Photo Detective: Clues to Connections Premium
Figure 1 Figure 2 Rosemary U'Ren inherited a velvet album of photographs that her grandmother rescued from the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire. While her grandmother obviously thought these images important enough to save, no one took time to identify the people in the album. Rosemary is now...
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Large archives and libraries are great, but having a personal family photo archive is even more special. Learn how to build a family photo archive with these 6 steps.
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I keep track of new publications on a variety of subjects, including photo history, costume history and the latest scrapbooking techniques for creating heritage albums. My book collection is growing at such a rapid rate that we had floor-to-ceiling bookshelves built in our family room. But there is a core...
View DetailsPhoto Detective: Cartes de Visite Premium
In the 19th century, small photographs called cartes de visite served a variety of purposes from business advertisements to family portraits. They were even sold in sets that both children and adults collected by subject. In addition to pictures of ordinary people, cartes de visite featured royalty, Civil War generals...
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In his book The Greatest Generation, Tom Brokaw describes the Americans who came of age during World War II. Each profile illustrates the shared set of values and patriotism that held that generation together. Another generation affected by similarly life-changing events experienced the transformation of the 13 original Colonies into...
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Figure 1 Figure 2 After Joe Sanchez's father died, he found these two post-mortem photographs in his belongings. These photographs are a mystery; all Joe knows is that his father was born in Durango, Mexico, in 1913. At first, it seems unlikely that either of these images will yield...
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Photo Detective: Answer Revealed Premium
As you probably know from your last Family Tree Magazine E-mail Update newsletter, I've been having problems with my email. For the last several weeks, I've been struggling to deal with an email virus that's clogging up my inbox—I get about 180 of the same message a day! Several...
View DetailsBasics of Historic Fashion Premium
When we think of milestones in US history, the Revolutionary War, Civil War and civil rights movement immediately come to mind. Knowing the details of events like these puts your ancestors into historical context. But turning points in American fashion history—for instance, the first riveted blue jeans (1873), sunglasses (1885)...
View DetailsPhoto Detective: Precious Clues Premium
I'm fascinated by the jewelry in family photographs: A single accessory can verify a relationship, confirm a date for the image and even lead to a positive identification. In addition, the style and significance of jewelry can open new avenues of genealogical research. For instance, a ring worn on the...
View DetailsPhoto Detective: Looking Back Premium
It's hard to believe the first Identifying Family Photographs appeared online Feb. 8, 2000—almost six years ago! Even after all this time I still love receiving your photos so much I open emails like they're wrapped Christmas presents. Thanks to you, I've been living my dream of studying family...
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