FRIDAY FOSSICKING 24th June, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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* IRISH CENTRAL

Discover your ancestor’s arrival into America

149 years later, Civil War letters in attic reveal famine Irish immigrant’s life (PHOTOS)  

Bloomsday is James Joyce's St. Patrick's Day for summer 

Notre Dame's biggest fan creates a secret Irish pub (VIDEO)

Have any Guinness memorabilia lying around? It could be worth a pretty penny 

Move over Gene Kelly, here’s Irish dancing in the rain (VIDEOS) 

Aran sweaters, Claddagh rings, tin whistles: the story behind Ireland’s beloved artifacts 

 Incredible house and estate of Ireland's first female president for sale (PHOTOS) 

Oscar winning Maureen O’Hara speaks about her life as a Hollywood legend 

Did the Celts build America’s Stonehenge 4,000 years ago? 

Irish pilot hero was the first to fly transatlantic from east-to-west

A Father’s Day fireman hero of 9/11 is finally laid to rest 

The gorgeous Wild Atlantic Way from a bird’s eye perspective (VIDEO) 

Historic Irish American moments told through Pathé newsreels (VIDEOS) 

50 tragic portraits Irish Famine victims in the poorhouses of New York  

Top things to do in The Kingdom of County Kerry (VIDEO) 

Northern Lights shining bright at Ireland’s most northerly point (PHOTOS) 

8 facts about the ancient Irish alphabet Ogham explained 

Go mountain biking through the Burren in this amazing 360° video 
Viva Irlanda! Exploring the Irish in Argentina 
 The most mispronounced Irish names in America 
 Ireland goes berserk as Italy conquered by Boys in Green
Photographer explores haunting 1700s abandoned Irish farmhouse (PHOTOS) 
Hauntingly beautiful images of disused school houses in Ireland (PHOTOS)

* FIND MY PAST

Have you read the news?

Unlocking the Westminster Collection

Haberdashers and Ironmongers, Historic London

New Zealand Employment records/electoral rolls

Census address search returns

Ireland Poor Law Reports

The Trail Went Cold

 Focus on London

An Amazing Irish Immigrant Story

Dastardly Origins »

*  GENERAL INTEREST

Top 10 FREE things to do in the UK

Irish stand proud in the crowd

Stunning move theatre turned Bookstore

'Do Not Disturb' signs international collection   Thanks to Christina Hunt

Top 10 Secret libraries of all Time

The Telephonoscope (Victorian Skype)

Convict Records

Australia Under Attack

Volunteer Air Observer Corps(VAOC) - Australian WW2 Badge

Volunteer Aircraft Observers

All in - Emergency

Women in the War - (Queensland WWII Historic Places)

Restoring Jane Austen's Legacy  Thanks to Pauleen Cass

War Heroes you didn't learn about

Relax at a Library Hotel  

The World's Oldest Functional Photo Studio..closes after 176 years..where?

First Fleeters Memorial Park Video

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 Ancestral Occupations in City Directories   

You Can Find Ancestral Occupations in Old Newspapers Too!  

Dictionary of Old Occupations & Trades  

Researching Records of Old Railroads & Railroad Workers  

My Ancestor Was a Farmer - Researching Farming Ancestors  

National Archives
Prisoner of war interview reports, 1914-18
Royal Navy First World War Lives at Sea

* ANCESTRY

Look for your ancestor's U.S. passports

Passenger Lists US

Ancestry App.. how to use...

Reports of deaths of American Citizens Abroad 1835-1974  Lots of details

Border Crossings and passports

*  INTERESTING BLOGS

The Fallen Anzac..         The Family Stump

The Goldfields Woodlines  Outback Family History

His ‘n Hers Social Bridge  (couldn't bypass this one for it's poignant simplicity)

What’s in a name? An Archivist’s personal perspective Qld State Archives

Sepia Saturday: Aussie royalty – the koala Cassmob

Writing Tip: Separate the Forest from the Trees BryonySeries

Updated! Almshouse (Poorhouse) Admission Records New York Lorine McGinnis Schulze

Thanks to the Society of Australian Genealogists Chris Paton

From my blogs...  

FROM GIRL TO LADY...

THE O'GORMAN MAHON REMEMBERED

Revisiting

A FABULOUS IRISH WILL

A LINK WITH THE PAST