Friday, October 9, 2015

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 9th October, 2015


FRIDAY FOSSICKING












Walter Withers


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*GREAT NEWS FOR QUEENSLAND RESEARCHERS...

* HEAVEN ADDRESS
A place that covers a number of cemeteries, search for your ancestors...
http://www.heavenaddress.com/

* SEAN MURPHY'S FREE e books for Irish researchers
http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/epubs/

*  THE STORY OF THE IRISH LAND WARS
http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/The-Story-of-the-Irish-Land-Wars.html

* ABOUT.COM GENEALOGY
...legal use of online photos...
Can I Legally Use This Online Photo in My Family History?  
How to label digital photos....
How to Label Your Digital Photos  

* THE UNFREE IRISH IN THE CARIBBEAN WERE INDENTURED SERVANTS, NOT SLAVES
http://www.thejournal.ie/readme/irish-slaves-myth-2369653-Oct2015/

* QUEENSLAND STATE ARCHIVES LIVESTREAM
The forthcoming subject on 14th Oct. is Nursing in Queensland

* FIND MY PAST UK  
Electoral Registers 1832-1932
Ireland, electoral registers 1885-1886
Scotland, Linlithgowshire (West Lothian), electoral registers 1864-1931
Britain, Absent Voters Lists 1918-1921


* ROOTSBID... 10 FUNNY GENEALOGY RECORDS
http://rootsbid.com/blog/10-really-funny-genealogy-records/

* FIND MY PAST
World War II POW Records released
http://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/2015/10/09/wwii-pow-records_n_8260842.html

* FANTASTIC RESOURCES TO AID WITH FAMILY HISTORY ( USA for some though many apply to all)

* National Archives Resources Admin  YouTube Channel

* National Genealogical Blog Upfront with NGS

* American Ancestors Blog   Vita Brevis

* Federation of Genealogical Societies

Legacy Family Tree Webinars  must register in advance

* Family History Research Wiki

Cyndi’s List

*  Genealogy Centre  Allen County Public Library


Mocavo Community

Daughters of the American Revolution

* FIND MY PAST Australia
Brisbane Hospital patient index, 1887-1902
Queensland, Australia, Unclaimed Letters 1859-1874
Queensland Timber Licences 1860-1901
Queensland, Old Age Pension Applicants 1908-1909
Supreme Court Brisbane Originating Summons 1901-1906
Tasmania Reports of Crime 1861-1883
Wallangarra Quarantine Admission Registers 1918-1919


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* FACEBOOK LINKS

* GENEALOGY ON FACEBOOK... thanks to Katherine R. Wilson, over 5,000 groups available..
http://socialmediagenealogy.com/genealogy-on-facebook-list/

* AUSTRALIAN WAR GRAVES PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVE
Australian War Graves Photographic Archive

* VINTAGE QUEENSLAND... wonderful photos and items...
Vintage Queensland

* MEDIEVAL CASTLE IN CARRICKMINES... overgrown and vandalised
Irish Times

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