FRIDAY FOSSICKING 17TH FEBRUARY, 2017

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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* ANCESTRY

COMING SOON - FREE ACCESS* TO UK RECORDS FEB 17‑20  FROM 2PM E.T. TO 11.59PM E.T.

* IRISH CENTRAL

The Minstrel Boy -- the surprising origins of one of Ireland’s greatest melodies 

The AIDS ward, New York 1982 and an amazing Irish doctor 

What are the top 100 Irish last names?

Nine myths about the Irish busted 

Love-seekers show up at St. Valentine's resting place in Dublin 

These two Irish hotels are in the top 1% of places to stay in the whole world 

Should this County Down oak be voted the best tree in Europe?

How an ancient Irish title died with the last Knight of Glin 

The five greatest Irish love stories for St. Valentine’s Day 

Irish Travellers are genetically different from the people of Ireland 

Did you know about St. Patrick’s random acts of kindness? 

NASA's Irish Twins Study reveals first results of space travel on humans 

Can you guess what gives Guinness its unique flavor? (VIDEO) 

9 Irish phrases and and what they really mean 

“Quiet Man” director’s handmade Valentine’s card for Maureen O’Hara 

Guess who receives Valentine’s Day cards 94 years after his death? 

When St. Brigid met St. Patrick 

Iconic “Lunch Atop a Skyscrapper” photo gets a modern twist in clever new ad

Why did an earl’s sister dedicate herself to fighting for Irish freedom? 

now those awesome treats...

Guinness chocolate pudding recipe 

Three minute chocolate mousse recipe

Chocolate and Irish Baileys Cream truffles recipe

It doesn’t get more Irish than this recipe for moules marinières

* WANTED

Clare museum is looking for donations to expand their collections... can you help?

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* GENERAL INTEREST

Search civil registration indexes and view registrations free  

A guide to understanding Catholic records   Find My Past

150 Years of Queensland Parliament

Convicts re-offending in New South Wales

The strange afterlife of the census microfilms  John Grenham

“The Forgotten Irish” Event at The National Archives, Washington D.C. Damian Shiels

‘T’was my daddy killed him’: The Stackpoole Murder at Miltown Malbay, September 1852 – Part One – Deviant Irish Lives

IrishGenealogyNews: Irish Historic Town Atlases released online, free, for Early Modern, Gaelic and Plantation towns

Getting organised - GSQ Blog Pauline Williams

Ireland Information

Saint Valentine was Irish. No, Really!

A Penny Icecream and the Smell of Creosote

5 Words you will only hear in Ireland

Fergus O'Mara and the Air-Demons by P. W. Joyce

Jamie Freel and the Young Lady by Letitia MacLintock

The National Archives UK

 Merchant seamen’s campaign medal records 1914-1918 (BT 351 & MT 9)*

Merchant seamen’s campaign medal records 1939-1945 (BT 395)*

Merchant shipping movement cards 1939-1945 (BT 389)*

Britain, Royal African Company 1694-1743  FMP free to search

Digitising and conserving black cultural history

Lesney toys: they fit inside a matchbox

Antiquity versus modernity? Philae and the Aswan Dam

Archive Notes: Prosthetics and the First World War  Podcast

The life and death of King John    Podcast

Defeating the Zeppelins    Podcast

National Archives Australia

1992-93 Keating Cabinet papers  podcast of media briefing

On Tour

A Place to Call Home? Migrant hostel memories Townsville 18 Feb

A Ticket to Paradise?  Newcastle Museum 6 March

Without Consent: Australia's past adoption practices  Museum of the Riverina Wagga Wagga 10 March

The Gazettes                             Anglo-Connections

ROOTS TECH

Randy Seaver's list  http://www.geneamusings.com/2017/02/rootstech-2017-blog-compendium.html

RootsTech 2017 – Behind the Scenes Set-up  Alona Tester

LDC: The Zombie Genealogist: #NotAtRootsTech Survival Guide

Hoarse and Happy  GeniAus

* FIND MY PAST

Philadelphia Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms

Philadelphia Roman Catholic Parish Marriages

Philadelphia Roman Catholic Parish Registers Browse

Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Births & Baptisms

Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Deaths & Burials

Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Marriages

Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Congregational Records

Historical Society of Pennsylvania, Word War II Casualty Cards

Westminster Roman Catholic Census 1893

England Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms

England Roman Catholic Parish Burials

England Roman Catholic Parish Marriages

England Roman Catholic Parish Congregational Records

England Roman Catholic Parish Registers Browse

Search Marriage Records 

Marital mishaps

* INTERESTING BLOGS

“Tell Poor Mama”: Draft Riots & Texas Prisons– Letters From The Gulf Blockade Damian Shiels

Family Tree Frog: Sepia Saturday 354  Alex Daw

Blogging from A to Z April Challenge: Announcing: The 2017 Blogging from A to Z April Challenge! #atozchallenge

Binging and Binding  Textile Ranger

A Memorial Coincidence – Western District Families

Sacred Memorials – Western District Families

The Letter | Finding Family

Foxley Woods, England – Wanderlust Twins

N.B. At times you will see two nominations by the same blogger... I go simply on merit, a blog must be interesting, with a twist perhaps and well researched and well written. There are so many great bloggers, I would like to nominate them all every week...

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My Guest post on OUTBACK FAMILY HISTORY 

Thank you to Moya Sharp for the opportunity.

FRIDAY FOSSICKING Feb 3, 2017

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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* GENERAL INTEREST

Applying for your Irish passport? It just got easier

Registry of Deeds Index Project

Voices in the Graveyard St Peters Cooks River District  - audio stories of those buried there

The forgotten story of Irish-Australians after the 1916 Rising 

Genealogy's Star: Thinking about the implications of what we enter in our family trees  Great advice from James Tanner

Anglo-Celtic Connections

Early Canadian Online through OPL

RootsTech Streaming Schedule    

British Newspaper Archives additions for January  

Ancestry updates Beddington, Surrey, England, Royal Female Orphanage List of Children, 1890-1913



Why do you love genealogy?  John Grenham

From Inside History Magazine... FREE family history books online...

Internet Archive          FamilySearch's collection of digitised books

Digital Public Library of America    Google Books

Never Mind the Bullocks: There’s Something About St. Brigit vox hiberionacum

The Woolloongabba Antique Centre is leaving Woolloongabba Brisbane ... great place for memorabilia

An Appeal for Civil War Descendants Damian Shiels

Ireland Newsletter

A Penny Icecream and the Smell of Creosote

Jack Farrell by Mattie Lennon

Fergus O'Mara and the Air-Demons by P. W. Joyce

Jamie Freel and the Young Lady by Letitia MacLintock

Jackie Kennedy sketches at the center of court battle






* FIND MY PAST

Victoria Petty Sessions Registers

Queensland Custom House Shipping 1852-1885 Passengers and Crew

PERSI Quarterly Index Update

Irish Newspapers extras added

Australia

Search Australian Records 

Expert Advice  Shauna Hicks

The best resources 

Track Their Journeys

21 Collections you probably missed

USA

Explore immigration and travel records

Find their place of birth

Go Back Further

* IRISH CENTRAL

Mind the women! WW2 US soldiers warned of local rules in Northern Ireland 

Top greatest Irish singer-songwriters

Irish donkey is absolutely delighted to be rescued from flood waters (PHOTOS)

Finest Irish pub in Co. Clare could be yours for just $300,000 

Lord Haw Haw: Hitler's infamous Irishman hanged for treason 

The best vacation in Dublin city? Do it like a local 

The real reason why there aren’t any snakes in Ireland (Sorry, St. Patrick)

Top 50 Irish contemporary books - make sure you’ve always something great to read 

Heroic Irish 9/11 firefighter dies after battle with cancer 

Wrong number! Irish town gets calls for British “adult” TV station

Listen to 13-year-old singer Owen Mac taking country music by storm (VIDEO) 

The genius of William Butler Yeats - gone 78 years today - and his inspiring muses 

Australian makes stunning video about surfing in Ireland 

Is this the most beautiful walk in Ireland? (PHOTOS)

Survivor of the Titanic Ellen Shine died aged 98 

How to travel to Ireland by boat 

Walking through 1,000 years of Dublin's history

Eight sacred Celtic holidays of the year including St. Brigid’s Day

Roots of St. Brigid and how to make her iconic cross 

What the Green Card meant to my Irish immigrant family

What you should know about St. Brigid’s Day, Feb 1, the start of Celtic spring 

The Irish woman who shot Mussolini in the face 

Frightening Irish demons and monsters from Celtic myth

Remembering The Dubliners' Luke Kelly with his most loved songs 

and for your treats..

Roasted lemon and rosemary leg of lamb recipe 

Irish blackberry jam and custard donuts recipe 

Irish recipe for success - potato and turnip gratin 

* INTERESTING BLOGS

* ROOTS TECH ADVICE

Ready for RootsTech?  Cassmob  most applies to all overseas travel

Just Seven More Sleeps Geniaus

RootsTech 2017 – Counting Down   Lonetester

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Fort Denison   historicalratbag

Sanitary Carter’s Tragic End  Outback Family History

Sepia Saturday 352 – Two Hats and a Funeral Jenny Coates

Janet Mackay, Is It You?  Genealogically Speaking

Sunday Evening Art Gallery Blog — Edgar Artis  Claudia   (unusual and lovely)

It’s Time to Stop Fighting  Humouring the Goddess

Tasmania to the Transvaal  Shelley

Erosion Liv Hambrett  ... of self, interesting take on emmigration

Checkmarks on the List  Textile Ranger... feed your soul...

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