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.
Read More3 Steps to Identify Unknown People in Old Family Photos
Compare photo clues to available records to identify the subjects in an old family picture.
Read MoreFixing Environmental Dangers to Your Family Photos Premium
Learn how to preserve your old family photos and protect them from environmental factors like heat and humidity.
Read More3 Places to Share Family History Documents and Images Online
Share your family history more effectively this year! These ideas will help you share your genealogy discoveries and unique family artifacts more widely—and best yet, some of these sharing solutions only take a few minutes.
Read MoreOld Photo of a Nurse in the 1890s
This lovely photo of a nurse was taken in the mid to late 19th century. Let's take a closer look to see what more we can learn.
Read MoreHow to Plan the Perfect Genealogy Photo Project
Discover how to take your old photos from frumpy to fabulous with tips for managing your photo projects, plus step-by-step instructions.
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Lives Cut Short Premium
There's more to find in old family photos than just what your ancestors looked like. Here is an example of how to delve into old photos and uncover clues to your family's history.
Read MoreArchiving Family Photos: Episode 84
This month we have tips on photo organizing secrets, 25 keepsake family photo projects and Lisa provides strategies for navigating the Library of Congress Prints & Photographs Online Catalog.
Read MoreThe 175th Anniversary of Photography: Episode 68
This episode's theme is the 175th Anniversary of Photography. Learn about photo editing and retouching for genealogists, cool photo features on sites like MyHeritage and FamilySearch.org, and hear about the history of photography from the Photo Detective herself, Maureen Taylor.
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