Photo Organization for Genealogy Researchers – Resources for Getting Started
Getting our family’s photographs is organized is tough. It doesn’t seem to matter if I am organizing the photographs I took on my phone this morning, or trying to decide how organize and store my ancestors’ photographs dating back over 100 years. I never know quite how to begin the sorting or which organizing system I should use. So, I’m turning to the experts! Photo Organization for Genealogy Researchers Today I am sharing with you in video format three (3) fantastic organizers and bloggers who can help shed light on our photo organization woes. Actually one writer is a professional organizer AND a genealogist! (Hi, Caroline!) Note: This video was…
From Chaos to Order: Where To Begin Organizing Old Photos
This post contains affiliate links. Please read my disclosure for more info. I recently shared that I am an organizing junkie….and a flunkie! I desperately want my genealogy nice and organized. I want my files easy to find. I’ve worked hard to achieve that. I may not have a perfect system (does one even exist?), but I do have a system that works for me. You do, too, right? If you are still struggling with organizing your “paper” genealogy files, read more about that is this post. Now…where do you begin when organizing old photos? One of the great things about being our family historian is relatives send me photographs…
Tuesday’s Genealogy Tip – School Photos + Flickr
Flickr may not be your first thought for locating photographs of your ancestors, but it can be a great source. Listen and find out why.
16 Posts To Help You Identify Old Photographs
Do you have unidentified photographs of your ancestors in your collection? I think many genealogy researchers do. Among my own personal collection I have a large number of photographs of unknown individuals. Family? Friends? Neighbors? I’m really not sure on some. The question very quickly becomes “How do we identify those individuals?”. As researchers, we must first educate ourselves about antique photographs. It’s an “Identify Old Photographs” Round Up! Below, find 16 Are You My Cousin? posts all containing techniques and strategies to identify types of photographs, fashions and other important clues to learn more about your ancestors’ photographs. How To Determine the Date of an Old Family Photograph A…
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