Amelia Earhart Found? Clues in an Old Photo May Solve 80-Year-Old Mystery
For more than 80 years the world has wondered what happened to pilot Amelia Earhart, who disappeared over the South Pacific in 1937. The History Channel documentary "Amelia Earhart: The Lost Evidence" suggests an old photo holds the key to the mystery.
Read MoreThree Techniques for Solving a Military Mystery
You know the expression, "There's something about a man in uniform." Well I can finish that phrase with "that's so mysterious." One of the most difficult photo mysteries to solve is a person in a uniform. There are a few reasons why that's true. First there were...
Read MoreStories in the Family Album
Way back in grade school, I learned that the building blocks of a good story are who, what, where, when and how. Those elements plus a little family history lore add up to tell a tale. In the case of this photo, here's how it breaks down:Who: There are lot...
Read MorePart 2 of an Italian Photo Mystery
Last week I introduced Eileen Poulin's mysterious photos on tin and showed you one of the two images of her Italian relatives. Poulin's mother left her the pair with a note regarding the identity of the individuals in the photos—but the details are confusing: On the paper with the above...
Read MoreIn Honor of Martin Luther King Day
I realized today that I don't spend enough time on Flickr. If you're not familiar with it, try it today. It's a wonderful free resource. You can upload picture files, invite comments and share your pictorial heritage. If you want unlimited uploads and storage, user statistics and more...
Read MoreResearch Rewards
When June Thomazin submitted this photo of an elderly couple she also sent me an extensive account of her research. I'm so impressed by her efforts that I thought it would make a good topic for this column. June's dedicated months to her search for data. ...
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A Women’s History Month Salute: Spanish American War Style
Surrounded by recuperating soldiers and orderlies is Deb Wilson's great-aunt Mary L. Keeler, also known as Molly. She served as nurse during the Spanish American War (1898-99) at Fort Monroe, Va., as well as in Cuba and Puerto Rico. Deb knows this is her aunt, but...
Read MoreSpotlight: Denver Public Library Picture Collection
It's over 90 degrees in my town today. The heat and humidity make me start thinking about winter. With months to go before the snow, I did the next best thing. I looked at pictures of cooler temperatures I found on the Denver Public Library Web site. All right. Not...
Read MoreUnknown Soldiers
I owe a big thank-you to readers who sent pictures of the military men in their family. My in box has quite of few images of men in mystery uniforms, so I thought focusing on military pictures for another week was warranted. Pay attention to the details such as these...
Read MoreMilitary Memories
In honor of Memorial Day, I'll mention two items appropriate for the occasion. First, if you enjoyed the books Dating Old Photographs and More Dating Old Photographs (Moorshead Magazines), then you're going to love the new one in the series. Dating Military Photographs will let you compare all your mysterious...
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