Category Archives: fun stuff

Dating Old Photos: Civil War Uniforms {50 Uniforms in 10 Minutes}

Posted on June 4, 2021 by Blog Admin

Dating Old Photos: Civil War Uniforms {50 Uniforms in 10 Minutes} Continue reading →

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Bring Your Family Tree into the 21st Century: 7 “Tech” Items for Everyone

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Blog Admin

If you have collected someone else’s research from the 1990’s or before you have an idea of what a daunting task it is to take all of that written work, files, photocopies, notes, etc. and try to digitize and bring to a new life on the internet and the computer. Continue reading →

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Dating Old Photographs: The Cyanotype Process

Posted on April 6, 2021 by Blog Admin

The earliest known modern photography came into existence around 1840. When looking at old photos knowing about the photography process is helpful to point to a date or time period. Continue reading →

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7 Deadly Sins of Digitizing Photos: Pictures and Stories RootsTech Session 2018

Posted on March 22, 2021 by Blog Admin

Ready to start digitizing your old photos? This is a great session from RootsTech 2018 – about an hour of very helpful information! Continue reading →

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Dating Old Photographs: The Daguerreotype Process

Posted on March 20, 2021 by Blog Admin

The earliest known modern photography came into existence around 1840. When looking at old photos knowing about the photography process is helpful to point to a date or time period. Continue reading →

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How to Tell the 10 Best Stories of Your Life: Pictures and Stories RootsTech Session 2017

Posted on March 19, 2021 by Blog Admin

If you want to start putting your family history into a story version and write a family history book this is a great session from RootsTech 2017 – about an hour of very helpful information! Continue reading →

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Dating Old Photos by Fashion: Tips for the 1930’s

Posted on February 22, 2021 by Blog Admin

More great tips on dating old photos by fashion in the 1930’s. Just click the link to go to the familysearch blog. Continue reading →

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Family Tree for Beginners: “Dummies” if you prefer…7 Free books to help you get started

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Blog Admin

Great News! You decided to start working on your family tree! Now what!? Family tree research can be a bit overwhelming. Continue reading →

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From Mountains to Megabytes: Organizing and Archiving Your Stuff: Pictures and Stories RootsTech Session 2019

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Blog Admin

Where do you start with your family tree research and organizing a massive amount of family history? This is a great session from RootsTech – about an hour of very helpful information! Continue reading →

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RootsTech 2021 – Free Online! February 25-27, 2021

Posted on February 18, 2021 by Blog Admin

Tens of thousands of people attend RootsTech every year and this year you can to! Continue reading →

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