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Friday, March 30, 2018

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 30 MARCH, 2018






FRIDAY FOSSICKING



                                                                  




J. Miller MARSHALL (22 November 1858 - 12-Jun-1935)                                                                               
Dead in Minehead, England.  PUBLIC DOMAIN.















* IRISH CENTRAL

Pope Francis faces a mission impossible on his Irish trip 

Momzillas! Five Irish women had 108 babies between them 

Massive genetic study reveals Irish have more Viking and Norman DNA than previously thought 

Exploring the high life and the hills of County Donegal  

Exploring the tranquil land of East Cork 

March for our Lives: Ireland joins protests to end American gun violence 

Can Irish dance be an Olympic sport? A World Championship adjudicator has their say 

Which celebrity paid $100,000 to clone Shannon, his beloved Irish stray dog? 

POLL: Who’s the most famous Irish person of all time?  

Miss the greens of St. Patrick’s Day? Visit the Wild Atlantic Way 

The real story behind Danny Boy, the beloved Irish ballad 

Looking for gold in Ireland? Here’s where to find it 

The story behind Patrick Kavanagh and Luke Kelly's "Raglan Road" 

Irish traveler brothers are set to be supermodels 

Ireland's top archaeological discoveries that's make your jaw drop 

Jeff Goldblum to star in movie about doctor who lobotomized Rosemary Kennedy  

Irish mom transforms ultrasounds into stunning, colorful paintings 

How to find out if you have Irish Viking ancestry  

Test yourself with these top census statistics, facts and figures about Ireland 

Irish dancing NFL star Alex Collins is really loving his trip to Ireland 

Irish scientists find possible cure for arthritis, IBS, all inflammation 



and some treats...

Champ! An Irish Mammy’s recipe for a traditional Irish potato dish 


Lent and Easter traditional Irish hot cross buns recipe 


* GENERAL INTEREST


What you should know about Deadpool Ryan Reynolds' Irish roots 

The Wagga man taking history into his own hands | The Daily Advertiser


List of all Female Convicts Transferred Between 1st January and 31st July 1832, Inclusively


War Grave and Memorial Photographs supplied by The War Graves Photographic Project

MysteryMonday: Rural Scene, Shire of Eltham, possibly Lower Plenty, c.1965 elthamhistory

See Ireland's Starring Role in Star Wars: The Last Jedi!

First baby born at the Women’s Hospital in Brisbane (1938) | John Oxley Library


Ancient Mummy found ABC news


Using the PROV website Susie Zada

FindMyPast smuggles out birth and marriage records – John Grenham – Irish Roots


Tuam: The dreadful night the parish priest came for an unmarried pregnant girl | IrishCentral.com


New Birds and Bugs TextileRanger

[Dictionary of Sydney] William Castell: ‘professor of dancing’, musician and conman born Kilkenny, Ireland


Transatlantic Obligations: A New Source for Immigrant Remittance Networks Damian Shiels

ThrowbackThursday: Eltham War Memorial Building Precinct, 1968 elthamhistory

Not the only game in town | The Legal Genealogist


Mud Island is 'full of coffins' and local group wants more done to recognise its macabre history - ABC News


Canadian teen wins $1,000 a week for life with first scratchie on 18th birthday - ABC News


I Love Bello Shire... a story of love and toil  (note ..2 different links)

Welcome to My Place . . . Muscat   Irish Times Aislinn Dillon


Outback Family History

Called Home to Jesus – grave tales

Dryblower Jack – people profile

Eh! but she was a good girl – grave tales

The Old Time Track – by Darky Wallace

Its all Fair !!!

The Prince and the Diggers Daughter-

A Legend Cut Down – pioneer profile

Smithsonian

Daydream About Summer With These Color-Drenched Photos of the Great American Fair

From Yoga to Movie Nights: How Cemeteries Are Trying to Attract the Living

Nearly 9-Hour Rainbow in Taiwan Sets New Guinness Record

New Exhibition Unfolds the "Bizarre" Stories Behind Centuries-Old Pigments

This Costa Rican Paradise Shelters Over 1,000 Stray Dogs

Underground Railroad Safe House Discovered in Philadelphia

Anglo-Celtic Connections

Now we are 37 million?    Two genetic genealogy success story videos

The Lost Villages of the St. Lawrence River       Deep Roots, Promising Future

The History of the British Isles: Every Year         

Indefinite Closure of Toronto Family History Centre

Origin and Distribution of English Surnames         

The Best DNA Testing Kits of 2018!

Atlas Obscura

Colorizing the Past      Horseback Fishing    Volcanos and Religion


The Boiling River          Overlooked Marvels      Bahdinan Gate

Lost Wonders of Medieval Britain     Forgotten Librarian  

Striking Temple         Explore Movie Locations

Crumbling Ruins                      Mission: Find Tiny Owls

Photographing Desolate Icelandic Landscapes    

The Codes in Music

Unusual Castle            Viking Outpost


#OTD in 1738 – Irish harpist and composer, Turlough O’Carolan, died at Alderford House, the home of his patron Máire MacDermott Roe, in Ballyfarnan, Co Roscommon.  Stair na hÉireann


Find My Past

Search RAF Records »                3 ways to trace wartime ancestors

Gloucestershire, Bigland's Monumental Inscriptions

Somerset Will Abstracts              Hue and Cry Police Gazette Index

Britain, Knights of the Realm & Commonwealth Index

Philadelphia Roman Catholic Diocesan Newspapers



* INTERESTING BLOGS

Brian Hanley on the General Election of 1918  The Irish Story

To conference or not to conference  cassmob

A Lovely Spring Afternoon  TextileRanger

Bloggers a plenty at Congress_2018 Geniaus

The Story of Owen McCane (Muckian)  Before Bernadette

#Congress_2018: The Lighter Side | Family Fractals

Genimates at Congress 2018 Alona

Misfortune...  Bluestone Genealogy

Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Robert Finale  Claudia

An irreverant guide to some suburbs of Sydney  Pauline Connolly

St Michael’s Mount historicalragbag

Diary of an Australian Genealogist: Congress 2018 wrap up, talks, DNA contacts & other news - Genealogy Notes 15- 22 Mar 2018  Shauna Hicks

Sisters of Charity at the Female Factory, Parramatta - GSQ Blog

Sri Lanka, Part One  52 Suburbs Around the World

52 Ancestors: The Old Homestead chasingskeletons


and from my blogs..

That Moment in Time

exploding teacakes, WW1 portal, legend of Sadhbh, Irish newspaper collection, Montserrat alternate Emerald Isle, Irish Orphans, Greek migrants-love at the movies, scandalised women in the writings of St. Patrick, massacre at White House, forget the cabbage leaves- look under the blackberry bush, Hamburg’s Wonderland, Sledges of Clovelly, Still ’Hehir ‘ after 125 years, fast forward to the past, 



Headlines of Old

Certificates of naturalisation series 6, From A List To An Ancestor?  I may have found one..
Megaloconomos, Kythera, Aust. Govt. Gazettes, Nat. Aust. Archives, record search, SODA, shipping lists, 
SS Ville de la Ciota, Coroneo, 


Irish Graves

New additions to Rookwood and Biographies..
thanks to Noelene Harris, Kevin Banister, Wayne Hill

New additions..

Waverley, thanks to Louise Madsen
Gore Hill, thanks to Brett Andrew Woods
Emu Plains, thanks to Jewels Cross
Braidwood, Coonamble, Appin, Camperdown, thanks to Gail Christopher



Gordon Cemetery, Victoria, thanks to Trevor McLaughlin










3 comments:

  1. I note that you have the "Genies Down Under Podcasts" on emblem on your site? I went to listen to some episodes and found that Maria had disappeared.

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  2. Thanks for letting me know, Sandra.. I will check it.

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  3. Corrected, a different url, this will take you direct to the page... Maria hasn't done any new ones for awhile, but the ones listed are well worth listening to.
    Thanks again for letting me know.

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