Friday, July 28, 2023

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 28th July 2023

GSQ Blog 
 ‘On the trail of my Alley ancestors in Wiltshire’ Di Edelman

Earl Grey’s Irish Famine orphans (5): Who were the female orphans? (cont.) | trevo's Irish famine orphans


National Archives  U.K. newsletter incl. 

Podcast: On The Record - 20th Century Migration, Citizenship and Empire

News: Cabinet Office Files Released     Webinar: Researching your family history

Blog: A campaign to promote organ donation in South Asian communities


Outback Family History

The Wild Girls – a family in pictures     

Yellowdine Finder Tells His Romantic Story

The Boulder Hammer Murder –   

Only a Flesh Wound – Coolgardie 1894        Marchesi


Smithsonian
Have Scientists Found the Source of Out-of-Body Experiences? 
See Stunning Tudor Tapestries Restored to Their Former Glory
Archaeologists Uncover Oldest Evidence of 'Curry' Outside of India 
From Grizzlies to Polar Bears: A Wildlife Photographer Zooms In 
Rainstorm Floods Exhibition Featuring Picasso, Matisse and More 
How Einstein's Brain Ended Up at the Mütter Museum in Philadelphia 
Aging Mother Orcas Keep Their Sons Out of Fights 
Amelia Earhart Plans Her Final Flight 
Lake Tahoe's Clear Water Is Brimming With Tiny Plastics 
The Real History Behind Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' 
Found in Delaware, a Rare Christopher Columbus Letter Returns to Italy     
Readers Can Now Access Books Banned in Their Area for Free With New App
From Grizzlies to Polar Bears: A Wildlife Photographer Zooms In 
Greece Is on Fire, Forcing Its Largest-Ever Evacuation From Flames 
Human Genome Recovered From 5,700-Year-Old Chewing Gum
Tourists Spot 'Incredibly Rare' Whales Off California Coast 
England's 'Well Dressing' Tradition Features Striking, Elaborate Floral Murals 
The Acropolis Adopts Crowd Control Measures for the First Time 
How Scotland Is Reinventing Its Centuries-Old Canals for Paddlers
This Luxury Passenger Train Will Return to Southeast Asia 


JStor Daily
Delts Don't Lie  Digital Overload   Versatile Velcro™
How Books Taught Europeans to Smoke
Did Caterina Sforza Flash an Army?
Tenzing Norgay: The Mountaineer Who Refused to be Categorized
Toward Environmental Justice: Key Concepts

Atlas Obscura 
Perfectly Pink Places    Sabertooth Cat Skull    Island of the Dolls
8 Out-There Art Destinations in Texas  The Secret Life of Moss
The World of Barbie Pond  Tree Law   Sugar Cream Pie
Nuclear History Sites You Can Visit  Drinking Orchids  
How to Identify The Night Sky  
PODCAST Darién Gap  PODCAST The Coffee Palace  
PODCAST A House Move Like No Other   
PODCAST Face to Face With Animals
This Is Sweden's Oldest Olive Tree  The Diner From ‘Seinfeld’
Meander Along the Doll’s Head Trail Galileo's Middle FingerWorld’s Largest Tiffany Dome   God’s Own Junkyard Lesser-Known Ruins
Sweden’s Hidden Solar System  The “Queen of Anatahan”
An Abandoned Radar Station Greece World Record-Holding Bridge
A Haunting Ghost Town Frozen in Time Arizona
Preserved Victorian Wedding Cake England Shetland Cake Fridges
 How a Fiat Symbolized Defiance     Murder, Inc.’s Old Headquarters
A Mysterious Australian Object     A Volcanic Underworld
New York’s Black Oyster King  The ‘Demon Core’   
Washington Mini Monument Ra Paulette's Hand-Carved Caves

Irish Genealogy 

Always Interesting
Dreams and Adventures at Cosy Cottage The little allotment in the middle of a city
Pauline Conolly FORAGING IN THE 1950’S

Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland
Humoring the Goddess What Color Are the Sun’s Eyes?


Reviews
Theresa Smith

Better Reading

Penguin Books Australia
Circle of Death   James Paterson & Brian Sitts     LEARN MORE


and from my blogs...

That Moment in Time


FRIDAY FOSSICKING 21st July 2023, old age pensions, Ellis Island records, Legacies lost & Found, grave for man who never was, Elvis' Irish roots, great blogs, devil’s frustrated footprint, detect COVID in air within 5 minutes, oldest hotel in the world, National Ice Cream Month, world’s largest cruise ship, book reviews… & much more..


https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2023/07/friday-fossicking-21st-july-2023.html


Headlines of Old


UNCLAIMED MONEY... Trove Tuesday 25th July 2023, various states mentioned… as some named were known to have lived in a number of areas. In answer to the question as to whether this money could be claimed by descendants, not likely.. 100 years later.  Still, nice to dream… and wonder…

Feel free to share..


https://headlinesofold.blogspot.com/2023/07/unclaimed-money-trove-tuesday-25th-july.html





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Friday, July 21, 2023

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 21st July 2023

 


GENERAL

GSQ Blog

A journey of Faith for Dorothea Yvonne Tunny.. writing about her G-G-Grandmother, part of the early Bethlehem Mission party who established themselves in Nundah in the late 1830s.

John Grenham

Judy Webster

Lisa Louise Cook via Alona Tester

FAHS Newsletter 55.. read here

TROVE newsletter incl. Bold Types
Amongst the new collections in Trove, explore Antarctic, geology, and history of science collections from the Australian Academy of Science. Browse notebooks, diaries, correspondence, and photographs – like this album – relating to Australia's participation in what is often called the heroic age of Antarctic exploration (1897-1922).
You'll also find more local newspapers and some soil conservation research from the Soil Conservation Service.

Outback Family History

JStor Daily


Atlas Obscura


Irish Genealogy


Smithsonian


Always Interesting

Anne Young
Pauline Conolly 
Humoring the Goddess
KindredPast
allenrizzi 
Textile Ranger
Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland
Brotmanblog: A Family Journey

Reviews
Theresa Smith

Better Reading
Irena’s Gift by Karen Kirsten                                               READ MORE

Penguin Books Australia
Betrayal    Lesley Pearse       TAKE ME THERE     
The Diary of a CEO Steven Bartlett Out 29 August

and from my blogs...

That Moment in Time


FRIDAY FOSSICKING 14th July 2023, Bumper Issue, several ' must reads', Qld State Archives Search outage,  Irish records news & articles, FREE  access to French records, ancient leftovers, ghost town, Stephen King’s mansion, chapel hanging off a cliff, deal with copyright infringement, explore the nation’s archives, smartest dog in the world, world’s largest cruise ship, inside one of last pencil factories, Who Do You Think You Are, great blogs, book reviews, and so much more…


https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2023/07/friday-fossicking-14th-july-2023.html


HEADLINES OF OLD


TRANSFERS OF PUBLIC SERVANTS   Trove Tuesday 18th July 2023,  NSW this time..names plus positions... any of your names of interest work for the public service?  Note the changing names of premiers… Feel free to share…the title is the link…


https://headlinesofold.blogspot.com/2023/07/transfers-of-public-servants-trove.html




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