Tips to Trace the Lineage of Your Photos
Tracing the line of descent of your family is more than putting names and dates on your family tree. You can use those same genealogical techniques to trace the history of ownership—the provenance—of your pictures. Knowing how a group of pictures came to be in your...
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Last week I showed you a picture of a piece of photo jewelry owned by Teri Luna and discussed a few clues. Teri saw the column and wrote back with a few more details. This particular pin is 1 3/4 inches high and 1 3/8 inches wide.&...
View DetailsIdentifying Old Photos in Lockets and Brooches
Teri Luna's grandmother Catherine Walker Brown Robson owned two pieces of photo jewelry. Her locket contained two photos, one of Catherine and the other of her sister Jean. When Teri removed them, two other images fell out that had been stored behind the other pictures. One was Catherine's...
View Details13 Websites for Finding Old Family Photos
Search these 13 sites for pictures of your ancestors and the places they lived. Plus, some tips on copyright to consider.
View DetailsOld-Time Baby Pictures
Social media today is full of pictures of children and grandchildren, but posting historical, black-and-white baby pictures hasn't really caught on yet. Babies born 100 years ago are just as cute as the darlings posted today. Take this image for instance: Maria Baker submitted it and wants to...
View DetailsBig Hats in Family Photos
Ronnie O'Rourke's great aunt Mary (Mamie) Smith (b. 1892) wears an enormous hat in this family portrait. Her grandson identified her in the image, but now the family wants to know who's standing with her. Her hat and dress are quite stylish for this outdoor event. The presence of the...
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Civil War Photo Clues Revisited
Last week's mystery photo featured a mother and daughter. Winston Cochrane owns the image and wanted to know if it depicts the daughter's wedding. I tentatively dated the image to circa 1868 until more details became available. The back of a card photo can reveal other facts. The presence of...
View DetailsClues in a Civil War Era Photo
Winston Cochrane sent in this adorable photo of a mother and daughter. Mary Meaux and her daughter Nannie M. Cochrane posed for this image, which shows the close connection between the two. Winston would like to know if the daughter is wearing a wedding dress. She married in Louiseville, Ky...
View DetailsFirst Photo Mystery of 2015
Diana Luellen and her father found this old photo at his sister's house almost 20 years ago. A lot of the aunt's pictures were identified, but the portrait of this man and several others were not. Diana emailed me that "this is the one I keep on my computer desk...
View DetailsMy Favorite Photo Websites of 2014
Happy New Year! Here are some websites that readers and friends told me about in 2014. Add them to your to-do list of sites worth exploring in 2015. Edit and Share PhotosPixlr.com Not a week goes by that I don't take time to explore new ways to...
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