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Rosemary U'Ren submitted this photograph, which was left behind in her uncle Frank's boxes of unorganized photographs and genealogical notes. In preparation for writing a family history, Frank had begun labeling the pictures, but he never finished. Now U'Ren wants to complete the job of identifying the pictures and researching...
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Every other week, I select a photograph from the piles of unique and special pictures people send for identification. You probably don't know that several thousand readers check out this column each month and that submissions come from around the world—some from as far away as New Zealand, and an...
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Photo Detective: Family Tall Tales Premium
No doubt about it, Michael R. Boyce has spent a lot of time working on his family history. He's discovered that some of the stories his father told him appear to be true—such as being related to a Dutch sea captain. He's also uncovered photographs of many of...
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"My mother came up with a fabulous gift today—a small box of photographs," writes Judy Noel in her e-mail that accompanied this picture. As with all boxes of family photographs, some are identified while others are unknown. Of course, there are also those images that seem...
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Helen Kesinger owns a special family treasure. It's a photograph album with an inscription: "Atchison, KS, Sept. 30, 1877. Dear Louise! Accept this album as a token of kind remembrance of your true and affectionate grandmother, Wilhelmine Scherer." This token of affection from a grandmother to her granddaughter...
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What's going to happen to your photographs? When there is a death in the family, relatives may divide up the pictures. If no one wants them, photographs—especially unidentified ones—can end up being discarded or sold by whoever receives the leftover belongings. You can prevent your family's photographic heritage from...
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