QFHS Snippets - March 2013 Volume 13, No. 3

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Dear [member]

Enjoy burning up bandwidth with the great variety of articles this month!

The QFHS library will be closed for the Easter holiday break.

Have you joined one of our special interest groups yet? Meet other members and share your experiences.

Remember to book your spot at our seminars in April and June.

Your contributions and feedback can be sent to us at: snippets@qfhs.org.au

Happy researching!


Table of Contents

  1. About This Newsletter
  2. QFHS Gaythorne Centre
  3. QFHS Dates to Remember
  4. QFHS Seminars
  5. QFHS Trout Game
  6. Queensland State Archives Saturday Openings
  7. Free Taxi Service to Queensland State Archives
  8. Queensland State Archives - Getting Started Seminar
  9. Brisbane City Council's Helen Taylor Awards
  10. Western Downs Regional Council Cemeteries
  11. Unwin Family Reunion
  12. 96000 Images of Various Tasmanian Genealogy Records
  13. Police Gazettes of Western Australia Now Online
  14. Help Needed in Finding Tasmanian Families
  15. Australian War Memorial Open Day
  16. Australasia Through a Lens
  17. National Library of Australia Digitising Newspapers
  18. FamilySearch - New Collections Australia and NZ
  19. UK Civil Divorce Records, 1858-1911 Posted at Ancestry.co.uk
  20. Royal Navy Ratings' Service Records 1853-1923
  21. 250 Years of British Newspapers Make Headlines on findmypast.com
  22. 2.5 Million British Criminal Records Now Available Online
  23. Are You Entitled to Any Unclaimed Estates in the United Kingdom?
  24. Digitised Manchester Parish
  25. Scottish Property Records for 1905 Go Online
  26. Scottish Handwriting Tutorials
  27. Islay Family History Society Closes its Doors
  28. Public Record Office of Northern Ireland's Online Street Directories
  29. Video: Famine and Shipwreck, an Irish Odyssey
  30. Irish Death Certificates
  31. A Dissertation on Irish Surnames
  32. Access Archives: The Newsletter of the Pennsylvania State Archives
  33. 1962 Missouri Death Certificates Now Posted Online
  34. Online Database of Riverside Cemetery in Macon, Georgia
  35. Dallas Genealogical Society Cemetery Records Database
  36. My Genealogy Hound
  37. Salvaging Damaged Documents
  38. How to Find Information on a Specific Web Site
  39. Burger King Drive-Thru Funeral Honours Deceased
  40. FamilySearch Tools: Sources and Search
  41. Family History Daily has Launched
  42. 300 Year-Old Bible Stolen, then Found
  43. Lost Kirker Diary Returned to the Family
  44. The Reconstructed Face of Richard III
  45. Festival of Flags and Emblems
  46. Wikipedia: List of Online Newspaper Archives
  47. MennoTree searches Mennonite Ancestry
  48. Understanding Terms Found in Historical Newspapers
  49. Announcing "Going In-Depth," a Free Digital Genealogy Online Magazine
  50. Genealogical Definitions
  51. Acknowledgements

1.    About This Newsletter

Snippets is a monthly publication of the Queensland Family History Society Inc. (QFHS). QFHS Website http://www.qfhs.org.au/

Please do not click on reply to contact Snippets - the 'click on reply' facility is strictly for 'un-subscribing' to the mailing list.

You are encouraged to contribute items which you feel would be of general interest to the family historian hunting for that illusive relative. Humorous items and items relating to the technology of using computers in genealogy are also welcome. Submit your BRIEF items supplemented by hyperlinks to additional details.

Snippets will rarely include items of a commercial nature and only then when they are likely to be of interest to a majority of our readers.

Submit your items to us via: snippets@qfhs.org.au


2. QFHS Gaythorne Centre

Our address is:

58 Bellevue Ave, Gaythorne QLD 4051
QFHS library - (07) 3355 3369

For details about QFHS Centre, including location map, transport etc, click here: http://www.qfhs.org.au/location_hours.html#Library


3. QFHS Dates to Remember

Revised information - please note.

QFHS Monthly General Meetings are held each month excepting January and December and the third Wednesday of each month. Attendance at the meetings, held at the QFHS Library, is free, and visitors are most welcome.
2013 Meeting Dates
Our next meeting on 20 March from 1pm will feature Guest Speaker Nasuven Enares who will present "History of Australian South Sea Islanders - Culture, Customs & 150th Celebration of first arrival in Australia - Festival August 2013".
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QFHS Daytime Meetings are held on the first Monday of the month (but not in January or when the first Monday of the month is a public holiday. Then it is held on the second Monday of that month) at 20 Marmont Street, Geebung from 10am - 12 Noon.

The next meeting will be held on 4 March, 2013.

Contact Maureen Mutton on 3265 4378 if you would like to attend.
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Central European Group
Meetings are held 10am - Noon on the 4th Saturday of each odd-numbered month. A $2 donation goes toward purchasing relevant records.

The next meeting will be on 23 March at the QFHS library.

For further information, contact Eric Kopittke on (07) 3376 4339 or email kopittke@tpg.com.au or centraleuropean@qfhs.org.au
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English West Country Group
This group researches the counties of Cornwall, Devon, Somerset and Dorset. Meetings are held from 12 Noon - 2pm at the QFHS Library, on the fourth Thursday of the odd-numbered months.

Next meeting: Thursday, 28 March.

For further information contact Robert Browning on (07) 3261 1084 or email: robertbb2@bigpond.com
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Family History Writing Group
These meetings are held from 9am - 11am at QFHS Library on the third Saturday of odd-numbered months.

Next meeting: Saturday, 16 March.

For further information contact FHWriters@qfhs.org.au or Robert Adamson on (07) 3357 8138 or Sue Reid on (07) 3378 2278.
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Irish Interest Group
Meetings are held from 10am - 12 Noon at QFHS Library on the second Saturday of the even-numbered months (not December).

Next meeting: 13 April

For more information about the Irish Interest Group, contact Mary King on (07) 3205 3353 or email irish@qfhs.org.au
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Scottish Interest Group
Meetings are held from 10am - 12 Noon at QFHS Library on the second Saturday of odd-numbered months (except January). Donations to buy more Scottish resources are welcome.

Next meeting: Saturday, 9 March.

For further information: Email scottish@qfhs.org.au OR phone Sam on (07) 3266 9131
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Welsh Interest Group
This group meets on the fourth Sunday of the odd numbered months from 10am - 12 Noon at the QFHS Library.

Next meeting is: Sunday, 24 March.

Contact Kaye Hart on welsh@qfhs.org.au for further information.
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Member Orientations - 'Old' and New Members Welcome
You will almost certainly learn new stuff about the Society, and helpful hints about using the Library and researching, all in a friendly atmosphere and informal setting. New members are especially welcome.

The next orientations will be held on:
Numbers are limited to allow full participation. BOOKING is ESSENTIAL. Please note: Sessions are usually fully booked, with a waiting list, so please advise the organisers as soon as possible if you find you are unable to attend when you have a booking. Contact Bev Bonning on (07) 3355 7389 or email at: welcome@qfhs.org.au
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Family Tree Maker User Group
These meetings run from 10am - 11:30am at QFHS Library and are held on first Friday each month except January and last Saturday in each even-numbered month except December.

The next meetings will be held on:
For further details, please contact Kerri Kleidon or Joe Greaves via e-mail on: familytree@qfhs.org.au
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The Master Genealogist (TMG) User Group
This group caters to the needs of all users, from novice to advanced. The group meets in the QFHS Library on the third Saturday of each month (except December) at 1:30pm.

Next meeting is 16 March.

For further information, contact George Kearney on 0438 073 344 or Kevin Haley on (07) 3359 7491.


4. QFHS Seminars

Military Records for Family Historians

More information is available at: http://www.qfhs.org.au/seminars/semFlyerMilitary.html

To make your booking, go to: http://www.qfhs.org.au/seminars/eb_military.asp


Convict Lives: Finding our Founders

More information is available at: http://www.qfhs.org.au/seminars/semFlyerConvicts.html

To make your booking, go to: http://www.qfhs.org.au/seminars/eb_convicts.asp


5. QFHS Trout Game

Allow yourself the privilege of having a fun day in family history and play the Trout Game! The game simulates researching an English family (the Trout family) using eleven types of records. The aim is to see if you can get back to the 1500s. Use the game to see how good a researcher you are using basic research techniques not involving computers at all and find out why you may have brick-walls in your research.

The Trout Game will be played on Sunday, 19 May 2013 from 10am to 4pm at QFHS Library. Cost is $5.00 which includes morning and afternoon tea (BYO lunch). To make your booking, contact Game Master Ann Swain via email at: a.swain@bigpond.com or telephone (07) 3352 5537. Numbers are limited and early bookings are essential.


6. Queensland State Archives Saturday Openings

Queensland State Archives will be open to the public on the second Saturday of every calendar month from 9am to 4:30pm. The next three Saturday opening dates are:

Queensland State Archives are located at 435 Compton Road, Runcorn, Queensland.

For more details, go to: http://bit.ly/H4ubPc


7. Free Taxi Service to Queensland State Archives

For those who find it difficult to get to the Queensland State Archives (QSA), there is a taxi service for researchers available every Tuesday.

Information can be obtained at: http://bit.ly/JzSy5n

To book taxi travel to QSA, phone (07) 3131 7777.


8. Queensland State Archives - Getting Started Seminar

Getting Started
From 10 am to 12 noon, Tuesday, 19 March. Learn about Queensland State Archives' collection and how best to find the information you are seeking.

This seminar, presented by an experienced reference archivist, will provide you with the basics you need to start your research at Queensland State Archives and will include a short tour.

Advanced ArchivesSearch
From 10 am to 11 am, Tuesday, 16 April 2013. Discover how to get the best out of ArchivesSearch, the Queensland State Archives' online catalogue.

This seminar will teach you more advanced techniques to locate records of interest and will give useful tips for finding what you want.

To book your place, call (07) 3131 7777.


9. Brisbane City Council's Helen Taylor Awards

Applications are now open for the above award.  This award honours the work of late historian Helen Taylor. The Award encourages excellence in research and made stories about Brisbane available to the community. Eligible projects include those that:

Applications for the Lord Mayor's Helen Taylor Award close on 18 March 2013.

For more information, visit: http://bit.ly/148fCRa or telephone program manager Justine Wilkinson (07) 3178 5338.


10. Western Downs Regional Council Cemeteries

You can now search the Western Downs Regional Council Cemeteries online at: http://www.wdrc.qld.gov.au/cemeteries_online


11. Unwin Family Reunion

Family and friends of the late Alfred and Kate Unwin, their son Herbert and daughters Mollie, Elsie, Roma , Olive, Madge, Renee and Jess, earlier of Commissioner's Flat and later of Hendy Street, Woodford are invited to a family reunion.

It will be held from 12 noon on Sunday, 7 April 2013 at Woodford. Please bring any photos or memorabilia you wish to share. BYO picnic lunch (tea and coffee are facilities available).

For more information, contact Michelle Short on mobile: 0419 655 258 or email on: michelle.short@gpyr.com.au


12. 96,000 Images of Various Tasmanian Genealogy Records

This FamilySearch collection spans the years 1829 to 1961and includes land records, school records, court records and occupation/guild records. Details on Australian convicts can be found buried in the court records. There are four types of convict records (tickets of leave, certificates of freedom, pardon and convict indents). The records are organised by location.

Access to the collection is free and is available at: http://bit.ly/13t2FG4


13. Police Gazettes of Western Australia Now Online

The State Library of Western Australia has digitised and put online the Police Gazette of Western Australia. This collection spans the years from 1876 onwards.

Go to: http://www.slwa.wa.gov.au/find/eresources/police_gazettes


14. Help Needed in Finding Tasmanian Families

Helen Moyle is a PhD candidate in the Australian Demographic and Social Research Institute (ADSRI) in the Australian National University. She is studying historical demography; specifically the fall in fertility among couples who married in Tasmania in the second half of the 19th century.

Helen is looking at the birth histories of couples who married in Tasmania in four different years- 1860, 1870, 1880 and 1890 - by reconstructing their families. She has used the Tasmanian digitised birth, marriage and death records as the major data source, but because couples moved outside Tasmania, she has also used other sources such as the births, deaths and marriage indexes of other colonies/states.

She has a number of couples in each marriage cohort (1860, 1870, 1880 and 1890) for whom she does not have sufficient information. These couples are listed on the website http://adsri.anu.edu.au/research/19thCTasmania

She would be most grateful for any information about these families. Please email your information to Helen Moyle at: helen.moyle@anu.edu.au by 31 August, 2013.


15. Australian War Memorial Open Day

Join the Australian War Memorial on Saturday, 6 April from 10am as it marks Canberra's centenary with an action-packed Open Day. The Memorial will put on an unforgettable show for the public. As well as an exciting fly-over by the Roulettes and two helicopters, there will be a display of rare military vehicles and equipment on the grounds, and a packed program of indoor and outdoor activities and presentations, including behind- the-scenes tours.  The day will end with a concert by the Band of the Royal Military College, Duntroon, featuring a performance of the renowned Beating Retreat ceremony with the Federation Guard Precision Drill Team, and will culminate in a stunning firework display.

More details at: http://www.visitcanberra.com.au/c100/amw-open-day.htm


16. Australasia Through a Lens

The National Archives has released online thousands of early photographs and drawings of Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, Tonga and other Pacific Islands. You can view images of Australian towns, buildings, landmarks and people, dating back as far as the mid-nineteenth century.

Go to: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/australasia/


17. National Library of Australia Digitising Newspapers

The National Library of Australia has posted a list of newspapers that will be digitised and made available during the year.

You can find the list at: http://www.nla.gov.au/content/new-titles-coming


18. FamilySearch - New Collections Australia and NZ

Recent additions to FamilySearch include:  Australia, Cemetery Inscriptions, Sydney Branch Genealogical Library, 1800-1960; Australia, New South Wales, Alphabetical Index to Newspaper Cuttings, 1841-1987; Australia, Tasmania, Miscellaneous Records, 1829-1961; New Zealand, Immigration Passenger Lists, 1855-1973 New Zealand; Probate Records, 1860-1961. Some records have been digitised.

Go to: http://bit.ly/XGWVEn


19. UK Civil Divorce Records, 1858-1911 Posted at Ancestry.co.uk

British genealogical website Ancestry.co.uk has put the transcripts of thousands of Victorian divorce proceedings online; which reveal the racy details of an era that most modern Britons consider to have been dominated by imperial duty, a stiff upper lip and formal familial relations.
The UK Civil Divorce Records, 1858-1911 date from the year when the Matrimonial Causes Act removed the jurisdiction of divorce from the church and made it a civil matter.

Available via subscription, you can find the divorce records at: http://search.ancestry.co.uk/search/db.aspx?dbid=2465


20.  Royal Navy Ratings' Service Records 1853-1923

Over 600,000 Royal Navy service records available for ratings who joined the service between 1853 and 1923. Some of the records cover periods of service up to 1928.

Available for free from: http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/records/royal-naval-seamen.htm


21. 250 Years of British Newspapers Make Headlines on findmypast.com

Findmypast.com, has made available more than 6 million pages from British newspapers, including original images, to its extensive historical records collection. The British newspapers include local and regional titles from England, Scotland and Wales from 1700 to 1950, and encompass nearly 200 titles. The British newspapers are part of an exclusive partnership with the British Library to digitise 50 million pages over the next 10 years. You can learn more about the collection at http://www.findmypast.com/articles/world-records/newspaper-archives/british-newspapers

The newspapers are available via subscription or for free from the QFHS library, the newspapers can be found at: http://bit.ly/XeDYJL


22. 2.5 Million British Criminal Records Now Available Online

More than 2.5 million records dating from 1770-1934 will be easily searchable and provide a wide variety of colour, detail and fascinating social history, chronicling the fate of criminals ranging from fraudsters, counterfeiters, thieves and murderers and their victims.
With this new addition, findmypast.com World Subscribers will have access to mug shots, court documents, appeal letters, registers from the prison 'hulk' ships used when mainland prisons were overcrowded. The first 500,000 of criminal records are now available to search on findmypast.com, with the remainder is to be online soon.

Available via subscription or for free at the QFHS library at: http://bit.ly/Wr4Zvm


23. Are You Entitled to Any Unclaimed Estates in the United Kingdom?

Here's where you can check: http://www.bonavacantia.gov.uk/output/advertised-estates.aspx


24. Digitised Manchester Parish

More than six million Manchester parish records, dating back as far as 1538, can be now viewed online for free at Manchester Libraries. The collection of records details baptisms, marriages and burials that took place at Anglican churches in the Diocese of Manchester from the 16th century until the twentieth century.

Available via subscription or for free from the QFHS library at: http://www.ancestry.co.uk/


25. Scottish Property Records for 1905 Go Online

From tenements to palaces - these records offer a fascinating snapshot of Scotland during the Edwardian era and are a major new genealogy resource. Over 2 million names of Scots included in the property records for 1905 are being released online for the first time via ScotlandsPeople, the official government family history website. The new records, known as the Valuation Rolls and comprising over 2.4 million indexed names and over 74,000 digital images, cover every kind of building, structure or property in Scotland which was assessed as having a rateable value.

Available via subscription, go to: http://media.scotlandspeople.gov.uk/index.html


26. Scottish Handwriting Tutorials

The website offers online tuition in palaeography for historians, genealogists and other researchers who have problems reading manuscript historical records written in Scotland in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. The emphasis of the website is on practical help to improve the palaeographical skills, rather than on the academic study of Scottish handwriting.

Go to: http://www.scottishhandwriting.com/


27. Islay Family History Society Closes its Doors

Islay is the southernmost island of the Inner Hebrides of Scotland. The Islay Family History Society (IFHS) was established in October 1991. As at 31 March, the IFHS will close its doors at Islay House Square.

Records collected by IFHS will be maintained and made readily available to future researchers at ICCI (commonly referred to as the Gaelic College) in Bowmore.

Details may be found at http://blog.islayinfo.com/article.php/islay-family-history-society-closed


28.  Public Record Office of Northern Ireland's Online Street Directories

A revamped digital street directory database is now available for family historians at: http://bit.ly/15VwY7N

Researchers can use this free online facility to search a large number of directories for many towns in Ulster for the period 1819 to 1900 including the New Directory of 1839 and new important 19th Century genealogical and local history resource.

You can read more about the Directories in an article at: http://bit.ly/Wr6ee1


29. Video: Famine and Shipwreck, an Irish Odyssey

In 1849, a coffin-ship called the Hannah, carrying 180 Irish emigrants fleeing Ireland's potato famine, hit an ice reef in the strait near Cape Ray, off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The captain, a 23 year-old Englishman, took flight in the only lifeboat, leaving his passengers to either drown or freeze to death. Seventeen hours later, the survivors were rescued by another famine ship, the Nicaragua.

Famine and Shipwreck, an Irish Odyssey tells this extraordinary tale of horror and survival. The documentary combines drama, treated with visual effects, to recreate the shipwreck and heroic survival of some of the passengers, with powerful documentary scenes, involving descendants of the passengers from both sides of the ocean, historians' testimonies and impressive archives of letters, photographs, documents, newspaper articles and art.

You can watch the YouTube video at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VcU6xmqHjoQ


30. Irish Death Certificates

Effective 17 December 2012, GRONI has now implemented new regulations which allow for all new death registrations to note each deceased person's parents' names.

Up to now, only the deceased's date and place of birth was recorded, and even this practice only dated from the end of 1973.


31. A Dissertation on Irish Surnames

This interesting 27 page document details surname history, usage and Anglicisation within Ireland.

Check out at: http://homepage.eircom.net/~seanjmurphy/studies/surnames.pdf


32. Access Archives: The Newsletter of the Pennsylvania State Archives

The Pennsylvania State Archives publishes a quarterly newsletter that is available in digital format on the Web.

You can read this great e-newsletter at: http://bit.ly/10UsD4U


33. 1962 Missouri Death Certificates Now Posted Online

Forty-nine thousand 1962 Missouri death certificates are now posted online. Missouri death certificates can't be posted for 50 years - so the annual January posting is always looked forward to by genealogists doing Missouri family research. There are now 2.36 million death certificates posted from the year 1910 through 1962.

To search and view the Missouri death certificates go to: http://www.sos.mo.gov/archives/resources/deathcertificates/

The Missouri State Archives website is available at: http://www.sos.mo.gov/mdh/


34. Online Database of Riverside Cemetery in Macon, Georgia

Riverside Cemetery was established in 1887 and is the final resting place for more than 18,000 people. Carefully maintained records, including thousands of obituaries, have been kept and maintained since the cemetery's inception in 1887.

Riverside Cemetery provides an online database to simplify finding loved ones. The search allows anyone to search for interments, view personal and family memorials, view original obituaries, and to locate grave sites on a map. Photos of many of the sites are shown, but not all pictures are currently available.

You can access the database at: http://www.riversidecemetery.com/


35. Dallas Genealogical Society Cemetery Records Database

The Dallas Genealogical Society has added records for Oakland Cemetery and Perry Cemetery to their cemetery database. The database is approaching 27,000 records from 27 different Dallas area cemeteries. In addition to the database, the society has a page for each cemetery, providing information about its location, history, maps and other useful information.

The database is free and available at: http://bit.ly/WvxXEN


36. My Genealogy Hound

My Genealogy Hound is a new, free website that makes available thousands of biographies extracted from numerous pre-1900 United States county history volumes. The biographies are organised for easy viewing by county or by family surname. Currently, biographies are available for Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, and Tennessee with more states to be added soon. In addition, My Genealogy Hound also features a selection of free, vintage county maps from Arkansas, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma (including Indian Nations), and Tennessee with additional states to be added soon.

My Genealogy Hound is available at: http://www.mygenealogyhound.com/


37. Salvaging Damaged Documents

State Library of Queensland has a dedicated page containing useful information to help salvage damaged books, photographs or other personal collections that have been damaged by water, mould and insect infestation.

Available at: http://bit.ly/Vu5XCQ


38. How to Find Information on a Specific Web Site

Google searches are great at finding information on the Web, but Google also frequently floods you with too many hits. Finding what you want is difficult if Google found 10,000 occurrences of the words you want to find.

If you happen to know the exact web site that has the information you seek, you can tell Google to search only that one specific web site.

More details in an article at: http://bit.ly/X3GP3e


39. Burger King Drive-Thru Funeral Honours Deceased

David Kime Jr. wanted a burger and fries at Burger King - his favourite fast food joint. The World War II veteran, who died on Jan. 20 at 88, was buried with a "Whopper Jr." from Burger King.He had requested his funeral procession pass by the restaurant for a meal on its way to the cemetery.

More details at: http://bit.ly/WtJh78


40. FamilySearch Tools: Sources and Search

FamilySearch.org has updated its search system with two new features that will allow users to focus their searches in a dramatic way.

These two new features are: Restrict results by record location and Type and Search the FamilySearch Catalogue with multiple search parameters.


41. Family History Daily has Launched

Family History Daily is now online. It is bringing together family historians from many backgrounds to showcase genealogical stories, research, help and resources on a wide range of topics. Check out the site for helpful articles, expert advice, interviews and personal stories that bring attention to the great diversity of family history knowledge and resources available online.

You can read the Family History Daily free of charge at: http://familyhistorydaily.com/


42. 300 Year-Old Bible Stolen, then Found

Burglars broke into Tim Shier's home more than a year ago and stole a safe containing his most prized possession - a 300-year-old family Bible. The Lutheran Bible is written in German Gothic script and contains the handwritten dates of births, deaths and marriages for seven generations of Shier's family.

Thanks to a bit of luck, a sharp-eyed family member, local deputies and Goodwill - which had ended up with the Bible and then sold it online - the heirloom is back in Shier's hands. 

You can read the full story at: http://bit.ly/YFKVBl


43. Lost Kirker Diary Returned to the Family

Antioch resident Gail Kean is an amateur treasure hunter who enjoys scouring thrift shops for unique items others discard as junk, but she never dreamed the discovery of an 80-year-old diary would lead her on an adventure through history.

Kean was casually browsing the shelves of the Hospice of the East Bay Thrift Shop in Antioch last October when she came across a box of old books. She gently sifted through the box and discovered that one book, despite its appearance, wasn't a hard cover novel like the rest but a diary written by a woman named Myra Kirker.

Read more at: http://bit.ly/Z1SQaM


44. The Reconstructed Face of Richard III

A facial reconstruction based on the skull of Richard III has revealed how the English king may have looked. The reconstructed face has a slightly arched nose and prominent chin, similar to features shown in portraits of Richard III painted after his death. You can read more in an article in the BBC News web site at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-21328380

 And at: http://bit.ly/XGj2IM


45. Festival of Flags and Emblems

A novel and exciting event to be held in Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown as part of The Gathering Ireland 2013 nationwide festival, Bratacha 2013 is an international symposium on the history, heritage, culture and identities associated with flags and emblems - in essence, it is a 'Festival of Flags & Emblems'.

More information is available at: http://www.bratacha.com/


46. Wikipedia: List of Online Newspaper Archives

This is a list of free and subscription-based digital online newspaper archives. Most are scanned from microfilm into pdf, gif or similar graphic formats and many of the graphic archives have been indexed into searchable text databases utilising optical character recognition (OCR) technology.

Check out the list at: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_online_newspaper_archives


47. MennoTree searches Mennonite Ancestry

A new Mennonite genealogy search engine has gone online that should be a huge help to anyone searching for Mennonite ancestors. The new web site already claims to have more than 2 million names in its database.

The goal of the web site is to address some of the common search challenges, including:

The site has results for both Prussian/Russian and Swiss Mennonites, but it seems there is much more information available on the Prussian/Russian side.

MennoTree is available to everyone free of charge. To try MennoTree for yourself, go to http://mennotree.com/


48. Understanding Terms Found in Historical Newspapers

This article explains definitions of the more commonly-found terms in old newspapers, with some insight on genealogical clues that these terms may provide.

Interesting reading at: http://bit.ly/WEXKxQ


49. Announcing "Going In-Depth," a Free Digital Genealogy Online Magazine

Going In-Depth is filled with over 70 pages of guest articles, regular columns and free resources.

The owners of this free, new online magazine plan to issue a new edition on the 15th of each month.

Sign up today for your free subscription at: http://www.theindepthgenealogist.com/?page_id=6086


50. Genealogical Definitions   

Cemetery: (n) a marble orchard not to be taken for granite.
Cussin: what genealogists do when they can't find one.
Floor: (n) the place for storing your priceless genealogy records.
Genealogists: time unravellers.
Genealogist: one always in search of a good dead man!
Genealogy: people collecting people!
Genealogy: a hay stack full of needles. It's the threads I need.
Genealogy: looking for needles in haystacks.
Genealogy: collecting dead relatives and sometimes a live cousin!
Genealogy: the marriage of a jigsaw puzzle to a dungeon & dragons game.
Genealogy: tracing descent from someone who didn't.
Genealogy: tracing yourself back to better people.
Documentation: the worst part of genealogy.
Documentation: the hardest part of genealogy.
Family history: a quilt work of lives.
Kinship: it's all relative!
Relatives: people who come to dinner who aren't friends.
Puritanism: the fear that someone somewhere is happy.
Research: what I'm doing, when I don't know what I'm doing.


51. Acknowledgements

We would like to thank all those who have taken time out to send items of interest to our "Snippets" mailbox at: snippets@qfhs.org.au

The more we receive, the more frequently we can produce a Newsletter. If your submission does not appear in this issue, we will try to include it in a future edition. Please note that reference to any product does not imply endorsement. Members are cautioned to evaluate products prior to purchase.

Pauline Macfarlane

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