Comments on: Organizing Your Family Photos—Part 3

By: Kerry Scott

Kerry Scott — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:38:52 +0000

Paula—I don’t have much experience with that in terms of immediate family; I was the only family historian in a very small family, so they came to me naturally. But if you begin to research your family history, I bet you’ll find people out there with photos. I’ve already found some on distant relatives’ Ancestry family trees (people can upload the photos when they upload the tree). I’m also working with another distant cousin now who shared a picture of my 3rd great-grandmother, which was a HUGE thrill since I’d never seen her. In most every family there’s someone with the photos, and if you just find the right person, they’re often eager to share.

If you do the research, they will come. At least, that’s been my experience so far.

By: Paula

Paula — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 05:43:00 +0000

Any idea on how to get relatives to share their pictures with you??? I’ve got very few pictures from my Dad’s Side and I know they have to be out there somewhere.

By: Debi

Debi — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 18:09:53 +0000

Just got my copy of Maureen Taylor’s book yesterday – can’t wait to read it. It looks fascinating!

By: Kerry Scott

Kerry Scott — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:12:47 +0000

Thank you!

By: Michelle Goodrum

Michelle Goodrum — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:19:17 +0000

Welcome to the GeneaBloggers community. I love your website and mentioned it in my post today for the 52 Weeks Challenge 9 – Blogs. I look forward to reading your future posts!
.-= Michelle Goodrum´s last blog ..52 Weeks Challenge 9 – Blogs =-.

By: Susan Tiner

Susan Tiner — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:52:32 +0000

I love the idea of the face recognition feature. .-= Susan Tiner´s last blog ..4. The Final Post =-.

By: Kerry Scott

Kerry Scott — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:25:03 +0000

I don’t think my collection is unique. Most of mine are snapshots; the studio photos are definitely the minority. I’m just lucky in that I have ALL of the photos for my branch of the family, so my collection is probably more concentrated than most people’s.

By: Susan Tiner

Susan Tiner — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 21:54:59 +0000

I'm amazed by the sheer number of photos you have, many of them studio photographs. Do you think this was typical of families in that time frame and location, or were your relatives unique in extensively documenting the family? .-= Susan Tiner´s last blog ..4. The Final Post =-.