Identifying Musicians in a Civil War Era Photograph
Identifying people in Civil War-era photos can be tricky. Photo Detective Maureen Taylor shares her tools and tricks for identification.
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Time Travel Vacations Using Stereographs
December 8 is Pretend to be a Time Traveler Day. We've got tips to help you travel back in history and peek into the world of our ancestors!
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Three Times the Trouble: Photos in the Family
Identifying ancestors in old family photos can be tricky. Photo Detective Maureen Taylor shares her tools and tricks for identification.
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A Mysterious River Crossing in an Old Photo
Some photos contain layers of puzzling details. You look at them and say, “What?” That’s what Diane Detour did when she found this picture amongst family photos. First, it’s a mystery about who’s depicted. Second, it’s a challenge to identify what these men are hauling across a river. And third, is this a family photo […]
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Online Photo Backup Services Premium
Backing up your digital photos is very important - and it’s easy when you use an automated photo backup service. Here are our favorite ways to go about it!
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A Halloween Mystery: Women Dressed as Men in an Old Photo
Our reader inherited this old family photo of young women dressed as men. When was it taken? Why the costumes? We'll examine the mystery photo for clues.
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Why Was Someone’s Face Cut Out of This Old Family Photo?
A genealogist was given an old black-and-white photo with someone's face cut out. She's not sure who the people pictured are—or why the image was defaced. Our Photo Detective is on the case!
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Identifying Unfamiliar Faces in an Old Group Photograph
Last week I shared three tips for identifying an old group photograph, using an early 1900s mystery photo of German-born inventor Emile Berliner with unnamed family members. We looked at the youngest person and the oldest person in the picture, then asked if census records could helps us identify the people in the picture. They […]
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Photo Finish: Dynamic Duos Premium
Couples have loved being photographed as long as the technology has existed. Enjoy our readers’ favorite photos of the cutest couples in their family trees.
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3 Tips to Identify Your Old Family Photos of Groups
Are there mystery faces in the old group photos in your family album? Identify them using these three tips from Family Tree Magazine's Photo Detective.
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