Mystery Military Man Photo Premium
Deciphering the clues in a military photograph can be challenging—especially if the image was taken overseas. David Dew's mother found this portrait, which had belonged to his great-aunt Helen, while cleaning out a closet. The photo bears the caption "Dad in the war of Tripoli." Dew thinks...
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This unusual photograph shows a studio shot of a couple in their outerwear.
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Figure 1 Some readers submit lots of information to help me date and identify their family images, but many queries resemble this one from Peg Koontz: "Picture being submitted for identification, would love to know about the date taken. Thanks." Dear Peg, To date this attractive image of...
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Look for these key clues in your mystery photos.
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I'll be at the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference in Philadelphia Sept. 2-6, and I hope I'll see you there. You can visit with me in my booth, #304, in the conference exhibit hall. It's a great chance to chat with me about your family photos or just stop by...
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Like many of you, I'm glued to the TV and online news sources watching the Olympics. While I don't have any Olympic hopefuls in my house, there are plenty of athletes on the family tree: In one oft-told tale, my husband's grandfather had an opportunity to play for a major...
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Medical Conditions and Family History
Two weeks ago I put out a call for photos showing medical conditions. There are three images and one blog link in this post so be sure to read all the way to the end. The inspiration for that request was a photo that Elizabeth Vollrath emailed me in May...
View DetailsThe Weller Family Revisited
My search for living descendants of the little girl in Finding Family Photos on the Web is ongoing. It's a perfect example of how not everything is on the web. Having looked at census records and whatever else was online, I ran into a virtual brick wall—I'm sure you know...
View DetailsSpotlight on Family Health History–The Photo Side
There was a very interesting story about Pio Pico, California's last governor under Mexico, in the July 19 Los Angeles Times. "What made Pio Pico so, well, ugly?" focuses not on the political happenings of his administration, but on how a daguerreotype of him helped identify a medical condition...
View DetailsFinding Family Photos on the Web
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about how one genealogist created a short video about her online photo discovery. I was so intrigued by her effort that I decided to try putting together a short piece with images depicting flags. It's one of my collecting areas—I can't...
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