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FRIDAY FOSSICKING 5TH JANUARY 2018

January 4, 2018, 6:01 am
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J. Miller MARSHALL (22 November 1858 - 12-Jun-1935)                                                                               

Dead in Minehead, England.  PUBLIC DOMAIN.





Please note, though some links don't look to be there, all have been tested and do work.. a blogger glitch.






* GENERAL INTEREST

REMINDER... BDMS range are now increased by 1 year



Speeding around a corner earns jail time | Northern Star, Lismore NSW



Kythera Newsletter December 2017  Greece







Writing 'Rudolph': The Original Red-Nosed Manuscript : NPR



Introducing The Ryerson Index- The In-Depth Genealogist (Shauna Hicks)


The Gum Leaf Letter | John Oxley Library

60th anniversary – Australia’s first drive-in shopping centre | John Oxley Library



Pecking order: how John Gould dined out on the birds of Australia | Environment | The Guardian


I Love Bello Shire lots of holiday events



Kingaroo the Kangaroo Queensland State Archives


State Library Victoria – Convict tattoos

The Atlas of the Irish Revolution: the emperor’s wonderful new clothes – John Grenham – Irish Roots

Download this FREE Genealogy Research Checklist Thomas MacEntee



Family history,begin your journey National Archives of Australia

Attention self-publishers! | National Library of Australia

Cabinet records by year– National Archives of Australia, Australian Government

 Back issues of MEMENTO  well worth browsing


NEWS FLASH...
 New! Pre-ordering records trial      this link takes you to ordering form  Queensland State Archives
* From January 2018 Queensland State Archives is trialling a pre-ordering service for three months that will enable you to pre-order your records before you visit.  The records will be delivered to the Public Search Room once you arrive. Select “General enquiries or needing help” and then “Other”. You will need to include the following details with your order:
  • First name
  • Last name
  • Email address
  • Telephone number
  • Date of visit
  • Researcher ID number (if you are not registered yet, you can still pre-order but you will need to complete our paper work on arrival at QSA, including showing ID.
You can order up to 1 week before your visit but pre-orders must be received by 12:00pm the day before.

When you get here, mention to our staff that you have pre-ordered records and they will have the records brought out for you.



The National Archives UK





Smithsonian








Australian War Memorial


Anglo-Celtic Connections

Never too late to relax and enjoy... some lighthearted posts from John D. Reid





















records-access-alerts





Reclaim the Records announced through the New York State Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) they obtained and published the death index for Buffalo, NY for the years 1852-1944.  They estimate that there are about 640,000 names listed in the indexes. During the 1852-1944 timeframe, Buffalo, NY was one of the top 15 most populous  American cities, and sometimes  in the top ten.

These indexes have never been online previously, nor were they microfilmed by FamilySearch. However, the City of Buffalo digitized the death index books around 2002.  Reclaim the Records advises there are some "minor" issues with the scanned copies. When the Buffalo City vendor digitized they didn't center the pages as they should, and often they cut off about a quarter of an inch of the far right side of the page—often where the year was written. For the 1890's books they sometimes cut off the very bottoms of the pages. Since each death book only covers several years at a time, and each page was written chronologically, you will be able to narrow downs the date range to the years for that book and looking at the earlier top or bottom of the page you may be able to "guess" he year…at least it will be in within the four year range of the book. Occasionally the pages are out of order—at the back of book some pages may have been "shoved" if they came loose over the years.

For the years 1891-1897 there are an additional Second page with information on the father and mother—name, place of birth, street address of death and exact date of death. The index records are posted on Internet Archive see:
https://archive.org/?mc_cid=348bdb911b&mc_eid=1fcb9139f0
Internet Archive is free and no login or subscription is required.

No law suit was needed to obtain the indexes! As the records were digitized they only had to send them to Reclaim the Records—but that doesn’t mean a strong effort to obtain them was not required!  See the newsletter ( see below for the url) for the details. 
 The newsletter mentions a newly signed law ( Governor Cuomo signed last week) that FOIL requestors who are wrongly denied their records can recover their attorneys' fees and court fees if they bring a lawsuit.  To read the actions of the bill and the new law see:
http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&leg_video=&bn=A02750&term=2017&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y

To read more about this acquisition in the latest newsletter see: 
https://us11.campaign-archive.com/?u=5f700fdc65a51d3813e67dab2&id=348bdb911b

Congratulations to Reclaim the Records!









The International Tracing Service (ITS) has published online an additional 15,000 documents from its "Death Marches" collection.  Cemetery plans, maps and references to burial places have been added.  By clicking on place names, the users can see all related documents.

Go to: https://digitalcollections.its-arolsen.org/050305?lang=en  (German  language is also available by going to this url and clicking on the German flag). On the left side of the screen see Death Marches and the subaccounts under that title. When the new window opens in the center on the white background has the index of files, map place presentation and alphabetical index of places.

To read more about this collection see the ITS newsletter at: https://tinyurl.com/yd8fyz3d
Original url:
https://www.its-arolsen.org/nc/en/latest-news/news/details/news/detail/News/karten-von-begraebnisorten-online/?caller=100
This is available in English, German, French, Russian and Polish, by clicking on the flag and dropdown box  to the left of search bar.







Since 2010 the (US) Library of Congress has been acquiring tweets,  The collection originated as  a gift from Twitter of its entire archive of public tweet text from its beginning tweets form 2006 through 2010. Since then they continued collecting with all public tweet text.  This was done to acquire and preserve a record  of the American people's knowledge and creativity.  The Library has the first 12 years of tweets: 2006-2017. The volume of tweets and related transactions has grown exponentially since it began.  Twitter is now expanding the size of the tweets and the Library does not receive images, videos or linked text and more tweets today have visual content. For these reasons, effective January 1, 2018 the Library of Congress will acquire tweets selectively. The tweets collected and archived will be " thematic and event-based, including events such as elections, or themes of ongoing national interest, e.g. public policy."

Due to the cost of collecting and preserving the tweets that are archived the Twitter collection is embargoed until they find a cost-effective and sustainable manner.

To read the white paper on the update see: 
https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/files/2017/12/2017dec_twitter_white-paper.pdf

To read the blog posting about the Library of Congress change of policy see:
https://blogs.loc.gov/loc/2017/12/update-on-the-twitter-archive-at-the-library-of-congress-2/



This is a follow-up to a previously reported bill.

On April  14, 2017 the IAJGS Records Access Alert reported on the Indiana Legislature passing House Bill 1523 that would permit the state to charge an hourly fee  for records searches that exceed two hours.   The rate the state may charge is either $20 per hour or the hourly rate of the person doing the search.

Governor Eric Holcomb vetoed the bill on April 24, 2017. To read the actions for this bill see:
https://iga.in.gov/legislative/2017/bills/house/1523#document-80cd833a

To read the Governor's veto message dated April 24, 2017  see:
https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3677103-Veto-Letter-1523.html

Governor Holcomb expressed his position that providing access to public records is a key part of the work public servants perform and he did not support policies that create obstacles to the public gaining access to public documents. He did state, however, that he supports government agencies providing  electronic copies of public records in an electronic format. ( such as emails)

The enrolled version ( final version) may be read at:
https://iga.in.gov/static-documents/8/0/c/d/80cd833a/HB1523.05.ENRS.pdf

Thank you to Dick Eastman and the Eastman Online Genealogy Letter for informing us about the governor's veto.



* IRISH CENTRAL

Eyewitness account of Great Hunger workhouse on Christmas Day 1847 

Who knew that Santa's elves could Irish dance? Amazing routine to a Christmas carol 

You know you're Irish at Christmas if... 

Finding loved ones before Christmas after decades apart 

Irish girl singing Hallelujah becomes Christmas sensation around the world 

The best pubs in the picturesque town of Dingle 

Travel through the mysteries of the ancient Boyne Valley (PHOTOS) 

Five Irish emigrants surprise their families for Christmas 

Top picturesque historic villages in Ireland (PHOTOS) 

Beautiful poem for the departed adapted by Irish monks 

Christmas morning in Ireland: Memories from decades gone by 

Happy Stephen's Day - A guide to Ireland's holy days and holidays 

A beautiful stone farmhouse in Ireland for $53,000 

The funniest Irish videos of 2017 

Cliffs of Moher voted best “cliff view” in the world (PHOTOS) 

Irish family welcomes the first baby girl to the family in 117 years 

Beautiful places that prove Ireland is a winter wonderland  

Literature, film and music - 2017 was the year of the Irish renaissance 

What is the most common last name in Ireland? 

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

400-million-year-old stones discovered in Galway stone wall 

10 ways to turn anywhere in the world into Ireland 

On New Year's Day 1892 Annie Moore was the first immigrant through Ellis Island  

Biggest Irish news stories to watch out for in 2018 

Star Wars' porgs inspired by iconic Irish puffins 

Stunning photos of the New Year's Day supermoon over Ireland  

WATCH: Terrifying flooding as Storm Eleanor hits Ireland  

The ancient music and instruments of Ireland (PHOTOS) 



and couldn't miss the treats...

The ten best Irish Christmas food and drink treats 

Ireland is any foodie's paradise - fall in love with Irish food 




* INTERESTING BLOGS


Historical Ratbag series..

The last in the series... if you haven't read all of them, do go back and explore Ellen's beautiful photos, wrapped in so much history.. Congratulations ...a wonderful series and a mammoth effort...

Advent Calendar of Medieval Religious Institutions: December 25th: Abbaye-aux-Hommes, Caen


Claudia has written even more great blogs... these are just a few... she has the ability to make me smile and cry, often at the same time...

Can You Afford the 12 Days of Christmas?

A Small Reminder

I Want To Be A Mixing Engineer



GeniAus presented us once more with her geneameme.. Accentuate the Positive... it's not too late to participate... These are a few of the responses... you can read more by going to Jill Ball's site at 

https://geniaus.blogspot.com.au/2017/12/accentuate-positive-geneameme-2017.html


Accentuate the Positive Geneameme 2017 | Lonetester HQ

Accentuate the Positive Geneameme 2017 | Shauna Hicks History Enterprises

Accentuate the Positive Geneameme 2017 Anne Young





The Silver Voice never fails to educate and entertain us...
New Year Customs in Ireland

Women’s Christmas, January 6 -An Irish Christmas Tradition  



genielynau had me waiting for the next blog with her tales of George Capel..

George James Capel – The Story of a Globetrotting Newspaper Man with Dreams to Fulfil – part 1

George James Capel – The story of a Globetrotting Newspaper Man with Dreams to Fulfil – part 2

More from George – “Home-Keeping Youths have ever Homely Wits”

Opinions from George – What kind of place is America?

A tribute to a lost daughter – A Poem from George

then again, I also have a fascination for Emily's Quill Pen, by genielynau

The Australian Bride

NAPOLEON – An Acrostic

A Simile


TextileRanger also keeps me looking to see her latest blog posts...

Wrapping Up 2017

Word of the Year for 2018

Public Domain Day



cassmob's posts are always a must read...

Deck the Halls: 2017 Christmas geneameme




New Year’s Memories of the Rose Parade, Then and Now The Family Curator

Of Christmas past and present    In Days Gone By...

Isaac Ludlam Executed For Treason  Kylie's Genes Blog

The Skeleton in the Dunes | The Dusty Box

Publishing a family history in Australia – my experience | Anne's Family History

GeneaPress: GenSoft Reviews 2017

The Porter family in Toowoomba: A short interlude: Charles Edward Porter (1885-1962), Flora Mabel Trott (1885-1956) and Edward Porter (1916-1916) - GSQ Blog

Thomas Probert: The Ultimate Sacrifice  Hawkesbury Heritage & happenings

The Ocean Grove History Murals Susie Zada



and from my blogs..


That Moment in Time

world 1st solar train, Greek women of the Begona, Portsmouth records, Newgrange winter solstice, Christmas deportation, West Cork graveyards, family heirlooms, Moreton Bay convicts, swagman inquest, Irish  “Rosary Priest’ closer to sainthood, Ireland’s Scottish High King, Judy G. Russell webinar, records-access alerts… 
how the net is changing, renewable tenure proposal NSW Cemeteries, Murder, bigamy and Broome's greatest love story, 








Headlines of Old

Commonwealth Govt. Gazette 1947, Certificates Of Naturalisation - Lists  -- 1947  Trove Tuesday 26th Dec. 2017 Series 2, Names and addresses, Trove Tuesday announcement, TROVE 



As They Were

Dublin, Fermanagh, Leitrim, Mayo, Meath, Sligo, Wexford, Waterford, IGP ARCHIVES  ADDITIONS - DECEMBER 2017,




CLARE ROOTS SOCIETY - CARMODY'S HOTEL TRAGEDY- BOOK LAUNCH, SUNDAY 14TH JANUARY 2018




I'M A GENEALOGIST!





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FRIDAY FOSSICKING 12th Jan., 2018

January 11, 2018, 6:01 am
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J. Miller MARSHALL (22 November 1858 - 12-Jun-1935)                                                                               
Dead in Minehead, England.  PUBLIC DOMAIN.















* IRISH CENTRAL

2018 is officially the year of the Irish language

Irishwoman Nellie Cashman remembered for rescuing 77 gold miners 

Ireland is any foodie's paradise - fall in love with Irish food 

Bride joins 25 Irish dancers in spectacular wedding dance 

Stunning photos of the New Year's Day supermoon over Ireland  

Dublin among the top 50 most visited cities in the world 

You know you're Irish if... 

Hilarious Riverdance church fundraiser is going viral 

"The Night Of The Big Wind" that killed 90 took place on this date in 1839 

58 children in Dublin pauper’s grave died of malnutrition, syphilis, and heart failure 

An Irish storyteller shares the secrets of her trade  

A full glossary of Irish slang terms has just been released  

Top Irish names for girls 

Is this perhaps the most perfect picture of Ireland ever taken? 

The ancient Irish alphabet Ogham explained 

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

What’s the average house price in Ireland right now? 

Historic Titanic pier at Cobh to be reconstructed 

Oscar Wilde poems you wish you’d always known  

Public applauds hilarious new British show about Catholic girls in Derry 

Scientists studying Irish Famine reveal women more likely to survive life-threatening situations 

Poor but unbowed, Sean O'Casey left priceless treasure 


of course, I didn't forget...

Country potato and cabbage soup recipe 

Mashed potatoes the perfect diet - the Irish had it right all along 






* GENERAL INTEREST

Family History Daily

6 ‘Secret’ Google Search Tricks for Genealogy That’ll Help You Find Your Ancestors

50 Free Genealogy Sites to Search Today




Paddy Kavanagh's Christmas | The Clare People

Cathy Swift's lecture to Kilrush & District Historical Soc...  Mixcloud audio

TradFest kicking off 2018 in style with stellar line-up 

A Cricket Dynasty - Gregory Cricketing Family - Cairns & District Family History Society Inc

Two families separated by one argument and 100 years   The Guardian

Share housing for skeletons: New plan to maximise Sydney's burial plots  Sydney Morning Herald

Family Surprises: Monica McInerney – Better Reading

Belfast genealogy conference delves into our DNA     Belfast Telegraph

‘Off to fight for the Republic.’ Countess Markievicz’s propaganda cartoons in the Irish Civil War  The Irish Story

I Love Bello Shire  summer delights...

Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: The Problem of Family Not Wanting Your Genealogy Research

Polaroid film, VHS tapes, cassettes: Why can you still buy this stuff?

Rekindling family history can trigger empathy for refugees, study shows | Community |ekathimerini.com

Molly Regan delves into family history as an 'Accidental Curator' | Chicago Sun-Times

Native American family tree sprouts a new branch - CSMonitor.com

Secrets of Britain's royal rulers hidden in 600 year old Canterbury Roll | 1 NEWS NOW | TVNZ

Queensland: the home of Australia's weirdest place names         *  I know it’s on a commercial page, but use Reader for the story without the rest. 

READER can be found in the URL bar, with vertical lines image on the far left. Click on that and you can read without the blurbs…

17 Things You Should Do to Every Blog Post Before + After You Hit Publish (Free Checklist!) - Melyssa Griffin


Smithsonian

A Search for a Lost Hammer Led to the Largest Cache of Roman Treasure Ever Found in Britain

The Ghosts of My Lai

Genetics Rewrites the History of Early America—And, Maybe, the Field of Archaeology

The Top Ten Most Important Ancient Documents Lost to History

Features of macos

Book Review: Proclaiming a Republic: Ireland, 1916 and the National Collection,  The Irish Story



Visit  Brisbane... lots of great ideas.. scenic drives, enjoying the Bay, Mao's Last Dancer Exhibition and much more

Following Taneya's Tip  Organisation of Digital Images  Geniaus

Family devastated after grandmother's coffin swapped for cheaper box Central Qld


Anglo-Celtic Connections


Detailed Birmingham Street Maps ca 1887

Findmypast adds London area burials

Super UK Family Tree Magazine January Sale

BIFHSGO Conference 2018

Ontario Historical Land Registration Books Online

Deceased Online to add millions more burial and cremation records in 2018


* FIND MY PAST

Greater Manchester Burials

England, Greater Manchester Marriages 1570-1936

Britain, Histories & Reference Guides

Northamptonshire Memorial Inscriptions

Middlesex, Brompton Cemetery Records

England, Cheshire School Records, 1782-1950

British Army, British Red Cross Society Volunteers 1914-1918

Ireland Military Pensions and Medals 1916-1922








* INTERESTING BLOGS

lots to read this week...

Diary of an Australian Genealogist: New Year, New Look & Lots of News - Genealogy Notes 27 Dec 2017 - 5 Jan 2018

6 January 1912 – Australia’s First Plane Crash  Alona

Rhythm (or lack thereof)  Liv Hambrett

Make A Difference, Not a Resolution  Claudia

Crossed Paths  Shelley

What is History?  Susie Zada

52 Ancestors #1 Charles (Tom) Cripps: 1882-1958 |  jenealogyscrapbook

George Oliver Jackel  Jenny Coates

#52Ancestors in 52 Weeks – Week One – Stella Morey  larzus

So I Was THIS CLOSE to Amal, Anna, Beyonce… TextileRanger

Barwon Blog: Gellibrand and Hesse

AncestorChasing: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 2 : Favourite Photo    Kerryn Taylor

Annie Peace (52 Ancestors/Week 1) – Diary of a Young Genealogist

The vocation of music teachers  In Days Gone By


#52ancestors - Start  Derek's Den

Chasing Romeril_Brudus Ancestors  Sandra Reid  newish blog..

Family History Research | Discoveries and reflections  Kerry Farmer



and from my blogs...

That Moment in Time

BUMPER ISSUE .. it’s back…Friday Fossicking 5th January 2018, have you eaten a donkey's gudge, love in a little black diary, Ryerson Index, gumleaf letter, O'Briens wanted, 19thC editions C of Ire. gazettes, convict tattoos, News Flash Qld State Archives, time for fun, Victor Borge,  struggle with genetic genealogy?, century of armistice, reclaim the records..win for genies, Great Hunger Christmas at workhouse, cost of 12 days of Christmas, browse back issues of MEMENTO (National Archives of Australia),and so much more…

I have included one or some of your blogs in INTERESTING BLOGS in FRIDAY FOSSICKING at 

Thank you, Chris



Headlines of Old

Did your relatives come to Australia and become naturalised? Perhaps they are mentioned in these lists….

Certificates Of Naturalisation - Various States - Trove Tuesday 9th Jan.2018 - Series 3, Commonwealth of Australia Gazette,






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FRIDAY FOSSICKING.. Jan. 19, 2018

January 18, 2018, 6:01 am
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J. Miller MARSHALL (22 November 1858 - 12-Jun-1935)                                                                               
Dead in Minehead, England.  PUBLIC DOMAIN.















* GENERAL INTEREST

Australia's last living convict bucked the trend of reoffending - ABC News 

Echo readers could hold the key to this woman’s family history- Sunderland Echo

This Hotel Has a Genealogy Butler Who Can Help You Unlock Your Family History 

Irish Cultural Center names Bo Sullivan executive director   MassLive.com

I Love Bello Shire  'Featured Events' and 'What's On' for the upcoming week

Leave something for the next generation to discover– John Grenham – Irish Roots

Old Brisbane  How much do you recognise?

Registrations Open for South Australia’s History Festival 2018 Alona Tester

[Dictionary of Sydney] Animals on the Dictionary of Sydney


Catholic Parish Registers at the NLI  NOTE: there is a slight change of address, please  change your Bookmarks.

Penguin Random House Audio..  
Just one of the links within Our Authors Listen and Knit, too!

Ireland Newsletter       
The Conneelys and the Seals - by Terry Flanagan   
Tipperary - Walk in the footsteps of Brian Boru  
The Firbolg: The Ancient Ancestors of the Irish!  
14 More Insults from Ireland!

Anglo- Celtic Connections

Irish Registry of Deeds Index Project News

Warwickshire Parish Records

MyHeritage improves DNA service

At what time of year are the most in births in England and Wales?

Findmypast focus on death

Boxes, Bodies, and Backhoes: Excavation and Analysis of the Forgotten Dead of Early Bytown

CEF Service Files Update for January 2018

New from Pen & Sword Family History

Perth & District Historical Society: 100th Anniversary Review of the Halifax Disaster 

30% Discount on British Newspaper Archive Annual Subscription

Genealogical Miracles


Clare County Library has just announced that they are resuming accepting submissions for their website at www.clarelibrary.ie  


Society of Australian Genealogists         http://www.sag.org.au/downloads/OnlineEventsBookingGuide.pdf




records-access alerts




The Stars and Stripes newspaper recently published an article on the M.I.A. Recovery Network—located in Houston Texas. This is an  online database that could be used to identify unknown World War II-era Service members buried around the world. The directory cross-references information about recovered unknown troops with missing service members' attributes is expected to go live shortly.  The MIA Recovery Network recently announced a partnership with the Sons of Liberty Museum and the Army Air Corps Library and Museum.  To read the article see:  https://tinyurl.com/y9mzu3d8

Original url:   https://www.stripes.com/news/us/free-online-records-database-aims-to-identify-unknown-troops-from-wwii-1.505012

I contacted the M.I.A. Recovery Network and they graciously provided links for four main databases: Sons of Liberty: MIAs & buried-unknowns; Army Air Corps Museum: MIA and buried unknowns and their search military records.

http://www.sonsoflibertymuseum.org/missing-in-action/
As of its launching, announced December 7, 2017, this material accounted for approximately 25% of the MIAs that still remain from World War II. Search through records of Army (including Paratrooper and Armored Divisions) Navy, Marine and Coast Guard MIAs.
http://www.sonsoflibertymuseum.org/buried-unknowns/
There still remain many numbers of citizen soldiers from various conflicts classified as unknown soldiers. These are unidentified recovered and buried remains. These who gave the ultimate sacrifice are found in American Battle Monument cemeteries around the world and even national cemeteries in the U.S.
If you have any information that would assist researchers for any of these cases, please contact: http://www.sonsoflibertymuseum.org/contact.cfm

The Sons of Liberty home page is: http://www.sonsoflibertymuseum.org/. The Sons of Liberty represented groups of patriots in the American Revolution.

http://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/missing-in-action/
Members of Army Air Forces units (including Paratrooper and Armored Divisions), are found here.
http://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/buried-unknowns/

http://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/search-military-records.cfm
These are unidentified recovered and buried remains are found in American Battle Monument cemeteries around the world and even national cemeteries in the U.S. The results are grouped by State and Country, then sub-sorted by County,

If you have any information that would assist researchers for any of these cases, please contact: http://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/contact.cfm

The Army Air Corps home page is: http://www.armyaircorpsmuseum.org/. The Army Air Corps Library and Museum is dedicated to the men and women of the Army Air Forces - Army Air Corps of 1907-1947 and The U.S. Air Force of 1947 to Present.

To help the MIA Recovery Unit please share this email with your genealogy societies , blogs, etc.




Reclaim the Records has again sued the New York City Clerk's Office and the City of New York. This time they are going after the 1996-2016 section of the New York City text-searchable marriage license database—not the actual marriage licenses or certificates—those are under privacy protections. This database has several million records.  Reclaim the Records is asserting that under New York State Law basic marriage "log" or index data is supposed to be open to the public.

You may recall that Reclaim the Records previously sued the City of New York  for the same record set in for its earlier data and won in each instance—including their legal fees for one of the suits.  Once Reclaim the Records won their cases they placed the records online at Internet Archive.

History
"In 2016, Reclaim The Records filed a successful FOIL request that obtained the first-ever public copy of the New York City marriage license index for 1930-1995. In September 2017, they filed a brand new FOIL request with the New York City Clerk’s Office asking for the continuation of that data, covering marriages from 1996-2016.
New York City rejected their request, leading to their filing a Freedom of information Law (FOIL) appeal on November 17, 2017. The city never replied to their appeal, although they were required to do so by the law. On January 10, 2018, Reclaim the Records sued them in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, county of New York."  Records Request # 1  https://www.reclaimtherecords.org/records-request/11/
To read the Reclaim the Records newsletter for more information on this latest litigation see:  http://mailchi.mp/reclaimtherecords/bfvk8vew84-1670357?e=1fcb9139f0






Antonin DeHays pled guilty this week to stealing military records and service members' dog tags from the public research room at the National Archives College Park, Maryland facility (NARA II).  He committed these acts from December 2012 to June 2017. He stole at least 291 dog tags and at least 134 military records including identification cards, personal letters, photos, a bible and piece of downed U.S. aircraft.  He sold most of the items on eBay but kept some and gave some away as gifts. In one instance he traded a brass dog tag belonging to a Tuskegee Airman to a military aviation museum in exchange for sitting inside a World War II era Spitfire aircraft.
See: https://tinyurl.com/y84f4uax
Original url:
https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-army/2018/01/12/historian-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-dog-tags-military-records-from-national-archives

US Attorneys Office Maryland press release is available at: https://www.justice.gov/usao-md/pr/historian-pleads-guilty-theft-government-records-national-archives

Per WTOP in Washington DC area, DeHays swiped the records and dog tags by requesting to view collections at the National Archives site, which allows public access to some records. In many cases, an audit of the collections after DeHays viewed them showed items were missing, court documents show.
See: https://wtop.com/prince-georges-county/2018/01/historian-pleads-guilty-stealing-items-national-archives-site-md/

According to US Archivist David S. Ferriero, the thefts from the World War II military records were noticed by National Archive staff and the Office of Inspector General. The documents and dog tags belonged to U.S. servicemen whose airplanes crashed during World War II.  The pilfered records were created during World War II by the German military. "When Allied airmen crashed into Nazi-occupied territory in Europe, the Germans recovered the tags of deceased airmen and confiscated dog tags from airmen who survived the crashes. They then placed those tags into files with downed Allied aircraft reports. Allied forces seized these records at the end of the war, and the U.S. Army transferred them to the National Archives in 1958."  To read more from Archivist Ferriero see: https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2017/fall/archivist-stolen-records

If convicted of stealing government records he faces up to 10 years in prison. His sentencing date is April 4 in US District Court in Greenbelt Maryland.


This IAJGS  Record Access Alert covers several different issues in order not to fill up your in box:

1. If you change your email address please go into your IAJGS Records Access Alert account and change it at the registration link: http://lists.iajgs.org/mailman/listinfo/records-access-alerts.. If you forgot your password just reapply with the new email address. After your old email bounces the system automatically will remove you from the subscriber list.

2. The Legal Genealogist, Judy Russell, reminded those of us serving on the Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC) that copyright was extended in 1998 for another 20 years- to 2018. Originally, protection during the first half of the 20th century ( novels, musical compositions, motion pictures, poems etc.) had been extended for 56 years from date of publication. This was originally done by the request of Disney and other corporations to protect intellectual property rights for such original works as Mickey Mouse's first movie. In 1976 Congress lengthened the term to 75 years. The 1923 plus 75 years took us to 1999 with retroactive extensions for example  1924 + 75 to 2000, etc. The 1998 extension takes us to 2018. While so far nothing has appeared on the "radar" that Congress may again extend any protected works, it is something we need to watch.

FGS president Rorey Cathcart shared two articles with RPAC members on this which question if copyright will be extended: http://reason.com/volokh/2018/01/09/the-public-domain-is-so-hungry  and
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2018/01/hollywood-says-its-not-planning-another-copyright-extension-push/

Thank you both Judy Russell and Rorey Cathcart for sharing this important information. Both are subscribers to IAJGS Records Access Alert.

3. If you would like to know what your US-elected member of Congress has to say in the Congressional Record, you may now receive an email to alert you:
https://blogs.loc.gov/law/2018/01/receive-an-email-when-a-member-of-congress-has-a-new-remark-printed-in-the-congressional-record/

4.

The IAJGS Records Access Alert previously posted about Austrian Max Schrems who was successful in his litigation to have the Court of Justice of the European Union dissolve the "Safe Harbor" agreement for data transfer between the European Union (EU) and the United States—with Facebook being the challenged company. He has also expressed concern on the data transfer agreement that replaced Safe Harbor, Privacy Shield. Mr. Schrems now espouses a single EU hub  crowdfunding as a new type of non-government organization (NGO) to deliver privacy rights-which he plans to support as being chairman of the board of the new NGO called NYOB (none of your business).

The purpose behind to developing an organization Mr. Schrems says it is impossible for individuals to enforce their rights as it is too expensive and administratively difficult. He and his partners believe in having a single NGO at the EU level with necessary expertise is more efficient. The NYOB is aimed at being up and ready when the General Data Protection Regulation becomes effective on May 25, 2018.
To read more see: http://www.computerweekly.com/news/450432850/Max-Schrems-champions-NGO-to-fight-for-GDPR-rights



The (US) National Archives and Records Administration has multiple agreements for digitization of their historic documents with various genealogical organizations, such as Ancestry.com, FamilySearch.org, Fold3.com and select academic organizations.  They have a proposed agreement with the Daughters of the American revolution (DAR).  See list of partnerships: https://www.archives.gov/digitization/partnerships.html

The proposed agreement is available for comment until February 2, 2018 and supersedes the draft agreement previously announced on July 24, 2017.

To read the proposed agreement see: https://www.archives.gov/files/digitization/pdf/nara-dar-partnershipagreement-2018.pdf

To submit feedback, please email digitization@nara.gov.
You may also leave comments on the NARAtions blog at : https://tinyurl.com/yd92zhzq
Original url:
https://narations.blogs.archives.gov/2018/01/16/daughters-of-the-american-revolution-dar-partnership-agreement-available-for-public-comment/

 1. (UK) General Register Office Extends Birth and Death Records
     PDF Trial (IAJGS Public Records Access Alert)
  2. (US-EU) US Congress Passes Extension of FISA Bill--Addresses
     Needs of Data Transfer of Privacy Shield
     (IAJGS Public Records Access Alert)





In 2017 the United Kingdom's  General Register Office (GRO)  held a three phase pilot on accessing birth and death records by pdf. The GRO extended the final phase which was supposed to run for three months starting  October  12, 2017.  However in the current issue of  Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine, they write the GRO confirmed to them that the latest pilot delivering PDF copies of birth and death records has been successful and they will be extending the pilot.  They were also advised that "further changes" would be communicated in due course". During the 3-month pilot they had over 79,800 PDF applications and processed providing a less expensive and quicker alternative to ordering print copies.  See: https://tinyurl.com/yazf8y2h
Original url:
http://www.whodoyouthinkyouaremagazine.com/news/over-79600-pdf-certificates-ordered-gro-extends-pilot

The GRO has yet to establish a permanent PDF scheme and it may take legislative action by Parliament to make it permanent.

A PDF is not a certificate as they do not have the official crest and signature of issuing authority as would a regular certificate. A PDF will have no "evidential" value, and therefore a paper certified copy [certificate] is required for official purposes, e.g. if applying for a passport, driving license, or where required to give notice of marriage.

The extended pilot covers PDF copies of those historical digitized civil registration records held by GRO (i.e. birth entries from 1837 - 1916 and death entries from 1837 - 1957). Modern records are not covered during the extended pilot.  A GRO index reference is required to be provided with the application. You can find the GRO index references by logging on to the GRO online ordering service and accessing the GRO online indexes. A PDF will cost £6.00 each.

For information on the extended pilot please see the questions and answers on their website. You first have to register (it's free) to access the rest of the website: https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/Login.asp
That will then open the window of "what would you like to do?"  On the right there is a menu of items. Click on the  "About the PDF Pilot."  That will take you to the "Extended PDF Pilot: About the Pilot.

Thank you to Gail Dever of Genealogy à la carte for informing us about the Who Do You Think You Are Article.





On January 11 the US House of Representatives passed, and on January 16, the US Senate overcame a filibuster on Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) which extends the program for six years. The bill is expected  to earn the simple majority required to officially pass through the chamber sometime later this week.   Section 702 of FISA allows the National Security Agency to conduct warrantless surveillance on foreigners abroad suspected of being national security threats. Incidentally the program also collects an unknown amount of communications belonging to Americans. Without extending it, the  provision is due to expire on January 19, 2018. It is expected to be signed by President Trump.

It was this law that Edward Snowden, former NSA contractor disclosures, were the impetus used to concern those about US surveillance and US companies sharing their customers' data ( emails, phone calls,  Facebook postings, etc.)  with the government.  This resulted in the invalidation of the EU-US  data transfer agreement, Safe-Harbor, by the Court of Justice of the European Union several years ago. The replacement data-sharing agreement, Privacy Shield, has over 2,600 US companies self-certified to participate in legally transferring EU citizens data for the EU to the US.  The European Commission's executive area wants to ensure that  “that there is no lowering of any personal data protection standards in the FISA re-authorization”. The bill as passed the House and filibuster in the House purportedly does not strip away privacy and civil liberties oversight protections  according to former U.S. officials.

Congress had enacted the law in 2008 to legalize a form of a once-secret warrantless surveillance program created after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

To read more see: https://www.bna.com/eu-closely-watching-n73014474065/


Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee



* IRISH CENTRAL

Irish woman "spawned the seed of satan" and lost three babies to nuns  

The ancient music and instruments of Ireland (PHOTOS) 

Which tree are you, according to the Celtic calendar and astrology?

Find out the meaning behind your Irish name - Part III 

The forgotten Irishman who named the “United States of America” 

100-year-old Florida women reveals feisty Irish secrets to a long life 

Photos of the Titanic survivors after the great Belfast ship sank 

Old hand-colored photos of Ireland’s heritage sites give glimpse into past 

The Irish passport is more powerful than ever in world rankings 

Ireland's most popular counties and what to visit (PHOTOS) 

Lunar eclipse was welcomed by Celts in ancient times (VIDEO) 

Letters of a family to their son in America after the Famine 

A fond farewell for my Irish mother, the light of our lives  

How to practise mindfulness using ancient Irish proverbs  

Irish American philanthropist makes Irish boxing club dream come alive  

Top ten facts about Brian Boru and the Battle of Clontarf 

Cast your vote for the top Irish in Film & Television 

Why is the song "Danny Boy" so popular? Experts explain (VIDEO) 

Buffalo Irish author donating all book sales to robbed Irish Center 

LISTEN: Did the Irish of 1845 see the Great Hunger coming?


treat time...

How to make the perfect Irish comfort food: Shepherd's Pie 

Brown bread as your mother made it 

How to make the perfect Irish whiskey hot toddy 

An indulgent chocolate Guinness cake recipe 

Irish blackberry jam and custard donuts recipe 




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South Carolina, Will Transcripts 1782-1866

South Carolina, Plats for State Land Grants 1784-1868

South Carolina, Legislative Papers 1782-1929

South Carolina, Criminal Court Records
South Carolina, Records Of Confederate Veterans 1909–1973
Norfolk Monumental Inscriptions 1600-1900's Image Browse


Lancashire, Oldham Cemetery Registers 1797-2004 Image Browse

Wiltshire Burials Index 1538-1990

Middlesex Monumental Inscriptions 1485-2014

6 Tools to Take Your Family Tree Back to the Victorian Period







* INTERESTING BLOGS


52 Ancestors in 52 weeks– Blegg of Tasmania Australia Heather Denham (new blog)




That 2018, A New Year!  Joan G. Hill                (Welcome back!)


Black Raven Genealogy: Branching out to find my Mahon roots Dara


Cemetery Renewal - Karrakatta Cemetery, Perth, Western Australia| Walking The Genes  Megan

NOTE: this doesn't only affect WA, it affects us all...




Denis Bennett in Liverpool  Shelley   ( continuing the story)


Behind the Pen with Hazel Edwards | Theresa Smith Writes


Family Tree Frog: Trove Tuesday - Trudgeon Alex

Highs and Lows - GSQ Blog   Joan Riek

Family Treasures: Uncover the past« MyHeritage Blog           Schelly





and from my blogs..

That Moment in Time

58 children- pauper's grave, Titanic pier 'relaunched', women- survivors, 50 FREE genie sites, 2 families-1 argument-100 years, housing skeletons, ancient documents lost, certificates of naturalisation, genetics rewrites US history, lost hammer leads to largest ever cache of Roman treasure, 600 yr Canterbury roll reveals royal secrets, Bequeathing  genealogy research,     + Lots of great blogs to interest you this week…





As They Were


Carmody Hotel 60 year commemoration……remembrance mass-choir & de regge music + radio broadcast, + book launch, John Bradbury’s account of the Carmody Hotel tragedy…   Sunday 14th Jan. 2018,


Clare Roots January meeting and guest speaker- Dr. Clodagh Tait, "Namesakes and Nicknames', 18th Jan 2018, Old Ground Hotel Ennis, Memberships due.. can be paid on the night, 




Headlines of Old

So many names and addresses.. is your ancestor included? If you find a possible name, don’t discard, thinking ‘my family came later’ or my family didn’t live in that area’.. If your family were adventurous enough to migrate, might they not have travelled around a bit here as well?

Certificates of Naturalisation .. Trove Tuesday 16th Jan. 2018 - Series 4, Surprise finds  — Certificates Of Naturalisation - 1860 +1897, Samuel Edward Boldner, Henry Friedrich Hahn, 1921 lists with name & address, e.g.. cert. 1921-1937, name change notice, 




















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FRIDAY FOSSICKING 26th Jan, 2018

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J. Miller MARSHALL (22 November 1858 - 12-Jun-1935)                                                                               
Dead in Minehead, England.  PUBLIC DOMAIN.
















HAPPY AUSTRALIA DAY!


Putting Australia first today, 
however there are all the usual great links 
from 
all over the world as well..





* GENERAL INTEREST

First Fleeters buried at Devonshire Street Cemetery      Australian History Research


Exploring our convict past - Australia Post



Australian History Research:  A plethora of links &information Jan 2018 Newsletter Cathy Dunn



















Anglo-Celtic Connections









Smithsonian



Penguin Random House Audiobooks  (something different)

For only 48 hours, on January 24 starting at 12 p.m. ET, we’re giving away a FREE audio download of You Can MasterMeditationby David Fontana, and read by Edoardo Ballerini. Visit our Volumes app or our Facebook page on that day to access the download.    For the rest... VIEW IN WEB

Tourism Ireland

Behind the scenes of Star Wars: The Last Jedi..

The National Archives UK


Files from the Prime Minister’s Office and Cabinet Office predominantly covering the year of 1992, and also a selection of files from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.

Blogs

Death, the doctor and the detective writer                             


Podcasts






New content listed atIrish Ancestors  John Grenham


The Irish Newspaper Archives (https://www.irishnewsarchive.com)have completed the runs for two titles and added two more:

New Titles:
Irish Daily Independent 02/01/1893 - 13/12/1904
Limerick Chronicle 04/01/1994 - 1812/2001

Updated Content:
Waterford News & Star 11/01/1980 - 24/12/1999
The Sligo Champion 01/01/1916 - 31/12/1949

Thanks to Chris Paton

New Interactive maps of Catholic Baptisms

Dictionary of Sydney special guest ...
Dr Peter Hobbins looked at the early history of public health and hospitals in Sydney.
You can listen to their entertaining and informative conversation here:
Until the late 1830s, hospitals in Sydney were provided by the government only for convicts, who they [...]
You may view the latest post at
http://home.dictionaryofsydney.org/treating-sydneys-sick/






Scotland's People, a partnership between the National Records of Scotland and the Court of the Lord Lyon, have released their statutory record release for birth (106,469), marriage (47,514) and death (59,729) records. According to the privacy laws of Scotland, birth records may be released after 100 years, marriages after 75 years and deaths after 50 years.

Births were lower due to World War I. Marriages showed an increase with foreign service men stationed in Scotland. Over the past 50 years the life expectancy has dramatically increased.  

Searching indexes are free of charge. However, to view and download digital images their pay-per-view system is required. The site charges by "credits" which are £0.25 each and are available in batches of 30 (£7.50) or 40 (£10).  To read more about their charges see: https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/content/our-charges

To read their news release see:
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/article/news-article-statutory-record-release





The United Kingdom holds a census every ten years.  They are getting prepared for this decennial event and the (UK) National Archives is inviting expressions of interest from organizations prepared to digitize and publish the 1921 Census for England and Wales. The closing date for potential suppliers to notify the National Archives is February 8. To read more about this see: https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/7a9a9d67-df76-4985-bca3-70dcfd1dc687

Per the law, there is a 100-year embargo placed on release of the information from census to the public.

Currently censuses from 1841 – 1911 are available to the public (for England and Wales).  The National Archives has information on these census which may be found at:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/help-with-your-research/research-guides/census-records/

Information on the census for Scotland may be found at:
https://www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/

Information on the census for Ireland may be found at the National Archives of Ireland:
http://www.nationalarchives.ie/





Library and Archives Canada (LAC) recently released its newest research tool, Collection Search . It is in Beta testing and they are asking the public to try it out and provide feedback.  This new tool—an interface- allows the user to search Library records and Archive records. It adds a "tab" with using only one search term or phrase.

Note this is a Beta test so some glitches are expected. LAC will continually be making adjustments and improvements. Not everything is accessible yet via the new program.  Check out the up-to-date list at:
https://tinyurl.com/y9dbx2h3
Original url:
http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/collectionsearch/Pages/about-collection-search.aspx

To read more see: https://tinyurl.com/ydy3agqz
Original url:
https://thediscoverblog.com/2018/01/24/a-new-way-to-search-the-library-and-archives-canada-collections/


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FREE webinar.. 




Shauna Hick's tips.   EXPERT GUIDE »

Must see Australian records. SEARCH THEM HERE »












* IRISH CENTRAL


















World’s first 3D-printed kidney transplant in Belfast a success 



treats for your delight...




* INTERESTING BLOGS

AncestorChasing: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 4 : Invite to Dinner


Diary of an Australian Genealogist:Internet Archive, Occupationsand Other News - Genealogy Notes 13-20 Jan 2018       Shauna Hicks

A Lock of Hair: A Treasured Keepsake- Love in a little black diary        Judith Salecich


Family Connections: #52Ancestors - Week three - Longevity  Vicki Court

Memories of Then | Family Fractals Ruth Standring

St John's Anglican Church Launceston - "That will be quite large enough for Launceston" Duncan Grant

Wirreandah Wandering: Dirigible on wheels? Jo Featherston


The hardest Goodbye  Kelli Schultz

Family History Stories – from Dalton, Gunning, Bevendale & beyond Matt Friend

Trove Tuesday – Samuel Plimsoll (ship) 1878 illustrated sketches | Shauna Hicks History Enterprises


Richard Ward - born twice?  Clogs and Clippers Stella Budrikis

Search My Ancestry: Tips From David Olusoga's 'A House Through Time' - Finding Your Ancestors in Newspapers

Wildlife Cam 2017  TextileRanger



 and from my blogs...


That Moment in Time

Another Bumper edition…
South Carolina records, family letters post famine,Titanic survivors pics, seed of Satan, ancient origins of NZ, DNA privacy concerns, Halifax disaster, boxes- bodies- backhoes, 30% disc British Newspapers sub., Irish Registry of Deeds Index Project News,  N.B. changed URL for NLI, John Grenham, Old Brisbane, Aust. last living convict, genealogical miracles, Clare Co Library news, Indiana databases online, the murderer and the missionary, accounts from the FRONT, links to missing servicemen records, GRO extends PDF scheme…..and so much more… including a very comprehensive blog re what is happening with cemeteries around Australia ..incl. Karrakatta, written by Megan.



As They Were

Clare Roots Society, February 15th. Old Ground Hotel Ennis, 8pm., The Industrial School Child in Ennis 1880-1911, guest speaker Jane O'Brien,



CROFTON MOORE VANDELEUR and the GREAT FAMINE in KILRUSH : Kilrush & District Historical Society, 30 Jan 2018, Teach Ceoil Grace St., Kilrush, 


New baptismal & marriage records for Moyne/Templetuohy Catholic Parish, Co. Tipperary (North), Rootsireland.ie, 





Headlines of Old

Certificates Of Naturalisation - Trove Tuesday 23rd Jan 2018 -Series 5, examples of certificates, lists 1922/1923, links to explore, Oath of Allegiance
N.B. this will help you to look for your own ancestral certificates...












The following are a number of links that depict various Australia Day celebrations over the years.. courtesy of TROVE...



Australia Day celebrations 1966- Version details - Trove

Students of the Marist Brothers College, Pearce dressed as troops of Governor Phillip, rehearse at Regatta Point for the re-enactment of early Australia history for the Australia Day celebrations - Version details - Trove  1977

1985 - Captain James Cook, alias Mr Phillip Bevan, of Cooma enjoys a cup of billy tea after cutting a giant marble cake shaped as an Australian flag at Canberry Fair's Australia Day celebrations - Version details - Trove

1988            1988 also 

Australia Day Celebrations and official opening of extensions to the Landsborough Museum, 1988 - Details - Trove

Unidentified people manning 'Drovers Camp'during Australia Day 2000 celebrations in Koshigaya Park, Campbelltown - Details - Trove

Breakfast serving stall at Australia Day 2000 celebrations in Koshigaya Park, Campbelltown - Details - Trove

Volunteers clean up the foreshores around Golden Beach on Clean Up Australia Day.  2000 - Version details - Trove

Eddie Harris from the Bakandji tribeand local liaison officer in Corowa, holds the painting he will present to the Governor General Sir William Deane for the Federation and Australia Day celebrations, 28th January 2001 [picture] / Wendy McDougall. - Version details - Trove

Australia Day Celebrations 2010• Photograph • State Library of South Australia


How will you celebrate Australia Day?










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AUSTRALIA DAY 2018 HONOURS LIST

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The following is the official list of recipients in the Australia Day 2018 honours list.  They are separated by three gazettes – Order of Australia, Meritorious and Distinguished and Conspicuous.

ORDER OF AUSTRALIA




























The rest of the Awards can be found here


Below are the Biographical notes for each recipient in the Australia Day 2018 Honours List.
Note: Biographical notes have only been provided where the recipient has allowed this information to be provided online.
Images courtesy of Pixabay
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FRIDAY FOSSICKING 2nd FEB. 2017

February 1, 2018, 6:01 am
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J. Miller MARSHALL (22 November 1858 - 12-Jun-1935)                                                                               
Dead in Minehead, England.  PUBLIC DOMAIN.















* GENERAL INTEREST


An Account of the English Colony of NSW Vol 1

Ireland may lose bond with US if diaspora dies out 

The Vast Majority of Genealogy Records Still Can’t Be Found Online: Here’s How to Locate Them

This Google Trick Reveals Thousands of Free Genealogy Books on Amazon

Aussie Flag

Outback Family History

And Be Home Before Dark – a book review

The Sandalwood Puller – a verse




Healing the extended family - https://www.johngrenham.com/blog/2018/01/29/healing-the-extended-family/  John Grenham

Anglo-Celtic Connections

New Book: The Debatable Land: The Lost World between Scotland and England

Guild of One-Name Studies Free Webinars

Your Irish Heritage’s Green Room – A Place to Call Home?

OGS February Webinar: 

British Newspaper Archive additions for January

Secret Lives Conference: 31 August - 2 September 2018



Writing When You Aren’t Writing Amanda Linsmeler  (shared by Jess Barratt)

ASIO enters ABC offices over Cabinet files security lapse

Portraits with fridges, cars and televisions: The evolution of the family photograph in Australia- ABC News


I Love Bello Shire  Bellingen and district happenings

46,000 New South Wales Mugshots 1870-1930 Go Online  Alona Tester

“A Brutal, Good Natured Face:” A New York Irish “Rowdy” in War and Peace  Damian Shiels

Australian War Memorial eMemorial

'Flash coves, deep rogues and rascals' Dictionary of Sydney Listen..law & order in Sydney in the 1840s


Visit our Australia's Favourite Author page to find out!  Top 50 Australian authors Booktopia


Former Queensland Government Printing Office tells a fascinating tale - Queen's Wharf Brisbane


How we traced our family tree and unlocked the interesting secrets hidden in our histories Belfast

Mystery surrounds ancient but advanced tools found in India

LDS Church closes Park City Family History Center, other visitor's centers

Riley cousins capture their family history in movement

Ambitious project to digitise hundreds of thousands of probate records complete after nine years

Who are the O'Sullivans buried in New Zealand?

Who were the first humans to reach New Zealand?

records-access - alerts



The French Genealogy Blog recently reported on limitations to access of French vital records. These embargos have been in effect since 2008.

·         Birth registration / acte de naissance - 75 years
·         Marriage registration / acte de mariage - 75 years
·         Death registration / acte de décès - no restriction
·         Ten-year indices to the above three /  tables décennales - no restriction
·         Census returns / recensements - 75 years
·         Notarial records / actes notariés - 75 years
·         Judicial records / archives judiciaires - 75 years
·         Personnel records / dossier de personnel - 50 years
·         Medical records / secret médical - 25 years after the death of the individual or 120 years after his or her birth

However, they make the point that  "public access to the record does not mean that the information may be published."   The blog cited a recent court case where a historian had researched over 6,000 families. In his research he gathered thousands of vital records and published them in a book. Some of the people who were subjects of the records are still alive. On one of the birth records, a marginal note commented that the child had been adopted. That person is still alive and he and his son sued the author for revealing the about the adoption, without permission, stating it was a privacy violation. They also criticized the author for defending his contention that an adoptive filiations is worthless in the face of filiation by blood. The book is about French nobility. 

The plaintiffs argued that the law of July 2008 which reduced the vital records embargo period from 100 years to75 years (see above) does not allow the use of civil registration data without the prior consent of the persons concerned.  The court ruled in the plaintiff's  favor. The Paris Court of Appeal ruled in April 2016 that the fact that the information has already been published, even with the agreement of the concerned person, "does not affect the existence of this invasion of privacy." The author and writer then appealed to the Court of Cassation, the highest appellate court which interprets law only, and does not reexamine the facts of the case. That court also found for the plaintiff, stating "the establishment of parentage fall within private life and enjoy protections under the Civil Code."
To read the article about the court case see: https://tinyurl.com/ycrbhcy7
Original url:
http://sosconso.blog.lemonde.fr/2017/10/26/on-peut-consulter-les-archives-detat-civil-mais-pas-forcement-en-divulguer-le-contenu/

The article on the court case is in French and is best opened in the Chrome browser for 
Translation or go to a translation site such as google translate https://translate.google.com

To read the French Blog see: http://french-genealogy.typepad.com/genealogie/2018/01/privacy-restrictions-on-french-documents.html



* IRISH CENTRAL

The must-see castles of Ireland 

New memorial service offers an Irish home for all eternity  

Sláinte! Ireland ends ban on selling alcohol on Good Friday  

Discover the beauty and history of Ireland's Boyne Valley 

The Irish flag was flown for the first time 170 years ago in Waterford  

Neil Sheehan, the Irish American journalist who changed the Vietnam war 

The seven wonders of beautiful West Cork 

Beautiful drone footage of Ireland will leave you enthralled 

Daughter of Irish immigrants survived the Titanic, Britannic, and Olympic disasters 

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

Storm waves move 620-ton bolder on the Aran Islands 

Many Irish actually emigrated in order to fight in US Civil War 

Historic film of old Ireland from 1934 

If St. Brigid and St. Patrick had an argument 

"Distressed and upset" woman (73) refused citizenship after living in Ireland for 70 years 

Dublin to get "Riverdance" academy as Irish dance phenomenon turns 25 

The changing identity of Irish and Irishness in a global context 

Tom Brady connection to Irish Famine ancestors from Boston 

Everything you need to know about St. Brigid ahead of St. Brigid's Day 2018 

Ellen DeGeneres invites Irish girl (12) on her show after seeing her busking 

Remembering The Dubliners' Luke Kelly with his most loved songs 

Reasons potatoes are a true superfood 

LISTEN: When the potato blight hit and terror ensued during Ireland's Famine

How is St. Brigid connected with the great Celtic goddess?

Death of an Irish schoolgirl in childbirth at a grotto 34 years ago today 

treats for today...

Quick, easy, and versatile Irish porter cake recipe 

Mother’s sweet white scones recipe 

The absolutely perfect recipe for Irish coffee 



* FIND MY PAST

NEWS FLASH..
To celebrate 100 years of votes for women we've made our civil birth, marriage and death records and all of our census records completely FREE until 8 February.
Plus, we've just released a brand new collection of Suffragette records and they're also FREE.
Find out more: https://www.findmypast.co.uk/suffragettes/


Texas, Laredo Arrival Manifests 1903-1955 Image Browse

Idaho, Southeast Counties Obituaries 1864-2007 Image Browse

British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms

British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages

British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials 

British Armed Forces and Overseas Browse

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Hertfordshire Banns and Marriages

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Yorkshire Memorial Inscriptions

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British Newspapers

Discover women in records




* INTERESTING BLOGS

“God Has Called Your Husband…”: An Analysis of Death Notification Letters from the American Civil War  Damian Shiels

Digging Up Roots – My Family History Journey  Samantha Starr

Australian Roots and Spreading Branches

On a flesh and bone foundation': An Irish History: Into the land of Maria Edgeworth:'Edgeworthstown', County 

my family hunt  Carmel Reynen

Diary of an Australian Genealogist: Samuel Plimsoll (ship), new archive releases, free webinars & other news -Genealogy Notes 21-28 Jan 2018  Shauna Hicks

AncestorChasing: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 5:In the Census

Hester Brown and the Art of Living Well on Nothing (#52Ancestors Week 4 – Invite to Dinner) Larzus

Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Welsh Lovespoons  Claudia

The Endeavourers  TextileRanger

52 Ancestors in 52 weeks | The Family of Bleggy  Heather Denholm

Queensland Railways, the Eggs, the Prime Minister and Warwick by Greg Hallam by RHSQ   Audio

Talking of Tarlee - Beach Picnic photos  Library Currants

family tapestry  Isabel

The Bride  genielynau

Before and After ‘The Post’ The Silver Voice


and from my blogs...


That Moment in Time


Extra Bumper Edition .. don’t make a cold drink.. or cuppa… make a flask…

Aust.Day 2018, Scotland's People BDMs, new releases Irish newspapers, books reborn, bushranger Joe, Windsor Bridge debacle, Aus. Cemetery Inscriptions -Family Search, First Fleeters Devonshire St. cemetery, all your favourites and lots of Aussie links, First Fleet facts (thanks to Lonetester), convict dances, rare glimpse into pre war Aust., finding naturalisation details, Double murder suicide, Irish love stories that changed history, great list of Interesting blogs, Jersey BDMs and so much more. 

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Australia Day Honours List 2018, full list of Order of Australia, plus links to others,
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Headlines of Old

The first British ships in Australia. after Capt. Cook post 1776, Trove Tuesday 30 Jan. 2018, lists of supplies, Governors Phillip, Gidley King, Hunter; convict mutiny, American traders, meeting La Perouse, ships of the fleet, Irish convicts, British, stowaways, Sirius, Supply, Boddington, Sugar Cane, Britannia, William and Ann, Daedalus, Francis, Halcyon, and many more ships.. shipwrecks, snow ships..



Irish Graves


Bundaberg.. thanks to Tracie Nanna Reagan



Kalgoorlie, WA  thanks to Moya Sharp



Old Cavalry Cemetery, Boston, USA thanks to Elaine Meuse



Te Aroha,  North Island, New Zealand…  thanks to Stuart Park




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* IRISH CENTRAL

The wonders of Dublin's Grafton Street  

Where to meet the love of your life in Ireland this St. Valentine's Day 

Vintage Irish whiskey vending machine is the thing that’s been missing from your nightlife 

Places in Ireland that can change your life 


"Distressed and upset" woman (73) refused citizenship after living in Ireland for 70 years 

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

Denis O’Brien’s Digicel Foundation opens its 174th school in Haiti 

Too many visitors ruining the Hill of Tara, the ancient site of the High Kings 

Irish Americans asked to clarify their ethnic identity in 2020 census 

12 free things to do in and around Dublin City 

Scared of driving in Ireland? You won’t believe this road. 

How I fell in love with Ireland and finally moved there 

Stunning travel video of "7 Days in Ireland" 


just a treat...

Irish apple crumble cake recipe 

How to make traditional Irish potato cakes or "boxty" 

Irish potato and cheese soup recipe 



* GENERAL INTEREST

Paddy Waldron's talk at Cooraclare 1916 Commemoration


Sarah Leggat from Ballymena

IrishGenealogyNews: Personnel Register of Dublin Metropolitan Police released  Claire Santry

Trove users' lists 
Politics to pudding: lists featuring AWW content

Trove Maps...  Tullamarine


Queensland

Queensland place names search

Golden Circle  Qld State Archives


go natural        go urban        go coastal     go nuptials        then go


Last video hire store             not quite, there's one in Springwood on the service road

Queensland Railways, the Eggs, the Prime Minister and Warwickby Greg Hallam by RHSQ | Mixcloud 

Follow this Road trip to the sunflower fields

42 things to do on North Stradbroke Island

Lunar New Year in The City


Anglo-Celtic Connections

Internet Genealogy Feb/Mar 2018

Twice as many Home Children were in Good placements as Poor.

Voilà – Canada’s new National Union Library Catalogue

Tracing your Irish and Scots-Irish Ancestors

 No.1 Canadian Casualty Clearing Station Transcriptions and Biographies

Were Canada's Home Children Orphans?

"Comparing the Genealogy Giants: Ancestry, FamilySearch, Findmypast and MyHeritage”

What is PERSI and How Can You Use it to Improve Your Genealogy Research?

Home Child Bonuses

On the Road in Ireland


Ireland Newsletter

Riot at Mountkennet Workhouse - Irish Newspapers Revisited

The Firbolg: The Ancient Ancestors of the Irish!

Tipperary - Walk in the footsteps of Brian Boru

Untouched 1800's Cemetery preserved in the basement of a tall building built over it.





Fair Dealing: What Can I Use Without Permission Australia  Thanks, Lyn Nunn







Resistance Genealogy– John Grenham – Irish Roots

Outback Family History



Maya ruins: Pictures reveal lost cities

How to Preserve Your Family Memories, Letters and Trinkets - The New York Times

Return to no man's land | The Australian War Memorial

Piecing together a fragmented family history at the Holocaust Memorial Museum

An obscure family history leads to Strasbourg Cathedral in France | Toronto Star

Jones Memorial Library helps people trace family history Virginia

Centuries of Irish history lost in 1922 Four Courts fire to be recreated digitally 

Suffragette tales: Spied on for taking a stand

Know Your Family History| Black News

SA coats of arms feature in new book | Port Lincoln Times

Where there’s a will, there’s a way – Ancestry UK Blog

The Power of speech - United Nations Holocaust Remembrance Day

Heroism in the surf Dictionary of Sydney

Horse-Riding Librarians Were the Great Depression's Bookmobiles| History | Smithsonian

Colonial homestead in New Zealand, abandoned by UK owners, looking for love

How Tom Tryniski digitized nearly 50 million pages of newspapers in his living room- Columbia Journalism Review      Thanks to Megan Smolenyak Smolenyak for posting

The Millstone -  Kurrajong ~ Comleroy Historical Society newsletter 2018    .pdf      plus Archives













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Washington State House Health Care and Wellness Committee passed out of committee on January 23 HB 2458. Currently, it has been referred to Rules Committee for review. The bill was amended in Executive Action in the Committee of the Health Care Committee on January 23.  The amended bill may be read at: http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/2458-S.pdf.

The abbreviated death certificate must include information related to fact of death but not include the following: information related to the cause of the person's death; Social Security Number or names of the decedent's parents. The abbreviated death certificate must be accepted if it is not material to the filing in a government agency.

In talking with the Committee's legislative staff, he stated the bill did not preclude the existing access to the full death certificate from the Department of Health.  In the original hearing (link is available on the state's legislative website: http://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2458&Year=2017) the reason the author introduced the bill is on behalf of a constituent who files probate records and is concerned about possible identity theft with the above information made available on the various filings.

The Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC) of which IAJGS is a sponsoring member along with the Federation of Genealogical Societies and National Genealogical Society is a joint genealogical committee. The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG), the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists, and the American Society of Genealogists (ASG) also serve as participating members. RPAC agreed to submit a letter to the bill's sponsors, which was submitted earlier this week.
The letter states:
" We have no objection to the bill if an abbreviated death certificate is used only as an attachment to court proceedings. We want to make sure that nothing in this bill or later amendments will change the recording of, and public access to, all the existing information currently required on death certificates by the Washington Department of Health.  Genealogists need death certificates to include the cause of death, location of birth city and state, parents’ names including mother’s maiden name, and location of parents’ birth, if known. The social security number may be redacted."  The letter further explains the reasons RAPC supports open death records because of family health history, legal transactions and forensic genealogy.







According to a report from the British Broadcasting Company (BBC), the (UK) Home Office has agreed to back MP Tim Loughton's Civil Partnerships, Marriages and Deaths (Registration etc.) bill which includes placing mothers' names on marriage certificates. This bill attempts to modernize marriage registration for the first time since 1837. If enacted it will allow both parents of the couple to be included on marriage certificates. Currently on fathers' names are on the certificates.  The bill received unopposed second reading on February 2, 2018.  To follow its progress through Parliament see: https://services.parliament.uk/bills/2017-19/civilpartnershipsmarriagesanddeathsregistrationetc.html

This issue has been discussed over the past several  years by members of Parliament, and former Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to address this "inequality of marriage" before he left the Prime Minister's office.  The bill affects only England and Wales as Scotland and Northern Ireland  already provide both parents' names on marriage records.  Civil partnerships will also include both parents' names.

The modernization of marriage registration will also change from hard copy marriage registers (84,000) to a single electronic register.   The bill also calls for heterosexual co-habiting partners to be allowed to form civil partnerships - in the same way as gay couples - a move the government has pledged to review.

To read the bill see: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/cbill/2017-2019/0011/18011.pdf
The bill was introduced in mid-July 2017 and this is the only version of the bill currently online at the Parliament's website. 

The BBC article may be read at: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-42919441





In December 2017, the IAJGS Records Access Alert announced the agreement between the City of Paris archives and Family Search to digitize the microfilms of the "reconstituted" parish and civil registrations of pre-1860 Paris. In a record time, it has been announced that the digitization project is complete!

There were eight million parish and civil registrations that were lost in the Paris Communards'"incendiary rampage"-- the Siege of Paris occurred in 1870-1871. There are two million replacements covering 1500-1860. It is these two million that were reconstituted by FamilySearch.

While the index cards have been available online for many years, to see the full registrations one had to personally go to the Paris Archives to view the microfilms. According to the French Genealogy Blog the records are not indexed.  Therefore the procedure used at the Paris Archives is the same one needed to be followed to search on FamilySearch.

Per the French Genealogy Blog—they suggest the following method to search:
1. Search the index cards which are arranged by type(birth <baptism> , marriage, death<burial>). Within the type they are arranged alphabetically by surname. Within the surname they are arranged chronologically. Note the full name and date of birth/marriage/death.

2.Use the  Family Search website: https://tinyurl.com/y9pvhp66
Original url:
https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/612182?availability=Family%20History%20Library
or the Paris Archives website: http://archives.paris.fr/s/5/etat-civil-reconstitue/?
(If you use Chrome as your browser it will translate from the French  or use a translation service such as https://translate.google.com/)

3. Look up the microfilm number in the catalogue-again arranged by birth/marriage/death  
(naissances, mariages, décès) then chronologically—find the date that includes yours. The microfilm catalogues are partially on the Paris Archives website and partially on the FamilySearch website.

4. On the FamilySearch website, https://www.familysearch.org/ find the correct microfilm and start looking for your document—they are filmed chronologically, then by surname.  According to the French Genealogy Blog about half-way through someone at FamilySearch decided to give the titles of the rolls as dates rather than the Paris microfilm numbers.

I encourage you to read the French Genealogy Blog for more instructions.  See: https://tinyurl.com/ybt7ckv9
Original url:
http://french-genealogy.typepad.com/genealogie/2018/02/paris-bonanza-on-family-search.html

History

The Siege of Paris occurred in 1870-1871. During the battle the  Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) and repository of records since the 16th century was torched. Other historic buildings were also torched. Additionally, they placed dynamite in Notre Dame and nearly blew that up. Between five and eight million records, dating as far back as the 16th century, were destroyed. The French reconstituted some of the lost records from other sources.  It took 25 years copying parish and religious records, reconstituting records from 1802-1960.

In 1941 another reconstruction effort began to find all information on Parisians from the Middle Ages. This was a result of using litigation and other judicial records, therefore a selection of the Paris residents, predominately affluent and nobility records and not the general public.

 Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee




 * INTERESTING BLOGS

Earl Grey’s Irish Famine Orphans (57): Another orphan history…her story | trevo's Irish famine orphans

 Lilian's Tree  Lillian Magill

 Strange Things  Claudia

 Blast furnace stove. Pauline Connolly

 Muddles Green 1841 – A Census Snapshot of a Special Family  Moment. (#52 Ancestors – In The  Census)  larzus

 The Story of James O'Donnell  Before Bernadette

 Family Tree Frog: January Genea-pourri  Alex Daw

 Family Tree Frog: How to knock down a brick wall  Alex Daw

 January Genea Pourri   kira0030  Kylie's Genes Blog

 Point Henry – immigration and tourist mecca!  Susie Zada

 All at Sea - Using the Passenger Index for Fremantle by Greg  Cope, National Archives of Australia -  GSQ Blog 

 Talking of Tarlee - The Institute  Library Currants




 from my blogs...

That Moment in Time



online or hiding?, FREE genie books, John Grenham, FREE webinars, secret lives, portraits with fridges, Sydney in the 1840s, St. Brigid, & the Celtic Goddess, Irish emigrated to Civil War, schoolgirl mother dead in Grotto, Welsh Lovespoons, British Armed Forces Overseas BDMs, Riverdance Academy, Historic film of Old Ireland, Flash coves-deep rogues-rascals, NSW mugshots online, LDS church closes two centres, hundreds of thousands of probate files to be digitised, who are the O’Sullivans buried in New Zealand, history of Qld Govt. Printing Office,

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As They Were

Cavan, Clare, Donegal, Dublin, Longford, Monagahan & Fermanagh, Mayo, Meath, Roscommon, Sligo, Waterford, Westmeath, Wexford, IGP FILES ADDED - JANUARY 2018

CLARE ROOTS UPDATES : MEETINGS 15TH FEB. AND 15TH MARCH 2018, Jane O'Brien, Industrial School child Ennis, Pat O'Brien, Broadford Parish, Estate Houses & ordinary people's lives, 



Irish Graves

New additions to Irish Graves..

Rookwood  NSW Metro… thanks to Noelene Harris




Apple Tree Creek, Childers,  Qld… thanks to Brian Bouchardt.




Avoca Cemetery & Cornelian Bay Cemetery,Tasmania.. thanks to Janine Wilson


Bundaberg.. thanks to Tracie Nanna Reagan




Chiltern Cemetery, Victoria.. thanks to Bernadette Mithin


Camperdown Cemetery, NSW… thanks to Noelene Harris





Headlines of Old

TROVE TUESDAY 6TH FEB 2018..., Certificates of naturalisation, Freedom, Irish famine, your selection, 13,766 combined views so far…for these posts alone…







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* GENERAL INTEREST

Attend RootsTech from Home! For Free..  click here for schedule


Your Family Tree    Belfast Telegraph

Highlight: Diaries of a Stretcher-Bearer 1916-1918 Alona Tester

Community group identifies 1,500 unmarked graves in project to ensure lives are not forgotten- ABC News

Top Ten Genealogy Research Mistakes | LoveToKnow

How to shed your trickiest clutter so your loved ones don’t have to | Starts at 60

The Family Curator | 5 Things You Can Do Right Now to Save Your Family Heirlooms

Queensland Genealogy and Archives Research Tips - Judy Webster

GeniAus: Open Live Writer 

20+ Times Librarians Surprised Everyone With Their Sense OfHumor| Bored Panda 

The lost story of Galway's orphans - Connacht Tribune

A stab at truth': my grandmother and the problem with family histories | Books | The Guardian

Devonshire Street Cemetery | My attempts at merging Left and… | Flickr  Great image

Persistent and heavy falls of frogs– John Grenham – Irish Roots

Mass Paths in Ireland  Atlas Obscura

Purpose in paradise: how do we create meaningful & sustainablelives in the sunshine state? Qld State Library 
Thu 1 Mar, 6pm–7.15pm | Free | Bookings required
Can't make it in person? The talk will be live streamed and made available as a webcast on our website



Treat for the senses.. 
Richard Sidey lives in Wanaka, New Zealand and has spent over a decade photographing various remote areas of natural interest. For his project “Speechless” he has endeavored to document scenes of outstanding natural beauty through the eyes of a film-maker. 


Outback Family History

A Token of Esteem – John J Victor

Swearin ‘n’ Spittin – by Arthur Dunstan


Word from Elburn: Town and Country Public Library offers Lego, Irish and genealogy events  Kane County Chronicle

 Club News, Feb. 10, 2018 The Union of Grass Valley

IrishGenealogyNews: Ancestry adds Church of Ireland baptism,marriage and burial records for Co. Clare, 1744 to 1991

Women, the Vote and Nationalist Revolution in Ireland   The Irish Story

A rustic romance in Kilrush, Co Clare. The Irish Times

Owning the good and the bad in one's family history. Washington Post


The National Archives UK

Explore the History of a House View in a browser  great sale on books


Anglo-Celtic Connections

Church of England Modern Parish Maps and Information

Survey: likely and unlikely in genealogy

Tipperary Resources

The Genealogist adds over 650,000 criminal records

Cheddar Man changes the way we think about our ancestors

I vow to thee: Centenary of the Death of Sir Cecil Arthur Spring-Rice

Smithsonian

For Mark Twain, It Was Love At First Sight

How UFO Reports Change With the Technology of the Times

The Louvre Puts Nazi-Looted Art in Public Eye in Effort to FindRightful Heirs

Tomb of 5th Dynasty Priestess Found in Egypt


Stair na hÉireann/History of Ireland

I love reading these articles...they are on all manner of subjects, some lengthy, some short... Rather than link to all I've enjoyed this week, I will just post links to a few.... or may be a few more.

I suggest that you subscribe if you're interested in the history of Ireland... settle down for an interesting read. I have my sub set to Weekly now... easier to manage.

#OTD in 1848 – John Mitchel publishes first United Irishmen.

St Valentine  beautiful photo...

#OTD in 1926 – Rioting greets the Abbey Theatre performance of Sean O’Casey’s The Plough and the Stars because of what is viewed as anti-Irish sentiment.

#OTD in 1923 – The Father of Government minister Kevin O’Higgins is shot dead by Republicans at the family home in Stradbally, Co Laois.

#OTD in Irish History – 10 February:




Bellingen Courier-Sun


What's new at the Ocean View Hotel Urunga. 


Qld State Library  John Oxley Library

Souvenir of Floods: Southern Queensland, February, 1893 – Digitised @ SLQ

Noble Estate, [Clayfield], 1886 (Map of the Week)

Fiesta Gardens 1948 – a touch of Hollywood at Slacks Creek

Charles Archer and the squatters chair

Christmas and New Year in Brisbane 1904/1905  C.W. Loughridge... on voyage from Belfast, Ireland


Find My Past

10 Women Who Risked Everything for Equality 

How to Find the Maiden Names of Women in Your Family Tree 

3 Ways to Trace Wartime Ancestors

Get Back to Britain and Ireland with these FREE Records

5 Common Irish Genealogy Brick Walls and How to OvercomeThem

5 Fascinating Welsh Record Collections You May Have Missed 

Suffragette Collection Update

Suffragette Newspaper Collection Browse

Missouri, Moniteau County Roman Catholic Marriages

Search marriage records »


* NOTICE...Rootsweb Mailing Lists

We are on track to bring the mailing lists back online by the end of this month. The mailing list archives will be up and running with current emails in them. We are in the process of importing the old archives into the new system which will take some time.

We appreciate your patience as we continue upgrading the systems that run the RootsWeb mailing lists. We know how much value this service provides to our members.

Updates on our progress will continue to be posted on the RootsWeb homepage: http://www.rootsweb.com


Ancestry

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Legislation has been introduced in the California Assembly that would create a new California regulatory agency, the California Data Protection Authority (CDPA) to regulate Californians’ personal data on the internet.  All technology companies that serve Californians on the internet would be regulated by the new agency. The legislation was inspired by the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation.
The legislation, AB 2182, http://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billNavClient.xhtml?bill_id=201720180AB2182, is very brief:

"It is the intent of the Legislature to enact line 2 legislation that would create a new state agency or officer that line 3 would be charged with, among other things, protecting the personal line 4 information of California residents."

A Mercury News article states if enacted the new agency would enact regulations that ban social media websites from conducting potentially harmful psychological experiments on users, create ways for Californians to erase certain profiles and personal information, and standardize online user agreements.
To read the article see: https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/02/12/california-assemblymember-introduces-bill-to-regulate-silicon-valleys-data/



* IRISH CENTRAL

The five greatest Irish love stories for St. Valentine’s Day never too late 💖

The best modern Irish love songs for Valentine’s Day   💖

25 things you really don't miss about Ireland 

First Irishman was black with blue eyes says genetic expert 

Irish Olympian forced to compete for Britain smuggled in an Irish flag 

The Great Hunger and Ireland’s lasting bond with the US

Craic, banter and bread - what I missed about Ireland 

Travel Ireland by train 

Frasier’s John Mahoney’s Irish roots and deep love for Galway 

B&B Ireland homes provide a welcome like no other 

What is Irish Tap Dancing?  

Songs in The Quiet Man: The amazing soundtrack to Irish America’s favorite movie 

Magdalene Laundries survivors share heartbreaking stories in new online records 

Slane Whiskey - A tale of two families 

Arizona woman wakes up sounding Irish and British - diagnosed with rare Foreign Accent Syndrome 

Three-year-old Irish dancer is the cutest thing in the world (VIDEO)  

Top five female Irish heroes from history (PHOTOS) 

The Irish and Ash Wednesday - Lent, meatless Fridays, hot-crossed buns 
Guess which Irishman still receives Valentine’s Day cards 94 years after his death? 
A tour of mystical, mythological Ireland (PHOTOS) 

and some treats..

How to make pancakes like the Irish this Shrove Tuesday  or any other day!
Guinness chocolate pudding recipe 

Baileys Irish Cream truffles

Three-minute chocolate mousse recipe - VIDEO 



* INTERESTING BLOGS

The Story of Sarah Mary Josephine McCane  Before Bernadette

The Gothic Bank and Its Museum  historicalratbag

#OTD in 1936 – The Daunt Rock Rescue.   Stair na hÉireann        wonderful painting

Relations in religion         In Days Gone By

#OTD in 1847 – Eyewitness report on The Great Hunger by James Mahoney in The Illustrated London News.   Stair na hÉireann  

Textile Inventory from 1844  TextileRanger

Misneach – The Ballymun Sculpture  The Silver Voice

Backtracking: One death, two death certificates   Lorraine Phelan

The Story of Edmond O'Donnell Before Bernadette

My North Coast Road Trip– Diary of a Young Genealogist   Emily Peace

The Leschenault Shark | The Dusty Box  A post with a difference..



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That Moment in Time

Hill of Tara, many National Archives, PERSI, Tipperary, basement cemetery, holocaust survivor,  Earl Grey orphans, historical Australian maps, Firbolg -ancient Irish ancestors?, Mountkennet workhouse, indigenous Australians at war,
sunflower fields, Canada’s home children, horse riding librarians, almost 50 million newspaper pages digitised, suffragette tales, family history & Strasbourg Cathedral, Maya ruins, politics to puddings, abandoned colonial NZ homestead, siege of Paris, 



CONVICTS to NSW 1787 and 1839 - TROVE TUESDAY 13TH OCTOBER, 2018
Trove, Project Gutenberg, List of convicts to NSW 1787, “Crime and immorality flourish..”


Irish Graves

addition to Apple Tree Creek Cemetery, Childers, Qld… thanks to Brian Bouchardt



Addition to Gore Hill and Camperdown, Sydney, NSW, thanks to Noelene Harris




Two Blogiversaries this week… “Irish Graves… they who sleep in foreign lands”  celebrates 6 years…


and Confessions of a Bibliophile  celebrates 4 years… http://irishgraves.blogspot.com.au/ 








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J. Miller MARSHALL (22 November 1858 - 12-Jun-1935)                                                                               
Dead in Minehead, England.  PUBLIC DOMAIN.














* IRISH CENTRAL


Being Irish on St. Patrick’s Day - why we love it 

14-year-old Irish dancer Cara Loughran among victims of Florida school shooting 

Explore the many treasures of Ireland's National Gallery 

Ireland launches massive 2040 project to plan for the future 

The 2018 IrishCentral Creativity & Arts Awards (PHOTOS) 

Daniel O’Connell's final tragic plea to save Ireland from Famine 

Fun facts about St. Patrick's Day - One month away!  

Marking the Immaculate Conception - Apparitions of the Virgin Mary in Ireland 

Photographer explores haunting 1700s abandoned Irish farmhouse 

The five best and five worst things about living in Dublin  

Best-selling Irish author reveals she is dying 

Finbar Furey - Always The Heart 

The 8,000-year history of Irish cuisine 

The story of St. Patrick's life from kidnapping to Irish Catholicism 

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The US Census Bureau has proposed criteria for four  areas of the 2020 census. Comments are due on or before May 16, 2018.

Block Groups -- are statistical geographic subdivisions of a census tract defined for the tabulation and presentation of data from the decennial census and selected other statistical programs. Block groups form the geographic framework within which census blocks are numbered. There are no proposed changes to the existing block group criteria from the 2010 Census
See: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-15/pdf/2018-02624.pdf

Census County Divisions (CCDs) and Equivalent Entities for the 2020 Census
Census county divisions (CCDs) and equivalent entities are statistical geographic entities established cooperatively by the Census Bureau and officials of state and local governments in 21 states where minor civil divisions (MCDs) either do not exist or have been unsatisfactory for reporting census data. The primary goal of the CCD program is to establish and maintain a set of subcounty units that have stable boundaries and recognizable names.
See: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-15/pdf/2018-02622.pdf

Census Designated Places (CDPs) for the 2020 Census
Census designated places (CDPs)are statistical geographic entities representing closely settled, unincorporated communities that are locally recognized and identified by name.  A CDP constitutes a single, closely settled center of population that is named.
See: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-15/pdf/2018-02623.pdf

Census Tracts for the 2020 Census
Census tracts are relatively permanent small- area geographic divisions of a county or statistically equivalent entity defined for the tabulation and presentation of data from the decennial census and selected other statistical programs. The primary goal of the census tract is to provide a set of nationally 
consistent small, statistical geographic units, with stable boundaries, that facilitate analysis of data across time. A census tract should contain 1,200 people or 480 housing units at minimum, and 8,000 people or 3,200 housing units at maximum. Census tracts must not cross county or state boundaries. This criterion takes precedence over all other criteria or requirements. Exceptions are recognized for American Indian reservations (AIRs) and off-reservation trust lands (ORTLs).
See: https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-2018-02-15/pdf/2018-02625.pdf

Send comments to: geo.psap.list@census.gov; or
Vincent Osier, Geographic Standards, 
Criteria, and Quality Branch, Geography 
Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Room 
4H173, 4600 Silver Hill Road, 
Washington, DC 20233–7400







The IAJGS Records Access Alert reported in January 2017 about a case before the Dublin Circuit Court which found in favor of an individual  who petitioned to have his name removed from a  Google link. The case was brought by politician Mark Savage, which  challenged both Google, Ireland and  the Data Protection Commissioner’s decision that his privacy was not breached by Google’s refusal to remove a link. Mr. Savage wanted Google, Ireland to remove a link to a Reddit post which describes him as homophobic. Reddit is defined on their website as a social news aggregation, web content rating, and discussion website. The case was appealed to Ireland's High Court which found for the Data Commissioner and Google on February 16, 2018 overturning the Dublin Circuit Court previous ruling.  This is the first "right to be forgotten" case concerning internet postings in Ireland.

The High Court said the " Circuit Court had not identified any serious error of law or fact in how the commissioner decided to reject Mark Savage’s complaint concerning Google’s refusal to re-index postings about him on the Reddit news website." Additionally, the  High Court said " the Circuit Court had not applied the required legal test and had not identified any serious error of fact or law in how the commissioner approached her decision-making and did not give that decision “appropriate curial deference”. Google does not carry out editing functions in respect of its activities and to mandate it to place quotation marks around a URL heading would oblige it to engage in an editing process not envisaged by the Google Spain decision". This reinstated the Irish Data Protection Commissioner's ruling.  The case involved interpretation of the Data Protection Acts and legal decisions including the 2014 Google Spain case by the Court of Justice of the European Union which established  the "right to be forgotten".

Google had argued that the Circuit Court ruling meant search engines would have to review billions of searches daily to decide if quotation marks must, as the Dublin District Court required, be placed around posts considered to be “opinion” rather than fact.

The Irish High Court is comprised of its president, 35 judges and additional judges being ex officio the Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal, the President of the Circuit Court, and former chief justices and courts presidents who remain judges.  Cases are normally heard by one judge as was in this case. To read more about this see:  https://tinyurl.com/y74hfho3
Original url:
https://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/data-commissioner-google-win-appeal-over-right-to-be-forgotten-1.3395053

The Case

Mr. Savage handed out leaflets during a 2014 campaign that used terminology about gays that was picked up by Reddit  and the thread then described him as "homophobic". By searching his name on Google the Reddit thread would appear. Mr. Savage appealed to Google to delink the thread so when his name was searched the Reddit thread would no longer appear.  Google declined. Mr. Savage then took the matter to the Data Protection Commissioner who found that Google did not violate the Data Protection Acts of 1988 and 2003. The regulation concerning the  "right to be forgotten" becomes effective when the new Data Protection Regulation goes into effect on May 25, 2018. The right to be forgotten is not included in the earlier Data Protection Regulations. The Data Commissioner's position was that the comments expressed an opinion and not a fact in a context of a political election. Her legal counsel stated on her behalf that the public interest and freedom of expression vastly outweighed the right to privacy. Google's legal representative said they were not concerned with matters of opinion and should not be expected to investigate them. Since Mr. Savage decided to run for public office, his comments were then open for public comment. (http://www.thejournal.ie/right-to-be-forgotten-case-irish-court-2750318-May2016/)

Mr. Savage appealed the Data Commissioner's ruling to the Circuit Court which over turned the Data Commissioner's ruling, stating "the fundamental rights and legitimate interest of the Appellant had been prejudiced."  The judge's view was that "individual Internet users could consult sites such as Reddit for verified facts given the way search engines operate." This case was then appealed to Ireland's High Court.


The IAJGS Records Access Alert previously reported that the Belgium Data Protection Commission has required Facebook to cease using "datr" cookies which Facebook places on people's browsers when they visit Facebook.com or click a Facebook "like" button or other websites allowing it to track the online activities of that browser. The tracking is for both Facebook users and visitors to the site. The "datr" cookie has been used for years.  Facebook appealed the 2015 Belgian Court decision which found for the Data Privacy Commission. 

On February 16 the appeals court ordered Facebook to stop tracking internet users in Belgium who have no accounts with Facebook or face  a daily fine of 250,000 Euros. The maximum fine would be 100 million Euros or $125 million USD if it does not head the ruling. Facebook was also ordered to destroy all personal data obtained "illegally".  Facebook was also ordered to publish the 84-page verdict on its own website and excerpts in Belgium's Dutch  language and French language newspapers.  The court said Facebook used its cookies to track people not only on its own website but also on third-party websites.  Facebook said it intends to appeal the verdict. It said "People, also have the right not to have data collected on sites and apps off Facebook being used for ads." Further, Facebook said, "Over recent years we have worked hard to help people understand how we use cookies to keep Facebook secure and show them relevant content,"

Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-belgian-court-facebook.html#jCp

This is being reported on IAJGS Records Access Alert as privacy is a growing issue worldwide and Facebook is a social network operation that many genealogists use to assist in their family history research.

To access the IAJGS Records Access Alerts archives for past postings on Facebook, Europe and the data cookies  go to: http://lists.iajgs.org/mailman/private/records-access-alerts/ .  You must be a registered subscriber to access the archives. To register go to: http://lists.iajgs.org/mailman/listinfo/records-access-alerts   and follow the instructions to enter your email address, full name and which genealogical organization or newsletter/blog to whom you subscribe. You will receive an email response that you have to reply to or the subscription will not be finalized.




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Bi-partisan legislation was introduced this month in the US Congress, HR 4929 and S 2374—which are companion bills- meaning  they are identical. The bills' names are: Stopping Improper Payments to Deceased People Act (https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr4929/BILLS-115hr4929ih.pdf   and https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/s2374/BILLS-115s2374is.pdf.  As of February 24 there are 11 co-sponsors for the House bill and 4 co-sponsors for the Senate bill. Similar legislation was introduced in the previous Congressional session.  

An analysis of the bill was performed by Barbara Mathews CG, FASG, who is a member of the Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC) of which IAJGS along with the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) and the National Genealogical Society (NGS) are sponsoring members and other genealogical umbrella organizations are supporting members. This is a summary of Barbara's analysis:

The bills have five sections.

·         The first section alters the Social Security Act under Use of Death Certificates to Correct Program Information. This part seems to make sure that states report deaths to the SSA commissioner and that states get paid for doing this. It also mandates that this information be available for use by federal agencies. Unlike the current federal program providing access to the three most recent years of the DMF under a certificate program states that information found on the DMF can’t be shared with others, this legislation states that agencies “may disclose comparison information [between their records and the DMF] as appropriate…” This will be repealed in five years.

·         The second section alters part of the Internal Revenue Service code in the section on Availability and Use of Death Information. I believe this section is a response to NAPHSIS concerns. It says that it is permitted to share death information from state-submitted death certificates with federal agencies. The phrase is “except that such contract [with the state] may provide that such information is to be used by the Social Security Administration (or any Federal agency) for purposes authorized in the Social Security Act or this title.” States did not want their submitted information shared –this mandates sharing within federal government although not outside it.

·         The third section sets up timelines for implementation as well as a reporting procedure to monitor how this legislation impacts payments.

·         The fourth section deals with making the death data accurate. It identifies areas of concern such as individuals older than 112 years, identifying living people incorrectly included, and dead people who are incorrectly excluded. [Genealogists know that this file was always meant to include people who had payments, but not necessarily all dead people. This fact seems to be lost here.]

·         The final section mandates a report within 90 days on information security within SSA.

The potential that these bills have is to eliminate the individual (e.g. genealogists) from accessing the DMF/SSDI following the original three-year embargo placed when the Congress passed the Bi-Partisan Budget Act P.L. 113-67 in December 2013.

Both the IAJGS and RPAC will be monitoring this legislation and at least RPAC will be submitting a statement on the proposed legislation at the appropriate time.

History
The U.S. Congress enacted the Bi-Partisan Budget Act P.L. 113-67 in December 2013. Section 203 was of major concern as it limited access to a limited number of data elements in the Death Master File (DMF), commercially known as the Social Security Death Index (SSDI) whose commercial version is known as the Social Security Death Index [SSDI]. Those not certified by the Secretary of Commerce were required to wait three years from the date of death to be able to obtain the information.  The three years are up and rather than granting access to those who waited, the new legislation further restricts access. The DMF is used as a deterrent for identity theft as it lists those who are deceased and if used by government and commercial entities to look to see if someone is listed it would prevent fraudulent use of a deceased's Social Security number.




The European Union's (EU) Court of Justice ruling in May 2014 established the "right to be forgotten" allowing Europeans to ask search engines to "delist" information about themselves. Search engines make the determination whether or not to delist if the information is "inaccurate, inadequate, irrelevant or excessive" and whether there is a public interest remaining available in search results.  Search engines make their information available in "transparency reports" to let the public know the number of URLs submitted, the number delisted and not delisted.  Google is by far the largest search engine in the European Union exceeding 90 percent of the market- with variances by country.  Genealogists and others rely on search engines to find articles to assist them in their family history research. 

Google has recently released its most recent transparency report. This report added new data going back to January 2016. The additional information includes a breakdown of requests by:

·         Individuals and non-private individuals ( government, or corporate entities);
·         Classifying the requested delisted information into categories such as personal information, professional information, crime, name not found;
·         Evaluating the content of the site being requested to be delinked; and
·         Delisting rate by content by category 

The results show 43 percent of the requested URLS have been delisted out of 2.4 million urls requested be delisted form 654,800 requests received between May 29, 2014 and February 27, 2018. Private individuals made 89 percent of the requests and 24 percent of the content requested be removed was professional information. The types of websites where the urls in question were asked to be delisted varied by type: 25 percent directories; 12 percent social media; 18 percent news articles and 3 percent government pages.

To read the blog posting about the report see: https://www.blog.google/topics/google-europe/updating-our-right-be-forgotten-transparency-report/

To read the report see: https://transparencyreport.google.com/eu-privacy/overview

Google has also posted a draft of the new research paper, Three Years of the Right to be Forgotten which may be read at: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1H4MKNwf5MgeztG7OnJRnl3ym3gIT3HUK/view



The Washington Legislature proved that if they want to act quickly then can! They introduced a bill to limit access to public records on February 22 and passed it on the 23rd where it was sent immediately to the governor's desk for signature! There was no debate on the new law, and in both chambers the bill was pulled directly to the respective chambers' floors with no committees review. The new law –once the governor signs it—becomes effective July 1, 2018.

The new "law" removes the Legislature from the state Public Records act and set new guidelines for the disclosure of some laws.  SB 6617, http://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2017-18/Pdf/Bills/Senate%20Passed%20Legislature/6617.PL.pdf#page=1. While enactment was not unanimous it was overwhelmingly in favor.


History

Recently, a Superior Court ruled in favor of media groups who had argued the lawmakers had "illegally been withholding documents such as emails, daily calendars etc." and ruled that state representatives and senators and their offices are agencies subject to the Public Records Act.  The legislature is appealing the decision but decided to do "end run" by passing the new legislation. The law officially removes the legislative branch for the state's Public Records Act. It will allow release of some correspondence and some "specified information" form lawmakers' calendars and final disciplinary reports.
See:  https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/washington-state-lawmakers-introduce-bill-to-circumvent-public-records-ruling/
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  • Workers Star (1936-1950); [State Library of Western Australia] *

* still waiting from last list, Nov. 2017

     In bold... new to the list
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J. Miller MARSHALL (22 November 1858 - 12-Jun-1935)                                                                               
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* GENERAL INTEREST

Australia’s Exploring Family & Local History Seminars

Humans of New York  Geniaus

Healing the extended family– John Grenham – Irish Roots

The role of public libraries changing to meet digital world's requirements - ABC News

ANU librarians begin urgent salvage job after precious books, documents damaged in Canberra flood - ABC News

To Be Continued | National Library of Australia  (treasures to be found)

Burlington Irish Heritage Festival to kick off  Burlington Free Press

“The road for the cattle – the land for the People” The Castlefergus Cattle Drive and the death of IRA Volunteer John Ryan  The Irish Story

Photography Focus: A Rare Image of Thomas Francis Meagher andthe Men of Bull Run Damian Shiels

Cranbourne Cemetery: plaques stolen from graves | Leader

#OTD in 1898 – Birth of soldier and film producer, Emmet Dalton (he also died on 4 March 1978).  Stair na hÉireann


Would you burn the Mona Lisa if it was sent? Our horror bureaucratic bungle        Sydney Morning Herald
    



Time to give dead a voice | The Western Weekender





National Library of Australia


The Sydney Morning Herald  need your NLA crd to access, but a great resource for family historians...

National Library Fellowship   National Library fellows gain in-depth access to Library collections and staff expertise, financial assistance, and uninterrupted time for research in a respected and supportive scholarly environment. Apply for a 2019 National Library Fellowship before applications close on 30 April 2018.

Voices of the Stolen Generation  ABC radio



Atlas Obscura

Mission: Find Tiny Owls                Retro Timepiece                    

Recipes Revealed                           Munch's Grave

Using Knot Forensics to Find Criminals                                           

Rethinking Islands                             Viral Avian               

Photography Paper                    Elevated Worship

Sculptured Rocks                       Landlocked Tower

Art From a Gulag            Black Tudors           Monumental Church

Intriguing Instruments   Bathing in Soup    Unexpected Longing

Legnabrocky Trail                  General Laundry



Old Maps Online

Dictionary of Sydney 'International Women's Day 2018'


Anglo Celtic Connections

YouTube: Irish DNA Atlas    Forthcoming Family History Books

Wiggins and Wiggins' Storm Anniversary

Which DNA Company?            Important additions to MyHeritage

Bethnal Green Disaster  

What's on, special events, stories from I Love Bello Shire

Just Announced! Readers & Writers Festival


Hamden store conserves Irish culture         Post-Chronicle 

Visit Brisbane

Three-day art adventure in Brisbane                   

30 things to do this autumn in Brisbane

Where to spot wild animals in Brisbane

16 short and scenic walks around Brisbane 

21 things to blow your mind at the Science Fest

Festival 2018 Brisbane FREE 

Irish Famine Project



* IRISH CENTRAL

Irish dancing brothers are the very best thing on the internet 

The charming oasis of Ardmore, County Waterford 

The Beast of the East has hit but Ireland is still cracking jokes  

Can Irish dance be an Olympic sport? A World Championship adjudicator has their say 

Who were the top Irish American Oscar winners of all time? 

Magical new version of Irish classic Trasna na dTonnta 

19-year-old Cork man's message in a bottle from the Titanic 

How a move to Texas from Missouri led to finding my Irish family 

The ancient Irish holy wells of Saint Patrick 

Irishman opens only Irish pub in Nicaraguan city, age 61!  

Best Irish movies of all time we feel more than deserved an Oscar 

Traditional Irish songs sure to get your feet tapping 

Landmark Irish Hunger Memorial in New York is finally open again after major repairs 

Celebrating St. Patrick’s Day across the globe 

Major DNA study shows Irish have higher rates of MS, cystic fibrosis, celiac disease 

Lady Bird Saoirse Ronan loses out on Oscar to Three Billboard’s Frances McDormand 

86-year-old great-granny goes sledging in Storm Emma and Ireland goes wild 

Sweet moment Irish garda helped stranded bride get to her wedding during snowy Storm Emma 

Weird and wonderful facts about St. Patrick and March 17 

Lincoln and the Irish, the untold story revealed for the first time 

IrishCentral presents NYC showcase on Irish food and drink  

The unknown Irish story of New York’s Seneca Village 

National Geographic’s top picks for St. Patrick’s Day around the world 

Uh Oh: Ireland warned about NEW incoming storm "Pest from the West"

The Spanish Armada, Ireland and the Black Irish explained 

The prolific bard of Erin, Thomas Moore 



oh, what treats...

Dead Rabbit NYC Irish coffee recipe

Baileys Irish cream frozen soufflé recipe for St. Patrick’s Day

Strangely named Irish food for St. Patrick's Day you may not know 

Donal Skehan's roast lamb with rosemary and garlic recipe 

Green St. Patrick's Day cupcakes to make with the kids 



* INTERESTING BLOGS

This is the longest list of Interesting Blogs I have posted, however, all deserved their place here, as so many others did... yet I had to stop somewhere, or you wouldn't be finished reading befoire next week! Put your feet up, settle back and enjoy!


AncestorChasing: 52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks - Week 9 - Herbert Hulme's Will  Kerryn Taylor

Not a Snow Person  Liv

Where There's a Will...  Bluestone Genealogy

Strong Woman Bluestone Genealogy

The Story of Bridget Burke  Before Bernadette

Cousin Bait, Blogging, Talks & Other News - Genealogy Notes 19-28 Feb 2018  Shauna Hicks

You’re A Writer, Huh?  Claudia

Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Ellie Davies  Claudia

Too busy to blog!  Geniaus

Back to sea level Geniaus

The Aramac Tramway  Qld State Archives

Three red suitcases - GSQ Blog Lyndall Maag

The Skeleton in My Closet - Charles Newman | Walking The Genes  Megan Walker

TROVE Tuesday – It Happened in Tamworth in 1908 – The Public Bath– The Keeper of Stories Julie Preston

Three Generations of Actors | mccollierheritage Lynda Collier

Good bye Mary Pool Scarlett | rustenivy  Danielle Lautrec

F/O Alvan Rodney Wecker (1919-1943) | Family Fractals  Ruth Standring  (very well set out, makes it easier to follow the story through several 'voices)

52 Ancestors #9 Where there’s a Will! | jenealogyscrapbook Jenny Mackay

Pennyweight Children’s Cemetery | Tracking Down The Family Jennifer Jones

52 Ancestors: Heirloom – Looking forward, looking back Ann-Maree Paynter  lovely story

Hannah Fish aged 5 died in 1879‹ Anne's Family History Anne Young  so very sad

Congress 2018: Coming ready or not  cassmob

Pieces of me: William Robert Nichols 1903-1958 Michelle Nichols


and from my blogs...


That Moment in Time

Hellenic Genealogy, Urunga lagoon redevelopment, 50 skeletons unboxed, History of St Mary's Denham Crt. NSW, FREE British & Irish Records, Depicting the enemy, Riot at Mountkennet Workhouse, Ardmore Co Waterford, Washington Legislature acts quickly,  76 years together-died hours apart, wild times16th Century Co Mayo, England’s mining disaster victims, Derbyshire BDMs, address search added to all UK censuses, pigeons catch the train home, convict marriages- yea or nay?, 55yrs with The Chieftains, disabled servicemen,  Glenart Castle -sunk 100 years ago, NBN - disaster or delight, Heritage walk-Eltham Cemetery Artworks, Singapore’s grand plan to expand underground… another BUMPER ISSUE..



TROVE upcoming titles for newspapers as of 6th March, 2018, 




As They Were

IGP additions Mar 2018, Cavan, Dublin, Fermanagh, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Monaghan & Fermanagh, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, Westmeath, Wexford, 



Clare Roots Society, Broadford Parish, Co. Clare from 1800-1850
'Estate Houses of the area and the lives of ordinary people', Pat O'Brien, ESB -Shannon Scheme, Brian McMahon,



Clare Archaeological & Historical Society, Workhouses Co Clare, Cork Gen. Society, *Bridging the Past and Future*, Old Kilfarboy Society Miltown Malbay, Clancy's of the Miltown Land League, Séan Treacy, 



Headlines of Old

Convicts and Curiousities !  Trove Tuesday 6th March, 2018, Irish convicts, English convicts, Victoria, Western Australia, Tasmania, Queensland, convict tramway, born in Newgate, Cody, Buckley, Rose, conditional pardon, Geraghty, The Convict Barracks-Greenway, Military Convict Barracks - Qld, desperate character, Darmody, Harris, Wilson, runaway convicts,



Irish Graves

Additions to Rookwood, Sydney, Metro NSW, thanks to Noelene Harris



The Back Fence of Genealogy

"YOU WERE, SO WE ARE ..  "    INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY…© Crissouli March 8th  2018,

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J. Miller MARSHALL (22 November 1858 - 12-Jun-1935)                                                                               
Dead in Minehead, England.  PUBLIC DOMAIN.












* GENERAL INTEREST




Irish Archives Resource - Database Search Page





Four wives, two mistresses and a double agent: How Carolinda Witt found out her grandfather's secret spy past | ABC Radio Australia

Sam Pearce- an extraordinary miner  Outback Family History


State Library Qld

John Oxley Library Fellowship                       What's the story?           Letty Katts Award


Q ANZAC 100 Fellowships                    Applications close 5pm, Wednesday 21 March






John Grenham  A new post The cousins, the cousins! - https://www.johngrenham.com/blog/2018/03/12/the-cousins-the-cousins/ has been published on March 12, 2018 at 4:43 pm.

Celebrating notable women - The Greater Metropolitan Cemeteries Trust





The Burke and Wills Expedition by Dean Prangley by RHSQ | Mixcloud


'‘The murderous outrage’: Prince  Alfred’s visit to Sydney' Dictionary of Sydney

Gaol Photographic Description Books        State Archives and Records NSW


What's on, special events, stories from I Love Bello Shire

A Photo Full of Mystery      Maureen Taylor



Michael in Ireland




Moab, Utah    wunderlusttwins


Anglo-Celtic Connection


FamilySearch adds to Oldham Cemetery Registers, 1797-2004

The Wright Papers    OPL helps in Finding Birth Families

DNA distinguishes French-Canadians from different regions of Quebec

Celebrating 12 Years Blogging  Congratulations to John Reid!

Predicting places from names in the UK

$1 million to support Canadian digitization

AncestryDNA St Patrick Offer

Gene-O-Rama 2018


Smithsonian

The Tragedy of Cattle Kate             

The Garfield Assassination Altered American History, But Is Woefully Forgotten Today

These Photos Captured What Happened When the United States Started to Ration Shoes During WWII

Wreck of Aircraft Carrier U.S.S. Lexington Found 76 Years After It Was Scuttled in Battle


Atlas Obscura


Imagination Island             Cryptid Coins             Massive Etchings    Arsonist Birds

Giant Bog Politics        Resilient Moriori     Harriet Cole's Nerve       Dazzling Tunnel

Finding the Lost Column of Venice   Underwater Prison Ruins  Stone or Succulent?

Solitary Island Life     A Rare Waterfall       Reviving Digital Artifacts        Small Island Libraries


Some deaths on Norfolk Island between Oct 1796 – Jun 1800  Cathy Dunn



The National Archives UK

British Army and militia 1760-1915              > Read The stories they tell: archives and civilization

Blogs: Suffragettes, 1912: ‘Rather broken windows than broken promises’

First World War: the women of Buxton Lime Firms

Podcasts: Reformation on the Record: Suzannah Lipscomb on Henry VIII and the break with Rome

Big Ideas Series: In Their Own Write: Welfare, Discipline and Pauper Agency in the Nineteenth Century


Find My Past



Ireland Civil Birth Registers Index        Ireland Civil Marriage Registers Index

50% off our 1-month World subscription*        Common brick walls     


Know about Irish genealogy? Take The Quiz Now »  

Search Irish Records Now 

New York Roman Catholic Parish Marriages               

Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Baptisms

Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Marriages

Chicago Roman Catholic Parish Burials

Chicago Roman Catholic Cemetery Records, 1864-1989

Baltimore Roman Catholic Parish Registers Browse


Eastman's Online Genealogy

27 Public Libraries and the Internet Archive Launch “Community Webs” for Local History Web Archiving




records-access-alerts


On October 24,2017 the New York City Department of Health held a hearing on their proposed rule to transfer birth and death records to the Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS) < Municipal Archives>. The Department has posted their final rule to be adopted next week which states: "on January 31st  of the year following 125 years after the date of birth, and a death record will become public on January 31st  of the year following 75 years after death."  The schedule of transfer also precludes the transfer of records to DORIS that are still subject to amendment by the individual to whom the record pertains, the Office of Chief Medical Examiner, the courts, or family members. Despite that 31 people testified, numerous submitted written comments and 3,884 signatures to a petition consisting of a total of 5,028 written comments the Department's final rule has NOT changed the proposed amendment to Article 207.  

The attached notice to adopt the amendment states the meeting will be on March 13, 2018, and while that is a week hence, the notice is written as it was adopted on March 13, 2018.  It is not expected that  meeting will be an open hearing.  See the notice at:
http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/notice/2018/noa-amend-article207.pdf

We received the information from the New York Genealogical and Biographical Society who did the phenomenal job of coordinating the thousands of responses mentioned above.  They believe the March 13 meeting will be Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at 10 AM at: Gotham Center, 42-09 28th Street, 3rd Floor, Room 3-32, Long Island City. As best they can tell the meeting is NOT an open hearing.

Only the New York State Department of Health and the National Association of Public Health for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS) were in support of the proposed rule.  The 125 year embargo for birth records and 75 year embargo for death records are from the 2011 Proposed Model State Vital Statistics Act, endorsed by NAPHSIS, even though the federal government put the proposed revision "on hold".   The IAJGS Records Access Alert has commented on in previous postings and suggested you watch your own state legislatures and regulatory bodies in case they attempt to adopt these provisions.

The Department says will propose separately, as a result of the comments, amendments to the Health Code to expand the categories of qualified applicants who may access birth and death records before the records are transferred to DORIS. What they have shared thus far regarding the expansion of qualified applicants are direct descendants and other close relatives NO further  information was included in the above-referenced notice.  When more information is available, it will be posted on the IAJGS Records Access Alert. It may be a LONG time before we hear anything more on this proposal.

Under current rules only the named person or their parent/guardian may obtain a birth record from the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. 
Only the following are currently permitted to obtain a death certificate:
WITH confidential medical report:

    Spouse
    Domestic Partner
    Parent
    Child
    Sibling
    Grandparent
    Grandchild
    Informant listed on the certificate
    Person in control of disposition

WITHOUT confidential medical report

    Spouse
    Domestic Partner
    Parent
    Child
    Sibling
    Grandparent
    Grandchild
    The legal representative of the estate of the decedent
    Informant listed on the certificate
    Person in control of disposition
    A funeral director within 12 months of the registration of death A party with a property right who demonstrates that information beyond the fact of death is necessary to protect or assert a right of that party
    A person or government agency who otherwise establishes that the record is necessary or required for a judicial or other proper purpose

On March 13 the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene officially adopted their proposed regulation on Access To Birth and Death Records With Original Access Years of 125 for Birth and 75 for Death. This was mentioned in the IAJGS Records Access Alert posted on March 8, 2018. The final regulation  may be read at:
http://www1.nyc.gov/assets/doh/downloads/pdf/notice/2018/noa-amend-article207.pdf

Joshua  Taylor, President of the NY Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYGBS)  reported to their members this morning about the meeting earlier today.  The report may be read at:
https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/blog/new-york-vital-records-access-update-official-vote.  

Note: of the over 5,000 comments submitted only two were in favor: the New York State Department of Health and the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Systems (NAPHSIS). This is the organization that is advocating the embargo dates included in the 2011 Draft Model Vital Records act which has never been approved by the  US Department of Health and Human Services. The embargo dates they advocate are the one adopted by the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene: 125 years from date of birth and 75 years from date of death.  It was also mentioned at the meeting that the New York State Department of Health is considering adopting the same time lines!

Please note at the Department of Health  meeting  this morning, the registrar of the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Steven Schwartz, is considering expanding those who can access the records directly from the New York Department of Health before they are transferred to the Municipal Archives (DORIS-Department of Records and Information Services).  We believe the proposed family members who may access the records is still too restrictive. When the Department posts the proposed rule and information about the hearing we will it notice here on the IAJGS Records Access Alert. 

As Josh mentioned in his posting,  the NYGBS convened a broad-based coalition of local and national genealogical organizations regarding next steps, which met yesterday by conference call. IAJGS is represented in the coalition by two members of the IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee, Teven Laxer and myself; and the presidents of the JGS NY and JGSLI and past president of JGSLI.  In addition, members of the coalition attending yesterday included the chairperson of the Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC), a representative from the Federation of Genealogical Societies; NYC APG Chapter President, chairperson and other board members of Reclaim the Records; German Genealogy Group and the Italian Genealogy Group.  When plans are finalized and we are able to share more details we will.


Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee


The National Archives of Australia has announced it will reduce staff by 40 jobs in two years due to budgetary pressures.  The goal is to reach a staff of 320 persons by 2019-2020. While it could reach this goal by natural attrition it admits it might use "voluntary redundancies" to reach the goal.

The Director-General of the archives, David Fricker said it. " is only because of the budget being reduced that they must look  constantly across the services we provide and ask how we can do 'less with less".  The  cutting of jobs coincided with the need to create new roles to develop its digital capabilities.

The Australian Bureau of the Census will also face a staff reduction of 100 or more positions.

To read more see: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/national/public-service/national-archives-of-australia-to-cut-40-jobs-in-two-years-as-budget-tightens-20180221-h0wfew.html

To access the National Archives of Australia go to: http://www.naa.gov.au/

At the time of this posting there was nothing on the website regarding the staff reductions.



 

The IAJGS Records Access Alert has been writing about the European Union's General Data Privacy Regulation (GDPR) for several  years. It becomes effective May 25, 2018.  We have already noted one archive—Netherlands- has removed from the Internet its Family Cards collection under advice from their consultant about the upcoming GDPR.  Today, we are reporting that Oxford Ancestors is withdrawing from the direct to consumer genetic marketplace. Oxford Ancestors was the first company to test mitochondrial DNA outside the academic environment available to the public.  The data base will remain online for a few months—but with the GDPR becoming effective May 25 it may go down before that date.  The founder of Oxford Ancestors,  Dr. Bryan Sykes is retiring and moving out of country.

To read the announcement see:
http://www.oxfordancestors.com/component/option,com_frontpage/Itemid,1/

To read more see DNAeXplained: https://dna-explained.com/2018/03/12/oxford-ancestors-announces-closure-plus-how-to-protect-your-dna/

Thank you to Jan Alpert, Chairperson, Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC) for sharing this information.  IAJGS along with the Federation of Genealogical Societies and the National Genealogical Society are the sponsoring members of RPAC. The Association of Professional Genealogists (APG), the Board for Certification of Genealogists (BCG), the International Commission for the Accreditation of Professional Genealogists (ICAPGen), the American Society of Genealogists (ASG), ProQuest and Ancestry.com serve as participating members.


* IRISH CENTRAL























treats for you...

Traditional Irish recipes for St. Patrick's Day

Wholesome Irish soda bread recipe for Saint Patrick's Day  

St. Patrick's Day corned beef and cabbage spring roll recipe 

How to make St. Patrick’s Day leprechaun cupcakes 






* INTERESTING BLOGS




52 Ancestors 52 weeks – Longevity | Walking The Genes



a number of posts about the recent very successful Sydney Congress

Congress 2018 is here!– iwiKiwi  Maggie


Sydney Genealogy Congress 2018 Day One report | Shauna Hicks History Enterprise

Diary of an Australian Genealogist:Blogs, Books, Congress 2018 & Other News- Genealogy Notes 1-14 Mar 2018

QFHS was at Congress 2018!  Queensland Family History Society





An Honour  New Zealand Glass


Family Connections: Family history in strange places Vicki Court


II – A Suspect Emerges | The Dusty Box  Jess

St Saviours at Frankford - 'The Swaying Church'  Duncan Grant


Topiary  Sunday Evening Art Gallery

The Story of Margaret Farrell  Before Bernadette





and from my blogs...

That Moment in Time

librarian's rule, Irish festivals worldwide, grave plaques stolen, warning-self publishing, FREE ebook, FREE entertainment, which DNA company, voices of stolen generation, the murderer & the missionary, Munch’s grave, black Tudors, Readers & Writer’s Festival, Science Fest, Ardmore Co Waterford, ancient holy wells, 86 yr old snow sledging,  Black Irish explained, Aramac Tramway, skeleton in closet, Pennyweight Children’s Cemetery, Congress 2018, RootsTech, convicts & curiosities,  more gravestone photos,  International Women’s Day…”You Were, So We Are’, and far too much to include here…

Please share…




Irish Graves

additions…

Launceston… Carr Villa Cemetery


Numerous additions to Rookwood metro NSW,  and BIOGRAPHIES
with thanks to many, especially Noelene Harris, Brett Andrew Woods, Wayne Hill, Kevin Banister

Varied counties included in places of origin…


Gilgandra - Tamworth                     regional NSW

Liverpool  -  Denham Court  - Parramatta - metro NSW



Cairns.. regional Qld  thanks to J.C.



Please note BIOGRAPHIES has a heap of information, with research and personal stories… even requests for help. If you can add anything to these stories, etc. than please contact me. My email address is in ABOUT ME on every one of my blogs. Thank you, Chris


Headlines of Old

colonial newspapers, advertisements, free pardons list, conditional emancipations, orphan house, early musters, Ann Doyle absconded,Trove Tuesday Mar 13 2108, fancy some nankeens?,perhaps some shears?, no newspapers for Launceston unless…., Isaac Lyons suspended from duty, lots to read and who’s on the lists?, 



As They Were

Additions to 
Missing Friends.. newspaper notices searching for lost friends and family. Some even give last address and descriptions.
https://astheywere.blogspot.com.au/p/missing-friends.html

CONTRIBUTIONS

Thanks to Paul O'Brien... various newspaper clippings from Irish newspapers




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J. Miller MARSHALL (22 November 1858 - 12-Jun-1935)                                                                               
Dead in Minehead, England.  PUBLIC DOMAIN.















* GENERAL INTEREST

The Genealogy Radio Show – Episode 5 Series 2: Sean J Murphy

How to trace your Irish family history: a step-by-step guide  FREE DOWNLOAD

Connect with your ancestors through food Ancestry.com.au blog

Great Famine's impact illustrated by interactive map   Irish Times

Great stories abound at Shreve Memorial Library      Shreveport Times

16 March, 2018 Italy  Wunderlusttwins

ABC News: 'A section dedicated to bridal wear': How Greek migrants found love at the movies  

Readin' o' the green: Library sees circulation surge in Ireland titles  Traverse City Record Eagle

The Best Irish Beers, According To The Masses  UPROXX

Atlas Obscura 1

Forest Laboratory             Very Rare Bridge              Seal Preserve        Old Book Smell

The Long Linguistic History of ‘Dagnabbit’     Mighty Terrain        




Find My Past

Irish Tontines Annuitants 1766-1789

Ireland, American Fenian Brotherhood 1864-1897

Church of Ireland Histories & Reference Guides

Armagh Records & Registers

Antrim Histories & Reference Guide

Dublin Registers & Records

Ireland, Royal Irish Constabulary History & Directories



Anglo-Celtic Connections

Two additions to GGI Belfast 2018 on YouTube

FreeBMD March Update

The Irish in Upper Canada, 1819-1840

St Patrick's Day 1838

Ireland population and migration

Irish Origins on YouTube

Canadian Centre for the Great War


UTAS Offers Online Convict Ancestors Course University of Tasmania

'21st Biennale of Sydney'  Dictionary of Sydney


Family History Daily

Why You Should Start Using Pinterest for Genealogy Right Now (and How to Do It)

New Free Family Tree Offers Record Hints, Powerful Tools and a Modern Design


Outback Family History

Deaths Registered in the Yilgarn 1894-1895

The Lake Eva Oil Hoax-



Family keeps Irish heritage alive The Herald Bulletin 

Six tips: Genealogy research basics help you dig into your roots  The Spokesman-Review


Atlas-Obscura 2

Home Away From Home                 Otherworldly Images

Uncover NYC's Secrets                     Land of Fairy Tales

Detained Memories                           Sledges of Clovelly


Small Staircases                               Journey to England

Building Violins                                Exploding Teacakes

A Gem in the collection – Royal Irish Constabulary  Queensland State Archives

Find My Past

Search Irish Newspapers      Interpreting old newspapers



The National Archives UK

> Discover our First World War 100 portal

> Search British Army nurses' service records* 1914-1918

> Search our First World War blogs



Wonderland   German Wonderland in Hamburg


Irish surnames as historical evidence– John Grenham – Irish Roots


The Legend of Sadhbh     Stair na hÉireann


 Ancestry  
Looking for Irish ancestors on Ancestry? We have 2 suggestions (they work for other nationalities, too).

Irish Collections               Immigration & Travel



one of the last places on Earth reached by humans

Esperance Family History Society making moves


New “Two Brothers” book offers great example of family history writing

Fettuccine is part of Houma family's history

Still 'Hehir' today even after 125 years: family celebrates remarkable history | Photos The Irrigator

Wodonga Family History Society branches out  The Border Mail

Fast Forward to the Past - Family history     Yorkton this week

Haqqani: Family history plays a role in heart health    Midland Daily News

Keeping local history alive Collie Mail

Foster Children Search For A New Family History At HistoryMiami South Florida Carribean News




* IRISH CENTRAL

Albert Cashier - the Irish transgender hero of the American Civil War 

St. Patrick’s Breastplate - the poem of Ireland’s greatest saint  

St. Patrick’s Day parade Dublin 2018 live on IrishCentral 

Stunning images reveal "the dark underbelly of rural Irish life" 

"Minstrel Boy" is the most-performed song in the world on St. Patrick’s Day

Irish American astronaut twins Mark and Scott Kelly no longer identical after one year space experiment 

80 years after being abandoned under a blackberry bush she finds her parents  

Our surprising adventures chasing Irish American ancestors in Ireland 

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

Massacre of the St. Patrick's Day shamrocks at the White House 

 Baseball legend Jim Palmer discovers he was adopted from Irish parents 

Wreckage of famous WWII ship that killed all five Sullivan brothers discovered on St. Patrick’s Day 

Irish photographer shortlisted for 2017 world’s top photo award 

Researching the mystery of my dearly departed father in Ireland 




* INTERESTING BLOGS

Lucky...  Bluestone Genealogy

Paddy Vaughan, a local legend.  The Silver Voice

Proud of my Irish roots  cassmob

Scandalized Women in the Writings of St. Patrick  vox hiberionacum

Week 8 – Heirloom – Digging Up Roots Samantha Starr

Earl Grey’s Irish Famine Orphans (58): a few more little breaths | trevo's Irish famine orphans

Where do Grace and Anne fit in?  Clogs and Clippers

Having fun at Congress 2018  cassmob


and from my blogs...


That Moment in Time


Resilient Moriori, Arsonist Birds, 4 wives, 2 mistresses & double agent, Italian POWs, prisoner photos, WW!-lime firms, Irish - civil birth registers plus much more, more Missing Friends, Sydney Congress 2018 reports, lots more Irish grave photos, stepping into history- Inisheer, Nat. Archives Australia, Find My Past___New York + Chicago +Baltimore BDMS added, British Army & militia 1760-1915, Norfolk Is. deaths Oct 1796-Jun 1800, Garfield assassination altered history, murderous outrage, apply for Fellowships, Dillon Surname, 



Earlier post revisited…

Happy St. Patrick’s Day..
Emigration from Ireland, thoughts from my great uncle Martin Dillon of Cloontabonniv, Co Clare 1988
He was one of my grandmother’s brothers. Though we never met, we corresponded for many years, more so after my mother died. 



Headlines of Old

Court, Convicts, Convictions And Chatter,Trove Tuesday, 20th March 2018, Bigamists, murders, DUNDAS, Moxworthy, Shannan, Ikin, Larry Cronan, Quin, Kelly, McClare, Gordon, Campbell & many more, Dundee-ship.



As They Were

Additions to 
Missing Friends.. newspaper notices searching for lost friends and family. Some even give last address and descriptions.




























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FRIDAY FOSSICKING 30 MARCH, 2018

March 29, 2018, 7:01 am
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J. Miller MARSHALL (22 November 1858 - 12-Jun-1935)                                                                               
Dead in Minehead, England.  PUBLIC DOMAIN.















* IRISH CENTRAL

Pope Francis faces a mission impossible on his Irish trip 

Momzillas! Five Irish women had 108 babies between them 

Massive genetic study reveals Irish have more Viking and Norman DNA than previously thought 

Exploring the high life and the hills of County Donegal  

Exploring the tranquil land of East Cork 

March for our Lives: Ireland joins protests to end American gun violence 

Can Irish dance be an Olympic sport? A World Championship adjudicator has their say 

Which celebrity paid $100,000 to clone Shannon, his beloved Irish stray dog? 

POLL: Who’s the most famous Irish person of all time?  

Miss the greens of St. Patrick’s Day? Visit the Wild Atlantic Way 

The real story behind Danny Boy, the beloved Irish ballad 

Looking for gold in Ireland? Here’s where to find it 

The story behind Patrick Kavanagh and Luke Kelly's "Raglan Road" 

Irish traveler brothers are set to be supermodels 

Ireland's top archaeological discoveries that's make your jaw drop 

Jeff Goldblum to star in movie about doctor who lobotomized Rosemary Kennedy  

Irish mom transforms ultrasounds into stunning, colorful paintings 

How to find out if you have Irish Viking ancestry  

Test yourself with these top census statistics, facts and figures about Ireland 

Irish dancing NFL star Alex Collins is really loving his trip to Ireland 

Irish scientists find possible cure for arthritis, IBS, all inflammation 



and some treats...

Champ! An Irish Mammy’s recipe for a traditional Irish potato dish 

Lent and Easter traditional Irish hot cross buns recipe 


* GENERAL INTEREST

What you should know about Deadpool Ryan Reynolds' Irish roots 

The Wagga man taking history into his own hands | The Daily Advertiser

List of all Female Convicts Transferred Between 1st January and 31st July 1832, Inclusively

War Grave and Memorial Photographs supplied by The War Graves Photographic Project

MysteryMonday: Rural Scene, Shire of Eltham, possibly Lower Plenty, c.1965 elthamhistory

See Ireland's Starring Role in Star Wars:The Last Jedi!

First baby born at the Women’s Hospital in Brisbane (1938) | John Oxley Library

Ancient Mummy found ABC news

Using the PROV website Susie Zada

FindMyPast smuggles out birth and marriage records– John Grenham – Irish Roots

Tuam: The dreadful night the parish priest came for an unmarried pregnant girl | IrishCentral.com

New Birds and Bugs TextileRanger

[Dictionary of Sydney]William Castell: ‘professor of dancing’,musician and conman born Kilkenny, Ireland

Transatlantic Obligations: A New Source for Immigrant Remittance Networks Damian Shiels

ThrowbackThursday: Eltham War Memorial Building Precinct, 1968 elthamhistory

Not the only game in town| The Legal Genealogist

Mud Island is 'full of coffins' and local group wants more done to recognise its macabre history - ABC News

Canadian teen wins $1,000 a week for life with first scratchie on 18th birthday - ABC News

I Love Bello Shire... a story of love and toil  (note ..2 different links)

Welcome to My Place . . . Muscat   Irish Times Aislinn Dillon


Outback Family History

Called Home to Jesus – grave tales

Dryblower Jack – people profile

Eh! but she was a good girl – grave tales

The Old Time Track – by Darky Wallace

Its all Fair !!!

The Prince and the Diggers Daughter-

A Legend Cut Down – pioneer profile

Smithsonian

Daydream About Summer With These Color-Drenched Photos of the Great American Fair

From Yoga to Movie Nights: How Cemeteries Are Trying to Attract the Living

Nearly 9-Hour Rainbow in Taiwan Sets New Guinness Record

New Exhibition Unfolds the "Bizarre" Stories Behind Centuries-Old Pigments

This Costa Rican Paradise Shelters Over 1,000 Stray Dogs

Underground Railroad Safe House Discovered in Philadelphia

Anglo-Celtic Connections

Now we are 37 million?    Two genetic genealogy success story videos

The Lost Villages of the St. Lawrence River      Deep Roots, Promising Future

The History of the British Isles: Every Year         

Indefinite Closure of Toronto Family History Centre

Origin and Distribution of English Surnames         

The Best DNA Testing Kits of 2018!

Atlas Obscura

Colorizing the Past      Horseback Fishing    Volcanos and Religion

The Boiling River          Overlooked Marvels      Bahdinan Gate

Lost Wonders of Medieval Britain     Forgotten Librarian  

Striking Temple        Explore Movie Locations

Crumbling Ruins                      Mission: Find Tiny Owls

Photographing Desolate Icelandic Landscapes    

The Codes in Music

Unusual Castle            Viking Outpost


#OTD in 1738 – Irish harpist and composer, Turlough O’Carolan, died at Alderford House, the home of his patron Máire MacDermott Roe, in Ballyfarnan, Co Roscommon.  Stair na hÉireann


Find My Past

Search RAF Records »                3 ways to trace wartime ancestors

Gloucestershire, Bigland's Monumental Inscriptions

Somerset Will Abstracts              Hue and Cry Police Gazette Index

Britain, Knights of the Realm & Commonwealth Index

Philadelphia Roman Catholic Diocesan Newspapers



* INTERESTING BLOGS

Brian Hanley on the General Election of 1918  The Irish Story

To conference or not to conference  cassmob

A Lovely Spring Afternoon  TextileRanger

Bloggers a plenty at Congress_2018 Geniaus

The Story of Owen McCane (Muckian)  Before Bernadette

#Congress_2018: The Lighter Side| Family Fractals

Genimates at Congress 2018 Alona

Misfortune...  Bluestone Genealogy

Sunday Evening Art Gallery — Robert Finale  Claudia

An irreverant guide to some suburbs of Sydney Pauline Connolly

St Michael’s Mount historicalragbag

Diary of an Australian Genealogist: Congress 2018 wrap up, talks, DNA contacts & other news - Genealogy Notes 15- 22 Mar 2018 Shauna Hicks

Sisters of Charity at the Female Factory, Parramatta - GSQ Blog

Sri Lanka, Part One 52 Suburbs Around the World

52 Ancestors: The Old Homestead chasingskeletons


and from my blogs..

That Moment in Time

exploding teacakes, WW1 portal, legend of Sadhbh, Irish newspaper collection, Montserrat alternate Emerald Isle, Irish Orphans, Greek migrants-love at the movies, scandalised women in the writings of St. Patrick, massacre at White House, forget the cabbage leaves- look under the blackberry bush, Hamburg’s Wonderland, Sledges of Clovelly, Still ’Hehir ‘ after 125 years, fast forward to the past, 



Headlines of Old

Certificates of naturalisation series 6, From A List To An Ancestor?  I may have found one..
Megaloconomos, Kythera, Aust. Govt. Gazettes, Nat. Aust. Archives, record search, SODA, shipping lists, 
SS Ville de la Ciota, Coroneo, 


Irish Graves

New additions to Rookwood and Biographies..
thanks to Noelene Harris, Kevin Banister, Wayne Hill

New additions..

Waverley, thanks to Louise Madsen
Gore Hill, thanks to Brett Andrew Woods
Emu Plains, thanks to Jewels Cross
Braidwood, Coonamble, Appin, Camperdown, thanks to Gail Christopher



Gordon Cemetery, Victoria, thanks to Trevor McLaughlin










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FRIDAY FOSSICKING 6TH APRIL 2018

April 5, 2018, 7:01 am
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J. Miller MARSHALL (22 November 1858 - 12-Jun-1935)                                                                               
Dead in Minehead, England.  PUBLIC DOMAIN.















* GENERAL INTEREST

Actress Mandy Moore's 'secret' visit to Tipperary to trace Irish roots 

John Dorney on the 1918 Conscription Crisis The Irish Story

Are You Sure They’re Your Ancestors? This Genealogy Blunder is More Common Than Ever

Inquiry launched into Canberra's museums, galleries after funding, staff cuts SMH


Outback Family History

Jack Leckie – One of the chosen

What happened to Dick McCansh?:-

A wedding with the wrong names:-

Part 5: Key Legislation for Land Selections since 1860, summarised  Queensland State Archives

Robert Finale  Sunday Evening Art Gallery  Claudia

Unbound National Library Australia




'You've got to get out from your comfort zone': how one family adjusted to a new life in Australia - ABC

The Keyboard of the President – Family History Matters at GSV




Getting Started Webinar  NLA  FREE Register now Wednesday 18 April, 1pm.



More Irish than the Irish: The Forgotten Irishmen of Gettysburg’s Wheatfield Damian Shiels



Anglo-Celtic Connections


Family Tree April 2018     RAF Centennial     

OGS revives CanadaGenWeb's Cemetery Project

Colloquium: Rediscovering the Scots        PRONI Canadian Usage

Advance Notice: Discover Your Roots: Ottawa Genealogy and Local History Fair

Seeking Toronto History Lecturer


Atlas Obscura













Find My Past

Prerogative Court Of Canterbury Administrations 1660-1700

Ireland, Alphabetical Indexes to the Townlands and Parishes 1851-1911 Browse

New Hampshire, Town Clerk, Vital and Town Records 1636-1947 Image Browse

New York, Buffalo Death Index 1852-1944 Image Browse

Leicestershire Burials

New Jersey, County Naturalization Records 1749-1986 ImageBrowse

Search Workhouse Records 

The History of the Workhouse          Beyond The Workhouse » 


A collection of nearly 300 years of Irish images is now online

New hub to help people explore family history | Northern Star







FREE ACCESS to Civil War Collection at Fold3!      Free access period good through April 15th. Click HERE to access for FREE - via Fold3



Fair Use and Terms of Use The Legal Genealogist

Where’s me granny?– John Grenham – Irish Roots

ThrowbackThursday: 82 Bible Street, Eltham, 1968  eltham history

The Seven Wonders of Fore Abbey  Stair na hÉireann

Ireland is blooming in Spring 

Clock tower tour: a classic Brisbane must-do        Festival 2018 Brisbane

Live like a local: 48 hours in Brisbane

30 things to do in the Brisbane Region


records-access




The Canadian Province of  New Brunswick has opened sealed adoption records to adult adoptees and birth parents. Effective April 1, 2018, adult adoptees and their birth parents may apply for access to the identifying information. Only adoptees that have reached the age of majority may obtain the records. In addition to the adult adoptees, the following may also access the records:

·         Birth parents of adoptees
·         Adult children of deceased adult adoptee; and
·         Adult children of a deceased birth parent whose child was placed for adoption.

There are records that span over 100 years.

To apply for this information, adult adoptees and birth parents must complete a form and submit it to Post Adoption Disclosure Services. The forms may be found at:  https://tinyurl.com/yamg6nrr
Original url:
http://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/social_development/promos/adoption.html

Beginning May 2017, there was a period of time to allow birth parents and adoptees (18 years of age or older) to file a disclosure veto if they did not want their identifying information to be released. They may also choose to file a contact preference. This disclosure veto can only be placed on adoptions completed prior to April 1, 2018 after that date the contact preference can be filed regardless of when the adoption is completed. A disclosure veto may be removed at any time by the person who placed it and expires one year after the death of the person who it concerns. While a disclosure veto is in effect, the Department of Social Development will not release the identifying information to  the person who requested it.  A contact preference on file does not prevent the release of information.

For more information contact: postadoptionservices@gnb.ca

Prince Edward Island government is looking at the possibility of opening adoption. While British Columbia opened adoption records in 1995, thus far there does not appear to be any movement toward opening adoption records in either Nova Scotia or Quebec.

For information on adoption records by Canadian province see Origins Canada at:
https://www.originscanada.org/adoption-records/by-province/

Thank you to Gail Dever and her blog, Genealogy à la carte for sharing this information.




* IRISH CENTRAL

Holy Week brings back Good Friday memories of the traditions in Ireland 

Memories from an Irish pub on Good Friday - lock ins, the police, annual maintenance 

“Your father has gone to look after Patrick:” How JFK Jr and Caroline’s nanny broke news of JFK’s death 

When an Irish pub locks you in then the real fun begins 

"Facebook friends are artificial," warns priest at tragic funeral of Irish teen 

Selling my parents’ Co. Clare tavern where all the Irish music greats played 

Trains will stop at refurbished Quiet Man station once more 

From the Great Blasket to America - a memoir of the longest surviving islander 

Irish family’s 40-year-old Easter egg an heirloom 

Why Easter is such an important holiday to the Irish 

Archaeologists discover potential leprechaun bones on uninhabited Irish island 

Ireland's oldest and most charming pubs 

US woman swaps life in sunny San Diego for dream cosy cottage in Donegal 

Irishman reveals shocking amount of data Facebook and Google keep on you 

Big surge in streaming funerals of loved ones for Irish undocumented in US 

Lincoln and the Irish, the untold story revealed for the first time 

Thrill of the chase! Finding your Irish ancestry from the USA 

Autistic Irish girl singing Hallelujah on US TV gets 11 million Facebook views 

Ireland’s first astronaut? Mayo woman continues training in US 

The Irish Titanic passenger who sent a message in a bottle before his death 

103 years ago this week my grandmother was booked to go on the Titanic 

“Rose Cottage” for sale in Ireland couldn’t be any more adorable

Innocent Irish man pardoned almost 140 years after he was hanged for murder 

Irish Tatler - Amazing Irish women 



and a treat or two...

Food & Wine - Walnut and treacle brown bread 

FOOD&WINE - Beef and Irish stout stew recipe 



* INTERESTING BLOGS

Upside Down  Liv Hambrett

52 Ancestors: Misfortune  chasingskeletons

Genea-Musings  Randy Seaver 
   


Family Notice Friday: Death of Michael O’Connor  Australian Roots and Spreading Branches

PATSY'S PADDOCKS  Patsy   *One of the most impressive and interesting blogs I’ve seen...click on HOME and then wander through.


Genealogy Do-Over - March 2018  Australian Genealogy Journeys






The Little Digger  Qld State Archives




and from my blogs...


That Moment in Time

Female convicts transfers, War Grave & memorial photos, ancient mummy, smuggled BDMs, coffins rising, Best DNA kits, Medieval Britain, cemeteries for living, 9 hour rainbow, horseback fishing, tracing wartime ancestors, Female Factory & Sisters of Charity, underground safe house, William Castell -conman plus, birds and bugs, Wagga Man’s huge contribution, parish priest takes unmarried mum to be, boiling river, Somerset will abstracts, 




Irish Graves

St. Stephen’s Camperdown, thanks to Wayne Hill
Campbelltown, Rookwood, Waverley ….  thanks to Kerry Mahoney

Coolac, Lismore,  Picton, Junee,  all NSW…  thanks to Gail Christopher

Smeaton, Victoria  thanks to Gail Christopher
Port Fairy, Apollo Bay thanks to Rika Cable

Carr Villa Cemetery, Launceston  thanks to Janine Wilson

Additions to Rookwood,  a number of counties included.. thanks to Noelene Harris
Also more Biographies

Addition to Leonora, Western Australia .. thanks to Moya Sharp

Addition to Mitchell, Qld … thanks to Dianne Woodstock

Melbourne General Cemetery… thanks to Catherine Murnane

Addition to Camperdown metro NSW thanks to Wayne Hill


As They Were

IGP Archives Additions March 2018, Armagh, Cavan, Dublin, Leitrim, Louth, Mayo, Monaghan & Fermanagh, Wexford, 




Headlines of Old

Black Jim- Convict, Convict's Curse, Honest John or Convict Number 41, Long Ago Stories, Strange Convict Stories... Trove Tuesday- 3rd April 2018, The Convict's Escape, 








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FRIDAY FOSSICKING 13th April, 2018

April 12, 2018, 7:01 am
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J. Miller MARSHALL (22 November 1858 - 12-Jun-1935)                                                                               
Dead in Minehead, England.  PUBLIC DOMAIN.















* GENERAL


The First Fleet and Australia’s unforgiving weather| Pursuit by The University of Melbourne


Australian War Memorial

Last Post Ceremony            

24 April – centenary of the second battle of Villers-Bretonneux
25 April – Anzac Day
You can stream the ceremonies daily via YouTube and Facebook.
A Matter of Trust  exhibition

Behind the scenes with ‘Who Do You Think You Are?’ ancestry.com.au

Limerick Chronicle files: Fact, fiction, fantasy and folklore surrounding Biddy Early - Limerick Leader


Australian History Research: Apr 2018 Newsletter  Cathy Dunn

Irish Convicts



Norfolk Island Land



A Growing Source for Free Genealogy: Digital Public Library of America - Amy Johnson Crow

Introducing Outback Family History- The In-Depth Genealogist

Outback Family History

Kurrawang-Coolgardie United Football Club 1923

Cricket isn’t life or death. It’s much more important!

The Caldwell Brothers – a soldiers story

A Desirable Residence-

Little John Hepple – grave tales


“I was to Him like a Brother”: Bonds between Irishmen in the Civil War  Damian Shiels

3 graves that can’t be found – The St Helena Island Community

Australia’s Motorcycle Chariot Race  Alona

Quirky tin shed bookshop 'born out of laziness' offers booklovers'sanctuary - ABC 

Carol's Headstone Photographs  FREE

ST. PETER'S OLD CEMETERY Richmond NSW. :: FamilyTreeCircles.com Genealogy

Podcast: Assassination and Execution, Ireland December 1922  The Irish Story

The Archive Lady: Should I Keep the Envelope?- Abundant Genealogy

New information emerges about young girl's grave that hasfascinated for more than a century - ABC News

Tram history in Sydney ABC News


Atlas Obscura 

Aerial Maps of the Past            Tabasco Island's Fate  

Chimney Cake

Tea Cups That Tell Fortunes     Forgotten Forests    Very Old Funicular

The Gates of Light   A Library Code, Deciphered   Berkeley's Hillside Paths

A Colorful Village     Wave Power Plants   Pickle Castors    

Friend Ghost Town

Enchanting Art Carved From Old Books             The Afterlife of a Hearse

Ancient Water Tanks        Chicken of the Woods


The Pickle Jar Highway            First Service Engineer

The Lorenbahn                  Jiānbǐng Breakfast




Do I Still Need a Desktop Genealogy Software Program? Geneamusings - Randy Seaver



MysteryMonday: Speed Humps, Shire of Eltham, c.1989      elthamhistory

Tracing Our Roots: Want to walk on the land of your ancestors?          Star Local Media

Marketing a memoir | PROV

East India Company Army - FIBIwiki

Top 5 most unusual Australian occupations– Ancestry Blog AU

What the average Anzac took into service with him… and what hebrought home– Ancestry Blog AU

Clock tower tour: a classic Brisbane must-do 

Live like a local: 48 hours in Brisbane 

30 things to do in the Brisbane Region


6 Tips before you visit QSA - YouTube  Queensland State Archives

Part 2: How some land records are arranged and described   Queensland State Archives



Anglo-Celtic Connection

CRKN and Canadiana.org Merge as Combined Organization

Belleville School Records 1900-1940

Advance Notice: Jean Wilcox Hibben at Watertown and the storm of March 1888

News about CanadianHeadstones.com 

Celebrate Scottish Heritage

Ottawa-born who died at Vimy, 9 April 1917

WW2 Bombing Maps

LAC Preservation Centre Virtual Tour, and more

Advance Notice: Jane's Walk Ottawa

Pat Horan Memorial Lecture




Find My Past

England & Wales, Electoral Registers 1920

Canadian Headstones Index

Sussex Registers & Records

Warwickshire Registers & Records

Surrey Registers & Records

Suffolk Registers & Records

New South Wales, Railway Employment Records

Cardiganshire Burials

Search Catholic Records »

Catholic History Unlocked

Understanding Catholic records

6 Tools to Take Your Family Tree Back to the Victorian Period





records-access




As previously written about on the IAJGS Records Access Alert, the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYCDoH&MH) promulgated a new regulation imposing restrictive embargo periods for when they transfer birth and death records to the Department of Records and Information Services (DORIS) which includes the municipal archives. The embargo dates are 125 years from date of birth and 75 years from date of death. Existing records that were previously transferred to DORIS are not affected.

Despite over 5,000 comments in opposition, and only two in favor: New York State Department of Health and, the National Association for Public Health Statistics and Information Services (NAPHSIS), they went forth with their original proposed rule.  NAPHSIS is the organization that has promoted the 125/75 year embargo dates as part of the 2011 Model Vital Statistics Act which has never been approved by the Federal government.

The New York Genealogical and Biographical Society (NYGBS) took the leadership role in organizing the various genealogical groups to oppose the embargo periods. The group is called New York Records Access and Preservation Committee (NYRPAC).  If you would like to view its website with the organizations that are participating go to:  https://nyrpac.org/  Organizations are still joining so we expect the list to grow.  IAJGS is proud to be one of the Coalition members, along with the current other members: Italian Genealogy Group; Jewish Genealogical Society of Long Island (JGSLI), New York Genealogical Society and Biographical Society (NYGBS), Reclaim the Records and the Records Preservation and Access Committee (RPAC) of which IAJGS is a sponsoring member along with the Federation of Genealogical Societies and National Genealogical Society.

NY-RPAC is collecting stories from researchers on how changes to the accessibility of New York’s records will impact you. Go to the NY-RPAC website to find out the types of stories and how to submit: https://nyrpac.org/share-your-story/

NYCDoH&MH has issued another proposed rule, in part in response to the 5,000 comments in opposition to the first rule, expanding certain family members access to death records and birth records for deceased persons. While this is definitely a positive step it does not go far enough, as certain relatives are not included, such as step children, step –parents etc., nor are researchers.

The NYGBS has a new action plan to let the NYCDoH&MH know that while this amendment is an improvement greater access is desirable. 
Go to: https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org/nyc-vital-records-access and see what you can do!
·        Sign a petition
·        Submit a statement  by 5:00PM April 23
·        Attend the hearing on April 23, 2018

NYGBS is holding a Facebook event, tomorrow, April 10  10:00AM-2:00PM EDT
https://www.facebook.com/events/208766509716830/
Not on Facebook? Anyone can watch by visiting https://www.newyorkfamilyhistory.org -  NYGBS will have a link right to the broadcast on their home page. 

To read the previous IAJGS Records Access Alert postings about the NYCDoH&MH go to: http://lists.iajgs.org/mailman/private/records-access-alerts/. You must be registered to access the archives.  To register go to: http://lists.iajgs.org/mailman/listinfo/records-access-alerts  and follow the instructions to enter your email address, full name and which genealogical  organization with whom you are affiliated   You will receive an email response that you have to reply to or the subscription will not be finalized.

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee






On February 28, 2018, the Canadian House of Commons Standing Committee on Access to Information, Privacy and Ethics released its report, Towards Privacy by Design: Review of the Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).  The recommendations are heavily influenced by the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). To read the report see: http://publications.gc.ca/collections/collection_2018/parl/xc73-1/XC73-1-1-421-12-eng.pdf
You then have the option to read it in English or French.

One of the recommendations is to explicitly provide for an "opt-in" consent as the default for any use of personal information for secondary purposes with the view of implementing a default opt-in system regardless of purpose. 
Ed. Note: Some years ago Canada adopted an "opt-in" for release of Census information after 92 years. The number of Canadians signing to "opt-in" was low and therefore permit future generations to see their censuses information was diminished. It was only last year that this was reversed. While this proposal is not designed to  address the census, it is something to watch as census may be "swept-up" in the overall description of what will be considered personal information and  "secondary purposes".

Another of the items is whether Canada's The Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA) should be amended to include the "right to be forgotten" via two approaches: (a) the right to erasure; and (b) the right to de-indexing. The right to erasure involves the right of an individual to have his/her personal information deleted from a website; de-indexing involves the mere de-referencing or de-indexing of such website from search results that include the individual’s name (while leaving the source documents themselves in place). The committee recommended: that individuals should have the right to have their personal information removed when they end a business relationship with a service provider or when the information was collected, used or disclosed contrary to PIPEDA. The Committee recommended that legislators look to the GDPR as a model as a means of clarifying the scope of such a right.  As a minimum the committee concluded that young people should have the right to have information that is posted about them. The committee recommended: consider including a de-indexing framework in PIPEDA and that the right be expressly recognized in cases related to personal information posted online by individuals when they were minors. They also recommended that PIPEDA should be amended to include a clear definition of what is meant by the “destruction” of data, especially in contexts where complete destruction may be impractical (such as where traces of data may be stored in back-up storage).

The committee report also explored introducing, "privacy by design" into PIPEDA.  This is to ensure privacy considerations in product development.

This is complementary to the recent Office of Privacy Commissioner draft policy position, Reputation and Privacy, which recommends de-linking among other items.  The deadline for comments on that report is April 19. This was reported on previously in the IAJGS Records Alert. That report is found at:
https://www.priv.gc.ca/en/about-the-opc/what-we-do/consultations/consultation-on-online-reputation/pos_or_201801/#heading-0-0-1

To access the previous postings the right to be forgotten, Canada's Office of Privacy Commissioner  Draft report  see the IAJGS Records Access Alert archives at: http://lists.iajgs.org/mailman/private/records-access-alerts.  You must be registered to access the archives. To register for the IAJGS Records Access Alert go to: http://lists.iajgs.org/mailman/listinfo/records-access-alerts  You will receive an email response that you have to reply to or the subscription will not be finalized. It is required to include your organization affiliation (genealogy organization, etc.)

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee


* IRISH CENTRAL

How Guinness trademarked the symbol of the harp before Irish government 

The wit and wisdom of the Irish for Plan Your Epitaph Day 

Celebrating Henry Ford's strong Irish roots on the anniversary of his death 

Patrick Dooley died on the Titanic, he'd visited his dying father in Ireland 

Kerry woman celebrates 90th birthday with her 19 children 

Family famine stories sought as Famine Voices Roadshow begins tour of US and Canada 

Fancy thief downed $1,200 Irish whiskey shot and skipped out on the bill 

Traveling in Ireland you're never alone 

Irish singers O’Neill Sisters go viral on Facebook with 1.8 million views 

11 places in Ireland you have to visit 

Roma Downey's best-selling book Box of Butterflies flies 

10,000-year-old settlement found in Cork 

A glimpse inside Ireland’s historic ghost villages (PHOTOS) 

Boston Marathon hero couple cross line one week early 

Ten-year-old Irish dance World Champion follows in Lord of the Dance father’s footsteps 

Iconic 1990s Tourism Ireland ad featuring The Cranberries track rereleased for 25th album anniversary 



a treat or two...

FOOD&WINE - The perfect roast housekeeper’s cut  

FOOD&WINE - Colcannon soup recipe 



* INTERESTING BLOGS

* Regulars... worth bookmarking/subscribing


* Before Bernadette        The Story of Patrick O'Donnell


* Cee’s Black & White Photo Challenge: Cars, Trucks, Motorcycles TextileRanger

* Australian Roots and Spreading Branches

* Oxfordshire Finds, New Books & Other News - Genealogy Notes1-7 Apr 2018 Shauna Hicks

 * Ethics, Etiquette and Old Family Letters      The Family Curator

 *  [Dictionary of Sydney] Australia’s First Bank Robbery

  *  Nature Quilt Finished!  TextileRanger

 *   #AtoZChallenge K is for Kiva  Jennifer Jones

 *  K is for Kenneth  Anne Young

     Resurrection  The Irish Aesthete

     Why Waste Time and Money Researching Your Family History?           
     PastToPresentGenealogy

 *   Garnet the hard worker  chasingskeletons

      How did Harriet find her family?  Clogs and Clippers


and from my blogs...


That Moment in Time

wrong names/wedding, Dublin dead heart, seed libraries, secret soviet film, Leicestershire burials, workhouse records, dead baby used as spy cover, FREE access Civil War collection, haunting family history, New Brunswick-Canada  opens adoption records, Irish pubs lock ins, refurbished Quiet Man station, female convicts transfers, leprechaun bones, Fair Use & Terms of Use, numerous additions to Irish Graves… many counties covered, genealogy blunders, Easter miracle for 3 year old, cemetery for sale, migrant’s take on settling in a new country, PRONI Canadian usage, Secrets of New York City, new hub for family history, 
dealing with death in new ways, where’s me granny?, 



Headlines of Old

“Devastating, Delirious And Delicious....Stories of Old”.. 
Trove Tuesday, 10th April, 2018, 1803-1808, executions, convictions, numerous names incl. Gannan, Simpson, Macdermot, Rev. Samuel Marsden, Keeling, Fulton, Hayland, Catherine Eyes, Mary Caunaughty, Mary Bryant, extreme sentences, Hawkesbury, Parramatta, Duck River Bridge, Green Hills, 



As They Were

Last Clare Roots Society meeting of the Season, 19th April 2018 8pm Old Ground Hotel,  Brian McMahon, the pioneering Shannon Scheme of the 1920s/30s and later in the 1940s to 1960s with the Rural Electrification Scheme. 








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J. Miller MARSHALL (22 November 1858 - 12-Jun-1935)                                                                               
Dead in Minehead, England.  PUBLIC DOMAIN.














* GENERAL

A feast for your eyes......

Snowy Night, Boulder, Colorado       Summer Forest, Bulgaria  

Treehouse, Kilmarnock, Scotland
                           
Skadarlija street in Belgrade, Serbia               wunderlusttwins           

Episode 9: David Ryan - Tracing your Cork Ancestors     Raidió Corca Baiscinn

Worst passwords you should never use

Netherlands opens world's first plastic-free supermarket aisle as UK urged to follow example | The Independent

Reviving Mill & Churchquarter graveyard, Grange, Co. Waterford | Historic Graves Blog

Hollywood history on display in grand Canberra home housing hundreds of movie posters - ABC News

'Very angry badger' invades Scotland's 16th-century Craignethan Castle- ABC News

#OTD in 1941 – 15/16: In the Belfast Blitz, two-hundred bombers of the German Luftwaffe attacked Belfast, killing one thousand people.     Stair na hÉireann

A Summerside resident found her family tree was full of surprise fruit       The Journal Pioneer

Heritage Walk: Edendale Environs – May 5th, 2pm   elthamhistory

Colm Flynn - St. Ethel Normoyle was spat at, threatened, arrested,...

FREEinteractive Family Tree Charts from Family History Daily

Allstate giving out free disaster preparedness kits        KTVB.com

Limerick historian honoured with 'Heritage Hero' award- Limerick Leader

Larry Brennan, Clare Roots Society, honoured with award

Part 3: What some land records may contain  Qld State Archives


Georgia O’Keeffe  Sunday Evening Art Gallery by Claudia

Here are five reasons this beautiful island is a must-see. »  Ireland

Victorian Community History Awards 2018 Now Open Alona Tester

Long-lost sisters reunited at South Windsor after 72 years| Hawkesbury Gazette

Italian anthropologists unearth skeleton of man who used knife as prosthetic limb after arm amputated   ABC News

Cemetery Registers - City of London

Australia's first film studio| The Salvation Army



Ireland Newsletter 

Sadhbh, Cursed by a Dark Druid          

The Spirit Horse by T. Crofton Croker

21 Funny Quotes About Ireland!          Tom Crean - Explorer

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Rhubarb's Sick Beats        Pigeon Portraits          Grave of Ida Lewis       

Glowing Birds

Bird Palaces           Ethiopia's Manuscripts  Explore the Galápagos

Gateway to Heaven       Floating Enchantment        

Fantastical Feasts      Uncover NYC's Secrets

Musical Language     Cookie Tin Finds       Winter Garden Theatre     

Very Cold Attraction        Bougainvillea Oasis

Amish Funeral Pie             The Spruce Goose      

Overlooked Soviet-Era Industrial Design            Rose Test Garden


Explore Hidden Berlin     Hababah Water Cistern    


Gwalia Ghost Town          Dressing Mannequins





Find My Past

New South Wales, Deceased Estate Files 1880-1923

Waterford Registers & Records

New Jersey Death Index 1901-1903 Image Browse

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Surrey Feet of Fines 1558-1760

Cornwall Burials

Old Family Photographs

Deciphering old military photographs

Historical newspapers

Crime, Prisons & Punishment Collection

Travel and migration resources

Using photographs for genealogy

Find a photo of your ancestor


Anglo-Celtic Connections

Forthcoming: Referencing for Genealogists: Sources and Citation

FreeBMD April Update          Book Review: Children's Homes

Remittance Men          Titanic Anniversary         Britain from Above


I Love Bello Shire

Bellingen ANZAC parade to be led by women

Grassroots Writers Weekend            What's On Calendar 


Smithsonian

Archaeologists Used Drones to Find New Ancient Drawings in Peru 

Writing in the Public Eye, These Women Brought the 20th Century Into Focus

Science Still Bears the Fingerprints of Colonialism 

Rare Case of ‘Coffin Birth’ Seen in Medieval Grave

More than 150 Years Later, Canada Exonerates Six Indigenous Chiefs Hanged in 1864

1924 Film That Anticipates the Holocaust Found and Restored

As Mongolia Melts, Looters Close In On Priceless Artifacts


Outback Family History

The Unknown Swagman – a verse

Edmund MANNERS – grave tales

Whats in a Name – The Moonta Turks

The Dismal Traders:-

Charles Cutbush – people profile

Picture Perfect – T F MacKay Studios

The First Coolgardie Marriages


records-access



The issue of the right to be forgotten has been a frequent issue discussed on the IAJGS Records Access Alert. The concept is one that all genealogists should be following as it is in essence "erasing history" and thereby removing links to  articles of genealogical value to our family history research.  It started to get its worldwide notoriety in European Union by its May 2014 Court of Justice landmark case against Google when  the Court opined that individuals had the right to request search engines—not the original sources-- to remove links to articles which were "inaccurate, inadequate, irrelevant or excessive" and  for the search engine to determine whether there is a public interest remaining available in search results. 

As reported previously in the IAJGS Records Access Alert, Google, Inc. was  facing the first battle in England's High Court over the "right to be forgotten".  There are two unrelated cases that the plaintiffs wanted Google to remove links to information about their old convictions. Both men, who wish to remain anonymous, describe themselves as businessmen and state businesses such as financial institutions are refusing to deal with them when they read the older articles found on Google searches.  The High Court found on April 12 in one case for Google and for the other against Google-requiring Google to remove search results about a criminal conviction.  This is a landmark "right to be forgotten" case with major repercussions.

For anonymity reasons the claimant who lost, and Google does not have to remove the links to his conviction, NT1- was convicted of conspiracy to account falsely in the late 1990s and was jailed for four years. An appeal on this case was granted.  The judge said NT1 continued to mislead the public, and never accepted his guilt.

Claimant NT2 who won, and Google is required to remove the links to his conviction, was convicted more than 10 years ago of conspiracy to intercept communications.  NT2 was jailed for 6 months. The judge said NT2 showed remorse for his actions. Further the judge said ," NT2’s conviction did not concern actions taken by him in relation to “consumers, customers or investors”, but rather in relation to the invasion of privacy of third parties." Judge Warby said, “The crime and punishment information has become out of date, irrelevant and of no sufficient legitimate interest to users,”  He did not, however, order Google to pay any financial damages to NT2.

Lawyers said their claims, which were brought under data protection law and for “misuse of private information”, were the first of their kind to be aired in England.

Google said, “We work hard to comply with the Right to be Forgotten, but we take great care not to remove search results that are in the public interest and will defend the public’s right to access lawful information.”

To read more see: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2018/apr/13/google-loses-right-to-be-forgotten-case

According to Bloomberg News, the decision follows last month’s ruling by a French court about a former chief financial officer whose job prospects were hampered by stories about a fine for civil insider-trading violations. " The judges said the right to privacy should prevail after laying down a series of benchmarks including impact on work and family life that dictated whether results should be easily available. The ruling pointed out that this father-of-four didn’t profit financially from the violations and was at risk of losing his job again unless the articles were brought down in search results with his name."

This decision will have implications for other convicted criminals who want the links to stories about their convictions removed.  Criminal convictions are in the public interest and one can only wonder what next will be determined to be removed even in the public interest.

Different courts in the EU countries may rule differently on various cases regarding the right to be forgotten.

With the recent Facebook- Cambridge Analytica scandal there is increased discussions about strengthening privacy rules which may result in the right to be forgotten expanding to geographic areas not already covered by such a ruling.

To read more see: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-04-13/google-told-to-remove-links-to-businessman-s-criminal-conviction-jfy0dqv4

Thank you to Judy Russell, The Legal Genealogist, for sharing the news article on the UK with us.

 

According to the Pew Research Center the US  2020 census will asks about same-sex marriages for the first time.  The census will ask seven data questions: age, sex, Hispanic origin, race, relationship status, homeownership status (own or rent) and citizenship.  There will be new categories for "opposite-sex" and "same-sex" spouses and unmarried partners. This is being done to try to prevent misreporting.

Previously, the Census Bureau used to count same-sex couples by using answers to two questions—one about the respondent's sex and another about how each person in the household is related to the person who filled out the questionnaire. There were multiple categories but for this purpose “husband or wife,” “unmarried partner” were the only ones available. However, the Census Bureau found the majority of same-sex married couples in the 2010 US census and 2010 American Community Survey were recorded as opposite-sex couples in Social Security files.

There are 16 categories as possible answers for the relationship question, of which four categories are :
opposite- and same-sex spouses and opposite- and same-sex unmarried partners.

Other changes to the census also include the controversial "immigration" question which is being litigated by a number of states and cities, as well and dropping after 100 years the category of "roomer and boarder" and bringing back "foster child".

The list of questions for the 2020 Census may be found at: https://www2.census.gov/library/publications/decennial/2020/operations/planned-questions-2020-acs.pdf

While originally planned to combine two questions regarding race and Hispanic  the Office of management and Budget did not act on the suggested changes, therefore no change will be made. What will be used is the 2010 method of asking if someone is Hispanic or not, and then asking the person's racial category.

For the first time White and Black respondents will be asked their national originals—doesn't provide for multiple ethnicities.  The word "Negro" will be dropped and the category will be Black or African-American.

To read the Pew Research Center release go to:
http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/04/10/2020-census-will-ask-about-same-sex-marriages-for-the-first-time/

Thank you to David Rencher, Chief Genealogist, FamilySearch for sharing the article mentioning the Pew Study.



The IAJGS Records Access Alert first mentioned the proposed ballot initiative on consumer privacy last September. If the required number of signatures are gathered the California Consumer Right to Privacy Act (CRPA) of 2018 would be on the November 6, 2018 ballot. With the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) becoming effective on May 25—only 5 weeks away—-and  the recent increased attention to Internet consumer privacy—Facebook-Cambridge Analytica scandal- may influence the signature gathering drive for this initiative and voting on it later in the year.

California requires 5% of signatures of votes cast in the preceding gubernatorial election. In this case, about 365,880 valid signatures are required. Verification is due by June 28. Signatures need to be certified at least 131 days before the general election. ballot. If a majority of Californians vote in favor of the CRPA Measure, the measure would become state law — having the same legal effect as if it had been passed by the state legislature and signed by the governor.

Provisions of the proposed initiative include permitting consumers  to sue businesses for security breaches of consumer's personal information and will apply to every company that uses data from residents of California. The proposed initiative gives the consumer the right to learn categories of personal information that businesses collect, sell or disclose about them, and the right to prevent businesses from selling or disclosing their personal information. The definition of personal information is expansive. In addition to name and address, the definition includes: (1) biometric data; (2) internet activity (including interaction with webpages or ads); (3) purchase and consumption history; (4) geolocation data; (5)psychometric information; (6) professional or employment-related information; (7) IP address, and (8)inferences drawn about consumers from such data. Publicly available information and de-identified information is excluded. Biometric data is defined as: an individual's physiological, biological or behavioral characteristics, including an individual's DNA, that can be used, singly or in combination with each other or with other identifying data to establish individual identity. This would affect genealogical DNA tests, the new iris, retina, facial recognition and voice prints identifications in addition to the standard finger prints. Section 1798.106 definitions (a) biometric data) of the proposed initiative.

To read the full text of the initiative see: https://www.oag.ca.gov/system/files/initiatives/pdfs/17-0039%20%28Consumer%20Privacy%20V2%29.pdf

BallotPedia states funding for the measure is from one San Francisco  real estate developer and there is lists the companies who are funding the campaign against the initiative. See:
https://ballotpedia.org/California_Consumer_Personal_Information_Disclosure_and_Sale_Initiative_(2018)







Library and Archives Canada (LAC) has announced Co-Lab their tool to collaborate on historical records. This is a crowd-sourcing project where we, the public can transcribe, add keywords, image tags, translate contend from an image or document and  add descriptions to digitized images.

LAC has launched "challenges" which are content put together under a theme—where we the public are "challenged" to transcribe, etc. a particular project.

To learn more about Co-Lab and how you can participate see: 
https://thediscoverblog.com/2018/04/17/introducing-co-lab-your-tool-to-collaborate-on-historical-records/



* IRISH CENTRAL

Scientists finally uncover mystery of how Giant's Causeway was formed  

Guinness may help stop hearing loss 

Is this the most beautiful walk in Ireland? 

Hero Irish police officers save life of newborn baby who “had turned blue” 

Storms uncover 7,500-year-old ‘drowned forest’ off Galway 

Best Samuel Beckett quotes on his anniversary 

Banished Irish priest pleas for sanctions to be lifted before Pope Francis’ visit 

Top sites in Ireland where history comes alive 

Chilling photograph of iceberg that sank the Titanic 

Irish Titanic hero Mary Kelly who saved the lives of the "Titanic Waifs" 

The one reason why this Titanic passenger survived 

The fool-proof guide to recognizing different Irish accents (VIDEO) 

Truth about fairies and leprechauns 

Ireland’s top seaside towns and villages 

Ireland’s forgotten famine of 1925 – Irish government covered up calamity 

Road trip around Ireland will make you start planning your next vacation (VIDEO) 

How did an Irishwoman survive being run over by three NYC subway trains? 

The forgotten righteous Jew who saved thousands of Irish lives during the famine 

Niall Horan to collaborate with top orchestra in new Irish recording 

American tourists witnessed ruthless 1880s Irish tenant farmer evictions 

Irish Tatler - Art influencing fashion: what you need to know 

Unpublished photograph of young Oscar Wilde found 


and a little something nice ...

Pear bread and butter pudding recipe  

Irish Tatler - 5 ways to go vegan 

FOOD&WINE - Irish cheese flatbread recipe 



* INTERESTING BLOGS

all well worth subscribing to

The ‘Lives of the First World War’ Project Enters its Final Year  Alona

The Adventurous Alice Head – Part Three – A Single Young Woman in Western Australia  larzus

III – The Final Part | The Dusty Box

A Quaker Wedding In 1841  Kylie's Genes Blog

John McKinley 1822-1886 (#52 Ancestors – Week 11 – Luck)  larzus

Update on James Harvey Murray        Australian Roots and Spreading Branches

Sunday’s Obituary: Tamar Twemlow nee Guymer    Australian Roots and Spreading Branches


The Story of Ellen Hickey  Before Bernadette 

Dressed for the occasion  In Days Gone By...

Birds in my Feeder Claudia


Rebecca Kelly: Where Did You Spring From?– Diary of a Young Genealogist

52 Ancestors 52 Weeks - Week 13: The Old Homestead| Walking The Genes

Family Connections: #52Ancestors - Week 16 - Storms

AncestorChasing: Mysterious David Adams Found

NanniemarcyFamily History Stories ©



and from my blogs...


That Moment in Time

Irish Convicts, Afterlife of a hearse, NSW Railway records, unlock Catholic History, 5000 opposed-2 agreed-motion passed?, 90th birthday -19 children, ghost villages,$1200 whiskey shot, Canadian Headstones Index,  items ANZACS took to war, East India Company Wiki, Clock tower tour..must do, tea cups tell fortunes, pickle jar highway, bush reveals young girl’s grave, assassination & execution Dec 1922, FREE headstone photos, tin bookshop open 24 hours, motorcycle chariot race, FREE genealogy, Norfolk Island, Cricket’s not life or death-far more important, to tram or not to tram…that is the burning question.


Headlines of Old

The Sydney Gazette and New South Wales Advertiser,  then and now, John Oxley, market prices, executions, Wesleyan Sunday School, New Holland's Gin, Bengal Rum, Port Macquarie penal settlement, Lusitania, Calcutta, England, Port Dalrymple, 


As They Were

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Thanks to Paul O’Brien, Noelene Harris


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J. Miller MARSHALL (22 November 1858 - 12-Jun-1935)                                                                               
Dead in Minehead, England.  PUBLIC DOMAIN.














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Dianne Humphry’s Family – Losing Count– Saving Family Headstones at Karrakatta





Bruce Beresford's 'Ladies in Black'holds a mirror to multicultural Australia - IF Magazine








Sunday Afternoon Genealogy Fun – Lifespans of Your 3rd Great Grandparents– Lois Willis – Genealogy and Family History




Part 4: Research uses  Queensland State Archives








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Outback Family History


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When Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg testified before the US Congress he said that Facebook  would apply the European Union General Data Protection Regulation globally , "in spirit".  Recently, Reuters News Agency learned that Facebook will change its terms of service next month for those not in the European Union and covered by their international headquarters in Ireland.  Excluding the United States and Canada, which are covered by their terms of service in the United States, that effects over 70 percent of Facebook's 2 billion members—1.5 billion members in Africa, Asia, Australia and Latin America will not fall under the EU's GDPR.  This move by Facebook is to reduce the company's exposure to the GDPR which carries large fines for collecting or using personal data without the user's consent.

Facebook said in a statement that it plans to make the privacy controls and settings that Europe will get under the GDPR available to the rest of the world. Additionally, they apply the same privacy protections everywhere whether the agreement is with Facebook, Inc. or Facebook, Ireland.

However, as Reuter's reported the 1.5 billion non-EU affected Facebook subscribers will not be able to appeal to European data protection authorities to uphold EU rules, including the “right to be forgotten". They will be governed by U.S. privacy laws, which currently are less stringent than those in the EU. Note:  As reported previously by the IAJGS Records Access Alert, there is legislation before the US Congress and in California regarding some privacy provisions but are not yet enacted.

Reuters reported that Facebook is not the only company that is changing its terms of service. LinkedIn will also move their non-Europeans to contracts with U.S. based LinkedIn Corp. LinkedIn is a unit of Microsoft Corp.

To read the Reuters article see: https://tinyurl.com/ybhm3pto
Original url:
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-facebook-privacy-eu-exclusive/exclusive-facebook-to-put-1-5-billion-users-out-of-reach-of-new-eu-privacy-law-idUSKBN1HQ00P

To read the previous postings Facebook, GDPR and more on privacy go to the archives of the IAJGS Records Access Alert at:  http://lists.iajgs.org/mailman/private/records-access-alerts/. You must be registered to access the archives.  To register go to: http://lists.iajgs.org/mailman/listinfo/records-access-alerts  and follow the instructions to enter your email address, full name and which genealogical  organization with whom you are affiliated   You will receive an email response that you have to reply to or the subscription will not be finalized.





An embattled nursing home whose license may be revoked requested copies of all death certs resulting from Hurricane Irma deaths and the Florida Department of Health  declined saying the request is under the Department's jurisdiction for vital records not the state's public records law. A judge ruled differently and in favor of the nursing home saying death records are public records under a state open-government law.

“The records requested by petitioner (the nursing home) are subject to Florida’s Public Record Act … and there is no applicable statutory exemption to permit their withholding from release,” wrote Lewis, who held a hearing in the case this week."

The Department of Health contended the large number of certs requested made it a research request and the Nursing Home did not meet the criteria for researchers.

"Whereas anyone may request and receive a redacted death certificate (under part of state law), only certain people and entities may receive the type of general data that would allow research to be conducted,” the motion said. “Such data … is far more broad than simply one or two specifically requested death certificates. The only possible purpose for this subsection (of law) is to regulate who may obtain large swaths of data derived from death certificates and other such records.” The motion said the nursing home is “not the type of entity which may receive this data.” "

In 1992 the Florida Attorney general  was asked if a clerk of the court could record a copy of a death certificate in the official records when the record may contain information made confidential by a state statute (382.008(6), F.S.) The decision rendered said, "absent statutory authority or judicial direction, the clerk may not accept and record death certificates into the official records." Further the AG stated , "Section 382.008(6), F.S., makes the cause-of-death section of all death records and the parentage, marital status, and medical information included in all fetal death records confidential and exempt from the disclosure provisions of s. 119.07(1), F.S., except as provided in s. 382.025(4), F.S. Section 382.025(4), F.S., allows a copy of the death certificate or fetal death certificate, including the confidential portions, to be issued to specific individuals or entities, such as the registrant's immediate family or guardian."  See AG opinion at: http://myfloridalegal.com/ago.nsf/Opinions/CCD5E6314CD6EF57852562A7005243BE

The judge further wrote the department could require the nursing home (petitioner) to use a form to request the records but “it cannot require that petitioner request each death certificate by name. Petitioner, using the prescribed form, may request these records with the information it has, which may only include a date range, and respondent (the Department of Health) must produce the applicable, responsive records.”

For more information regarding the April  decision See: http://sunshinestatenews.com/story/judge-backs-broward-nursing-home-death-records

It is not known at this time whether the Florida Department of Health will appeal the ruling, or whether the ruling will impact death certificates overall, or only apply to this one case.

Jan Meisels Allen
Chairperson, IAJGS Public Records Access Monitoring Committee


* IRISH CENTRAL

New miracle cancer drug will be made in Ireland - creating 350 jobs, too  

A secret White House hero who made Irish peace possible 

Top movies about Northern Ireland's Troubles 

New Orleans-style frozen Irish coffee is the perfect summer treat 

Fair Day photos from the late 19th-century showcase rural Ireland  

Remember Avicii with this stunning performance Wake Me Up in Irish  

US photographer's magical love affair with Ireland 

Tracing your Irish ancestry - The Ryan Clan 

See Dublin differently from Glasnevin Cemetery newly opened O’Connell Tower 

Ireland's islands - secret vacation havens around the coast 

What is the most common last name in Ireland? 

History and genealogy treasures at the Guinness Storehouse 

God doesn’t call people based on gender, says Irish American female Catholic priest  

Choir’s mesmerizing rendition of ancient Irish song (VIDEOS) 

The day I learned I owed $99 billion to Chase Bank 

Instagram Guide to Dublin 

The Irish language is free at last and it’s going global 

Irish American 7-year-old saved family from devastating St. Patrick’s Day house fire 

The untraditional Irish wedding traditions 


and your treats..

IrishCentral's most popular potato recipe for Garlic Day 

Sausage rolls with Ballymaloe sauce recipe 

FOOD&WINE: Chicken and Rosscarbery black pudding pie recipe 


* INTERESTING BLOGS

Regular inclusions..
Many this week are honouring their military connections, so some have multiple entries.

Identification of the Training Farm at the Pikedale Soldiers’ Settlement Qld State Archives

The story of 3 Hellyer brothers: Joe chasingskeletons

The story of 3 Hellyer brothers: Eric, part 1     chasingskeletons

The story of 3 Hellyer brothers: Eric, part 2    chasingskeletons

Charles Doherty  chasingskeletons

Stories from a dairy farm in Clifton   chasingskeletons

Corporal Douglas Brown No. 568 9th Battalion AIF  larzus

The Adventurous Alice Head Part Four – Perth to Northam  larzus

Sunday's Obituary: Mr. Frank Twemlow     Australian Roots and Spreading Branches

Thursday's Titbit: Mervyn 'James' Phillip Donnelly  Australian Roots and Spreading Branches

Don Congregational Church -"Mud and Bog Holes" Duncan Grant

Not Every Situation is Fight or Flight  Claudia


ANZAC Day - Fletcher Alderwin Brand | Walking The Genes

The Ancestor Digger: Honouring the WWI ANZACS in our family, and the 10 who lost their lives serving- "Lest We Forget"

Blog - The Ancestor Hunt  Keywords to improve your newspaper searches

Sensational Silver Surfers 2018  The Silver Voice

47 Titles to help you find out more about your ANZAC ancestors  Lonetester

T is for Theresa | Anne's Family History

Lest We Forget ... 'Diggers' in my family.  Before Bernadette

ANZAC day, genealogy talks & other news - Genealogy Notes 16-23 April 2018 Shauna Hicks


Occasional inclusions.. they don't blog as often



Pastlinks: In the Service of his Country… kaypilk

ANZAC Day 2018 – Private Bertram John Vivian WINTER  Cicadas, Bees and Barge Poles


and from my blogs...


That Moment in Time

Gwalia Ghost Town (Western Australia), FREE interactive charts, 72 years apart, Amish Funeral Pie, NSW Deceased Estate Files, Coffin Birth, right to 'be forgotten', banished Irish priest, ruthless evictions, incredible story of survival, Jew saved thousands, ‘forgotten’ famine 1925, drowned forest, first Coolgardie marriages,
Mongolia melts, ancient Peruvian drawings found by drone, Titanic anniversary, deciphering old military photographs, The Spruce Goose, Rhubarb’s sick beats, knife for prosthetic limb, 



Confessions of a Bibliophile

hilarious book reviews, classic novel turns 75, Rare books,  lists of best authors... or are they?, banned books..



Irish Graves

Additions to..

St. Peter’s Cemetery, Richmond  Regional NSW thanks to Brett Andrew Woods & Kevin Banister
Thirlmere Cemetery, thanks to Brett Andrew Woods
Forster, thanks to Paddy Corr
Old Adaminaby, thanks to Paddy Corr


Camperdown, NSW Metro thanks to Wayne Hill
Ryde, NSW Metro thanks to Kerry Mahony
St. Bartholomew’s, Prospect thanks to Noelene Harris


Apollo Bay, Victoria thanks to Rika Cable
Riddles Creek, Victoria, thanks to Veronica Falkland
Woodend, Victoria, thanks to Veronica Falkland
Melbourne General, Victoria, thanks to Helen Smith


Headlines of Old

More Than A Splash In History!  Trove Tuesday, 24th April, 2018, Bernard Bede Kieran, "Sobraon", Dick Cavill, Annie Mackin, "Surrey" shipping list 1875, Co Louth, Patrick Kieran, Gore Hill Cemetery, floating school, Cockatoo Island, Centenary Hall York St., Sydney, W.Hilton Mitchell, 



As They Were

Irish Anzacs ...Enlisted in the Australian Military, Irish ANZAC Project, AIF, WW1, UNSW, National Archives Australia, France, Belgium, Egypt, ANZAC Girls, Michael George Hickey,  John Joe Cotter, Alicia Mary Kelly (Rachel), Military Medal, 



The Back Fence of Genealogy

I PROMISE !  .. paper flowers, young love, first wedding anniversary, embarking, separation,  





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* GENERAL INTEREST
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Bellingen: All the things to see and do | Better Homes and Gardens


St Thomas’ Church tours part of 2018 Heritage Week | Port Macquarie News NB Past event... but interesting.. I wish I'd known about this, my parents were married there.

Inspiring Genealogy Blogs – April 2018  Alona Tester

The Genealogy Radio Show Episode 6 Series 3 – Lorna Mol...

78rpm Records Digitized by George Blood, L.P. : Free Audio : Free Download, Borrow and Streaming : Internet Archive

If they can trace Tom Cruise's Irishness, they can trace yours  The Irish Times

How to trace your Irish family history: a step-by-step guide  The Irish Times

Cairns Family History - Trivia Night Fundraiser 12 May 2018

Book Review:Hanna Sheehy Skeffington, suffragette and Sinn-Feiner: her memoirs and political writings  The Irish Story

John O’Donovan’s glorious letters– John Grenham – Irish Roots

New interactive map shows Clare shipwrecks - The Clare Echo News  Thanks to Clare Roots Society FB page

Co Clare's national treasures - The Clare Echo News

Storytelling Through Photography with UTAS Online Course  Alona Tester

Coles, Dernancourt: Shoppers shocked as koala strolls through supermarket

The story of the convict who built Launceston’s Franklin House.  The Examiner

The original tiny kit homes that helped solve Melbourne's gold rush housing crisis - ABC News 




National Library of Australia

newsletter     1968: Changing Times     Unbound

ATTN: Former Library Staff          



 Australian War Memorial 

Stories behind the faces

How to Scan Your Family Photos in 3 Easy Steps  The Family Curator

Ireland's 'Potato Orphans', the teens sent to Australia to be married off | Daily Mail Online

Is your genome really your own? The public and forensic value of DNA

WWI Return from Service badge to be given to Anzac veteran's family after search - ABC News

Co. Clare B&B Named Ireland's 'B&B Of The Year 2018' | Hospitality Ireland

A good walk: Mullaghmore, the Burren, Co Clare | Ireland | The Times

Bathurst Family History Group to unveil headstone of Dutch migrant | Western Advocate

Trace your family history on Queen Mary 2 Ancestry

Family’s history recorded | Shepparton News

Touching family history remembered from the Great War | The Argus

Urunga library about to get a facelift | Coffs Coast Advocate

Fifty years finding amazing connections | Stuff.co.nz

Dedicated 10 years to his history of U-boat’s | The Gisborne Herald

New Zealanders at Gallipoli: Leo's war| Stuff.co.nz

The Newgate Calendar - Introduction

The Genealogical Treasure of the Parish Chest | Legacy Tree
(thanks to Robyn)



State Library of Qld

Queenslanders in Conversation  Creating meaning in Queensland

UQ Architecture lectures

Last chance to see Magnificent Makers  


Atlas Obscura

Losing Nuclear Bombs  Sears Mishap Myth    Gulliver Airship

Bringing Order to the Solar System          Tale of Two Cherries  

Silo Accident      Cave di Marmo Bridge to Nowhere


Celebrating Berlin's Striking Signs

Prehistoric Puzzle  Geographic Marker   Poire Williams  

White Strawberry

Your Favorite Independent Bookstores      Explore Hidden Berlin  

Viking Navigation

Mind-Blowing Star Atlas   Shambles of York  Shimao Wonderland

Solving a Plum Mystery  Very Special Tree Quest    

So Many Magazines   Oregon's Splendor


Find My Past

Scots-Irish in North America Histories              Surrey Baptisms

Yorkshire Burials        PERiodical Source Index       

military service records      crime records

Irish Newspapers       Social history for genealogists        

School collections  historical newspaper articles


Anglo-Celtic Connections

Library and Archives Canada Introduces Co-Lab  

BC Catholic Newspapers

Reminder: A Blast from the Past - Ottawa’s Weather at its Worst

Half a million for Irish newspaper archive!    

Your Genealogy Today: May/June 2018

Charles Dickens' Inkwell     OGS May Webinar: Lesley Anderson

Outback Family History

The Black Range Pioneers – “Wheres Frenchy?”   

The Laslett Building-        The Picadilly Police Station 

 O’Meara Family Photograph- Alan O’Meara



A collection of cemetery stories


New life for old cemeteries in Cumberland County | News | The Register/Advertiser





Cemeteries are known for perpetual care. Salt Lake City’s cemetery needs some. - The Salt Lake Tribune

Exhumation at old Lawrence cemetery reveals surprising finds | Stuff.co.nz

Pontian Greeks keep alive centuries old custom celebrating at cemeteries - Xinhua | English.news.cn

Heritage experts confident historic Anglican churches will be preserved after sale - ABC News

FSU students explore depths of archaeology, learn history in "Cities and Cemeteries" class

Cemeteries in Need Of Community Support | thevillagesdailysun.com

The unexpected things cemeteries can teach you about Sweden and its history - The Local

1,700 Historic Cemeteries Now Eligible for Grant Funding | News | chronline.com

Newly Discovered Cemetery Vindicates Sugar Land Activist– Texas Monthly

Plan to sell Hagley Uniting Church cemetery upsets Tasmanian locals - ABC News

Updates on Austin cemetery rules, history



records-access-alerts



Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed HF2277 into law on April 17, 2018 and the law becomes effective as of July 1, 2018.  The new law does the following:

1. Iowa  State Archives may now make records available to researchers without having to first obtain permissions for the State Agencies where the records originated before making them available.

2. Reduces the embargo period on state death records in custody of the State Archivist from 75 years to 50 years. As of July 1, 2018 an additional 750,000 death records will be open to researchers for the first time!

3. The state archives will be able to open State Fetal Death vital records in custody of the State Archivist for public inspection when they are 50 years old from date of death. This also opens the state registers so that the State Archives will work with its partners to image the State birth and death registers 1880-June 1904 and place them on the Internet.

4. Lays out the responsibilities of the County Registrars and State Archivist as custodians of vital records at the county and state level respectively

Iowa State Archivist Anthony Jahn has been pushing this bill for several years.
To read the new law see: 
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBook?ga=87&ba=HF2277

Thank you to Barbara Mathews, American Society of Genealogists representative to the Records Preservation and Access Committee for sharing this information.

Iowa State Archivist Anthony Jahn has informed me that another provision included in HF 2777 which was signed into law and becomes effective on July 1, 2018 is of interest to genealogists. Section 1, New Section 22.16 Inspection of Records - State Archives opens any record without an open date already listed at 100 years. This was included a different bill originally introduced earlier in the session It is in the same law I posted about yesterday which has birth records open at 75 years from date of birth; marriage or divorce at 75 years from date of marriage,  and death and fetal deaths at 50 years from date of death.  See: 
https://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislation/BillBookga=%24selectedGa.generalAssemblyID&ba=HF2277


A bill has been introduced in the United States Senate which would prohibit the recently added question on citizenship to be placed on the 2020 US Census.  The bill, S 2580, authored by Senator Menendez (D-NJ) has 15 co-sponsors-all Democrats.  The title of the bill  is "Every Person Counts Act". The bill specifically proposes in Section 141(a) of title 13 of the United States Code, by inserting," as necessary, except that the Secretary may not include any question or otherwise elicit any information regarding United States citizenship or immigration status".
To read the bill see: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/senate-bill/2580/text.
The US Constitution has required a decennial census since 1790. Earlier this year, at the e request of the Justice Department, the Secretary of Commerce added a question on citizenship based on their assumption it will "help enforce" the Voting Rights Act .  Between 1820 and 1950 the US Census  asked a question about citizenship.  Since the 1950 census no citizenship question has been included in the decennial census.  The question will be the same as the one asked in the annual American Community Survey. Since 1790 the US census has counted both citizens and non-citizens This was added late in the sole testing stage so it will probably will not be included in the Rhode Island end-to-end survey.
There are several states which have filed suit against the Administration over the new question. For back ground information see the IAJGS Records Access Alert .


* IRISH CENTRAL

Celtic blood disease undiagnosed in many Irish is subject of new awareness campaign 

Ireland is the happiest country in all of Europe!  

Top picturesque historic villages in Ireland (PHOTOS) 

Farm life images from a “Big House” estate in Ireland in 1900  

Stolen heart of Dublin’s patron saint found after 6 years 

Sharing memories of loved ones on EternallyIrish.com 

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

Irish author on Father Franz Reinisch, the priest who defied Hitler 

How do you find out if you’re Irish or how Irish you are? 

Top ten things to do when you touch down in Ireland 

The ancient Irish alphabet Ogham explained 

Eunice Kennedy, the Kennedy whose legacy may be the most lasting 

Ireland's most popular counties and what to visit 

Ireland’s top seaside towns and villages 

Irish red squirrel, once almost extinct, makes a comeback 

Long journey home for an Irish emigrant after a family death 

Ancient Celtic Bealtaine festival begins May 1 

Look inside Ireland’s oldest pub - it might be the oldest in the world 

The tragic NYPD Irish cop who wrote one of Ireland’s best-known ballads 

This Irish hotel has just been named among the best in the world  

Johnny Cash’s 'Forty Shades of Green' inspired by this Irish landscape 

Who is your patron saint? 

Bones found on Clare island may be from the 6th century 

yum time...

FOOD&WINE - The only banana bread recipe you need 

FOOD&WINE - How to cook the perfect rib-eye steak 

Country potato and cabbage soup recipe 



* INTERESTING BLOGS

Wussying Out On My Crone Night  Claudia

Were James and William Beales brothers?   CLOGS AND CLIPPERS

AtoZChallenge Reflections | Tracking Down The Family Jennifer Jones

Lemons on the Terrace | The Dusty Box  Jess

The Adventurous Alice Head Part 5 – Northam to Southern Cross 1897  larzus 
(all the Alice Head stories are interesting, you might like to go back or forward as needed)

The Story of John Fullagar    Before Bernadette

Earl Grey’s Irish Famine Orphans (59): Miss D. Meanors | trevo's Irish famine orphans

52 Ancestors in 52 weeks : Cemetery :week 17   Heather Denholm

Crossing the Line  Shelley

Henni, we never knew you | The Legal Genealogist

Norwegian causes of death | Norwegian Genealogy and then some

MysteryMonday: A Boot in Time  elthamhistory

1916 Easter Rising hostilities lifted daily to allow feeding of ducks in St Stephen’s Green, Dublin. 
Stair na hÉireann

Spring in an Irish country churchyard  The Silver Voice

Trove Tuesday – Voyage of the Chyebassa to Queensland in 1883 | Shauna Hicks History Enterprises

52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks –Week 17: Cemetery | Walking The Genes

Endeavourers’ Reveal Day Two: Change/Transformation
TextileRanger

Back on Deck Geniaus

family tapestry: #52 Ancestors in 52 Weeks.Week 17 - 'Cemetery Isabel Flynn   - great story

Genealogy Discounts and Freebies  Judy Webster

The Happy German  Liv


and from my blogs..


That Moment in Time

Hidden Elves, 14000 living relatives?, novel coffin, basement secrets, $99 billon personal debt, Silver Surfers, hundreds of grave photos FREE, UK widow's pension forms, Guiness Storehouse/genealogy treasures, 
Pikedale soldier’s settlement, Northumberland & Nottinghamshire records, how Giant’s Causeway formed, 
Armenian stone carving, Lake District in peril?, Ottawa’s Weather at it’s worst, DNA for One Name Study, 
The Last Girdle Books,  Bog Butter, Death Valley after dark,  cucamelon - yum, destroying a rogue bog, 



Irish Graves

Eastern Suburbs Memorial Park, NSW Metro, thanks to Noelene Harris, also Geraldine Rae for extra information.

Gisborne Cemetery, Victoria, thanks to Veronica Falkland

Wollombi, Regional NSW, thanks to Cherie Livotto


Headlines of Old

Old Burial Grounds, Odd Stories  -Trove Tuesday 1st May, 2018, Devonshire Street, George St Burial Ground, Gallows, sale of grounds, vandalism, stocks in cemetery, sad tales and horrid, the truth behind the news, 



Confessions of a Bibliophile

What your personal library says about you... Tales of Libraries, boxes or shelves, choose your style, books, books and more books...



As They Were

Added to the IGP archives in April 2018, Cavan, Donegal, Dublin, Fermanagh, Monaghan & Fermanagh, Tyrone, Wicklow, 






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