Category: Photos

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 […]

Subtle Clues Help Date a Mystery Officer

The background (and a belt buckle) help date this mystery military officer.

How to Take Better Tombstone Photographs

Take clearer, more legible photos of your ancestors' graves with these easy tips.

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.

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.

How to Learn About Working Women in Old Family Photos

Did your female ancestors work outside the home? In this article, the photo detective, Maureen Taylor, demonstrates how you can find clues to your great-grandma's occupation in old photographs.

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The Search for a Family Resemblance

There are two other images in Susan Ellerbee’s collection. Both men. Both were taken in the 1880s. The young man is William F. Tucker. She’s hoping that a family resemblance will help her decided which side of the family the man in the tintype hails. Before we get to that. Let’s take a look at […]

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