FRIDAY FOSSICKING APRIL 1st, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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* FIND MY PAST

https://blog.findmypast.com.au/our-top-australian-family-history-resources-you-dont-know-about-1571266133.html

Movaco and Find My Past are combined

mystery behind two ghostly photos

testimonials@findmypast.com

Your March Irish newspapers round-up

A pair of ghostly portraits

Records reveal scandalous secrets

Become a kinship terminology master

Lesser-known travel collections

Bare feet, furs and a girl’s bravery: The Easter Rising in the British newspapers 

Taken to court for inciting a riot: My ancestors in the Irish Petty Sessions 

Australia Billion Graves Cemetery Index 

https://blog.findmypast.com.au/the-civilian-services-in-ww2-1436450260.html …

New York State research help

How to guide: Original & derivative sources

* CORK GENEALOGICAL CONFERENCE 3 parts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8sNeHCiwGg

CGS & IGRS Cork convention 2016 - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0EgwjpLcH4

* DR. PAUL O'BRIEN... KILRUSH AND DISTRICT HISTORICAL SOCIETY

Paul O'Brien's lecture on Flo Clancy to Kilrush & Distric...

Letters from Flo Clancy, 1938-1948 giving a great snapshot of life in Kilrush... from weddings to funerals and all in between...

John Treacy's lecture to Kilrush & District Historical So...

Exploring County Clare's Armada Past.....

* IRISH CENTRAL

 Exclusive: Gerry Adams on 1916 and the counter-revolution that followed 

Would a united Ireland be the best thing for the economy?

Breathtaking Irish landscapes and where to find them (PHOTOS)

Facts about Killarney on The Ring of Kerry

 Forgotten Ireland, captured on 16mm film 60 years ago (VIDEOS)

How the Irish Civil War Began with the Destruction of your Family History 

From James Joyce to Oscar Wilde, top ten Irish novelists in history

A drive back in time through 1970s Dublin (VIDEO) 

Gunrunners and front-line fighters: The women of the 1916 Rising

Five essential record sets for discovering your Irish heritage

This map takes the guesswork out of your Irish genealogy research

Saint Patrick’s Battalion: What caused them to turn on the U.S. and fight for Mexico?

Extraordinary genealogy project connects Maine’s Irish with their relatives in Ireland 

Remembering the Famine dead - the memorials in Ireland 

JUST FOR FUN...

Irish apple crumble cake recipe

* SAGS Society of Australian Genealogists

In preparation for the new Badgery's Creek Airport, gravesites are to be relocated.. including those from St. Johns Anglican Cemetery, Uniting (Methodist) Cemetery and family graves from Anchau Winery. Further details... BCplacemanager@infrastructure.gov.au before April 6, 2016.

If you wish to subscribe to SAGS or just get their newsletter, you can do so here complete this form and get more detail. Lots more info on their newsletters , incl. webinars, lectures and specials on books, etc.

* INTERESTING BLOGS

Lots of great reading for you this week...

Geneareaders’ Circle Hornsby Shire Family History Group

8 Features of FamilySearch You're Probably Not Using - Genealogy & History News Lonetester

The Booktopia Podcast with Stan Grant Booktopia

Not In Your Genes: The real reasons children are like their parents by Oliver James Random House Books pen.gy

Health Chart using #MyColorfulAncestry Helen V. Smith

The Immortal Deed of 500 Australians Edward Connolly

Strategies for Locating Hard-to-Find Burial Grounds James Tanner

New FamilySearch Collections Update: March 28, 2016 Thomas MacEntee

Trove Tuesday - Mr Spatch's Recollections Sharon

A to Z 2016: a Family History Journey cassmob

Making Mary MIne - Finding Evidence Sharn White

Easter Postcards New York Early 1900s Lorine McGinnis Schulze

Military Monday - Wartime Air Crash over Scotland ScotSue

Benjamin Curtis, a Civil War Mounted Rifleman Fran Jensen

HMS Waterwitch Alex Daw

The story of Edward Trickett Jim Belshaw
N.B. a more direct link to the above is
http://newenglandhistory.blogspot.com.au/2016/03/history-revisited-resting-place-of.html

* FREE DOWNLOAD

"IRISH LIVES REMEMBERED"  great genealogy magazine. This is the first issue since this was taken over by Eneclann... always a great read.

http://www.irishgenealogynews.com/2016/03/eneclann-buys-irish-lives-remembered.html

* FREE IMAGES

Courtesy of Pixabay.. click to enlarge...

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 25th March, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Public_domain

* AUSTRALIAN SOCIAL HISTORY

A place to find the news behind the facts... why not join in the fun?

Australian Social History

* NORTH COAST FAMILIES Past

Newcastle to Lismore and beyond...

NORTH COAST FAMILIES Past & Present

* IRISH CENTRAL

Exclusive: Sneak peek of new 1916 Rising series Rebellion (VIDEO) 

Protestant New Yorker who saved hundreds of Irish famine victims

5,800-year-old rock scribing found near Ireland’s Croagh Patrick 

One US woman’s desperate 44-year search for her birth mother 

Northern lights are spectacular over Donegal as skies are ablaze 

This traditional Irish naming pattern could help you trace your family

Irish mystery town from the 15th century discovered next to castle 

Were there Irish before Celts? Experts say new remains prove it 

Ten most famous people buried in Dublin's Glasnevin Cemetery

* FIND MY PAST

Incredible stories from the Rebellion

Explore Ireland in 1916 »

My ancestors in court

Other military records a few unusual ones

Discover more with our experts 

Searching our Irish Records webinar 

Mocavo is moving to FindmypastIrish immigrant stands up to Bill the Butcher

Bare feet, furs and a girl’s bravery: The... missing 19th century censuses

How to do Lent Properly

* SPECIAL OFFER 

NSW TRANSCRIPTIONS JUST $18, ENDS MIDNIGHT TUES. 29TH MAR 2016

* UNLOCK THE PAST NEWSLETTER 

Great specials and news of forthcoming events...

Gould Genealogy turns 40 during 2016

* ABOUT. COM

Wills and probate records uncovering hidden relationships

genealogical evidence

*ANCESTRY

 free access to Australian immigration records this weekend

* INTERESTING BLOGS

‘Every County Has a Story’: County Clare’s 1916 story by RTE

What's On - Friday 25th March - Thursday 31st March 2016 Alex Daw

Creating a Family Story and Memory Book Lorinne McGinnis Schulze
New Irish landing page on Ancestry Chris Paton
16 Websites, St Patrick's Day & Other News - Genealogy Notes 15-21 Mar 2016 Shauna Hicks
Trove Tuesday - Hot March Jill Ball
Hawkesbury on the Net Church Registers

TRANSCRIPTIONS, incl. KILMURRY IBRICKANE BAPTISMAL REGISTERS 1839-1881 and MARRIAGES Crissouli
BEAUTIFUL EYES Crissouli

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 18th March, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Public_domain

* CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY

Clare Genealogy: Index to Biographical Notices in the Clare Champion newspaper 1903-1934 by...

* GENEALOGY eBOOKS

www.gen-ebooks.com

also a free ebook....Sydney Directory 1858 (Sands and Kenny)

* IRISH CENTRAL

Where the Celts come from and have lived for 3,000 years

"Star Wars Episode VIII" will be right at home in County Donegal 

Ireland’s spectacular south west coastline as you’ve never seen it before (VIDEO) 

The new Maeve Binchy collection to be released for St. Patrick’s Day

Finding my great great grandfather’s home after 170 years 

* THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES UK

> Search Merchant seaman's campaign medals 1914-1918*

> Search Merchant seaman's campaign medals 1939-1945*

> Search maritime births 1867-1960*

> Search maritime marriage records 1854-1972*

> Search maritime death records 1781-1968*

> Explore the exhibition website  the story of Shakespeare's life in London and behind his writing

* FIND MY PAST

Was your ancestor too important to send to war?

How to do Lent properly

Uncovering your Irish immigrant ancestor's journey

Photo Colorization: Behind the scenes interview with Marina Amaral 

Lives of the First World War

Video: How To Explore Criminal Records 

Multiple wives and a missing daughter:...

Taken to court for inciting a riot: My ancestors in the Irish Petty Sessions 

* QUEENSLAND STATE ARCHIVES

New Index - Rents Payable on Pastoral Runs 1860-1911

First World War stories: Secret Despatches: Reports from the Home Front

Events in 2016

Publication archive

* INTERESTING BLOGS

HAPPY ST. PATRICK'S DAY, 2016  I'm being self indulgent here, but it gives me an excuse to wish you all a belated Happy St. Patrick's Day...

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! Janet Maher

Those Places Thursday - Thatched Cottages of Ireland Kathryn Creeden (Kathryn's Quest)

No.40 (genealogy news and discounts worldwide) Judy Webster... always worth reading

Preparing to Search a Graveyard -- Part One James Tanner (remember to follow with Part Two )

PRONI launches its new website Chris Paton

GRONI fees changes confirmed in Northern Ireland Chris Paton

Who was Gunner J Connell? Clare Museum seeks public assistance Clare Library

Trove Tuesday - Hot March Jill Ball

Mary McConnel and Royal Children's Hospital foto fanatic

The Library of my Life Arlee Bird

Sepia Saturday: Hats off to James Carroll Dara

* LATE NEWS

 Great offer from Claire Santry... Irish Genealogy Toolkit

http://bit.ly/1UiArrB

and just for interest...

the-real-st-patrick....

Courtesy of Twisted Genealogy

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 5TH FEBRUARY, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Public_domain

* FIND MY PAST
Humans of New Zealand: Discovered in our records
Escaped convicts turned constables in findmypast’s new South Australia records

Queen in Australia (1954)

Surrey, Southwark, Newington Apprentice Register 1891

Trade Union Membership Records

Explore the historic newspapers

Merchant Navy Seamen 

noble deeds of the Knights of the Realm

Fascinating maps reveal how long it takes to travel in 2016 vs 1914

100 million unique Irish genealogical records

millions of British records found exclusively at Findmypast

British Newspaper Archive project

PERSI: Access digital images of periodicals

3 easy ways to track down an indexed PERSI article

Off the record: Government collections

How to be loved: Life lessons from the Irish newspapers

Norfolk Baptisms

Norfolk Marriages

Norfolk Burials

United States Marriages

* IRISH TIMES

► VIDEO: Saoirse Ronan teaches America how to make the perfect cup of tea

* ROOTS TECH 2016 ONLINE BROADCASTS

https://familysearch.org/blog/en/rootstech-online-broadcast-schedule/

* IRISH CENTRAL

Liam Neeson's 1916 Rising series to reach record number of US stations (VIDEO)

First color photos of Ireland taken by two French women in 1913

Real life horror story of Irish cannibal Alexander Pearce who terrorized Australia

Remembering the Irish Brigade this Veterans Day, heroes of The Civil War 

Spectacular Northern Lights create surreal sights in Donegal

Iconic cottage from Brian Friel’s 'Dancing at Lughnasa' will be preserved

Photos explore the quiet beauty of Ireland’s abandoned psychiatric hospitals

“Between the jigs and reels” – what’s behind my Irish Granny’s sayings

* FAMILIES IN BRITISH INDIA SOCIETY

Once the toast of Mumbai’s colonial elite, Watson’s Hotel crumbles slowly

Researching Ancestors in the Army in India – Free Workshop

Times of India arrival and departure notices 1894 added to FIBIS database

Lilian Watson Family History Award

* ROOTS IRELAND

New County Monaghan Records

* 1916 CENTENARY PROGRAMME DUBLIN

* VARIOUS LINKS OF INTEREST

Searching Google's Hidden Historical Newspapers  

How to Find Your Family History in Obituaries  

QUEENSLAND

inside boggo road: The South Brisbane Cemetery

VICTORIA

GEELONG & DISTRICT  175 years ago!

SOUTH AUSTRALIA

GOULD GENEALOGY TURNS 40! 

Gould Genealogy & History turns 40 in 2016

Family Tree Maker and Another Bombshell Announcement

“Introduction to Family History” with UTAS is on Again

South Australia’s “Passengers in History” Website Launched

www.gould.com.au

NEW SOUTH WALES

* CITY ARCHIVES SYDNEY..... A MUST VISIT

http://www.cityofsydney.nsw.gov.au/learn/history/archives

Lone Grave of William Daley on "Rose Farm" (private property)- Cattai

* FAMILY TREE MAKER 

Just in case you haven't heard, please read this  announcement

* FREE eBOOKS

http://www.envisionthepast.com/searching-books/

* CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY

The Clare Roots Society monthly lecture on Thursday 21 January 2016 at 8pm in the Old Ground Hotel in Ennis was "The O'Connell Clan in Clare", by Oliver O’Connell. 

Oliver outlined how he began his research and collated information on the O’Connells in Clare, a journey that took him 15 years to complete. 

The O’Connell family were transplanted to Clare from Caherbarnagh outside Sneem in County Kerry in 1653 by the Cromwellian forces and they were given some land at Cloonmackan in Inagh parish and today the family vault is in Inagh graveyard. 

Oliver has traced back a direct O'Connell line for 28 generations. his relatives being very prominent in the European armies of France, Spain, Prussia and Austria. The O’Connells were in Clare 160 years before Daniel O'Connell The Liberator arrived.

Oliver O'Connell's Lecture to Clare Roots Society

* BLOGS OF INTEREST

CONFESSIONS OF A BIBLIOPHILE

50% off British Newspaper Archive

TRANSCRIPTIONS, incl. KILMURRY IBRICKANE BAPTISMAL REGISTERS 1839-1881and MARRIAGES

TURNPIKE MEMORABILIA WANTED... BY FLAN HEHIR OF McNAMARA PARK

Ancestry worldwide subscription 20% sale

Rootstech 16... I made it here.....

Sepia Saturday: Seaside Fashions on Parade

Sepia Saturday 315 - Cooking memories

NEWS FLASH..IRISH CERTIFICATES NEWS...

Trove Tuesday Treasure: In his own words

Terry Wogan: From an Irish Convent to the IRA Bombings

Crusty envelopes, crumbling papers and that lovely ol' handwriting

Gold Find in Feakle by Paddy O'Malley