* GENERAL INTEREST
Please note: Friday Fossicking is taking a break.. returning on Jan 8th. See end of page...
Something different... a little treat ..or two..
Dick Cronin's lecture to Kilrush & District Historical So... Paddy Waldron
Carry on Cork: Barbara Windsor's roots in the Rebel County Irish Examiner
ABC News: Barking mad or simply quackers? Neither, as Alan the duck finds a best friend in Zelda the dog
Wanderlust Twins by Klaus Bruck on Flickr.Bad Muskau
Ollantaytambo archeological site in the Sacred Valley of the Incas, Peru
by Gobierno Federal on Flickr.Puente Baluarte Bicentenario in Mexico,
Bavaria, Germany Temple of Azalea, Shiofune Kannon in Tokyo, Japan
Find My Past
Yorkshire Monumental Inscriptions Browse BillionGraves
United States Obituary Notices Search all newspapers
Ireland Billion Graves Cemetery Index See Elvis’ epitaph
Outback Family History
Alexander Pitman – The Man Behind the Legend
When I Die – a verse Its a Grand Name:
John Thomas – grave tales The Eyes Behind the Lens –
Anglo-Celtic Connections
Ontario Land Records and ONLAND
Ontario Newspaper Digitization
O/T: Reduce Background Sound in Zoom
O/T: What happens to my recycling in Ottawa
National Archives UK newsletter incl.
England's Mistress: Emma Hamilton 22 January, 14:00
Belsen and the British | 29 January, 14:00
Talks coming in 2021 Women in history
Uncovering hidden stories: Women in archives | 26 March, 14:00
Family Search Blog
Want to Help Others Get through Tough Times? Share Family Stories with Them!
Atlas Obscura
Guitar Ancestors Wyoming’s Wacky Wooden Buildings
The Coolest Hairstyles Painted Village Pyrgi, Greece
Snowplowing, Japanese Style Hillandale Bridge Ohio
The Unbuilt Suburb California The Fragility of Antarctica
Temple of Minerva Italy Icy Lava Tubes Ghost Hoax
Apple Valley Model Railroad Club Orfield Labs Quiet Chamber
The Monastery Caught in War Musical Cryptography
Old Perry County Courthouse The Miss Jean Brodie Steps
Stop and Smell the Reefs Great Barrier Reef
Caroline Cutter Headstone Montezuma Castle Ghost Forest
A Pandemic Exhibit’s Pivot Documenting Slave Houses
Red Telephone Box Graveyard Monkey Beach ‘Haint Blue’
JSTOR Daily
The Forgotten Craze of Women's Endurance Walking
John Gray: Cats Can Teach Us about the Meaning of Life
How Black-Owned Record Stores Helped Create Community
Santa and Mrs. Claus and the Christmas War of the Sexes
Family Tree Magazine
Top 7 Best Cemetery Apps for Locating Ancestors
Using World War II Draft Registrations for Genealogy Research
14 Unusual Records for Finding Female Ancestors
FREE Ebook: Family Search Tips and Surname Origins
Family History Storytelling Tips and Ideas
10 Space-Saving Ways to Get Your Genealogy Organized
FREE US Statewide Vital Records Reference Chart
Smithsonian
Hegra, an Ancient City in Saudi Arabia Untouched for Millennia, Makes Its Public Debut
Study Rewrites History of Ancient Land Bridge Between Britain and Europe
Isaac Newton Thought the Great Pyramid Held the Key to the Apocalypse
Stunning Mosaic Found in England Shows Some Lived in Luxury During 'Dark Ages'
Divers Discover Nazi Enigma Machine Thrown Into the Baltic Sea During WWII
A History of Felines, as Narrated and Illustrated by a Cat
Shipwreck Exposed by Erosion on Florida Coast Could Be 200 Years Old
Gardeners Unearth Coins Inscribed With Initials of Henry VIII's First Three Wives
Tens of Thousands of 12,000-Year-Old Rock Paintings Found in Colombia
What the Pandemic Christmas of 1918 Looked Like
The Ten Best History Books of 2020
ALWAYS INTERESTING
The Irish Story
‘Are You With Me’? Interview with Mike Chinoy on Kevin Boyle and Human Rights
Social Bridge
The Bee’s Knees Watching and Waiting The Blank Page
Connected Blogging Expressions I Love
allenrizzi
The Road Not Taken A Menorah In Appalachia
You Feel Old When…. Of Horse Whisperers And Men
Brotmanblog: A Family Journey
A Genealogy Story for Hanukkah: Looking for Light in the Darkness
Hedwig Goldschmidt Cramer’s Three Sons: Can You Help Me Find More Records?
Humouring the Goddess
Faerie Paths — Apricity Are You Out of Sync this Holiday Season?
Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Xavier Puente Vilardell
Faerie Paths — Stained Glass Which One Are You?
Sunday Evening Art Gallery (midweek) — Gold
Scottish Ancestral Research
Ten Free Family History Websites
The Gentle Author
In Search Of ‘Sparrows Can’t Sing’ The Battle For Brick Lane
Ron McCormick’s Whitechapel Terry Barnes, Knot Tyer
The Bridges Of Old London On Night Patrol With PC Tassell
The Legal Genealogist
Genea Musings
Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Friday, 11 December 2020
Best of the Genea-Blogs -- Week of 6 to 12 December
2020Saturday Night Genealogy Fun -- Your Santa Claus Memories
Monday Genea-Pourri - Week Ending 13 December 2020
Genealogy News and Education Bytes -- Tuesday, 15 December 2020
Mrs. Daffodil Digresses
The Unemployed Christmas Ghost: 1927
Stair na hÉireann
#OTD in 1970 – Death of Irish Nationalist, Sorcha MacMahon, in Dublin.
Treasure Chest of Memories
12 Ways to Share Family Holiday Traditions
Kindred Past
Locating farm land in South Africa
* IRISH CENTRAL
Ireland named the most generous country in the world for 2020 by GoFundMe
Jon Hamm says the Irish will "begrudgingly love" Wild Mountain Thyme
Co Fermanagh woman is first in the world to receive COVID-19 vaccine
Ireland's top seven universities
How to make the perfect Irish whiskey hot toddy
Irishman dies wifeless after attending Lisdoonvarna Matchmaking Festival for 72 years
The Canadian Island with Irish accents
The world's fascination with Ireland's fairy folklore
Christmas Star visible for the first time in 800 years and Ireland could be in luck
JFK's former Georgetown historic home has sold
Irish prayers and blessings for your friends and family
Ireland's ancient Heritage Trees - the oldest, biggest and strangest specimens
Irish names creep in to United Kingdom’s most popular baby names list
How the Irish were woken every morning before alarm clocks
WATCH: Irish man pulls off surprise proposal for train driver girlfriend in Dublin
* INTERESTING BLOGS
Canon James McFadden – The fighting priest of Gweedore The Irish Story
ScrapHappy December 2020 — The Quilt That Won’t Quit Textile Ranger
What the Draper Sees at Christmas: 1903 Mrs. Daffodil Digresses
Tribute to Florence Dreams and Adventures at Cosy Cottage
Reviews
Theresa Smith
#BookBingo2020 – Round 12: A classic you’ve never read before
Book Review: The Harpy by Megan Hunter
Book Review: The Dressmaker’s Secret by Rosalie Ham
Book Review: Tell Me Lies by J.P. Pomare
Better Reading
Home Stretch by Graham Norton READ MORE
The Great Escape from Woodlands Nursing Home by Joanna Nell READ MORE
The Return by Nicholas Sparks READ MORE
When She Was Good by Michael Robotham READ MORE
Hermit by S.R. White READ MORE
Lana's War by Anita Abriel READ MORE
A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas READ NOW
The Ickabog by J.K. Rowling READ MORE
Podcast: Monica McInerney on How Her Childhood Shaped Her Writing LISTEN HERE
Podcast: Fiona O’Loughlin on her Religious Upbringing and Surviving Alcoholism LISTEN HERE
Podcast: Joanne Fedler on Finding Freedom over Fifty LISTEN HERE
Better Reading BE - Our December Picks
Allen & Unwin
The Storm Within Cameron Smith / Andrew Webster LEARN MORE
To My Country Ben Lawson LEARN MORE
Sunshine Samantha C. Ross LEARN MORE
The Big Book of Great Australian Bush Yarns Graham Seal LEARN MORE
Penguin Books Australia
The Yield Tara June Winch
Top 10 of 2020 Australian top 10 of 2020
Top 10 crime & thrillers of 2020 Staff picks of 2020
and from my blogs..
THAT MOMENT IN TIME
FRIDAY FOSSICKING 11th Dec 2020, Perth's hidden graveyard, baptisms-Essex-Devon, Greek sewer find, old Irish Xmas traditions, FREE census worksheets, ancient Sligo tombs, Roman trench fever, ghost airline, winter solstice streamed online, convicts assigned & transferred, FREE cluster & collateral research worksheets, book reviews. Be sure to read “Secrets of ScotlandsPeople” to see what is FREE there…and a whole lot more…
Feel free to share, the title is the link…
https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2020/12/friday-fossicking-11th-dec-2020.html
HEADLINES OF OLD
UNCLAIMED LETTERS Issue 7 Trove Tuesday 15th Dec 2020, a selection from 1883, various places, NOTE: no longer available… look for addresses where your ancestors may have lived, are there others of the same name in that area, be adaptable re spelling, hints in lead in as to how to use these, happy hunting..
https://headlinesofold.blogspot.com/2020/12/unclaimed-letters-issue-7-trove-tuesday.html
PLEASE NOTE : Friday Fossicking is taking a break... back on Jan 8th 2021.
I would just like to Thank You all for your continued support, comments and sharing. This blog will be 10 years old next June... in that time there has been over 600 blogs, over 13 separate pages...and well over 400,000 views.. more than I ever imagined .. you're more than welcome to join a whole lot of others who subscribe and then receive your weekly instalment by email. Your email address is never shared nor seen by others.
Merry Christmas everyone ..and a Happy and Healthy New Year. In 2021 may we be safer, more aware of how fragile 'normality' can be and more appreciative of the need to care for each other.
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