Save Family Photos! by Rachel LaCour Niesen
I am so excited to have Rachel LaCour Niesen of Save Family Photos as guest poster today! Welcome, Rachel! Rachel is on a mission to save family stories, one photo at a time. Once you learn more about Rachel and her website SaveFamilyPhotos, you will be motivated to save your own family stories through your photos, too! Why Save Family Photos? How did you get started? Was there one photograph that started it all? As a former photojournalist, I value storytelling and curation. All great photographs tell stories and careful curation helps convey those stories. After years pursuing a career in professional photography, I emerged as both a trained…
Genealogy + Sports Memorabilia
Was your ancestor a professional sports player? Whether at the minor or major level, sports capture our hearts. For the genealogist, sports provide opportunities to document our ancestors as well as opportunities to find images of our ancestors. Baseball cards, anyone? Owen Elliott was the son of Elie Elliott and Nora King. Born in 1913 in Mecklenburg Count, VA, Owen played professional baseball from 1935-1938. For most of that time, he was a pitcher for the Richmond Colts. Known as Ace, Owen played for William and Mary before moving up to the Richmond team in 1935. The Richmond Colts were affiliated with the Philadelphia A’s and later the New…
Top 10 Resources for Dating Old Photographs
The most common question I receive regarding old family photographs is how to date them. I’ve asked this in the past as well. After all, dating a photograph is the first step in being able to identify the individual(s). These are some of my favorite and “go-to” resources for dating photographs. Top 10 Resources to Help Date Your Old Photographs
Tuesday’s Genealogy Tip – Get Your Photos In Front Of Your Family
Are you trying to get more photographs in your collection identified? I found getting those unidentified photos in front of family as often as possible to be helpful! Photographs are memory joggers. It can take more than one look to recognize or remember a photograph.
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