Photo Detective: Unhidden Treasure Premium
Until recently, Mike Duckwall was an addicted genealogist who didn't own many photos or family papers—until he found another relative's research and a big box of pictures in his uncle's closet. "This box was like a treasure chest full of gold," Mike says. It's easy to...
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A colleague recently gave me this cute picture found in a Maine antiques shop and labeled "Earl Russell Prince, 3 years." Photos usually show up in antiques stores after their original owners have died. Some people just don't value their ancestors' old pictures (especially unidentified ones), so they...
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Do these two photographs show the same woman at different times in her life?
View DetailsPhoto Detective: Heirloom Watch Tells Stories Premium
An ancestor's watch may help you turn back the clock to see what life was like when it was still ticking.
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A single family photograph can serve as a valuable social history document. Take for example this group portrait (Figure 1), which provides a link to a violent chapter in American history: the settlement of the West. Phyllis King found this picture among her great-grandparents Arthur D. Barrows and Francis A...
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Picture research is a combination of genealogical research tools and library materials.
View DetailsPhoto Detective: Orphan’s Mother? Premium
How can our reader find out if this is really her grandfather's biological mother?
View DetailsPhoto Detective: Bony Hands Premium
This clue could help you date an old carte de visite.
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