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Dating Old Photos: Civil War Uniforms {50 Uniforms in 10 Minutes}
Dating Old Photos: Civil War Uniforms {50 Uniforms in 10 Minutes} Continue reading
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Preserving Pioneer History: Cemeteries in Nebraska
We have a big problem in Nebraska with our old pioneer cemeteries. Farming continues to encroach on abandoned cemeteries and when those cemeteries are on private property farmers will often destroy the cemeteries. Our cemeteries are protected under state laws, … Continue reading
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Bring Your Family Tree into the 21st Century: 7 “Tech” Items for Everyone
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
Dating Old Photographs: The Cyanotype Process
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
7 Deadly Sins of Digitizing Photos: Pictures and Stories RootsTech Session 2018
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
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
How to Tell the 10 Best Stories of Your Life: Pictures and Stories RootsTech Session 2017
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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Organize Your Family Tree: 10 Dollar Store “Budget” Items to Get You Started
If you’ve decided 2021 is the year to really “ORGANIZE” your family tree I’ve got 10 items you can get at the dollar store that won’t break your bank. Continue reading
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Dating Old Photos by Fashion: Tips for the 1930’s
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
From Mountains to Megabytes: Organizing and Archiving Your Stuff: Pictures and Stories RootsTech Session 2019
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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