FRIDAY FOSSICKING 3RD MARCH, 2017

FRIDAY FOSSICKING

Walter Withers

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* GENERAL INTEREST

3rd annual Genealogy Conference coming to Amesbury Library   Daily News of Newburyport 

Genealogy Library has three March sessions    BurlingtonFreePress.com

"Good deeds – John Grenham – Irish Roots"

iPad basics Carmel Galvin

Drawing home the turf: the role of turf in family life in west Clare 1750-1950  Clara Hoyne

Liverpool Cemeteries Online  Anglo-Celtic Connections

British Newspaper Archives additions for February  Anglo-Celtic Connections

Queensland Places – Ipswich – St. Mary’s Catholic Church | John Oxley Library

Christy Freeleagus, Prince of Commerce | John Oxley Library

Cracknel Road Estate, Annerley [Tarragindi], 1924 (Map of the Week) | John Oxley Library

Soldier portraits (Q ANZAC 100: Memories for a New Generation)

Mystery behind a lone gravesite in a paddock | Rural Weekly

From Trains to Tanks: Libraries in Unexpected Places

* Guide to Genealogy Acronyms  Dianne Haddad

* If You See Something, Save Something – 6 Ways to Save Pages In the Wayback Machine

Robur Tea billboard poster from 19th century found 

Preserve personal history, social media posts in a digital world 

Time to relax for a few minutes... Magnets and Marbles !

ANCESTRY..

Don’t Suffer From Library Anxiety: How to Best Research in Libraries – Ancestry Blog

Ancestry adds London, England, London Transport Staff Registers, 1863-1931        Anglo-Celtic Connections

Information about Ireland

The State of the Irish Nation 2017

Jack Farrell by Mattie Lennon

'Jamie Freel and the Young Lady' by Letitia MacLintock

* IRISH CENTRAL

How Americans invented St. Patrick's Day (VIDEO)   ???

Historic photograph of Obama’s Irish ancestor discovered 

This classical rendition of Ed Sheeran’s ‘All of the Stars’ will make your heart soar

Irish farmer, donkey, dog - National Geographic’s Photo of the Day will make you laugh 

What are the top unbreakable rules in an Irish pub 

How to do Dublin on the cheap – wine, dine and make merry (PHOTOS)

“The bravest man I ever met” Father Brown in World War I 

Top weird and wonderful facts about St. Patrick and his special day, March 17 

Who invented the submarine? An Irish man from County Clare 

19 surprising places around the world that celebrate St. Patrick’s Day

St. Patrick’s Day traditions that are really not at all Irish (PHOTOS) 

Maureen O’Hara's Cork home where she spent her last years in Ireland (PHOTOS)

* All of Ireland’s Catholic Church records to go online

My grandmother was supposed to be on the Titanic 

Irish dancers take over New York City landmarks (VIDEO) 

Brave 4-year-old Irish cancer patient will march in NYC's St. Patrick's Day parade

A Galway church will do drive-thru service for Ash Wednesday

I visited Ireland for the first time in 1957, when I was nine-years old (PHOTOS)

New York’s oldest Irish pub celebrates 163 years (PHOTOS) 

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

Inspiring and funny quotes on what it means to be Irish 

Name the four Irish Nobel Laureates in literature - take the quiz 

Study abroad: Why you should study business in Trinity College Dublin

Top ten tourist attractions to see in Dublin

How hundreds of Irish flocked to healing hands of the Tipperary bonesetter

Original Irish Jack-o-Lanterns were truly terrifying and made of turnips 

Top 15 towns to visit in Ireland (PHOTOS) 

Remember “The Goons” Spike Milligan with some of his funniest quotes 

I went to Ireland to meet my Irish pen-pal in 1990 – after 23 years we’re still friends today

The ultimate Irish trad concert at Carnegie Hall with Lúnasa

Liam Neeson's top ten movie roles 

How an Irish doctor survived WWII, captivity and the Atomic Bomb

The winning entry in IrishCentral’s My First Trip to Ireland contest!

The Irish and Ash Wednesday – Lent, meatless Fridays and hot-crossed buns 

How did Ireland come to be called the Emerald Isle?

Forget the blarney! What it actually costs to live in Ireland

An Irishwoman was blamed for starting the Great Chicago Fire 

From Molly Malone to Daniel O’Connell - Why the Irish love statues

Long lost brothers reunited after 85 years with help from Ancestry

Homesick for the food of Ireland? You'll find all your favorites in this NY shop 

and of course, your treats...

Wholesome Irish soda bread recipe for St. Patrick's Day 

Irish apple crumble cake recipe for St. Patrick's Day

How to make pancakes like the Irish

A perfect pecan pancakes recipe from Chef Stuart O'Keeffe 

Dream of sipping on whiskey cocktails in Ireland?

* FIND MY PAST

Exploring Australian Government Records 

Northamptonshire Baptisms

Northamptonshire, Northampton General Hospital Admissions 1774-1846

United States Marriages

Warwickshire Monumental Inscriptions

Periodical Source Index

Famous Family Trees

Find Your Family In Historic Newspapers

British newspapers

1911 Census For England & Wales

1939 Register

California resources

Find famous family

The Stage Newspaper

Academy Award Winners

Famous US Marriages in our records

* INTERESTING BLOGS

Wirreandah Wandering: Postcard from an artist  Jo Featherston

Using WA’s Birth, Death & Marriage Indexes  Jess

Well, That Was Disappointing: The Value of “Negative Evidence”  Lonetester

They Wished Upon a Star – book review  Outback Family History

South Kalgoorlie -How it came to be  Outback Family History

Hickey’s Garage  Conversations with Grandma  Jenny Coates

Mapping Scotland’s 19th Century American Military Pensioners  Damian Shiels

Epic stories of Irish Emigrants  The Silver Voice

A grand sight | The Legal Genealogist

The Intriguing Story Behind Barber Poles  Lonetester

 from my blogs...

TROVE TUESDAY 28TH FEBRUARY, 2017- WEDDINGS CONTD.

Additions to Irish Graves...

Western Australia  http://irishgraves.blogspot.com.au/p/western-australia.html

New Zealand  http://irishgraves.blogspot.com.au/p/new-zealand.html

Biographies (scroll through to Western Australia and New Zealand) http://irishgraves.blogspot.com.au/p/biographies.html

That Moment in Time.. SWADLING