Friday, September 3, 2021

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 3rd Sept 2021



Edwin Stockqueler (1829-1900) - Public Domain An Australian Gold Diggings, oil on canvas

* GENERAL INTEREST

NATIONAL FAMILY HISTORY MONTH... AUGUST 2021 - BLOGGING CHALLENGE. Do have a look at the impressive blogs that were written for NFHM.. a story to suit all tastes. Who knew that we had so many great writers among us? Perhaps leave a comment to encourage bloggers to continue...
Thanks go to Alex Daw for coming up with idea and to all who participated. Thanks also for the badges.
Alex's Summation..



 

My family history research journey.....


Cairns Family History QLD eNEWS incl. DNA consultations & lots more
GSQ Blog 


Federation of Australian Historical Societies  FAHS eNewsletter



Find A Grave
Finally home     Interesting Monuments     Pro Tips   Using Virtual Cemeteries

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National Archives Australia Unclassified incl. 


Free Global Census Records for Labor Day - MyHeritage Blog



Find My Past



Search all newspapers  Discover Irish roots FMP Brian Donovan


Anglo Celtic Connections

Expert Genealogy Podcasts from AGRA (The Association of Genealogists and Researchers in Archives)





Smithsonian









JSTOR Daily





Atlas Obscura






Olderfleet Castle Larne, Northern Ireland Spite House For Sale







Hidden Beach Mexico

Family Search Blog


ALWAYS INTERESTING

Genea-Musings






Diary of a Young Genealogist
Yet Another NPE      Non-Paternal Event or Non-Parental Event

allenrizzi



Dreams and Adventures at Cosy Cottage



The Legal Genealogist

GeniAus

Pauline Connolly

Brotmanblog: A Family Journey



Humoring the Goddess

The Gentle Author


Tracking Down the Family

Stair na hÉireann

Family Tree Frog

The Irish Story

* IRISH CENTRAL






















* INTERESTING BLOGS




The Buck Stops…. Nowhere     allenrizzi

Reviews
Theresa Smith





Better Reading
















Allen & Unwin

Happy Hour  Jacquie Byron    READ AN EXTRACT

The Housemate      Sarah Bailey       READ AN EXTRACT

Sweet Jimmy  Bryan Brown       LEARN MORE

The Heart Principle   Helen Hoang   LEARN MORE

The Curlew's Eye    Karen Manton   LEARN MORE


The Dark Remains William McIlvanney, Ian Rankin  LEARN MORE


and from my blogs...

That Moment in Time



FRIDAY FOSSICKING 27TH AUG 2021, Rewilding an Irish Estate, FREE videos National Library Aust., Chinese Australian stories, Nat. Archives UK..wills & probates,  art ‘prints’ ..very valuable originals, Irish pubs with no beer.. Want some reading suggestions? See book reviews…  grave cleaning, Greater London Burial Index, FREE records  incl. passenger lists & travel records, and a whole lot more.. Feel free to share, the title is the link…


https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2021/08/friday-fossicking-27th-aug-2021.html



National Family History Month POST 2021 Issue 6, " We Can't, We Might, We Will..SOON!" Our changing world…

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That Moment in Time


TROVE UPDATES.. September 2021..

Newspapers & Magazines… as of today, these will now be posted on this one page, so you can see what has changed from the last notice. Feel free to share…

https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/p/trove-updates-newspapers-magazines.html


HEADLINES OF OLD


ABSCONDED CONVICTS  Trove Tuesday 31st Aug 2021, great details re physical appearance, details re names-ship-position-employer… This first list includes the prisoner's number, then their occupation/trade, followed by physical description, including any identifying posts such as tattoos, deformities, etc.  They also give their address and on what date the convict absconded. Not all lists give so much detail, so these are like gold to researchers.

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https://headlinesofold.blogspot.com/2021/08/absconded-convicts-trove-tuesday-31st.html


Keep safe and well.
This will end.


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Tuesday, August 31, 2021

NFHM POST 2021 Issue 6 We Can't, We Might, We Will..SOON!


 

We Can't, We Might, We Will……SOON !


Who would have guessed that our world would change so much…It seems like eons ago that we heard of a possible threat to our daily lives.. 


There was a virus released/escaped from a country far away.. deadly, but not near us. Little did we know that we would all very soon be well aware of COVID 19... Our daily reality became a nightmare, as we heard of the spread of the virus  in Europe, the UK , USA.. everywhere… and before we could absorb all that, it was here, on our very own doorstep. We’re so used to the great medical care that we take for granted, that we  perhaps thought it would all disappear.. not so. 


Lockdowns, restrictions, masks.. vaccines.. please at least two, maybe a booster later.  Sign in, QR Codes, maybe gloves ..especially at petrol stations…sanitisers everywhere.


Wash your hands, again and again…no gathering, no shopping for other than essentials. Sorry, you can’t visit Mum and Dad, nor the grandchildren , nor friends ..  Loneliness overtakes some, others are content to slow down.. at least for awhile. 


We put off regular appointments, wary of mixing with others.  No visitors, no family catchups..deliveries outside the door. We miss so many milestones, weddings and even funerals have limited attendance..


We get daily updates of the number of those who have contracted the virus..and sadly, the number of those who have succumbed. Our leaders sometimes gloat, sometimes send out dire warnings.. it seems they have their turn at both. 

There are “deny..ers”, those who believe in some strange non acceptance of the risk they take, or cause..by defying lockdowns, holding protests with hundreds, sometimes thousands, of others.. Do they not feel the pain of those who have lost loved ones? 


Have they never sat beside a crying child when they have just been told that their Mummy, Daddy or grandparent has left them?   Have they not comforted a newly wed who has had to farewell their partner after they caught the virus while nursing someone else’s loved one?


So much sadness, but also so much hope.. as new vaccines become available, more people are vaccinated. We will learn to live beside this virus, if not with it.  Surely, we will also have learnt that every life matters, that we can work together and that the human spirit and the determination to make the most of whatever our situation is, is far stronger than the despair that some try to coat our days with. So many lessons learnt, so many more to come. We perhaps eat more at home, all the family together..


Some are busier than ever, others have enjoyed ‘smelling the roses’.. and one thing I have noticed is that most are kind to each other. We say Hello, check on neighbours, family and friends.. offer to do some shopping for those who can’t do their own. It only takes a few moments to reach out. 


It will pass, as the trials of other diseases and disasters have.  We will  get through this as we support and help each other . We open our hearts and extend our hands.. sanitised of course!

© Crissouli Aug 2021


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Monday, August 30, 2021

NFHM POST 2021 Issue 5 Rounding Up the Family

 




Rounding Up the Family


It really seemed so simple

When I was just a wee girl

Just ask a lot of questions

And then their secrets would unfurl.

I always had a notebook

And a pencil, nice and sharp

If I didn’t get good answers

I tended to scowl and harp.

My father didn’t understand

Why it was so important to me

To find out all the details

Of those I’d never see. 

Mum was far more tolerant 

Of her little nosey daughter

She’d longed to find more family

Though her Dad didn’t think  she “oughta” !

I had lots of lovely notebooks

Thanks to an Aunt who understood

How much I loved all stationery

And use them all, I would.

Later, compiling family history 

Became a daily task

Am I finished yet? You’re kidding

You know better than to ask!

© Crissouli 30 Aug 2021



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Friday, August 27, 2021

FRIDAY FOSSICKING 27TH AUG 2021

 


Edwin Stockqueler (1829-1900) - Public Domain An Australian Gold Diggings, oil on canvas


* GENERAL INTEREST

NATIONAL FAMILY HISTORY MONTH... AUGUST 2021 - BLOGGING CHALLENGE  List of all participating.. some great stories..

National Library Australia newsletter incl. Discover your family history     Use eResources   Our videos are all free and available to view online anytime via nla.gov.au or our YouTube channel. 

Chinese Australian stories  Treasures Gallery Digital Tour

John Grenham .. Say hello to cousin Boris

National Archives UK  newsletter incl. New to What's Online? 
Every month we add new events to our What's Online programme and give our email subscribers priority access to book as many of them as they like. We welcome curious people from all over the world to join us and our wonderful speakers. We offer all registered attendees 48 hours of replay in case they miss the talk or are living in a different time zone...  eg. Top Level Tips: Wills & other Probate Records before 1858

Eight-storey boutique tower to sit next to heritage-listed Fortitude Valley church     QLD - ABC News

Plans to unlock old Grafton Gaol - NSW Nationals

Powerhouse Parramatta: three-year battle to save historic Willow Grove ends in union backdown | Heritage | The Guardian


GSQ Blog  Andrew Gilmore Irvine A Bootmaker from Killyleagh Bobbie Eades

Wanderlust Twins

Maldives Simon Ward

Outback Family History

Ripping Yarns & Tragic Tales – 22nd Aug 2021  

Flood and Famine at the Peak   Sydney Ernest Coe – grave tales     
Death at Dingo Creek –    A Tonsorial Dynasty –


Find My Past

British Army, Royal Engineers Other Ranks: Casualty Cards

Greater London Burial Index     Search all newspapers

Britain, Knights of the Realm & Commonwealth Index 

Explore Engineers’ records       See our discoveries   

See all free records millions of free passenger lists and travel records


Family Search Blog    Trace Your Ottoman Empire Family Tree: Middle East and Balkans Genealogy

Art and Music of the Middle East

What Is Labor Day? History and Meaning


JSTOR Daily

Do Schools Make Good Vaccination Sites?  

Why You'll Never Get Lead Poisoning from a Pencil

Tidal Power: A Forgotten Renewable Resource?


Atlas Obscura

A Great Depression Comic  And The Smartest Bug Is…   

Alpaca Treehouse   'Alice Door' Oxford     Don Knotts Statue

What Happened to Moon Trees?  ‘Invisible’ Animals

Best Dog Places  Lockpicking Practicum   Prada Marfa Texas

The Cartersville Abandoned Plane  St. Valentine's Skull

Tree Planters Photography   How To Build An Island   

The Ruins of St. Dunstan-in-the-East  The Life of a Saturation Diver

'Hönstavlan' ('Picturesque Chickens')   The Lonely Parking Meter

The Child Eater of Bern Switzerland      Grave Cleaning

A Messy Cake History Emily Dickinson  Geometric Homes

Soda Politics    Water Tank Beneath Palais Garnier      

John Poole House oldest in Poolsville Picnicking in Cemeteries

The Bear Gates of Traquair  Scotland  Rewilding an Irish Estate

The Grave of Oderus Urungus  Mysterious Coral 

Sugar Loaf Ski Lodge  Darth Vader Statue    Baelo Claudia


Anglo-Celtic Connections

Sunday Sundries    Coming Soon to Canadiana

Recovering the lost collections of the Public Record Office of Ireland’



ALWAYS INTERESTING

socialbridge


allenrizzi


The Legal Genealogist 


Treasure Chest of Memories

The Gentle Author



Humoring the Goddess



The Frugal Family Historian

Brotmanblog : A Family Journey


Genea-Musings





The Irish Story


Historical Ratbag


Eltham District Historical Society




Stair na hÉireann | History of Ireland



Dreams and Adventures at Cosy Cottage

Geniaus

The Frugal Family Historian


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* INTERESTING BLOGS

How’s Your Summer/Winter Going?    Humoring the Goddess



Reviews
Theresa Smith





Better Reading








Penguin Books


Blooming Beautiful Books

This bunch of bright novels is the perfect way to celebrate the start of spring. Find a sunny spot and curl up with a glorious read.



and from my blogs..

That Moment in Time


FRIDAY FOSSICKING 20th Aug 2021, records online..check the links, Irish children transported as convicts, Royal family links to Kerry, British Army records, Belfast cemetery & virtual tours, the luck of the Irish, NATIONAL FAMILY HISTORY MONTH... AUGUST 2021 - BLOGGING CHALLENGE, book reviews, unclaimed letters, abandoned Atlantic City sites, and a whole lot more…

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https://thatmomentintime-crissouli.blogspot.com/2021/08/friday-fossicking-20th-aug-2021.html



Headlines of Old


PERSONALS  Trove Tuesday 24th Aug 2021, notices from a number of states. Were your ancestors mentioned, or perhaps you’ll learn something about the area they lived in… 

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https://headlinesofold.blogspot.com/2021/08/personals-trove-tuesday-24th-aug-2021.html


Keep safe and well.
This will pass.




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Friday, August 20, 2021

NFHM POST 2021 Issue 4 - Some Say He Wore A Turban

 





SOME SAY HE WORE A TURBAN


Some say he wore a turban

But no one knows for sure

There seems to be no pictures

Not even for 1854!

For that’s the year of marriage 

For John Goopy and his wife

An Irish lass called Catherine

To share with him, his life.

John was from Calcutta 

Born about 1831

Two daughters were born to them

Before they had a son.

Three more girls and three boys more

In the family they had made

The last of them was Sarah

A quite becoming maid.

John worked in several jobs

But then he disappeared

Was he injured in an accident

As perhaps his wife had feared?

We’ll never know for certain

From his family he had left

Leaving nothing more but questions

And a wife who was bereft.

© Crissouli 20 Aug 2021



Catherine McCAULEY GOOPY

with daughter ...possibly Sarah. c 1872

Image above courtesy of Pixabay


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