Photo Detective
Hairstyles and History: A Call for Photos
Well, I don't know about you, but I'm relieved that the mystery of the One Glove has been solved and a reunion is underway. I'm not going to include links here because instead of the usual one-column post, the glove tale stretched to four whole columns. Scroll down in the...
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A Reunion for the One-Gloved Mystery
Here's a bit of proof that you should not only read the comments for each blog column but add one yourself. Imagine my surprise when Denise Damm commented on the one-glove mystery. (This makes the fourth post on this one photo!) Denise wrote "I am quite sure that...
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What Does the Future Hold For Your Family Photographs?
I saw a very sad sight yesterday. I attended an collectibles show and saw a collection of daguerreotypes for sale. The mournful moment came when I realized that every single one of these images was identified. As you probably know, daguerreotypes date from 1839 to the early 1860s. The majority...
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Photo Detective: Playing Politics Premium
A tiny detail in your photo may reveal a relative's political views.
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Final Installment: One-Glove Mystery Solved!
I'm doing the happy dance right now! I finally contacted Sue Anderson, the owner of the photo of the four men—two wearing one glove each—featured in two blog posts. Turns out she was on vacation and hadn't imagined the fuss being made over this photo. All she wanted to know...
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Gloved Mystery
Last week I wrote about a photo in which two of the men depicted each wore only one glove. I wondered about the significance of this oddity. A couple of people sent me e-mails about their thoughts. Let's take a closer look at the gloves:Candy Rypczyk wrote, "My husband had...
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Tag continued!
Kathryn Doyle of the California Genealogical Society and Library Blog added two more categories to the Tag game also called a meme. By the way, check out the international blogs that Kathyrn tagged. Five Places to Visit Again1. Italy ( I love the whole country)2. Sante Fe, New...
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Tag I’m It! An Online Game
Diane Haddad of Family Tree Magazine's Genealogy Insider blog tagged me and this blog in a game of Internet tag. So here goes...10 Years Ago I..1. Left full-time employment and benefits like vacation time to freelance and focus on photos.2. Coordinated a website project Boston...
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Postal Clues and a One-Glove Mystery
In honor of an upcoming article in the print Family Tree Magazine, this week's photo mystery is a postcard. In the January 2009 issue, I wrote a piece called Getting the Message on the ways our ancestors communicated and the types of records they left behind. One of the...
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Sound Off! Where Do You Post Family Pictures?
In honor of October being Family History Month, I'd like to hear from you about your favorite photo sharing sites and where you post your family tree information. I have to admit this is a personal interest. If you read the July 2008 issue of Family Tree Magazine then you...
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