Public Domain An Australian Gold Diggings, oil on canvas
* A little more time The Legal Genealogist URGENT
* Forming consent The Legal Genealogist
* Win a Free RootsTech 2020 Pass Fran Kitto
* 45 places you can download tens of thousands books, plays and other literary texts completely legally for free – nothing in the rulebook
* Whatever happened to Hindenburgh McHugh? John Grenham
* The brand new Western Australia Museum is completed...Read more about the New Museum for WA… you can keep up with all the news and events .. Like our new Facebook page
* Templates, the Hidden Gem of Evernote | Evernote | Evernote Blog
NEWSLETTERS
I Love Bello Shire incl. The Quiet Achiever- Libby Park
Visit Brisbane incl. Brisbane International Brisbane Comedy Festival
FAHS Newsletter Family of Australian Historical Societies
Visit Britain incl. Top film and TV locations in the Highlands A Last Christmas festive tour of
London
Family History Bulletin registry of BDM, QLD ....
Saying “goodbye” to the beloved and well-worn old family history research service was never going to be easy. For 7 years, it has been of great value to so many in their search to complete their family tree.
On Wednesday 1 January 2020, the old service will be closing—so join the family tree researchers using the updated service, visit www.qld.gov.au/familyhistory.
New records
The new year means new records!
We will be releasing the following years:
Just a sample of the stories you can find in the newsletter...
NEW TO QUEENSLAND STATE ARCHIVES
Administration Files This series documents some of the major functions of the Police Department between 1870 and 1996.
Registers of Letters Patent The letters patent include Commission's of Appointment to Governmental office such as the Executive Council and other positions including Commissioners, Crown Prosecutors and the judiciary.
Opening Lands for Prospecting Files _ Files contain correspondence between applicant, district Mining Warden and Mines Department regarding granting of leases within areas of mineral potential
Specifications Civil and Mechanical (Queensland Rail Heritage Collection)
Maryborough Leases (Queensland Rail heritage collection)
Parcel Stamps issued by rail stations (Queensland Rail Heritage Collection)
FIND MY PAST
AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC
Meet moss maiden Ilma Stone 17 incredible Australian women in botany
These ocean drifters are full of the Christmas spirit
JSTOR DAILY
The Gentle Author
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Local historian Libby relaunches popular book - Seasons Aged Care
82 Vintage Cookbooks, Free to Download, Offer a Fascinating Illustrated Look at Culinary and Cultural History | Open Culture
Murray State University dedicates Smith-Johnson Genealogy and History Room Murray Ledger and Times
Australia Calling: A look at 80 years of Radio Australia and ABC international broadcasting - ABC News
Bodhi Farm and other countercultural communities live like the 1970s never ended - ABC News
Ladies of the Land are delivering thousands of care packages to women in drought-affected areas - ABC News
Go trainspotting inside one of Australia's largest private model railway train collections - ABC News
Abacus making a return to boost maths skills and cultural connections for NSW students - ABC News
Margaret Hendry School's first year has been all about flipping the classroom on its head - ABC News
Urunga RFS milk note saga has a post-script | The Bellingen Shire Courier Sun
Andersons Creek fire is quiet but hotspots still detected | The Bellingen Shire Courier Sun
Australia Calling: A look at 80 years of Radio Australia and ABC international broadcasting - ABC News
Bodhi Farm and other countercultural communities live like the 1970s never ended - ABC News
Ladies of the Land are delivering thousands of care packages to women in drought-affected areas - ABC News
Go trainspotting inside one of Australia's largest private model railway train collections - ABC News
Abacus making a return to boost maths skills and cultural connections for NSW students - ABC News
Margaret Hendry School's first year has been all about flipping the classroom on its head - ABC News
Urunga RFS milk note saga has a post-script | The Bellingen Shire Courier Sun
Andersons Creek fire is quiet but hotspots still detected | The Bellingen Shire Courier Sun
What archaeologists unearthed while Sydney’s light rail was being constructed abc.net.au
At The Holidays, Make a Present of the Past with Genealogy Research The Two River Times
NSW firefighters desperate to contain blazes ahead of worsening conditions in heatwave 7NEWS.com.au
DID YOU KNOW?
At The Holidays, Make a Present of the Past with Genealogy Research The Two River Times
NSW firefighters desperate to contain blazes ahead of worsening conditions in heatwave 7NEWS.com.au
On the immeasurable value of local historical expertise | Traces Magazine
IrelandXO Insight - Old Irish first names and aliases | Ireland Reaching Out
The problem with cutting archives access www.newsroom.co.nz
Tiny house win a godsend for fire victim | photos | The Bellingen Shire Courier Sun
120 Years of History | The British Newspaper Archive Blog
IrishGenealogyNews: Summary of latest new & updated US record collections
DID YOU KNOW?
* A little more time The Legal Genealogist URGENT
* Forming consent The Legal Genealogist
* Win a Free RootsTech 2020 Pass Fran Kitto
* 45 places you can download tens of thousands books, plays and other literary texts completely legally for free – nothing in the rulebook
* Whatever happened to Hindenburgh McHugh? John Grenham
* The brand new Western Australia Museum is completed...Read more about the New Museum for WA… you can keep up with all the news and events .. Like our new Facebook page
* Templates, the Hidden Gem of Evernote | Evernote | Evernote Blog
NEWSLETTERS
I Love Bello Shire incl. The Quiet Achiever- Libby Park
Visit Brisbane incl. Brisbane International Brisbane Comedy Festival
FAHS Newsletter Family of Australian Historical Societies
Visit Britain incl. Top film and TV locations in the Highlands A Last Christmas festive tour of
London
Family History Bulletin registry of BDM, QLD ....
Saying “goodbye” to the beloved and well-worn old family history research service was never going to be easy. For 7 years, it has been of great value to so many in their search to complete their family tree.
On Wednesday 1 January 2020, the old service will be closing—so join the family tree researchers using the updated service, visit www.qld.gov.au/familyhistory.
New records
The new year means new records!
We will be releasing the following years:
- 1920 Births
- 1945 Marriages
- 1990 Deaths
Just a sample of the stories you can find in the newsletter...
Kate Doran: the anguish of an Irish immigrant
NEW TO QUEENSLAND STATE ARCHIVES
Administration Files This series documents some of the major functions of the Police Department between 1870 and 1996.
Registers of Letters Patent The letters patent include Commission's of Appointment to Governmental office such as the Executive Council and other positions including Commissioners, Crown Prosecutors and the judiciary.
Opening Lands for Prospecting Files _ Files contain correspondence between applicant, district Mining Warden and Mines Department regarding granting of leases within areas of mineral potential
Specifications Civil and Mechanical (Queensland Rail Heritage Collection)
Maryborough Leases (Queensland Rail heritage collection)
Parcel Stamps issued by rail stations (Queensland Rail Heritage Collection)
FIND MY PAST
ANGLO-CELTIC CONNECTIONS
The Mystique of Money: Tax Culture and ‘Race’ in Two Centuries”
OGS Webinars for 2020 Did Your Ancestor Have a Tattoo? Sunday Sundries
Minister of Canadian Heritage Mandate Letter Free MyHeritageDNA upload ends soon
CWGC burial at Beechwood Cemetery: Alfred Hardie
2019 Genealogy Publications at the Ottawa Public Library
OGS Webinars for 2020 Did Your Ancestor Have a Tattoo? Sunday Sundries
Minister of Canadian Heritage Mandate Letter Free MyHeritageDNA upload ends soon
CWGC burial at Beechwood Cemetery: Alfred Hardie
2019 Genealogy Publications at the Ottawa Public Library
AUSTRALIAN GEOGRAPHIC
Meet moss maiden Ilma Stone 17 incredible Australian women in botany
These ocean drifters are full of the Christmas spirit
JSTOR DAILY
FAMILY SEARCH BLOG
Abandoned Football Stadium sad history A Magician’s Dog Scotland Corn Seen From Space
21 Overlooked Buildings A Bridge for the Elite Mexico To Unroll a Scroll
These Cakes Are a Big Deal Japan Cold War Memories What Is ‘Treasure’? Ask the Coroner
The Curious, Unfinished Quilt Abandoned Airport Florida Enchanting Pearls
Brain Freeze Antacrtica New York's Disappearing Sunken Forest Video Hotels for Seahorses
A Seafaring Cat Sydney Great Train Graveyard Bolivia Mystery Solved sea lilies
‘Living Bridges’ India The Shifting Stone Argentina
OUTBACK FAMILY HISTORY
Not Just the Presidents Wife – Lou Henry Hoover Ripping Yarns and Tragic Tales – Miners
Sisters of the Church High School: When the Children Come Home – by Henry Lawson
21 Overlooked Buildings A Bridge for the Elite Mexico To Unroll a Scroll
These Cakes Are a Big Deal Japan Cold War Memories What Is ‘Treasure’? Ask the Coroner
The Curious, Unfinished Quilt Abandoned Airport Florida Enchanting Pearls
Brain Freeze Antacrtica New York's Disappearing Sunken Forest Video Hotels for Seahorses
A Seafaring Cat Sydney Great Train Graveyard Bolivia Mystery Solved sea lilies
‘Living Bridges’ India The Shifting Stone Argentina
OUTBACK FAMILY HISTORY
Sisters of the Church High School: When the Children Come Home – by Henry Lawson
ALWAYS INTERESTING
The Legal Genealogist
The Gentle Author
Graffiti At The Tower Of London At Burley Fisher Books Some Old London Trade Cards
Julie Price’s Christmas Cards Remembering Scars Of War The Streets Of Old London
Julie Price’s Christmas Cards Remembering Scars Of War The Streets Of Old London
Mrs. Daffodil Digresses
Ladies at the Race Tracks: 1890 It always is Christmas Eve, in a ghost story: 1891
Novel Ways to Distribute Christmas Gifts: 1911-12, 1921
Novel Ways to Distribute Christmas Gifts: 1911-12, 1921
Genea-Musings
Genealogy News Bytes -- Friday, 13 December 2019
Genealogy News Bytes -- Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 8 to 14 December 2019
Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 8 to 14 December 2019
Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 15 December 2019
2020 Webinars Sponsored by Board for Certification of Genealogists
allenrizzi
Winter Wine Brulee
Genealogy News Bytes -- Tuesday, 17 December 2019
Added and Updated Record Collections at FamilySearch.org - Week of 8 to 14 December 2019
Best of the Genea-Blogs - Week of 8 to 14 December 2019
Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 15 December 2019
2020 Webinars Sponsored by Board for Certification of Genealogists
allenrizzi
Winter Wine Brulee
Wanderlust Twins images
Seaside, Amalfi Coast, Italy wanderthewood:“ Mizen Head, Cork, Ireland by -Terrier-”
Two Story Treehouse, Wisconsin Spiral Staircase, Genoa, Italy
Elevated view of Paradise Valley / Greenland
Two Story Treehouse, Wisconsin Spiral Staircase, Genoa, Italy
Elevated view of Paradise Valley / Greenland
Chand Baori, one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India, served as a location for films such as The Fall and The Dark Knight Rises
Deep in the Heart of Textiles
Deep in the Heart of Textiles
Claudia
Faerie Paths — Believe Crystal Revel in the Arts Faerie Paths — Look
Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
Ella Goldschmidt Sigmund’s Last Three Children: Henrietta, Joseph, and Mollie
It’s Time for Romper Room! Do You Remember the Magic Mirror?
The Frugal Family Historian
Free Apps for Family History On The Go!
Eltham District Historical Society
OTD: Farewell Eltham, Happy Birthday Nillumbik; 15 Dec 1994
OTD: “The game’s on!” Wild Gunfight at Commercial Bank, Eltham, 15 Dec 1949
Stair na hÉireann
#OTD in Irish History – 16 December:
Backtracking
Sepia Saturday: 500 weeks
Anne's Family History
Trove Tuesday: 1905 Bushfire precautions | Anne's Family History
Pauline Connolly
DECK THE BOUGHS....LEURA CHIC v OLD SCHOOL BLACKHEATH
The Irish Story
The Army Mutiny of 1924 and the Opening of the Army Inquiry Papers
Diary of an Australian Genealogist
Saving & Writing Family History, BDA Online Update & Other News- Genealogy Notes 22 Nov - 14 Dec 2019
* IRISH CENTRAL
State-of-the-art visitor center opens at Newgrange just in time for the Winter Solstice
WATCH: Irish Canadians react to discovery of Famine-era bone fragments in Montreal
Saoirse Ronan lights up the screen in delightful "Little Women"
WATCH: Niall Horan gets in the Christmas spirit with Jimmy Fallon
Why Scorcese’s The Irishman disappoints
What did the Irish google in 2019? From Brexit to pansexuals
The history of Irish Christmas traditions
Dublin photography hot spots to discover in 2020
A hard Christmas it was in London in the 1960s
Irish Famine artifacts sought for 175th anniversary Dublin exhibition
11 things you probably didn’t know about Ireland during the holidays
Spectacular Irish 19th-century church goes on the market for $190
Irish photographer captures wintertime in Ireland like you've never seen it before
Christmas miracle for cancer-struck Irish families with thanks to anonymous donations
Galway-Mayo students top Ireland's iTunes Christmas chart charity hit
Irish cat miraculously escapes after being trapped in glass jar for five days
Feel the Christmas time magic in Dublin city center
LISTEN: Ed Sheeran's cover of The Pogues' Fairytale of New York
Montreal Mayor refuses to consider honoring Irish Famine dead with REM station
The Irish who dug the tunnels for New York’s subway system
Only in Ireland! Hiker hospitalized having been struck by falling sheep
The best places in Ireland to celebrate Christmas
Irish pub wins Christmas with sweetest pint-delivering drone ad
A glimpse inside Ireland's historic ghost villages
Why I’m no longer staying quiet about my battle with prostate cancer
Is Maureen O’Hara’s Miracle on 34th Street the greatest Christmas movie ever?
UNESCO recognize traditional Irish harp music as a unique art
The ten best Irish Christmas food and drink treats
Roz Purcell's Christmas nutty mince pie recipe
How to make homemade Irish cream
* INTERESTING BLOGS
‘A Hopeless and Thankless job’ The Dispensary Doctor in Ireland The Irish Story
Almond Bread (Biscotti) - Love in a little black diary
Best toy ever The Legal Genealogist
Telling the Story of You kindredpast
Preparing Your Family History Records for Handover – Month 1 progress report | Shauna Hicks History Enterprises
Cobbles Shelley
Reviews
Theresa Smith
The Week That Was…
15 Best Books of the Decade… according to me
I've only read two, with four others on my list T.B.R. How many have you read?
Read..The Good People ....Hannah Kent (also Burial Rites ....Hannah Kent) and Light Between Oceans..M.L. Stedman..
On my T.B.R. list are Becoming Mrs. Lewis ... Patti Callahan The Wild Girl ...Kate Forsyth
We are all made of Stars... Rowan Coleman Euphoria... Lily King.. none in my library as yet.
Book Review: Remembering Bob by Sue Pieters-Hawke
Book Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Top Reads for 2019
#aww2019 Wrap Up
Better Reading
Joy to the (Book) World! Our New Website has Launched
Book of the Week: The Girl in the Painting by Tea Cooper
The Lost Summers of Driftwood by Vanessa McCausland
The Drover's Wife by Leah Purcell
Podcast: A Powerful, Moving Conversation with Christos Tsiolkas
Podcast: Joy Rhoades on Living Overseas While Setting her Novels in Australia
Podcast: Tara Moss Talks Life, Being a Private Investigator and her New Novel, Dead Man Switch
Liz Gauffreau
Adelaide Authors: Review of Redlined
and from my blogs...
That Moment in Time
Human Books, when snakes had legs, Cornwall burials, 2 chances…Win ROOTS TECH pass, 800 libraries closed, Scottish Irish ties, likely mass graves in Cherbourg, authorities to control household solar systems?, UK deaths 2007-2017, Don’t bury the family bible, more Irish Graves, The ‘Sistine Chapel’ of Egypt, Valley of Death - Russia, Don’t Play in the Bubbles, several Christmas stories, great blogs, so much more to enjoy… Feel free to share..
https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2019/12/friday-fossicking-13th-dec-2019.html
Headlines of Old
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.. DEC. 1847 , TROVE TUESDAY Dec 16, 2019, hundreds of names, some have details such as ‘convict’, ship’s names, occupations…
https://headlinesofold.blogspot.com/2019/12/unclaimed-letters-dec-1847-trove.htm
As They Were
CAVAN HOMECOMING FESTIVAL FOR AUGUST 2020
Faerie Paths — Believe Crystal Revel in the Arts Faerie Paths — Look
Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
Ella Goldschmidt Sigmund’s Last Three Children: Henrietta, Joseph, and Mollie
It’s Time for Romper Room! Do You Remember the Magic Mirror?
The Frugal Family Historian
Free Apps for Family History On The Go!
Eltham District Historical Society
OTD: Farewell Eltham, Happy Birthday Nillumbik; 15 Dec 1994
OTD: “The game’s on!” Wild Gunfight at Commercial Bank, Eltham, 15 Dec 1949
Stair na hÉireann
#OTD in Irish History – 16 December:
Backtracking
Sepia Saturday: 500 weeks
Anne's Family History
Trove Tuesday: 1905 Bushfire precautions | Anne's Family History
DECK THE BOUGHS....LEURA CHIC v OLD SCHOOL BLACKHEATH
The Irish Story
The Army Mutiny of 1924 and the Opening of the Army Inquiry Papers
Diary of an Australian Genealogist
Saving & Writing Family History, BDA Online Update & Other News- Genealogy Notes 22 Nov - 14 Dec 2019
* IRISH CENTRAL
State-of-the-art visitor center opens at Newgrange just in time for the Winter Solstice
WATCH: Irish Canadians react to discovery of Famine-era bone fragments in Montreal
Saoirse Ronan lights up the screen in delightful "Little Women"
WATCH: Niall Horan gets in the Christmas spirit with Jimmy Fallon
Why Scorcese’s The Irishman disappoints
What did the Irish google in 2019? From Brexit to pansexuals
The history of Irish Christmas traditions
Dublin photography hot spots to discover in 2020
A hard Christmas it was in London in the 1960s
Irish Famine artifacts sought for 175th anniversary Dublin exhibition
11 things you probably didn’t know about Ireland during the holidays
Spectacular Irish 19th-century church goes on the market for $190
Irish photographer captures wintertime in Ireland like you've never seen it before
Christmas miracle for cancer-struck Irish families with thanks to anonymous donations
Galway-Mayo students top Ireland's iTunes Christmas chart charity hit
Irish cat miraculously escapes after being trapped in glass jar for five days
Feel the Christmas time magic in Dublin city center
LISTEN: Ed Sheeran's cover of The Pogues' Fairytale of New York
Montreal Mayor refuses to consider honoring Irish Famine dead with REM station
The Irish who dug the tunnels for New York’s subway system
Only in Ireland! Hiker hospitalized having been struck by falling sheep
The best places in Ireland to celebrate Christmas
Irish pub wins Christmas with sweetest pint-delivering drone ad
A glimpse inside Ireland's historic ghost villages
Why I’m no longer staying quiet about my battle with prostate cancer
Is Maureen O’Hara’s Miracle on 34th Street the greatest Christmas movie ever?
UNESCO recognize traditional Irish harp music as a unique art
The ten best Irish Christmas food and drink treats
Roz Purcell's Christmas nutty mince pie recipe
How to make homemade Irish cream
* INTERESTING BLOGS
‘A Hopeless and Thankless job’ The Dispensary Doctor in Ireland The Irish Story
Almond Bread (Biscotti) - Love in a little black diary
Telling the Story of You kindredpast
Preparing Your Family History Records for Handover – Month 1 progress report | Shauna Hicks History Enterprises
Reviews
Theresa Smith
The Week That Was…
15 Best Books of the Decade… according to me
I've only read two, with four others on my list T.B.R. How many have you read?
Read..The Good People ....Hannah Kent (also Burial Rites ....Hannah Kent) and Light Between Oceans..M.L. Stedman..
On my T.B.R. list are Becoming Mrs. Lewis ... Patti Callahan The Wild Girl ...Kate Forsyth
We are all made of Stars... Rowan Coleman Euphoria... Lily King.. none in my library as yet.
Book Review: Remembering Bob by Sue Pieters-Hawke
Book Review: The Ocean at the End of the Lane by Neil Gaiman
Top Reads for 2019
#aww2019 Wrap Up
Better Reading
Joy to the (Book) World! Our New Website has Launched
Book of the Week: The Girl in the Painting by Tea Cooper
The Lost Summers of Driftwood by Vanessa McCausland
The Drover's Wife by Leah Purcell
Podcast: A Powerful, Moving Conversation with Christos Tsiolkas
Podcast: Joy Rhoades on Living Overseas While Setting her Novels in Australia
Podcast: Tara Moss Talks Life, Being a Private Investigator and her New Novel, Dead Man Switch
Liz Gauffreau
Adelaide Authors: Review of Redlined
and from my blogs...
That Moment in Time
Human Books, when snakes had legs, Cornwall burials, 2 chances…Win ROOTS TECH pass, 800 libraries closed, Scottish Irish ties, likely mass graves in Cherbourg, authorities to control household solar systems?, UK deaths 2007-2017, Don’t bury the family bible, more Irish Graves, The ‘Sistine Chapel’ of Egypt, Valley of Death - Russia, Don’t Play in the Bubbles, several Christmas stories, great blogs, so much more to enjoy… Feel free to share..
https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2019/12/friday-fossicking-13th-dec-2019.html
Headlines of Old
UNCLAIMED LETTERS.. DEC. 1847 , TROVE TUESDAY Dec 16, 2019, hundreds of names, some have details such as ‘convict’, ship’s names, occupations…
https://headlinesofold.blogspot.com/2019/12/unclaimed-letters-dec-1847-trove.htm
As They Were
CAVAN HOMECOMING FESTIVAL FOR AUGUST 2020
Yes, this is a Bumper Issue…
Friday Fossicking is taking a break for a few weeks..
I would like to thank you all for your continued support..since June 2011..I look forward to many years to come.
Have a wonderful Christmas and New Year.. and please spare a thought for all those who are missing loved ones, those who are battling ill health, disasters, loneliness and problems they don’t share.
We can give all of them the gift of a smile.. costs us nothing and lasts a lifetime..
Back in January!
