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    Old Family Photos

    Easily Date a Family Photograph By Analyzing Hairstyles

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    Being familiar with changing hairstyles through the decades, helps identify old family photographs. Find resources to help you!

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    Colorize Family Photos with MyHeritage in Color & Give Them New Life!

    June 22, 2020
    black and white photo of family of 4. White text on tan background reading My Favorite Resources for Dating Old Photographs

    My Favorite 10 Resources for Dating Old Photographs

    April 28, 2016
    Trying to identify your ancestor in that old family photograph? Start by learning the different types of antique photographs?

    How to Identify 5 Types of Old Photographs

    December 17, 2015
  • old pic of woman in a magnifying galss. White words on tan background reading The Best Way to Store Photos
    Old Family Photos

    The Best Way To Store Photos and Keep Them Safe

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    Learn the best way to store old family photographs to keep them safe for future generations.

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    Photographing Cemeteries: Telling the Story of Your Ancestors

    November 16, 2020
    black and white photo of family of 4. White text on tan background reading My Favorite Resources for Dating Old Photographs

    My Favorite 10 Resources for Dating Old Photographs

    April 28, 2016
    Identify Your Ancestor In that Photo Ebook

    Identify Your Ancestor In That Photograph

    October 21, 2019
  • Old Family Photos

    Why You Should Save & Share Family Photos

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    Save family photos to convey chapters of our family history and serve as passports to our family memories and connections. 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…

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    Millions of photos are lost in natural disasters, household accidents, and technology crashes every year. Take action and save your photos today!

    Why You Need To Save Your Photos Now!

    April 15, 2016
    black and white photo of family of 4. White text on tan background reading My Favorite Resources for Dating Old Photographs

    My Favorite 10 Resources for Dating Old Photographs

    April 28, 2016
    Not sure how old that antique photograph is? Learn how to use tax stamps to identify you old family photo.

    How to Date Antique Photographs Using Tax Stamps

    January 15, 2016
  • Genealogy Research,  How To Trace Your Family Tree,  Old Family Photos

    Sports Memorabilia & Athletes In The Family Tree

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    Athletes in the family tree? Sports memorabilia can tell ancestors’ unique stories. Baseball cards and news articles can be genealogy records, too! Sports are an enjoyable past time of many individuals both today and in the past. Whether playing a sport for fun, cheering on our favorite team or perhaps even enjoying a sport as a professional athlete, sports were a part of our ancestors’ lives. Sports were important to our ancestors. Because of this, sports are important to us as genealogy researchers. Hold on to your baseball hats, this is going to be fun! ⚾🏈🎾 Was your ancestor a professional sports player or athlete? Whether at the minor or…

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    Have you found all of an ancestor's children? Genealogy research tips to find your ancestors' children between the census years!

    Finding Children Between the Census Years

    November 3, 2014
    Incorporating DNA testing into your genealogy research raises questions! Find answers to 2 commonly asked genetic genealogy questions. #genealogy #geneticgenealogy #areyoumycousin #dna

    Two Common Genetic Genealogy Questions Answered!

    August 6, 2018

    How To Research Your Common Surname Ancestors

    October 17, 2016
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