Finding Photo Clues in Historical Hat Styles
This mystery photo features a lovely assortment of Gilded Age hat styles. Let's take a closer look at the details in this photo, (including the hats!) to see what more we can learn.
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Old Christmas Photos: Best of Photo Detective
Photo Detective was a long-running FamilyTreeMagazine.com blog. Here, we've combined the best posts about old Christmas photos.
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Subtle Clues Help Date a Mystery Officer
The background (and a belt buckle) help date this mystery military officer.
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How to Self-Publish Your Family History Book
Itching to write your family history? Learn the pros and cons of the various methods for publishing your genealogy here.
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Reverse Genealogy: 5 Reasons to Trace Family Forward in Time Premium
Think tracing your tree back in time is the only way to go? Guess again. We got some unconventional researchers to share their reverse genealogy secrets.
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Fixing Environmental Dangers to Your Family Photos
You’ll learn about helpful records for California research, the best websites to search, and hints for dealing with common obstacles such as long waits for vital records and the San Francisco earthquake and fire.
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3 Steps to Identify Unknown People in Old Family Photos
Compare photo clues to available records to identify the subjects in an old family picture.
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Fixing Environmental Dangers to Your Family Photos Premium
Learn how to preserve your old family photos and protect them from environmental factors like heat and humidity.
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Photo Detective: 20th Century Photos Before Photoshop® Premium
Before photos went digital, our ancestors made plenty of choices about how their photos should look.
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How to Learn About Working Women in Old Family Photos
Did your female ancestors work outside the home? In this article, the photo detective, Maureen Taylor, demonstrates how you can find clues to your great-grandma's occupation in old photographs.
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