FRIDAY FOSSICKING 31st MARCH, 2017

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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* IRISH CENTRAL

Beauty of the Mayo coastline along Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way (VIDEO) 

Abraham Lincoln donated to Ireland during the Great Famine

Make your heart swell with love for Ireland with this short movie 

The scandalous, rebellious, and tragic life of JFK’s sister Kick 

Italian doctor finds cure for Parkinson's disease in Irish dancing  

Amazing footage of a dog playing with a dolphin in Ireland (VIDEO) 

Incredible Pathé videos of 1916 Easter Rising 

Tuam babies adopted in large numbers to US, says historian who broke the scandal 

What is the cheapest way to visit Ireland?

How America saved Patrick Pearse’s school St. Edna’s 

Greatest quotes of Irish hero Michael Collins recalled 

Top most touching Irish ballads (VIDEOS)

8th century Irish brain surgeons saw cancer and TB 

Top ten rugged Irish beaches (PHOTOS)

Is this perhaps the most perfect picture of Ireland ever taken? 

Top famous “Irish” celebrities who are not Irish at all 

Would you try ‘Bog butter’ from 3,000 BC? 

Inspiring quotes from amazing Irish women 

When an Irish pub locks you in then the real fun starts out 

Johnny Cash’s 'Forty Shades of Green' inspired by this Irish landscape 

Top ten tourist attractions to see in Dublin

Why is the song "Danny Boy" so popular? Experts explain (VIDEO) 

Ireland’s Brehon Laws were way ahead of their time

Oklahoma monks open one of first Catholic monasteries in Ireland since 1536

Why is Wicklow named the Garden County? (VIDEO) 

Letters of a family to their son in America after the Famine 

Magical natural event "Brocken Spectre" captured at Cliffs of Moher 

Movies you never knew were filmed in Ireland (VIDEOS)

Celtic calendar and astrology was based on trees

Create your customized maps of Ireland - from ancient history to vacation planning 

Mayo town celebrates slain Irish Vietnam War hero on 50th anniversary of his death

Online MA in Gaelic Literature available from University College Cork 

and here they are...

Hennessy chocolate luxe brownies recipe 

Crumbly and delectable Irish Kerrygold butter scones recipe 

Warm and indulgent Guinness gingerbread recipe 

Country potato and cabbage soup recipe 

Indulge in this chocolate Guinness cake recipe 

* GENERAL INTEREST

Rare photographs of 74 of Australia's Last Convicts State Records Office W. A.

Gravedigger at Cheltenham Cemetery accused of desecrating human remains

Ireland's 100 favourite poems | Ireland Calling

Geniaus  .. see below*

* Free Family History Library Classes and Webinars for April 2017

I just don’t want to pay that price any more – John Grenham

Mapping Mainland Europe’s American Civil War Widows & Dependent Parents: An Online Resource  Damian Shiels

National Archives UK

Women’s Royal Air Force service records 1918-1920

British Army nurses’ service records 1914-1918

Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps service records 1917-1920

Women’s Royal Naval service records 1917-1919

National Archives Australia

Robur tea poster

Summers Past online exhibition cossies, togs, bathers

A Place to Call Home? Migrant hostel memories Townsville

A Ticket to Paradise? Newcastle

Without Consent: Australia's past adoption practices  Wagga Wagga

Whole newswletter can be read online at View it on the web

The Convict's Daughter - Nightlife - ABC Radio

Martin McGuinness 1950-2017  The Irish Story

 Joan Griffis/Illinois Ancestor: Diversity featured in new Irish Lives Remembered 

Ancestoring: Permissions  Michelle Simmons Lewis

GeneaWebinars: Picture This: Images You Can Freely Use - free webinar by Judy Russell now online for limited time

Anglo-Celtic Connections

Ancestry updates Ontario, Canada, Catholic Church Records (Drouin Collection), 1802-1967

TheGenealogist Launches Various London Educational Records

Irish (and others) in the American Civil War

FreeBMD March Update

Family History Daily

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Manitoba probate records 1871-1930 browse

United States Marriages Virginia and Rhode Island

Victoria Register Of Prisoners Under Sentence Of Hard Labour 1847-1853 Australia

Victoria Cemeteries  Australia

Victoria Burials & Memorials  Australia

How to get the most from live family history shows

This short video from Who Do You Think You Are? Live will give you a taste of what’s on offer at bigger family history event

Top Tips For Attending Genealogy Events

Survival Guide 

Investigate local history

One-name studies

* INTERESTING BLOGS

A Faithful Wife, True and Kind ! Outback Family History

My Own Eva … | Memorabilia House

Qld insanity files: explanation and surnames A-B (Judy Webster)

Life in Donegal Ireland 1857 | Tracking Down The Family

Trove Tuesday - On the Move  GeniAus

not-just-presidents-wife-lou-henry-hoover Outback Family History

Another Copyright Issue  Lonetester

 and from my blogs...

Happy 105th Birthday, Aunt Mary!

WESTERN AUSTRALIA Irish Graves - they who sleep in foreign lands   additions

TROVE TUESDAY 28TH MARCH, 2017.. 'SCHOOL OF ARTS' AUSTRALIA 

Our thoughts go out to all affected by the terrible weather 

so many have been experiencing.