FRIDAY FOSSICKING 24th February, 2016

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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* IRISH CENTRAL

My great-aunt, the bootlegging Irish nun in Prohibition America 

How Irish fair skin can be traced to India and the Middle East 

Why the Irish passport is among most powerful in the world 

The Irish maid who witnessed the most famous American axe murder 

Pre-euro coins could fetch up to $13,200 at auction 

Ireland’s population will grow to pre-famine levels in the next 20 years

Former First Lady Michelle Obama’s Irish slave owner roots

The absolute best things about being Irish on St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day 2016 as celebrated around the world (PHOTOS & VIDEO)

Irish-born cowboys were the fastest guns in the west once upon a time

The mystery of Irish and Celtic symbols (PHOTOS)

Listen to this group of Irish men sing a hauntingly beautiful song (VIDEO)

Eight ways not to ask for directions in Ireland  😊

Irish-born cowboys were the fastest guns in the west once upon a time 

What Irish phrases you need to learn before you visit Ireland 

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

Happy President's Day - 22 of America's presidents had Irish roots 

Top 300 Irish family names and their meanings explained 

Brooklyn dance troupe takes Irish dance to the next level (VIDEO) 

The man who documented the Great Hunger - born 202 years ago

Who were the Black Irish, and what is their story?

“Miracle” letter delivered in County Kerry by incredible mailman

“Be not afraid” - Irish people’s famous last words 

Why Irish Americans eat corned beef and cabbage, not bacon and cabbage 

Montserrat is the other "Emerald Isle" on St. Patrick’s Day

here they are....

Oven-baked creamy wild garlic and cheese potatoes recipe

How to make adorable leprechaun cupcakes for St. Patrick’s Day (VIDEO) 

Healthy Viscount cookie recipe for Chocolate Mint Day

* GENERAL INTEREST

‘Cowardly, Cunning and Contemptible’ – The British campaign in Dublin, 1919-1921.

Discover more about State Library Queensland's fellowships

Q ANZAC 100: Memories for a New Generation fellows   Under the Skin 2      Queensland

RootsTech 2017 Session Videos available  Note dates listed were release dates, still available

Book Review: Genetic Genealogy in Practice  The Family Curator

NATIONAL ARCHIVES UK

A Graphic War in the artist's words

Explore the range in our bookshop

Visit the First World War 100 portal

Three simple code tweaks for bloggers Library Currants

 ANGO-CELTIC CONNECTIONS

Glasgow Cemeteries Online

Sheffield Cemeteries Online

Leeds Cemeteries Online

John Grenham   Down the 1911 rabbit-hole

DNA doings in 2017 Judy G. Russell

Ten common research mistakes - Ancestry.com.au Blog

Wikipedia just banned contributors from citing the Daily Mail as a source

Jack and the Singapore surrender table

RootsTech Day in Review: Connecting Families Across Generations

19th c. Female Girls Old Victorian Names Nicknames Biblical, Baby Women

Will Essentials: What happens to your tangible and digital “stuff” when you die?

* FIND MY PAST

Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts Baptisms 1685-1941

Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts Marriages 1685-1941

Norfolk Bishop's Transcripts Burials 1685-1941

Norfolk Electoral Registers 1832-1915

British Royal Navy Allotment Declarations 1795-1852

Victoria Births Australia

British Newspapers

Explore All Records 

5 useful resources

Criminals in newspapers

Old military photographs

Workhouse records

Are you descended from royalty?
What about the aristocracy?
How to find out an ancestor's occupation..
A guide to the professional records you can search on Findmypast
 

* INTERESTING BLOGS

Way Better Than Half-Priced Candy Textile Ranger

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A Family Milestone The Silver Voice

The family rally round. Carmel Galvin

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