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Best Records for Finding Female Ancestors

Looking for the women in your family tree? Start your search for female ancestors in these genealogy records.

Remembering the Ladies

Discovering women's' identities can be tricky as they were often listed under their married name, or not at all. Here are clues to help identifying them.

Strategies for Finding Female Ancestors

Finding your female ancestors can be a challenge, but these six tips will help you find those elusive women in your family history.

5 Books About Historic Women

March is Women's History Month. Curl up with one of these five captivating tales of women who made waves in their own time.

Photo Detective: Dating Women’s Clothing

Having trouble identifying the women in your family photos? Clothing can help you date the photos and narrow your search. Here are three details to look for.

Women’s Intuition

Having trouble researching your female ancestors? We've got tips to help you track down their maiden names, and advice on what records to start with.

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Five Tips for Learning Women’s Maiden Names

Finding the maiden names of your female ancestors can be a real challenge. We've assembled 5 tips to help you track them down.

How the Wright Brothers Caused a Female Fashion Trend

How did brother Orville and Wilbur Wright help inspire fashion designers from New York to Paris? Let's take a closer look!

A Halloween Mystery: Women Dressed as Men in an Old Photo

Our reader inherited this old family photo of young women dressed as men. When was it taken? Why the costumes? We'll examine the mystery photo for clues.

3 Clues to Solve an Old Photo Mystery

When a family member won't talk about a person in a picture, it makes you wonder why. It also leaves you with an unidentified family photo. Dale Wheeler's father never spoke about the woman in this photo. Dale has three possible identities for this young woman: Julia Ann...

Don’t Forget the Women and Children in Old Photos

Last week, I examined the cataloging record and photo format clues for this stereograph picture, taken between 1860 and 1864, from the Library of Congress online photo collection. This week, let’s talk about the individuals shown. Who’s in the Photo? The Library of Congress caption states they’re members of the Wallack family of New […]

Civil War Photo Clues Revisited

Last week's mystery photo featured a mother and daughter. Winston Cochrane owns the image and wanted to know if it depicts the daughter's wedding. I tentatively dated the image to circa 1868 until more details became available. The back of a card photo can reveal other facts. The presence of...

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