FRIDAY FOSSICKING 23rd December 2022

Panning by S.T. Gill

* GENERAL INTEREST

GSQ Blog... Members Christmas memories.  Gayle Albert, Tricia Smout, Rosemary Meadows, Noela Rodgers and Catherine Thompson.

National Archives UK  newsletter including...

On The Record: 1914 - A Nation Divided?     

Research guide: Immigration and immigrants 

The Story of HMT Empire Windrush (1930-1954)

Disability History Month: learn about Winston Churchill's hearing loss

The ScriBbler.. Stella Budrikis.. newsletter do read it, even if just for the 1 minute stars, etc... however it is always interesting.

Wanderlust Twins

Leipzig, Germany  Medieval Castle, Sintra, Portugal  

Heart Stoplight, Paris, France  

Traffic in the Mekong Delta, My Tho, Vietnam

Outback Family History

A Family Affair          Kanowna – a diggers life   

William James Cecil – grave tales

A Story from the Old Camp – The Murder of Mercy Gregory

Smithsonian

The Ten Best Books About Travel of 2022 

Ukraine Calls for Boycott of 'The Nutcracker' and Other Russian Works 

Iceland's Christmas Book Flood Is a Force of Nature 

Discover the Secrets of Ancient Egypt: Join Dr. Zahi Hawass on His First-Ever Grand Lecture Tour 

You Could Soon Ride in Historic Carriages From the Orient Express 

The Best Places to See and Celebrate the Winter Solstice 

Banksy Reveals Seven Murals Throughout War-Torn Ukraine 

This Charming Italian Town Will Pay You $30,000 to Move There 

As Traditional Bakeries Disappear, the French Baguette Receives UNESCO Protection 

These Are the 100 Greatest Films of All Time, According to 1,600 Critics 

A Brief History of Christmas Markets 

The Little-Known Story of the First Washington Monument 

Unraveling the Secrets of the Sarcophagi Found Beneath Notre-Dame Cathedral 

What Nativity Scenes Tell Us About the Evolution of Christianity 

The History of the Christmas Card  The Making of Steven Spielberg

A Gilded Age Tale of Murder and Money 

Necklace Unearthed in Medieval Woman’s Grave Is a 'Once-in-a-Lifetime Discovery' 

JSTOR Daily

A Cigarette-Eye View of US History    

Public Paw-licy: Dog Breeding, from Pedigrees to Bans

The Plight of the Hunter   Eleanor of Aquitaine’s “Court of Love”

John Donne’s Listicle For the Well-Prepped Courtier

Atlas Obscura

Updating Ancient French Beer   Donald Duck Christmas     

The Wormingford Dragon Window   Penguins and Ceramic Nests

Concrete Traffic    Newfoundland Mummering ‘Short Snorter’

The Sonorous Stones of Ringing Rocks Park  Fire Station No. 6

The Poly S. Tyrene Maritime Museum Ski-Slope Tree Martinis

Soccer’s Least-Known Birthplace Wisconsin’s Raw Meat Sandwich

Garlic for Good Luck  7 Trailblazing Women    Tottenham Cake

The World’s Oldest Soups    Fighting Fire Ants    Peppermint Pig   Christmas Roller-Skating Tradition Vicars' Close Somerset

Explosive Winter Punch   World's Largest Ball of Paint

Making Ancient Armor     Our Favorite Recipes of 2022    

Old Cleveland Aquarium Pass The Gates to Win Puzzle 

Grave of the Potato King    Find The Christmas Pickle

Carmo and Carmelitas Churches   Tumbleweed Christmas Tree

Snow Globe Invention   Bartending in Antarctica  House of Wills     Nosferatu’s Bloody Legacy Palm Tree Sham Giardino Pantesco

Irish Genealogy

Genealogy, DNA and drama - "Finding Your Roots" brings history to the masses 

What do Irish expats miss at Christmas? Survey reveals all - IrishCentral 

Mary McKeogh nee Kent - Ballina - Clare FM 

National Library of Israel receives 22-volume archive on history of Irish Jews | Jewish News 

Four-day week trial proves a resounding success in Ireland and US - IrishCentral 

Joe Kennedy III confirmed as US special envoy to Northern Ireland - Yahoo News

Yellowstone Dutton family tree with 1923 characters explained - HITC 

ALWAYS INTERESTING

Judith Salecich Christmas 1934: One family’s very “un-Merry” Christmas

Pauline Conolly ATKINS TRAY   Mr Sargison’s Silver Spoon

The Legal Genealogist  In just six months…

Copyrighting the memoir

humoringthegoddess Gil Bruvel  I Continue to Survive 

Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Mark Eliott Faerie Paths — Smile

Faerie Paths — Online Friendship   Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Jungho Lee

A SILVER VOICE FROM IRELAND

One of these days: A Winter Solstice Birthday

Great walks around Mevagh /Rosguill Parish, Co Donegal

Samantha Anne Elley   Christmas Day passing after losing wife

allenrizzi Driving – A Comparison  A Menorah In Appalachia     

A Long Look Back    Thank You San Fernando

TextileRanger ScrapHappy Adjacent, December 2022

Dreams and Adventures at Cosy Cottage  Looking after Danny

Diary of A Young Genealogist Weller or Wallis?

Amy  Gerson Blumenfeld II, Final Chapter: Katinka Blumenfeld Rosenberg and Her Family

Reviews

Theresa Smith

The Week That Was…

Better Reading

Wishing you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Better Reading!    Need inspiration? Read more

Six Summer Reads to Get Swept Up In   READ MORE

Podcast: Sally Thorne on What the Rise of BookTok Means for Authors     LISTEN HERE

Podcast: Christine Courtenay on the Life and Legacy of Bryce Courtenay    LISTEN HERE

Podcast: Sami Bayly on Her Love of the Natural World    LISTEN HERE

The Weekly Top 10 Bestsellers

and from my blogs...

That Moment in Time

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 16th December 2022, skeletons,  Christmas delights, moose milk, grave matters, Cyanide tooth, Maori traditions, 

Montreal’s outdoor staircases, Nenagh in Kiwi travel show, great blogs, Irish Heritage tree, For Keeps Bookstore, Book reviews and more..

https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2022/12/friday-fossicking-16th-december-2022.html

Headlines of Old

CHRISTMAS TRADITIONS ... Trove Tuesday 20th Dec 2022, from various lands and various way of celebrations, including Kris Kringle, "Little Christmas" and more..

However you celebrate Christmas, may you be healthy, happy and content.. 

Thank you for your ongoing support. Trove Tuesday is taking a break and will return January 3rd, 2023. 

You can read earlier blogs re Christmas in this blog by using the search bar at the end of each page. If you look in the side bar, you see the list of my blogs.. You will find more Christmas posts in 

http://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com

https://thebackfenceofgenealogy-crissouli.blogspot.com

https://urungamaiden.wordpress.com

https://headlinesofold.blogspot.com/2022/12/christmas-traditions-trove-tuesday-20th.html

As They Were

IGP ARCHIVES  December  2022, CORK, FERMANAGH, MEATH, TYRONE, WESTMEATH...

Includes headstones, miscellaneous records Church of Ireland Rectors, genealogy archives-military records, land tenants….all free of charge…

Many thanks to Christina Hunt and all the volunteers who have built this very helpful FREE site over quite some years..

More volunteers welcome..

https://astheywere.blogspot.com/2022/12/igp-archives-december-2022.html

However you celebrate Christmas, may you be healthy, happy and content.. 

Thank you for your ongoing support. Friday Fossicking is taking a break and will return January 6th, 2023. 

You can read earlier blogs re Christmas in this blog by using the search bar at the end of each page. If you look in the side bar, you see the list of my blogs.. You will find more Christmas posts in 

https://thebackfenceofgenealogy-crissouli.blogspot.com

https://urungamaiden.wordpress.com

http://headlinesofold.blogspot.com.au

Merry Christmas

& 

Happy New Year!