Our Ancestors’ Fourth of July Celebrations
For Americans these days, Independence Day means cookouts, fireworks, and fun with loved ones. But how did our ancestors celebrate the Fourth of July?
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Get the Story Behind Your Fourth of July Old Family Photos
Symbolism abounds in old family photos taken on the Fourth of July. These three young men posed as the iconic drummers and fife player commonly seen on the Fourth of July as the trio from the song Yankee Doodle Dandy. Search newspaper websites for events shown in photos A search of newspapers on GenealogyBank.com turned […]
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Old American Flag Photo Mystery: Best of Photo Detective
Photo Detective was a long-running FamilyTreeMagazine.com blog. Here, we've combined the best posts about an old American flag photo mystery.
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Round Three: Clues in a Nineteenth Century Family Gathering
Heidi Thibodeau is determined to identify the folks in that July group portrait. It's a key to other unidentified photos she may find. It can take time to solve a photo mystery. The clues stack up, but making that right match often involves re-examining photos in your collection or asking...
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Old Mystery Photos: ID Clues in a Family Gathering Picture
Heidi Thibodeau's cousin found this image in the papers of her grandmother (Heidi's great-grand aunt), Bessie Mabel Hodgdon Hoogerzeil. Bessie was born Jan. 27, 1877. Heidi thinks she might be in this photo. A caption on the reverse states the picture was taken by Sprague and Hathaway, July 6, 1890...
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