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Some of these items some of you may have seen, however, there will be many others who haven't, so please bear with me.

New Free Historical Records on FamilySearch!

Biography - Matthew James Everingham - Australian Dictionary of Biography

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

Brownie’s Brownies: A love gift of joy Judith Salecich

Do You Own Any Cameo Jewelry? If So, Here Are Some Things You Should Know! | Dusty Old Thing

Hand-sewn, 108-year-old christening gown worn by four generations across six countries - ABC News

John Grenham Grief and genealogy and The Lost Words

DESPATCH.. newsletter of Public Record Office Victoria

New year, new records to explore Attention Ballarat researchers

Land records of historical significance

Fierce & romantic: Annie Holt & her Melbourne matrimonial agency

Upcoming event at the Victorian Archives Centre Book Now

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* Dancing in Fetters exhibition | Australian Historical Dance

Tour Dates coming to a place near you?

Dancing in Fetters: the culture of convict dance is a museum exhibition presenting the lost heritage of convict dance and music. It re-traces the origins of this largely unknown aspect of life in the early penal colony based on the doctoral research of Dr Heather Blasdale Clarke into convict culture of the years 1788-1840

The national tour will travel to venues in five states and territories across Australia with significant links to convict life. This project has been assisted by the Australia Government’s Visions of Australia funding. Thanks is extended to partners the Abbey Museum of Art & Archaeology and Bush Traditions Inc.

National Archives Australia

On now in Canberra! Explore 28 stories of social change in Australia.

Read the whole notice re various exhibitions here

Wanderlust Twins

Restaurant, Provence, France

Greenland Johan Luce Travel Photography

Leonardslee Gardens, Sussex, England

Coastal View, Dorset, England Ouzoud Falls, Morocco

Phuket FantaSea in Hat Kamala, Thailand

Dining by the sea, Mykonos / Greece Loch Lomond, Scotland

Rock formations at Ponta da Piedade, Algarve Coast, Portugal

by AndersonImages on Flickr.A beautiful cold stream running through the meadows of Tibetan Himalayas.

Mount Taranaki, or Mount Egmont, is an active but quiescent stratovolcano on the west coast of New Zealand’s North Island. The 2518-metre-high mountain is one of the most…

Foggy Castle, Neckarhausen, Germany

Socotra Dragon Tree or Dragon Blood Tree in Socotra Islands, Yemen

Persepolis was the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire . Persepolis is situated 70 km northeast of the modern city of Shiraz in the Fars… Raven Spires, Glasgow, Scotland

The path behind Rainbow Falls in Watkins Glen State Park, New York, USA Tropical Tree, Honolulu, Hawaii

Outback Family History

Happy New Year for 2023

The Prince and the Diggers Daughter The Box Soak Creek Rush

A Bush Christmas by C J Dennis Christmas Tragedy at Day Dawn –

JSTOR Daily

The Birth of the Soviet Union and the Death of the Russian Revolution

Onna-Bugeisha, the Female Samurai Warriors of Feudal Japan

Edmund Dulac's Fairy Tales Go to War

How Muppets Add Meaning to a Mass Media Christmas

Christmastime in 1960s Japan June Miller: More Than An Erotic Muse?

The Adventurous Life and Mysterious Death of Frank Lenz

Editors' Picks of 2022 To the Lighthouses: A Path to Nationhood

The Indian Human Rights Tradition The Greening of the Great Basin

Atlas Obscura

Christmas Tree History Mari Lwyd Wales Japan’s Christmas Cakes

Mathematically Efficient Cookies Aviation Afterlife

Preserving a Heritage Trail Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery

NYC’s Great Borough Bake-Off Christmas Food Traditions Christmas Dancing Devils 9 Winter Traditions Santa Claus, Arizona

Feuerzangenbowle ? From Christmas Tree to Soda

Snaps from Aurora Hunters. Vermont’s ‘Snowflake Man’

Christmas Cookie Gravestone Israel’s Desert Truffles

The Wave Organ Charles Dickens’s Punch Recipe

History’s First Named Author Our Favorite Cookbook Stories Giant Snow Mushrooms Godfrey Mister Donut Forrest Gump Point Bryant Park Escape Hatch This Year's History Stories Lemon Pigs Indigenous Innovation In 2022 Cannonball House

McDonald's Imperial Ring It In Crossword Museum Sneak Peeks

A Definitive Map Of Wonder Nerdiest Restaurants and Bars Celebrity Obsessions 2022’s Best Images Remember Flanders

Turn Apples Into Marshmallows Auld Lang Syne Origins

A Year With AO Puzzles Hidden J.R.R. Tolkien Quote

2022’s Natural Wonders St. Omer Cemetery Witch Grave

Zavikon Island known for?

Irish Genealogy

Clare History: The changing ruling class in Sixmilebridge and the impact they left on the community, 1650-1900 by Jayme Keogh

Record of Jews in Ireland finds permanent home in Jerusalem - The Irish Times

Virtual Program: Irish Genealogy | Glen Cove, NY Patch

Detectives hand over cheque for more than £1,500 to the Northern Ireland Children's Hospice | PSNI

When the Irish ask 'are you going home for Christmas?' - IrishCentral

Genealogy firm tracks down relatives of Irishman who died in England - SundayWorld.com

Here's what Ireland was Googling in 2022 - IrishCentral

Laurette Marie Ireland, death notice, Obituaries, Necrology

'1923': Helen Mirren Details Her Family Ancestry and Cara Dutton's Irish History

What are the Irish Bank Holidays in 2023? - IrishCentral

ALWAYS INTERESTING

Anne Young Photograph albums from great great aunt Rose

240th birthday of Rowland Mainwaring

George Dana 1849 – 1872

The wedding of Rose and Frank Beggs 3 Feb 1876

Philip Champion Crespigny born 4 January 1850

Catherine Beggs (1854 – 1939)

humoringthegoddess Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Geisha

Michal Trpák One Down … One To Go Dmitry Lamonov

On My Way To Do Something Else — For the 100th Time

Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Area Rugs Is New Years Really New?

Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Debra Bernier Faerie Paths — Act

Still Trying To Figure It Out. Literally. Maria Rivans

Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Adolf Wölfli

allenrizzi A Christmas Story If A Tree Falls In The Forest…. Singing Acapella The Wedding The Photo That Makes Them Laugh

The Long Drive

The Legal Genealogist The laws of Christmas: 2022 reprise

For the would-be scholars… 2022 top posts 2022 top posts: all time

The Official TLG 2022 Thank You List Happy New Year 2023!

The New Year’s Eve baby and the resolution

Welcome to 1927! Yes, that's correct.. Rules of my road: 2023

Coming up: January-February 2023

Pauline Conolly ALAN CONOLLY – A FAMILY RE-CONNECTION

HONEYMOON IN THE BLUE MOUNTAINS

Allan McCulloch; an Australian Museum Treasure

Gerry Bolton Granny Allsworth

Amy Blumenfeld Cousins Hanukkah Zoom My Fifth Cousin Matthew, Ruth Blumenfeld Friedman’s Grandson

Before Bernadette The Story Of ... William and Johanna Burke (Bourke)

Anne Young 2022 – continuing progress on my family history

Marjorie: ‘throwing my hat over the fence’

KindredPast Looking Forward

TextileRanger Wrapping Up 2022 Phrase for the Year 2023

Lonetester HQ

Recent Articles: I’m still here … The Road to Gumeracha

Dipping My Toes in to Irish Genealogy Research

Australia Day Blog Challenge: Climbing Your Family’s Gum Tree

Facebook for Australian & New Zealand History and Genealogy

crgalvin Read and Listed in 2022 A year of books

* [Records-Access-Alerts] (Australia) National Library Threatening to Pull Plug as Trove's Funding Runs Out

https://theconversation.com/troves-funding-runs-out-in-july-2023-and-the-national-library-is-threatening-to-pull-the-plug-its-time-for-a-radical-overhaul-197025

[Records-Access-Alerts] (US) USCIS Proposes Fees Increases Including 54% and 85% Increases for Genealogy Records Searches and Requests

The United States Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS), a branch of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), has proposed some fee increases and they do affect the genealogy program. The genealogy program currently is at $65.00 for the Genealogy Index Search Request (G-1041) and Genealogy Records Request fee (Form G-1041A) and a hard copy once you know the record number for another $65.00.

https://www.uscis.gov/records/genealogy.

https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2022-27066.pdf

To read about the proposed rule see:

https://www.uscis.gov/proposed-fee-rule-frequently-asked-questions

Reviews

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