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10 Steps to Scanning, Preserving and Sharing Your Photos (Part 1)

An article by Lorine McGinnis Schulze.

10 Steps to Scanning, Preserving and Sharing Your Photos (Part 2)

An article by Lorine McGinnis Schulze.

1000memories - Bring your past into the present

1000Memories is a shoebox of sorts that anyone can use free of charge to post photos, documents, stories, etc. and make their family history available to others. They have an app, free, for your Iphone to turn it into a portable scanner, which can be very handy.

19th Century Photographs | Restoration and Research Tools for Genealogists

PhotoTree.com presents free photo research tools and information. A searchable gallery of 1,000 images and weekly case studies help the genealogist date their own pictures.

Fold3 - Historical Photographs ^FREE

Fold3 is an online repository for original historical documents, combined with the ability for users to make comments, annotations, and upload their own documents. The focus of Fold3 is to be a comprehensive collection of U.S. Military records. Some areas of Fold3 are free to use, while others can be freely searched and then viewed with a paid subscription.

Genealogy.com - Photographs and the Holidays

Article by Maureen Taylor.

Genealogy.com - Using Photos in Your Research

Article by Lyman D. Platt, Ph.D.

Maureen Taylor.com

An internationally recognized photo identification and family history expert. The author of a number of books and magazine articles, she offers a range of dynamic, interactive seminars on photographs, genealogy, and history.

Old Photo Archive

Photo-Sleuth

A series of articles about old photographs, photographers and their subjects, from a family history perspective.

photodetective - YouTube

In each installment Maureen Taylor, the Photo Detective tackles a photo identification problem.

Photography as a Tool in Genealogy

An article w/definitions & descriptions of types of photographs.

RootsTech - Photos Capture the Story

By Jens Nielsen.

Shades of the Departed

A blog by footnoteMaven to discuss her collection of photographs. I will also share with you what I've learned or am learning about scanning, creating a database, analyzing and dating my collection, and anything else that strikes my fancy related to photography and my collection.

The Online Photographer - Why Didn't People Smile in Old Portraits?

Using Local and Family History Photographs to Tell the Stories of Your Ancestors

This guide offers research strategies to search the Library of Congress print and digital collections for photographs that focus the lens on your family and strengthen your genealogical research.