FRIDAY FOSSICKING 16th JUNE, 2017

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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* FIND MY PAST 

Canada Census 1891

Canada Census 1881

Lincolnshire, Kesteven Militia Ballot List 1824

 Essex Burial Index 1530-1950

British Newspapers 

Search Irish Parish Records 

Guide to Irish Catholic Parish records  WATCH NOW »

Useful Latin Terms

Make Catholic Connections

What Can US Marriage Records Tell Me?

Finding Maiden Names

* IRISH CENTRAL

No Irish Need Apply - The actual signs and ads that vilified our Irish ancestors 

Dublin’s beauty explored - four months edited into four gorgeous minutes (VIDEO) 

Michael Collins was Britain’s second greatest foe after George Washington 

The epitaphs of wit and wisdom found on Irish tombstones 

Hundreds of Irish heirs to unclaimed British inheritance 

Irish US World War I soldier finally gets full burial rite in Leitrim 

The Journey of Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness’ long road to peace 

New York meets Belfast in ground-breaking conference next week 

Following in the steps of hope and hunger along the National Famine Walk 

Abraham Lincoln donated to Ireland during the Great Famine 

Daughter of Irish immigrants survived the Titanic, Britannic, and Olympic disasters 

The best ways to learn the Irish language for free 

Dig at Duffy’s Cut to recover 50 Irish cholera and murder victims resumes 

50 things to do in Ireland before you're dead... 

Video of Irish waterfall used around the world to cure insomnia 

The Irish boys in a boat who showed Hitler what they were made of 

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

Wild wallabies wander deserted Irish island 

Buy your dream Irish home for $100k - There are just three counties cheap enough 

Farmers find $560,000 winning lottery ticket among garbage in car 

2,000 show up for vision of Virgin Mary at Knock predicted by 14-year-old 

Top Irish inventions that changed the world 

Study claims that Irishmen descended from Turkish farmers 

The American Civil War through the eyes of an Irish photographer 

How four Irishmen found the largest pot silver ever known in Nevada 

Did the Virgin Mary appear at Knock this weekend? 

Secrets of ancient Irish charms and spells 

The strange history of the Nazi plans to invade Ireland   

Ireland is surrounded by volcanoes 

Liam Neeson tries to save "The Quiet Man" railway station 

“Galway Bay” - the mystery man who wrote the classic song 

The genius of the Irish writer James Joyce - gearing up for Bloomsday 

Celebrate the genius of William Butler Yeats on his birthday 

Top sites in Ireland where history comes alive 

Was the real Molly Malone a loose woman? 

5,000-year-old axe found on Galway beach after storms 

Stunning drone footage lets you fly like a bird over Cork 

Guinness’ Improbable Pint – Barbershop in Harlem 

and then there were treats...

Celtic apple crumble with Irish whiskey cream sauce 

Now this link will keep you cooking for ages... what is your favourite?

* GENERAL INTEREST

* Introducing #CemeteryDay    Lonetester  Be sure to read this

GeneaBloggersTRIBE   Seen the name and wonder what it's all about?  Caitlin explains..

Archaeologist's brief digs up more than old sites Stuff.co.nz

DNA test uncovers a treasure trove of information for a Ponte Vedra Beach resident | St. Augustine Record

National Archives UK

Royal Naval Reserve service records 1860-1955

Royal Air Force combat reports 1939-1945

Logs and journals of ships of exploration 1757-1904

Search and download merchant seamen's records*

Search and download Royal Air Force officer's records*

Search and download French muster rolls*

Victorian prisoner's photograph albums 1872-1873

Crime and criminal research guides

Crime, prisons and punishment 1770-1935

Find out more about Domesday at Battles and Dynasties

Explore our online Domesday exhibition 

Vineyard home has 100 years of memories, family history | Vineyard News

My father's Chinese head tax certificate tells our family history | CBC Canada 2017

See how Huddersfield and District Family History Society can turn detective - Huddersfield Examiner

Indigenous artists share their stories inspired by family and culture - ABC News

History comes alive as thousands taken on journey through time in Brisbane's east Brisbane Times

Millions of Free Records on FamilySearch Can Not Be Found via Search: Here's How to Access Them

Blind; Imbecile or Idiot; Or Lunatic – John Grenham – Irish Roots

Word for Word: Document Transcribing Technology - Abundant Genealogy

Ireland's 'Potato Orphans', the teens sent to Australia to be married off | Daily Mail Online

Cork sculpture recalls generosity of Choctaw Nation during Famine

Irish Times

The stories behind the graves of Ballarat's final resting place | The Courier

ELLINGTON: Searching surnames can yield strange results | Columnists | jacksonprogress-argus.com

* INTERESTING BLOGS

Hamilton Old Cemetery – Beyond the Headstones – Western District Families

Sunday Evening Art Gallery Blog — Mehndi  Claudia

On the Back Road socialbridge

Of rabbit holes and Irish valuation books Cassmob

Who Was … Eliza Armstrong? Jenny Coates

The Mystery of Jane Leahy larzus

Trove Tuesday - Babysitting  Geniaus

They Died in the Asylum Lonetester

How Ephemera is Almost as Good as DNA   The Family Curator

Tips for Saving The Life of a Photo | Maureen Taylor 

and from my blogs...

CLARECASTLE TO HONOUR IT'S WAR DEAD...   As They Were

Queen's Birthday Honours in Australia 2017    That Moment in Time

Rainy Days Need Beauty  As They Were 

TROVE TUESDAY, 13TH JUNE, 2017 - CONVICT SHIPS ... AND WITH PENSIONERS... Headlines of Old

New Records added Galway East and Kildare As They Were