Friday, April 29, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING APRIL 29TH, 2016





FRIDAY FOSSICKING







Walter Withers

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* FIND MY PAST

33% off a 12 month World subscription ENDS 30th APRIL

Easter Rising & Ireland Under Martial Law, 1916-1921
Britain, Directories & Almanacs
The Victorian Yellow Pages »
Scotland Registers & Records
Learn about your Scottish roots »
Caught in the act »
Alternative resources for tracing criminals
"Unfit for publication" »
Hard labour for stealing father's boots
Become an expert on historic newspapers
Explore Easter Rising history
On this day in the 1916 Rising   Read the reports »
An American diplomat arrested in 1916
Hunting Michael Collins
Findmypast at NGS 2016  Fort Lauderdale


* GENERAL INTEREST

Irish Genealogical Research Society 80th Anniversary Archive
Advice from some old people
Ever wondered what years match this year? Try Here
You can also find what day of the week events happened.


Measuring Worth -Australian Compare Values  - then and now..
TOWNLANDS OF CO CLARE
Clare Roots Society monthly meeting: Genetic Genealogy Question and Answer Session.
Walter Taylor and his bridge QLD
100th anniversary – Russell Island State School QLD
5 fabulous Queensland houses no longer with us QLD
Welcome to State Records of South Australia | State Records of South ...
Tasmanian Archives Online
Births Deaths and Marriages : Researching family trees Tasmania
Passenger Lists, 1865-1922 - Library and Archives Canada
Origins: History of immigration from Greece - Immigration Museum ...
http://www.kythera-family.net/en






* IRISH CENTRAL

The top five questions about Irish genealogy 
Eating like the ancestors: An experiment in Irish Iron-Age cuisine (PHOTOS) 
Top ten little-known facts about Ireland  
Travel through the mysteries of the ancient Boyne Valley (PHOTOS)
Take a virtual trip down Ireland’s longest river, the Shannon 
The Irish legend of the leprechaun and the King of Ulster 
Top 10 interesting facts about County Clare (PHOTOS) 
Stunning photo of fireball captured at Great Pollet Arch in Donegal 
Stunning drone footage lets you fly like a bird over Cork (VIDEO) 


* ANCESTRY

Some of the Free collections...
 England & Wales, FreeBMD Birth Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, FreeBMD Marriage Index, 1837-1915
England & Wales, FreeBMD Death Index, 1837-1915
FREE CHARTS AND FORMS TO HELP KEEP TRACK
MEANING OF YOUR NAME


* INTERESTING BLOGS

Porch Swings, Fireflies and Jelly Jars  KDDuncan (great title got my attention)
National Library of Ireland — Blog
Anzac Day: Reflecting on Australia’s Diverse Experiences of War Yvonne Perkins
Earl Grey’s Irish Famine Orphans (32) Trevor McClaughlin
Family Search Blog a great collection
I'M COMING HOME... Crissouli


Free use courtesy of



Free Family Tree Templates at 
http://ftu.familytreemagazine.com/free-family-tree-templates/

Select 1 or 4...











Thursday, April 21, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING APRIL 21, 2016





FRIDAY FOSSICKING







Walter Withers

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* SCOTLANDS PEOPLE

Zeppelin air raid on 
Valuation Rolls for 1930-31
Free talks April, June, July
 Family History Fair
South Ayrshire History and Family History Fair



* IRISH CENTRAL

Lost interviews reveal Kennedy clan secrets of matriarch Rose 
How an ancient Irish title died with the last Knight of Glin
Relative of Michael Collins reveals image of his funeral mass card (PHOTO)
Amazing discovery about woman in this iconic image from Great Hunger
World War II “Éire” neutrality sign restored to coast in Donegal 
George Washington’s greatest sniper was an Irish marksman Timothy Murphy 
During Easter Week 1916, more Irish died in France than in the Rising 
Irish school kids welcome Star Wars to Donegal with accordions and tin whistles (VIDEO)
Daughter of Irish immigrants survived the Titanic, Britannic and Olympic disasters 
Dead funny gravestones and farewells to remember
Never before seen photos of Lusitania tragedy that claimed 1,201 lives 
Could this be the oldest known video of Ireland?
Many Irish actually emigrated in order to fight in US civil war 
Travel back with these amazing shots of Ireland in the ‘70s and '80s (PHOTOS) 
Bravery of the Grey Nuns of Montreal during Great Famine honored 



* FIND MY PAST 

The Irish Rebellion in the British newspapers
7 unexpected newspaper discoveries you can make   
Travel & Migration  
Passenger Lists 
Armed Forces & Conflict  
Military records
Irish Petty Sessions
Queensland Births, 1829-1919
Queensland Marriages, 1829-1939
British Newspapers



* TROVE

Trove is more than newspapers...

Archived websites (1996 – now)
Diaries, letters, archives
Music, sound and video
Government Gazettes
 Journals, articles and data sets
Pictures, photos, objects
People and organisations
Books



*   JOHN GRENHAM

John Grenham has migrated his very helpful site to here  where you can read the full details and see where to go next.




* ABOUT.COM

Researching Your Revolutionary War Patriot Ancestor  
Loyalists, Royalists, and Tories in Your Family Tree?  
Top Sources for Researching British Military Ancestors  
10 Free Datasets for British Social History  




* GENERAL INTERESTS


Australian, Victoria coastal passenger lists, 1852-1924
Real Estate maps of QLD 1850s-1920s
House of convict turned publican unearthed in Sydney
The Librarian who saved Timbuktu's Cultural treasures from al Qaeda
Shakespeare's Will
> Read our blog to learn more about Traces through Time National Archives
The National Archives UK
The King remembers: Anzac Day messages Queensland State Archives
Operation War Diary
The centenary of the Military Medal
The Women’s Land Army in eight documents
My Tommy’s War: on the home front in Essex and Suffolk

Coffs Harbour District Family History...  28 May NSW
History Alive: A Journey Through Time 2016  11-12 Jun QLD
Introduction to Family History 26 Jun QLD
World War I Seminar-A Commemorative... 2 Jul QLD
10 Beautiful UNESCO sites



* INTERESTING BLOGS


Oh My, Miss Mary Prince.  Genealogically Speaking
http://librarycurrants.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/poses-and-pins-in-pocket.html  Library Currants
BURIAL CUSTOMS AROUND THE WORLD   Crissouli
A Perspective on Copyright Licenses -- Creative Commons and more James Tanner
P is for Prize Money (and Pensions)  Family Tree Frog
The Saxon boys from Euroa WW1 Ancestor Chasing
Frogs Hollow, Brisbane CBD Your Brisbane: Past and Present
Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2016 Shortlist Clare Library
 John Oxley Library Blogs







THANK YOU ALL.







Friday, April 15, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 15TH APRIL, 2016







FRIDAY FOSSICKING







Walter Withers

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Public_domain














*ANCESTRY
 Plant Your Tree This Spring
 Take your tree to new heights DNA 
 Your favorite family history show returns to TLC.
 Turn Your Tree into Art
 1940 U.S. Federal Census
 1930 U.S. Federal Census
 U.S. City Directories
 Search the Census Like Ancestry Anne

* FIND MY PAST

Did your family make headlines?
infamous criminals
free webinar   Friday 15th April at 4pm top tips for searching newspapers 
WATCH: Laura Berry explores the newspaper collection
Uploading your tree to Findmypast
Tracking my runaway detective ancestor
Maximise search returns with wildcards
Your April British Newspapers Round-up
Electoral Rolls South Australia, Northern Territory, New Zealand and more
Humans of New Zealand: Discovered in our records 

*IRISH CENTRAL
The forgotten Dublin graves of the British who died in 1916 (PHOTOS)
The American Civil War through the eyes of an Irish photographer 
First Great Hunger grave markers for New York unmarked graves
The ancient music and instruments of Ireland (PHOTOS)  
Eleven moments that changed Ireland’s history 
The mystery of Celtic and Irish symbols 
Documenting Ireland’s beloved thatched cottages before it’s too late (PHOTOS)
Top ten interesting facts about County Cork (PHOTOS) 
Old hand-colored photos of Ireland’s heritage sites give glimpse into past
Famine immigrants' desperate search for the missing
Beautiful rendition of U2’s “With or Without You” on fiddle (VIDEO) 

A walk through history - the horrific tale of a Mayo village


A walk through history - the horrific tale of a Mayo village's death during the Great Famine 



* IRELAND XO INSIGHT


*PINTEREST

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/503347695824374520/ records of early convict arrivals Original Doc.
List of female convicts to be transported beyond the seas. Credit NSW State Records


* GENERAL INTEREST

http://www.medicalpioneers.com/sources.htm Australian Medical Pioneers Index (AMPI) - Sources of Information About Pioneer Doctors
Timeline of U.S. Public Land Acts and Legislation   about.com
How & Where to Locate Property Deeds Online   about.com
https://www.raden.com/  new vogue luggage... just fun and practical

* INTERESTING BLOGS

http://www.campbellrivermirror.com/opinion/373416521.html Kristin Butcher ...legacy in the making
http://librarycurrants.blogspot.com.au/2016/04/feeding-from-frenzy.html Carmel Galvin.. good advice
Postcards from South Tipperary The Silver Voice.. a wonderful tribute
Judith Ann Neczypor Sharon..       a beautiful story
Five and a bit!  Helen Smith ... I had to include this, even if just for the sheer amount of work Helen puts into all
Some small wonders of Autumn Arija  these posts always gladden my heart
Clonderlaw House, Kilmurry, Killadysert, County Clare. Dr. Paul O'Brien.. always interesting
Keeping it in the Family genielynau  .. in depth research as always

 and from Society of Australian Genealogists...
http://www.sag.org.au/downloads/OnlineEventsBookingGuide.pdf 

Just a few selections from the link above...
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Restoring photos with Photoshop Elements 


Webinar – Did your ancestors serve in the British military before World War One? 

Chinese family history and migration to Australia 






Thursday, April 7, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING APRIL 8th, 2016







FRIDAY FOSSICKING







Walter Withers

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Public_domain











*  GENERAL INTEREST







FREE civil war documents on Fold3




*IRISH CENTRAL




* IRELAND NEWSLETTER



* FIND MY PAST



* INTERESTING BLOGS

F is for Family Cassmob  (just one of the many bloggers doing the A-Z April Challenge, Google to find the rest)



GENEALOGIST'S IDEA OF ROMANCE