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Ancestor Photos

A site which has thousands of named Victorian photographs where there is a chance you will find the faces of your ancestors. We only stock photographs from English-speaking countries, mostly from the UK, but some from the United States, Canada and Australia plus a few examples from British India, South Africa and of British people visiting the continent of Europe.

Ancestor Rescue Mission

A blog with a mission: reconnecting families with their visual history, one photo at a time.

AncientFaces - Show & Tell their Story

Preserving and sharing family legacies through old photographs, stories, and recipes.

Armchair Genealogist

Church records for Indiana, South Carolina, Middlesex Co, Va, with new ones added weekly. Many family pedigrees including: PORTER, MCMAHAN, COMSTOCK, RANDALL, RICE, HARTMAN, LORENTZ, HUGUNIN, MELLOWS, WHIPPLE & OLNEY. Adopted family photos which are free to the first family member to identify their ancestor. Website reviews and tips on research. Little bit of everything to help contribute to a free genealogy internet.

Cornish Faces

Can you identify these Cornish people? A selection of photographs which have connections to my family tree. Many are from the St. Columb Minor and are unidentified but might be of interest.

DeadFred Genealogy Photo Archive

Searchable database containing images of thousands of identified and mystery 19th & 20th century photos for genealogy enthusiasts looking for long-lost family. More than 124,000 searchable photo records in our database. More than 19,000 surnames. Over 2,500 orphaned photos. Fast, reliable database, keyword search, easy viewing, vintage yearbooks, vintage photo albums.

Family History Collections From the Past

Old family photographs, letters, documents, etc... that have been found.

Family Photo Reunion

An archive of found family photos and artifacts for genealogists and historians.

Family Treasures Found (Facebook)

"Family Treasures Found" was founded in order to display "lost" Identified/Non Identified photos & documents (and other items), so that they may be returned to family members. The goal is to return as many lost family items as possible.

find these antique photos their home/Lost Photo Vault (Facebook)

From Shrubs to Trees - A "Pay It Forward" Genealogy Group (Facebook)

Reuniting lost family photos, bibles, diplomas, yearbooks, etc. to family through the "Pay It Forward" generosity of like-minded folks.

GenealogyMagazine.com - Historical Images Collection

A clearinghouse of

Grandma's Trunk

Lost ancestor photos, letters, baby books, yearbooks, misc ephemera, ceeds, etc. From all over the United States.

Hoffman Photo Index

An index of old photographs mostly pre-1900 of identified people mostly Ontario. Linking portraits with interested researchers who would like the original or a copy.

I Dream of Genealogy's Lost Family Treasures

A listing of bibles, yearbooks, scrapbooks and other lost items we have acquired through flea markets, antique shops, etc.

Julie's Genealogy & History Hub - Who Will Tell Their Story?

Blog from Julie Cahill Tarr with orphaned photos that are looking for their families.

JustaJoy.com Family Heirloom Exchange

World's Largest Source of Identified and Indexed Antiques and Artifacts Posted by Qualified Antique Dealers and Others from Across the United States and the World.

Kansas Orphan Photos

Stray photos that have been found in Reno County, Kansas.

KeepSakeFotos

Judith Allison Walters collected 12,000+ identified photos of people for 50 years. Here are over 500 of them with names, dates, and cities.

Little Gems - Family Tree

My devotion to family history has led me to collect and preserve any old documents, memorial cards, photographs and vintage postcards that I have come across over time so that they can saved from being lost forever. I have extracted some of the names from them and begun to add them to a family tree so that I could research some of their backgrounds. Perhaps someone, one day will recognize a name.