Photo Detective: Digital Photo Preservation Premium
This week, instead of identifying one of the many photographs submitted to this column, I thought I'd write about learning how to prevent losing your valuable digital images. Yes, I am supposed to know better, but it takes time to learn how to use all the tools at our disposal...
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Get tips and resources for researching foreign photos.
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How to save your photos after a flood has soaked them.
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Reunions are the perfect opportunity start collaborating on your family history.
View DetailsPhoto Detective: Family Resemblances Premium
How do you identify a family photograph if you don't even know what side of the family the image belongs to? The answer is to look for physical features that distinguish one side from the other. In Rita Werner's case, the striking resemblance between two women in her photograph collection...
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"Was a formal wedding unusual for the 19th century?" Cora McDonnell asks about this wedding photograph of her grandfather's brother and his wife. In this case, the story surrounding the photograph is as fascinating as the image itself. Cora's grandfather, Otto Frederick Richter, born March 16, 1864, immigrated...
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Photo Detective: Mixed Bag Premium
Analyzing some of the pictures submitted for this column is a bit like making coffee—the percolated kind. I loved these pictures the first time I saw them, but the answers took time (and some extra information from their owners) to "perc." Playing the Game Lucia Perry's family...
View DetailsDigital Scrapbooking Tips for Beginners Premium
Digital scrapbooking presents a whole realm of possibilities for preserving and displaying your heritage. Here's how to get started on yours.
View DetailsPhoto Detective: Determining the Occasion Premium
What's pictured in a photo doesn't always tell the whole story.
View DetailsPhoto Detective: Religious Occasions Premium
Our Photo Detective demystifies an unusual accessory in this religious image.
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