Friday, September 29, 2023

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 29th Sep 2023


 GENERAL

GSQ Blog   Recollections of an old hand in Colonial Queensland.

Marg Doherty

Historical records / other genealogy sources: Judy Webster's indexes

Queensland State Library newsletter   incl.   outstanding writers

Queensland ingenuity and the Sydney Opera House  Book now

Stella Budrikis    The ScriBbler.. always good reading..

The National Archives U.K. newsletter incl.

Blog: Reflections on autumn through three beautiful scenes  

Record Revealed: Angry letter sent during the ‘Bread or blood’ riots

Coming up: What's Online this October

Spirit of Invention x London Design Festival

Outback Family History

A Murder in the Kimberleys –     William H Gale – first mayor of Cue

A Most Determined Suicide – John Philp   The Man in a Mining Camp – by N E Gledhill

J Stor Daily

“The Poet Is a Man Who Feigns”      

Race, Prison, and the Thirteenth Amendment

Digital Ethnography: An Introduction to Theory and Practice   

 “A Time To Speak”: Annotated

The Incredible Versatility of Adrienne Rich    

Florence Baker, Unsung Survivor

How the Black Press Helped Integrate Baseball

Atlas Obscura

Ancient Egypt’s ‘Scent of Eternity’  Japanese Sword Museum

Is Mordor Based on the Himalayas?    Marble Bath

Cave of the Hanging Snakes  Apollo Moonprints in Cement  

Racing to Save New Zealand’s Unique Bat    Vintage Watches

Stories From Around the Web  A Wind Phone To Call the Dead 

Women, Wigs, and Transformation    Cuba in the Sahara   

Automata Around the World  Pozas Celestes

Is There A Right Number of Parents To Have?

The Secret Cave Built Into a Famous Rock     

Dog Heaven In the “Land of the Strays”    Walt Disney’s Lamp

A Grave In the Middle of the Road  Visit Trolls To Pay the Bridge Toll

The Remains of “The Pearl of Scotland”  Warbird Park

One of Earth’s Oldest Olive Trees  How Do You Tame a Shark?

The Significance of Benedict Arnold’s ‘Spitfire’ Dead Man's Pond

The City Center With No Street Names The Ancient Books of Wales

 A Photo Archive In a Cold Mine   A Mysterious 10-Foot-Tall Statue

This Fig Tree Grows Upside Down      The History of Disney World

This Candy Church Is a Wonderland  7 Maps to Change Your Worldview   ‘Neapolitan Pizza’ Was Once Dessert

Baba & Nyonya Heritage Museum  Mumbai’s Coastal Wildlife

Explore What’s Essential in Costa Rica    Rat's Restaurant

Ancient China’s Square Earth and Round Heaven 

Sheep-Shearing Cake Mapping a ‘Bee Atlas’

What’s The Future of Travel Storytelling?  Where Does Route 66 Begin?        Forgotten Frank Lloyd Wright Homes

A Pilgrimage Site for AC/DC Fans    Mysterious Floating Chandeliers


Smithsonian

Irish Genealogy

Visit to 'green family' in Ireland helps fill in details of ancestry - San Francisco Chronicle 

Genetic analysis shows good reason for conserving the Traditional Irish Horse 

O'Reilly - History and fun facts of the Irish surname - IrishCentral 

Always Interesting

TextileRanger Nature Photo Challenge #29: Spiders

The Legal Genealogist Text searching on maps!

allenrizzi The Biography  Fran Lori – Philadelphia Breakout   

View From Santa Barbara  Leave It To Beaver


Humouring the Goddess Compromise — A Poem  Iris Scott

Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Hilma af Klint Simone Crestani

Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Elena Dmitreko 

Another Life Change


Dreams and Adventures at Cosy Cottage Tribute to Tim

Pauline Conolly Kevin Budden & his taipan; sacrificed for medical science.  The Eucalyptus Rope.


Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland #OTD in Irish History | 25 September:


Reviews

Theresa Smith

Book Review: Trouble the Living by Francesca McDonnell Capossela

Book Review: The Disappearance of Astrid Bricard

Book Review: Lady Tan’s Circle of Women by Lisa See


Better Reading

Book of the Week: Payback in Death by J. D. Robb        READ MORE

Black Sheep by Judy Nunn            READ MORE

The Running Grave by Robert Galbraith          WATCH TRAILER

Nineteen Steps by Millie Bobby Brown     


Podcast: Leigh Sales on the Power of Telling Other People’s Stories     LISTEN HERE

BE Better Podcast: Rachael Coopes on Paris for Beginners  

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Podcast: Lucy Leonardi on Food Waste and Becoming Food Wise

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and from my blogs...


That Moment in Time


FRIDAY FOSSICKING  22nd Sep 2023, 1000 yr old Mummy.., Henry VIII's fear of death, 38 culinary time warps, roadside hotel with no guests, why does this sea glow in the dark?, The lost waters of Kathmandu, mansion with tragic history, haunted bridge,

Great blogs, book reviews, Brigidine Sisters celebrate 140 years achievements… and a whole lot more..

Feel free to share, the title is the link…


https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2023/09/friday-fossicking-22nd-sep-2023.html



Headlines of Old


SHIPPING LISTS    Trove Tuesday  26th Sept 2023, Perth, Melbourne, Sydney, Rockhampton, Richmond River NSW, maybe some of your ancestors are mentioned.. some are ‘local’ voyages, others from other countries…There are arrivals and some departures… Feel free to share, the title is the link…


https://headlinesofold.blogspot.com/2023/09/shipping-lists-trove-tuesday-26th-sept.html



Friday, September 22, 2023

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 22nd Sep 2023

 



GENERAL

GSQ Blog    

Things I Didn’t Know About My Mother. Peter Cass


Smithsonian 

JStor Daily

Atlas Obscura

Irish Genealogy

Always Interesting
Pauline Conolly The Wall Garden
Humoring the Goddess Conspiracy Theories Boris Vallejo
Dreams and Adventures at Cosy Cottage  6 year anniversary at Cosy Cottage
Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland  

Reviews
Theresa Smith

Better Reading


and from my blogs..

That Moment in Time


FRIDAY FOSSICKING 15th Sept 2023, Moorabbin Hospital records 1948+, newsletters, Irish Travellers, world’s largest quilting needle, 

suspended lake, Tolkien’s grave, haunting legends in witch’s castle, 

Irish version of your surname?, 8,000 yr old village on stilts, great blogs, book reviews and so much more..

Feel free to share..


https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2023/09/friday-fossicking-15th-sept-2023.html



Headlines of Old


CONVICT BURIALS .. Trove Tuesday 19th Sep 2023, various states, recognising various burials, places & deceased.. we are fortunate to have access to all manner of stories about our ‘Australian Royalty’ as they are often referred to. Further links at the end of the page…

Feel free to share, the title is the link…


https://headlinesofold.blogspot.com/2023/09/convict-burials-trove-tuesday-19th-sep.html