Subtle Clues Help Date a Mystery Officer
The background (and a belt buckle) help date this mystery military officer.
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Fixing Environmental Dangers to Your Family Photos
You’ll learn about helpful records for California research, the best websites to search, and hints for dealing with common obstacles such as long waits for vital records and the San Francisco earthquake and fire.
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How to Edit and Digitize Old Photos in 5 Steps
Breathe new life into your old family photos with these five tips for editing your digitized family photos.
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Behind the Scenes in Old Photos: How Your Ancestors Got The Thanksgiving Turkey
Few tables are without a turkey on Thanksgiving. Let's look at how our ancestors got their turkeys, and how to preserve the stories of how we get ours now.
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A Unique Photo Format of the Past: The Daguerreotype
Daguerreotypes were one of the first photographic methods to exist. Join us as Maureen A. Taylor shares their history and characteristics, as well as clues you can look for in them.
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Google PhotoScan: Scanning Your Photos Just Got Easier
Scanning and storing your photos just got so much easier! Find out how Google PhotoScan is a game changer for genealogy enthusiasts!
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Teaming Up with Cousins to Solve Photo Mysteries
If you're having trouble identifying the people in your old family photos, your cousins may be able to help. Photo Detective Maureen A. Taylor shares how to find clues in your mysterious family photographs.
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Photo Identification: Names, Dates and Places
Our reader, Linda, recently submitted a tintype she found in an old family bible. She knows who owned the bible, but not who is in the image. Photo Detective Maureen A. Taylor is on the case, sharing what clues she finds in this photo and helps narrow down the mystery.
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History Through a New Lens: Adding Color to Photographs
In The Colour of Time: A New History of the World, artist Marina Amal lets us see history through a whole new lens - in color.
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Narrowing the List of Suspects: Wedding Bells
For the last month, Photo Detective Maureen A. Taylor has been investigating three photo submitted by a reader. Now it’s time to narrow down the list of her ancestors to find possible matches.
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The Mystery of the Pale Eyed Woman
Photo Detective Maureen A. Taylor continues her three-part investigation on the family photos of one of our readers. This week's she's looking for clues in this haunting image of a young woman wearing a Peter Pan collar.
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Identifying a Fur-Clad Family Member
Photo Detective Maureen A. Taylor continues her three-part investigation on the family photos of one of our readers. This week's photo is full of great clues, including a staged winter background and fashion from the early 1900's.
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