Uncovering Your Ancestry through Family Photographs
by Maureen A. Taylor

Everyone keeps old family photographs, whether in frames, albums or shoeboxes.

These photos house a treasury of genealogical information, revealing unique details about our ancestors' lives, personalities and everyday realities.

Following the guide's step-by-step instruction, anyone can learn how to identify different types of family photographs to determine their date, location and, in some instances, even their photographer. Case studies of actual photographs illustrate how other details, such as poses; props, dress and setting can lead to several new genealogical discoveries.

Even if a reader's collection of images is limited, this guide provides methods for locating additional photos through relatives, libraries and archives. Once these photos are collected and analyzed readers will also learn how to preserve their family collection for generations to come.

224 pp., paperback, 1999, ISBN 1-5587-0527-9