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Old Christmas Photos: Best of Photo Detective
Photo Detective was a long-running FamilyTreeMagazine.com blog. Here, we've combined the best posts about old Christmas photos.
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Why (and How) Should You Colorize Family Photos? Experts Weigh In Premium
Adding color to black-and-white photos has never been easier. But should you? Hear from photo experts, and read about MyHeritage and RESTORE by Vivid-Pix.
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A Free, Downloadable Shot List for Genealogy
Your camera can be an indispensable genealogy tool! Download this free, handy shot list to keep track of your genealogy photo projects. This list covers essential shots for five key family history categories: gravestones, ancestral homes, family heirlooms, records and family portraits.
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Using and Transferring Metadata in Digital Images and Photos
Metadata can help you store and transfer key details about image files. Learn how to edit and manage the metadata in your digital images and photos.
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Family Photo Inventory Form Free Download
Record information about your family photos and keep track of your collection.
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New Identification Technology for Digital Photos
This is a Family Tree Magazine advertiser-sponsored post from Tag That Photo. A vital part of documenting family history is identifying people in our family photos. From scanning old pics found in shoeboxes and albums, to curating hundreds —or thousands—of digital photos, it’s often a challenging and time-consuming process. Tag That Photo is a new […]
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Subtle Clues Help Date a Mystery Officer
The background (and a belt buckle) help date this mystery military officer.
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How to Take Better Tombstone Photographs
Take clearer, more legible photos of your ancestors' graves with these easy tips.
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Fixing Environmental Dangers to Your Family Photos
You’ll learn about helpful records for California research, the best websites to search, and hints for dealing with common obstacles such as long waits for vital records and the San Francisco earthquake and fire.
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3 Steps to Identify Unknown People in Old Family Photos
Compare photo clues to available records to identify the subjects in an old family picture.
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