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How Picmonkey Will Aide Your Genealogy Research
This post contain affiliate links. Read my full disclosure policy here. This is not a sponsored post. “How do you read those old documents?!” This is a common genealogy research question I get frequently from my non-genealogy friends and newbie genealogists as well – especially those of us who need a little more help with our vision these days ! Bifocals, trifocals, progressive lenses…..I might have a little experience with that. Wills, estate records, tax records, court minutes…..these are all records we as genealogists use on a regular basis. Typically I will take a digital photograph of documents I use. Finding our ancestors’ documents in a legible script and well preserved…
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15 Posts To Help You Identify Old Photographs
Techniques and strategies to identify old photographs. Date an old photo and find other important clues in your old family photos. 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. It’s actually a wonderful problem to have! Are they family? Friends? Neighbors? I’m really not sure on some. I expect it’s a mixture of both. When you come across old family photos that are not labeled, the question very quickly becomes “How do we identify those individuals? Is it even possible?”. As researchers, we must first educate…
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Easily Date a Family Photograph By Analyzing Hairstyles
Being familiar with changing hairstyles through the decades, helps identify old family photographs. Find resources to help you!
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The Best Way To Store Photos and Keep Them Safe
Learn the best way to store old family photographs to keep them safe for future generations.