FRIDAY FOSSICKING 11th March, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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* OUTBACK FAMILY HISTORY 

Wonderful stories from Australia's outback...

The gold brooch that holds the history of Norseman

Brother Pay The Ultimate Price - The Hallahan Brothers - Outback Family History

I'm Off to the Diggings by Andrew Park - Outback Family History

 Karlkurla Gold: A History of the Women of Kalgoorlie-Boulder - Home

* IRISH CENTRAL
Awe-inspiring views of the Northern Lights over Ireland (PHOTOS)
Four unexpected places to find your Irish ancestors (and their little dog too!) 
Ten remarkable facts about Cobh where 2.5 million Irish left for America (PHOTOS)
Ireland chooses Seamus Heaney poem as its favorite (AUDIO) 
An American journalist reports from Ireland during the Famine (PHOTOS)
*Urgent appeal to the Irish in the US to check their attics for 1916 memorabilia
 Facts about Great Famine emigration out of Ireland revealed 

* FAMILIES IN BRITISH INDIA SOCIETY
Training sessions in using India Office Records for family history sources
Award of the Victoria Cross to Indian Army Officers and Men - Untold lives blog
Researching Ancestors in the Army in India – Free Workshop

* IRISH IN GENERAL
Ireland Cemeteries and Burial Records Online  
Top Web Sites for Researching Irish Ancestors  
DONEGAL WOMAN CLAIMS AGE DISCRIMINATION IN RETIREMENT
GLEESON CLAN GATHERING 2016
BOOK OF KELLS ONLINE

* FIND MY PAST
Catholic Registers webinar
See your ancestors in the papers
Essential Irish parish record search tips
I know my ancestors are from Ireland: What do I do next?
Pre-1901 Irish census records 
Census records US
Parish records UK
1 month World subscription for just $1
Haunted Dublin - where to find the ghosts of Ireland’s 1916 Easter Rising



* GENERAL
CAROL'S HEADSTONE PHOTOS
Cyndi's List: PRESS RELEASE: 20 Years of Cyndi's List
True Grit: the tale of a Queensland pioneer   (complete with documents)

Livestream  QLD State Archives April 21st, 2016 10am EST Family History Discoveries at the Archives     View Event
National Archives of Australia ... Archives after dark   Federation Gallery  

The 2016 Bailey's Women's Prize for Fiction Longlist announced!

 Australian War Memorial   Behind the collection of the Boer War   1916: the cost of attrition
Welcoming HMAS Sydney home from the Gulf War, 1991  Ben Quilty: after Afghanistan
Spirit of Anzac Centenary Experience    Remember me: the lost diggers of Vignacourt

ANZAC DAY Dawn Service  National Ceremony Last Post Ceremony


 * INTERESTING BLOGS
Genea-Musings: Treasure Chest Thursday #303: 1735 Birth Record of Patience Hamant in Medfield, Mass. Randy Seaver
ABC Brisbane.. How to research your family history 
Irish Intoxication A lovely relaxing post social bridge Jean Tubridy
TROVE ANNOUNCES FORTHCOMING NEWSPAPER EDITIONS 
Travel Tuesday - A Tragic Emigration Journey ScotSue
The Women In My Life Sharon
Quarry Street circa 1870 Julie Goucher
General Record Office Northern Ireland to move premises Chris Paton