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  • Box of old family photos. Tan background with red and white lettering reading 3 Benefits of Crowdsourcing Family Stories in Old Photos
    Old Family Photos

    3 Great Benefits of Crowdsourcing Family Stories From Old Photos

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    Crowdsourcing family stories is utilizing other family members to gather those family stories. In my case, I am seeking to crowdsource the identification of individuals in a photo and/or discover further details in those photographs. Learn how you can do it, too!

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    Finding Family History Clues in Old Photos and Documents – A How To

    September 7, 2021
    Google photos is a great option for storing and sharing your old family photographs. Oh, and it's free!

    Google Photos For Genealogy: It’s A Picture Perfect Guide!

    February 10, 2020
    Wondering how to preserve your old family photos? Want an easier way to share them? Learn how to digitize old family photos.

    How To Preserve & Digitize Old Family Photos

    January 28, 2016
  • Google photos is a great option for storing and sharing your old family photographs. Oh, and it's free!
    Genealogy Tools,  Old Family Photos

    Google Photos For Genealogy: It’s A Picture Perfect Guide!

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    Having a large number of old family photographs is lots of fun, but organizing them and sharing them? Well, that can be a challenge. Google Photos is picture perfect for keeping things organized. I’ll show you how.

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    Searching For Ancestors? My Favorite Apps For Genealogy Research

    March 15, 2021
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    What Standing in Line for (The Best!) Cupcake Ever Taught Me About Genealogy Research

    August 24, 2020
    Use Ancestry.com's Member Directory to find other genealogy researchers with your research interests. It might be just the jump start your research needs.

    Tutorial: The Ancestry.com Member Directory

    December 4, 2017
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    Old Family Photos

    Identify Your Ancestor In That Photograph

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    How to identify your ancestor in an old photograph is tough. I get it. Genealogy researchers often are the recipients of a family’s old photographs. Yet, these old family photos come to us unlabeled and unorganized. The task of identifying your ancestors in the photographs seems daunting if not impossible. Could your family photo collection contain a great grandparent who is simply not recognized? You crave a resource with strategies to guide them through the steps of identifying their old family photos. You want a resource that will allow you to be strategic in analyzing and labeling your old family photos. Why? Identifying that old family photograph allows that individual’s…

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    Are you finding all the genealogy clues hidden in your old family photos? Use those vintage photos of your ancestors to learn more about your ancestors. #genealogy #theimagealliance #realcamerasrock

    How To Pull Genealogy Clues From Your Old Family Photographs

    May 7, 2019
    Wondering how to scan all those old family photos? Learn how to quickly scan and share your family memories!

    Preserve Your Family Photos…Preserve Your Family History

    April 20, 2020
    Do you have a box of old family photographs? Wondering who those people are? Learn tips and strategies to identify those old family photographs.

    Identify Old Family Photographs – Who IS That Couple?

    January 8, 2016
  • Flickr is fast becoming a favorite tool in my genealogy toolbox! A free photo sharing site, Flickr can be used to get more eyes on your ancestors' photos!
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    Using Flickr to Identify Your Ancestors

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    Flickr is fast becoming a favorite tool in my genealogy toolbox! If you are not familiar with it, Flickr is a free photo storage/sharing site. (There is a paid version, but the free version currently meets my needs.) With the free plan you can upload up to 1,000 photographs. The advantages of Flickr include: Cloud storage of your photographs (Tip: Back up your photographs in several places.) The ability to edit your photographs in Flickr The ability to set your privacy settings to Public (anyone), Private (only you) or Friends. The ability to share a photograph to your social media accounts or by email The ability to organize your photographs…

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    July 19, 2021
    Tax records can provide an enormous amount of information on your ancestors. Track your ancestors year by year and find clues to other potential resources.

    31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips – Tax Records

    July 20, 2018
    Day 2 of "31 Days of Out of the Box Genealogy Tips" involves exploring genealogy wikis. Wikis can be another source to find valuable clues to use in your research. #genealogy #genealogytips #areyoumycousin #ancestors #familyhistory

    31 Days of “Out of the Box” Genealogy Tips – Genealogy Wikis

    July 2, 2018
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Welcome! I’m Lisa. I believe researching your genealogy does not have to be overwhelming. All you need is a solid plan, a genealogy toolbox and the knowledge to use those tools. Read more….

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