FRIDAY FOSSICKING 24th February, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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* IRISH CENTRAL

My great-aunt, the bootlegging Irish nun in Prohibition America 

How Irish fair skin can be traced to India and the Middle East 

Why the Irish passport is among most powerful in the world 

The Irish maid who witnessed the most famous American axe murder 

Pre-euro coins could fetch up to $13,200 at auction 

Ireland’s population will grow to pre-famine levels in the next 20 years

Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Irish slave owner roots

The absolute best things about being Irish on St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day 2016 as celebrated around the world (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

Irish-born cowboys were the fastest guns in the west once upon a time

The mystery of Irish and Celtic symbols (PHOTOS)

Listen to this group of Irish men sing a hauntingly beautiful song (VIDEO)

Eight ways not to ask for directions in Ireland  😊

Irish-born cowboys were the fastest guns in the west once upon a time 

What Irish phrases you need to learn before you visit Ireland 

First color photos of Ireland taken by two French women in 1913 

Happy President's Day - 22 of America's presidents had Irish roots 

Top 300 Irish family names and their meanings explained 

Brooklyn dance troupe takes Irish dance to the next level (VIDEO) 

The man who documented the Great Hunger - born 202 years ago

Who were the Black Irish, and what is their story?

“Miracle” letter delivered in County Kerry by incredible mailman

“Be not afraid” - Irish people’s famous last words 

Why Irish Americans eat corned beef and cabbage, not bacon and cabbage 

Montserrat is the other "Emerald Isle" on St. Patrick’s Day

here they are....

Oven-baked creamy wild garlic and cheese potatoes recipe

How to make adorable leprechaun cupcakes for St. Patrick’s Day (VIDEO) 

Healthy Viscount cookie recipe for Chocolate Mint Day

* GENERAL INTEREST

‘Cowardly, Cunning and Contemptible’ – The British campaign in Dublin, 1919-1921.

Discover more about State Library Queensland's fellowships

Q ANZAC 100: Memories for a New Generation fellows   Under the Skin 2      Queensland

RootsTech 2017 Session Videos available  Note dates listed were release dates, still available

Book Review: Genetic Genealogy in Practice  The Family Curator

NATIONAL ARCHIVES UK

A Graphic War in the artist's words

Explore the range in our bookshop

Visit the First World War 100 portal

Three simple code tweaks for bloggers Library Currants

 ANGO-CELTIC CONNECTIONS

Glasgow Cemeteries Online

Sheffield Cemeteries Online

Leeds Cemeteries Online

John Grenham   Down the 1911 rabbit-hole

DNA doings in 2017 Judy G. Russell

Ten common research mistakes - Ancestry.com.au Blog

Wikipedia just banned contributors from citing the Daily Mail as a source

Jack and the Singapore surrender table

RootsTech Day in Review: Connecting Families Across Generations

19th c. Female Girls Old Victorian Names Nicknames Biblical, Baby Women

Will Essentials: What happens to your tangible and digital “stuff” when you die?

* FIND MY PAST

Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts Baptisms 1685-1941

Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts Marriages 1685-1941

Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts Burials 1685-1941

Norfolk Electoral Registers 1832-1915

British Royal Navy Allotment Declarations 1795-1852

Victoria Births Australia

British Newspapers

Explore All Records 

5 useful resources

Criminals in newspapers

Old military photographs

Workhouse records

Are you descended from royalty?
What about the aristocracy?
How to find out an ancestor's occupation..
A guide to the professional records you can search on Findmypast
 

* INTERESTING BLOGS

Way Better Than Half-Priced Candy Textile Ranger

RootsTech 2017 – The People You Meet Lonetester

RootsTech 2017 – A Few Words From the Autograph Book Lonetester

A Family Milestone The Silver Voice

The family rally round. Carmel Galvin

from my blogs ...

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY: CLAIRE BRADLEY : “CIVIL REGISTERS - THE GAME CHANGER”

TROVE TUESDAY 21ST FEBRUARY, 2017 - WEDDINGS

ENNIS BOOK CLUB FESTIVAL 3rd - 5th MARCH, 2017

CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY : JOE BUGGY - TRACING CLARE'S EMIGRANTS IN THE U.S. AND CANADA

HANNAN’S FIND

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 17TH FEBRUARY, 2017

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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

* ANCESTRY

COMING SOON - FREE ACCESS* TO UK RECORDS FEB 17‑20  FROM 2PM E.T. TO 11.59PM E.T.

* IRISH CENTRAL

The Minstrel Boy -- the surprising origins of one of Ireland’s greatest melodies 

The AIDS ward, New York 1982 and an amazing Irish doctor 

What are the top 100 Irish last names?

Nine myths about the Irish busted 

Love-seekers show up at St. Valentine's resting place in Dublin 

These two Irish hotels are in the top 1% of places to stay in the whole world 

Should this County Down oak be voted the best tree in Europe?

How an ancient Irish title died with the last Knight of Glin 

The five greatest Irish love stories for St. Valentine’s Day 

Irish Travellers are genetically different from the people of Ireland 

Did you know about St. Patrick’s random acts of kindness? 

NASA's Irish Twins Study reveals first results of space travel on humans 

Can you guess what gives Guinness its unique flavor? (VIDEO) 

9 Irish phrases and and what they really mean 

“Quiet Man” director’s handmade Valentine’s card for Maureen O’Hara 

Guess who receives Valentine’s Day cards 94 years after his death? 

When St. Brigid met St. Patrick 

Iconic “Lunch Atop a Skyscrapper” photo gets a modern twist in clever new ad

Why did an earl’s sister dedicate herself to fighting for Irish freedom? 

now those awesome treats...

Guinness chocolate pudding recipe 

Three minute chocolate mousse recipe

Chocolate and Irish Baileys Cream truffles recipe

It doesn’t get more Irish than this recipe for moules marinières

* WANTED

Clare museum is looking for donations to expand their collections... can you help?

http://clareherald.com/2017/01/clare-museum-seeking-donations-to-expand-collections-20584/

* GENERAL INTEREST

Search civil registration indexes and view registrations free  

A guide to understanding Catholic records   Find My Past

150 Years of Queensland Parliament

Convicts re-offending in New South Wales

The strange afterlife of the census microfilms  John Grenham

“The Forgotten Irish” Event at The National Archives, Washington D.C. Damian Shiels

‘T’was my daddy killed him’: The Stackpoole Murder at Miltown Malbay, September 1852 – Part One – Deviant Irish Lives

IrishGenealogyNews: Irish Historic Town Atlases released online, free, for Early Modern, Gaelic and Plantation towns

Getting organised - GSQ Blog Pauline Williams

Ireland Information

Saint Valentine was Irish. No, Really!

A Penny Icecream and the Smell of Creosote

5 Words you will only hear in Ireland

Fergus O'Mara and the Air-Demons by P. W. Joyce

Jamie Freel and the Young Lady by Letitia MacLintock

The National Archives UK

 Merchant seamen’s campaign medal records 1914-1918 (BT 351 & MT 9)*

Merchant seamen’s campaign medal records 1939-1945 (BT 395)*

Merchant shipping movement cards 1939-1945 (BT 389)*

Britain, Royal African Company 1694-1743  FMP free to search

Digitising and conserving black cultural history

Lesney toys: they fit inside a matchbox

Antiquity versus modernity? Philae and the Aswan Dam

Archive Notes: Prosthetics and the First World War  Podcast

The life and death of King John    Podcast

Defeating the Zeppelins    Podcast

National Archives Australia

1992-93 Keating Cabinet papers  podcast of media briefing

On Tour

A Place to Call Home? Migrant hostel memories Townsville 18 Feb

A Ticket to Paradise?  Newcastle Museum 6 March

Without Consent: Australia's past adoption practices  Museum of the Riverina Wagga Wagga 10 March

The Gazettes                             Anglo-Connections

ROOTS TECH

Randy Seaver's list  http://www.geneamusings.com/2017/02/rootstech-2017-blog-compendium.html

RootsTech 2017 – Behind the Scenes Set-up  Alona Tester

LDC: The Zombie Genealogist: #NotAtRootsTech Survival Guide

Hoarse and Happy  GeniAus

* FIND MY PAST

Philadelphia Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms

Philadelphia Roman Catholic Parish Marriages

Philadelphia Roman Catholic Parish Registers Browse

Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births & Baptisms

Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths & Burials

Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriages

Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Congregational Records

Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Word War II Casualty Cards

Westminster Roman Catholic Census 1893

England Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms

England Roman Catholic Parish Burials

England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages

England Roman Catholic Parish Congregational Records

England Roman Catholic Parish Registers Browse

Search Marriage Records 

Marital mishaps

* INTERESTING BLOGS

“Tell Poor Mama”: Draft Riots & Texas Prisons– Letters From The Gulf Blockade Damian Shiels

Family Tree Frog: Sepia Saturday 354  Alex Daw

Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: Announcing: The 2017 Blogging from A to Z April Challenge! #atozchallenge

Binging and Binding  Textile Ranger

A Memorial Coincidence – Western District Families

Sacred Memorials – Western District Families

The Letter | Finding Family

Foxley Woods, England – Wanderlust Twins

N.B. At times you will see two nominations by the same blogger... I go simply on merit, a blog must be interesting, with a twist perhaps and well researched and well written. There are so many great bloggers, I would like to nominate them all every week...

from my blogs.....

THOUSANDS OF CATHOLIC RECORDS RELEASED...

ARMAGH DIOCESE MARRIAGE LICENCE BONDS 1727 - 1845 NOW AVAILABLE ONLINE

TROVE TUESDAY, 14TH FEBRUARY, 2017 : VALENTINES ARE CHANGING

O, MY VALENTINE...

My Guest post on OUTBACK FAMILY HISTORY 

Thank you to Moya Sharp for the opportunity.