14 Oct 2014

Library of Congress Wants Your Family Halloween Photos

By |14 Oct 2014|Family Photos & Records, Genealogy, Holidays|0 Comments

The Library of Congress wants your family Halloween photos from 2014. Are you photographing hayrides, haunted houses, parades, or trick-or-treating this year with adorable children and grandchildren? The Library of Congress wants you! (And I hope someday [...]

10 Mar 2021

Old Schlesien Photos at Wratislaviae Amici Portal

By |10 Mar 2021|Digital Collections, Prussian Genealogy, Research Tips|0 Comments

Find Old Schlesien Photos at Wratislaviae Amici Portal.  The Wratislaviae Amici portal features nearly one million photographs, maps, headstones, advertisements, and articles about Breslau (now Wrocław) and Schlesien (Lower Silesia). More than 28,000 users are registered [...]

2 Jul 2020

Finding Family Photo Clues

By |2 Jul 2020|Chicago Genealogy, Family Photos & Records, Hann, Larsson, Swedish Genealogy|2 Comments

Finding family photo clues is an important skill for any genealogist. Clues usually lie inside family photos every genealogist possesses. Learn about resources for family photo clues using the main image (above). Hann [...]

21 Nov 2018

Interviewing Relatives for Family History

By |21 Nov 2018|Family Photos & Records, Holidays|3 Comments

Here are some tips for interviewing relatives for family history.The suggestions here come from my own professional experience, and from colleagues at the Society of California Archivists and the Oral History Association. Holiday gatherings may not [...]

4 May 2017

Caring for Scrapbook Family Photographs

By |4 May 2017|Family Photos & Records, Genealogy, Preservation|0 Comments

Are you caring for scrapbook family photographs? Do your scrapbook family photographs look like the one above? Here are some solutions from an archivist-genealogist. During #AskAnArchivist Day, Missy asked: I've been given large portions [...]

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