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Rootschat

Do your past generations hail from Scotland?

If they do, you will want to head straight over to the forums at Rootschat where there is a fantastic forum that will interest anyone doing Scottish research and it is so well organized that every county in Scotland has its own designated area.

Chris over at Scotland’s Greatest Story tells us that you can also find threads for practicing your Gaelic (Scottish and Irish).

We wouldn’t want you to miss this great site as it has a lot to offer a genealogy beginner digging up their Scott’s roots.

There are also wonderful resources for those interested in English, Welsh, Manx, Channel Islands and Irish history,

For more on this subject visit: Scottish Genealogy News and Events.

An Irish Culinary Tradition – Edible Seaweeds

I grabbed this recipe from The Ballycastle Blog: Irish Genealogy and More. Found it so interesting I thought I’d share it with you.

The time of the Great Hunger or (The Gotta Mór); Ireland 1845-7, was a bleak time in Irish history. With widespread crop failures and disease that devastated an already weakened people, seaside communities could turn to the sea and thus managed a little better. While men fished, women with their children in-tow hunted the beaches during low tides gathering the numerous varieties of shellfish and seaweeds.

 

A species of seaweed known as Sleabhach which grows from fall to spring on rocks became a staple. This seaweed is something many of us are familiar with in sushi dishes; you might know it as Nori; today a major Japanese crop worth millions of dollars.

Try out this old Irish recipe’ and impress your Japanese friends.

Sleabhach agus Ruacháin
(Slough-uck a-guss Roo-caw-in)
Nori and Cockles

Ingredients per individual serving
3-4 oz. Nori
15 – 20 Cockles
Butter
Milk.

Cook the Nori in milk for an hour. Cook the cockles in their own juice. If the Nori sheets have not broken up put them in a food-processor for a few moments Serve with a Nori mound in the centre, pour over it a little of the cockle juice and top it with a generous blob of butter. Surround the Nori with the cockles and serve.

I have never seen Nori or the inside of a sushi restaurant, but believe it should work. The original is delicious and cockles go particularly well with “Sleabhach” though other types of shellfish were also used. Perhaps someone who tries the recipe might post his or her culinary review.

See additional Irish family history articles and lessons learned in earlier posts below and in the archives.

(This posting is from The Ballycastle Blog: Irish Genealogy and More.)

 

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Roll of the Honorary Freedom of the City of Dublin (1876-1999)

Isaac Butt, Q.C. 4th Sept., 1876 Irish lawyer and Home Rule leader. Right Hon. William Ewart Gladstone, P.C., M.P. 1st Nov., 1877 British Prime Minister and Home Uler crusader.
Ulysses S. Grant, ex-President U.S.A. 30th Dec., 1878 18th President of the U.S.A., on his world tour. Captain Edward E. Potter. 26th April, 1880 Captain of Relief Ship, Constellation, U.S. Navy, sent to relieve famine of 1879-80

 

Charles Stewart Parnell 3rd Jan., 1882 Irish nationalist leader.
John Dillon, M.P. 3rd Jan., 1882 Irish nationalist politician.
Kevin Izod O’Doherty 10th Aug., 1885
Hon. Patrick A. Collins, Senator, U.S.A. 22nd July, 1887
William O’Brien, M.P. 22nd July, 1887 Irish political leader
Timothy Daniel Sullivan, M.P. 10th Dec., 1887
Thomas Sexton, M.P. 28th Dec., 1887
The Rt. Hon. the Marquis of Ripon, P.C. 16th Jan., 1888 English politician
The Rt. Hon. John Morley, P.C., M.P. 16th Jan., 1888 British author and politician. Chief Secretary of Ireland (1886).

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Who Do You Think You Are ? Australia

Our friends at Who Do You Think You Are ? Australia have told us that due to record ratings and popular demand, the recent run of the Australian Who Do You Think You Are? series is going straight back on air as a repeat, starting this Friday 22^nd February at on SBS TV. In addition to this the station is continuing to show various episodes of the UK series. Episode 1 on Jack Thompson was the highest rating Australian production ever on SBS TV. Eneclann researched Jack’s convict Irish Ancestor, Patrick Byrnes, for this episode.

 

You can link to the show’s web site at WDYTYAA

 

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Eneclann to research Irish Battlefields

Eneclann has been awarded a contract by the Irish Government (OPW) to carry out historical research into key Irish Battles and Battlefields. Eneclann is part of a consortium that includes the consultancy Headland Archeology Ltd. The project is being undertaken against the backdrop of a growing awareness of, and interest in, battlefield sites not just in Ireland but worldwide. Battlefields have not to date been researched in any great depth in Ireland. There is a need to provide information and to promote the conservation and interpretation of these sites. There are also significant educational and amenity aspects to this project.

 

For further details see the full press release from the OPW or find more Eneclann news.

 

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The Handloom Weavers of Perth website

Genealogy is an ever fascinating subject and you may be surprised at just how many research approaches are available to you.  We are all informed about the primary concepts of – start with you and hunt the down those birth, marriage and death records. Very soon after that, avid researchers are busily tracking down the most likely census returns. However, were you aware that you may be missing out on another incredibly valuable but often overlooked resource in researching your ancestor’s; researching their trade?

 

On  many of the above mentioned records you will likely find the profession or trade of your past generations listed along with all of the vital statistics data. From this point on you can begin your journey down an amazing path of discovery, which will not only provide you with more factual information but more importantly bring you closer to knowing exactly who your ancestors were as individuals.

In this wonderful article on “The Handloom Weavers of Perth” from Scotland’s Greatest Story you will get a glimpse of the significance of this type of research and the value it provides not only to your genealogy research but to your family history as well.

After reading this, if you are still thirsty for more information on the subject, follow this link to the The Handloom Weavers of Perth web site.

I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.

The website is available at www.perthweavers.bravehost.com and will be extended further next year, once I get a chance to continue it!

Hopefully it might be of use to some of those with Perth ancestry!

Chris

www.ScotlandsGreatestStory.co.uk
Scotland’s Greatest Story
Professional family history research & genealogical problem solving

 

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Updated Confucius family tree has two million members

I thought this was interesting when I came across it. More than 2 million family members… that was a big genealogy project for sure! The Confucius Genealogy Compilation Committee tells us that the task of registering new members was completed in 2007 and the descendant report for Confucius is due to be published in 2009; 2,500 years after his death. Kong Dewei, a Confucius descendant who has been updating and directing the work on this project reports that there are over 1.3 million new “living member” entries to the Confucius family but deceased members have also been included.

 

The work for this project began in 1998 when a 77^th generation member Kong Deyong established the committee. To help complete the project over 450 branches of the committee worldwide were set up to assist with the work

Follow this link to Read the full story

 

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A Family Tree Search Sunday

This is a neat idea that more communities should consider. What better way to show residents how their tax dollars work than a family tree search Sunday. This story from the Scarborough Evening News reports that residents of Scarborough will be welcome to participate in a unique event every Sunday. It is a day set aside to help research their family trees. The Council Records Office in North Yorkshire County is taking registrations for a family history “day school” intended to aid beginning genealogists in their initial research.

 

The Sunday sessions will provide access to parish and non conformist records as well as give lessons on how to use census and registration records. The study days will be headed by Jackie Depelle, a local history tutor and Records Office staff will be on hand to assist participants.

Read the full article …

Too bad it isn’t a bit closer to home.

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You’ve Got your Blank Family Tree Form to Print, What Next?

In this article, Mr. David Chandler tells us what we need to do after we’ve downloaded our blank family tree form to print. He walks us through the idea of “audit trails” which will help you move from step to step.

The Family Tree

By: David Chandler

There are numerous genealogy sites out there that feature an assortment of articles on documentation of records for doing your genealogy search. We will look at how genealogy sites and the tools they offer will assist you to carry on a search.

Genealogy sites have plenty of tools that you use to keep records of your searches, but keeping records is not enough. You must know where to search next once you have found that piece of information that you are looking for. Genealogists usually draw conclusions from their records, to continue to dig deeper into the roots of their ancestry, which is often referred to as and audit trail.

An ‘audit trail’ requires that the thought process and analysis be included by documenting sources. Genealogy sites generally offer some software that is capable of analyzing the data and there are services from expert genealogists.

The fees from experts vary from site to site, but they are not always needed unless you get stuck and cannot find the additional information that you are looking for in your search or if you cannot go any further on your own. There are many purposes for an audit trail but one of the main reasons is for subsequent searches to obtain the records that were used and see how the initial researcher came to their conclusions. Keeping records is very important, along with maintaining them in a secure and good condition.

Suggestions for making an audit trail:

• When you make an assumption, clearly state why you came to the conclusion and any other information that could be useful. This can be the on the front page of your record and can be edited at anytime, remember that new information changes the search direction.
• By learning any historical background of the time period and region, will allow you to have a better of idea of what direction may be the next direction to head in. Most genealogy sites offer this information to you for this purpose.
• Learn as much information as you can about your ancestors, such as how they lived, their culture and any other relevant information that will help guide you in your search.
• Cite your sources, as this can lead you back to the information you need, or may add additional information for future searches that are completed.
• Writing notes in detail will make it easier for people who carry on your work in the future. This will allow them to see your thought process.

Make sure that you information is as accurate as possible, do not jump to conclusions. You can make the search nearly effortless, by leaving and audit trail which allows you or others to carry on the search easily.

(This article was written by David Chandler. Please visit some other articles written by Mr. Chandler by clicking on the link which is the author’s name.)

 

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Free Family Tree Templates (Blank Family Trees)

Visitors to Genealogy Beginner are often looking for family tree templates they can use to get a better understanding of what their family tree should look like.

Click here to download the template

A couple days after you download your tree we’ll show you another great place to find an archive of hundreds of thousands of images of family trees. Great to develop ideas and explore new formats.

We’ll also direct you to a list of link that will direct you to a web page where you can download free blank family trees. We’ve avoided any sites that require registration and reviewed everything to make sure there were no strings attached.

When you download your free blank family tree we’ll ask for your email address so we can send you this follow-up information along with great tips and techniques to help you start your genealogy project.

As we come across new sites like these, I’ll be sure to add them to the list. You can look forward to the following downloads a couple days after you download your first free family tree template:

Family Tree Resources

• Family Tree Chart

• Research Calendar

• Family Tree Research Extract

• Family Tree Chart

• Kids Family Tree Chart

• Pedigree Chart

• Fan Chart

• Bowtie chart

Other Templates

• Family Tree Chart (Requires MS Excel)

I hope you find these links helpful. Let me close by recommending a great article by Rachna Gupta about family tree charts and templates. She has some fantastic recommendations and does a wonderful job talking about how you can create your own, unique family tree design.

So… why don’t you click on the link below and get access to your free family tree templates today:

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