you will have seen them listed in this section a number of times. Please have a look and if so inclined, it would be great if you could vote for them. Thank you.



Patrick O'Sullivan, convict Queenslander      State Library of Queensland
Earl Grey's Irish Famine Orphans (38) trevo's Irish Famine Orphans
Panel Play Mats Textile Ranger (just such fun)



books I recommend...

The Lacemakers of Glenmara’  Heather Barbieri

‘The House on Carnival Street’ Deborah Rodriguez

‘Leila’s Secret” Kooshyar Karimi

‘The Sum of Our Days’  Isabel Allende










Monday, August 15, 2016

Friday, August 12, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 12th August, 2016



FRIDAY FOSSICKING







Walter Withers

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* GENERAL INTEREST

Follow the Farm   John Grenham

WWI blogs









* IRISH CENTRAL



and of course, your treats...


*  FIND MY PAST

WWI graffiti Their final words






* INTERESTING BLOGS
Trove Tuesday Hometown News     Merron Biddeford 


Now this one is special, written by Julie A. Clancy


I've been following Julie's blog from this story on and was intrigued to find that she...
Oh, well, I think I might let you discover her yourself. Would love to know what you think.


 from my blogs...

A census like no other...




Books I recommend...

‘The Old Fellow’s War’  Edmund Nyst

‘Custard Tarts and Broken Hearts’   Mary Gibson

‘The Wasted Vigil’   Nadeem Aslam

‘The Tea Chest’  Josephine Moon