Identifying Old Photographs: How to Do It and How It Can Help Your Research (AncestralFindings.com)

Published: Sat, 12/13/14

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Identifying Old Photographs: How to Do It and How It Can Help Your Research

There are clues to your family history in old photographs. Discovering previously unknown family photos from generations ago is like uncovering genealogical gold. If you spend enough time online interacting with distant cousins you discover on genealogy websites, you will undoubtedly eventually find someone who has amazing photos they are willing to share with you. You may also have some old genealogical photos yourself. Maybe you know who they are. Maybe you don’t (not labeling

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