Where To Search for Photographs of Your Ancestors

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As genealogy researchers, we know a lot about our ancestors. We can place an ancestor on the map at any given point in time. What we really want to know is what they looked like?!
We do have options for finding old family photos and seeing what our ancestors looked like. Even better, many of the places you can search are free. Let’s start the hunt for our ancestors’ photos.
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@annw1395 Жыл бұрын

I have a few of the old cardboard photos from the 1800s of my gg-grandparents and several of their children. I was so grateful to scan them into Family Search and Ancestry, since I'd always wanted to share them, but didn't have a way to. I've since seen them on other people's sites, and that's so nice.

@conmckfly 2 жыл бұрын

I found a photo from a fellow genealogist of a 3rd G- Grandfather of my boyfriend. The resemblance was amazing! Blew my mind! I was looking at my boyfriend!! And, yes, be careful of other genealogists photos! I have a distant cousin who insisted the photo he found was THE photo of our 2nd G-Grandfather from Scotland. He was adamant. I told him he was blind. Fortunately, we had a photo of this gentleman's father. So, I made a photo comparison page for him to view all the men in that sides of the family and my father, who resembles his own grandfather. Whew a lot of work.

@LisaLissonAYMC 2 жыл бұрын

It's so fun when you see such strong family resemblances!!

@peniandrews165 2 жыл бұрын

I found something it wasnt a photo but my grandparents original marriage lic. the registers office still had it on file as they never picked it up, at that point it was 81 years old, I was soooo excited.

@LisaLissonAYMC 2 жыл бұрын

That is exciting! Time for the genealogy happy dance!

@suzannemcclendon 2 жыл бұрын

I have asked the family members that "Kept Grandma's albums in the family", OY! They aren't able to retrieve them from the attic to scan for me. :( I have turned to Facebook groups and Google searches. I was interested at one point in my great-grandma when women were given the right to vote, so I did a search about it. I can't remember the search string that I used, but I hit a run of good luck. While I didn't find any photos of my great-grandparents, I did find photos of my great-grandpa's parents! I was so happy that I just sat here staring at my screen, crying my eyes out. :) I still haven't been able to find any of my maternal grandma's parents or of my bio paternal grandparents, but I have several now of generations further back, thanks to very distant cousins on both sides of my family. I have or have seen photos of grandparents and great-grandparents through the daddy who raised me. I'm named after his paternal grandma. Thanks for your great videos!

@christianpatrickassan1659 9 ай бұрын

@beverlywalker359 Жыл бұрын

How do I add a old family photo when I don't know who it is? You said to go to the to the person but when do you save when you don't who they are?? Beverly

@christianpatrickassan1659 9 ай бұрын

I am Christian from Ghana Please I am history teacher,can I get your contact to discussed something very importance with you

@kathrynschultz1634 2 жыл бұрын

My grandfather, who knew his own grandfather, had a photo given him by his mother with her father’s identification written by her on the back. Two other cousins (in distant locations) whose parents had never known this greatgrandfather) had two entirely different photos they insist is him. I seriously doubt it is him.

@LisaLissonAYMC 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting! You never know. I discovered an ancestor apparently shared photographs with family back east after she migrated out west.

@kathrynschultz1634 2 жыл бұрын

@@LisaLissonAYMC Lisa, I tried these 3 photos in FamilySearch’s Compare-a-Face. One was said to be 92% like the photo my grandfather had, though he looked very little like the same person to me. The other photo was only 27% like the one we have. Wish I knew whether the 92% guy really was the same person and who this third guy is, maybe his son with the same name?

@LisaLissonAYMC 2 жыл бұрын

I've not done much with FamilySearch's Compare-a-Face. I use Ponga for facial comparisons. You might want to try there and see if you get similar results.

@jeffbasom6467 2 жыл бұрын

unfortunately, are family goes back 378 years in the states. .my 3 rd great grandparents divorcé in march of 1868,so far no bible records or photos 3rd greats lived on 640 acres in Michigan, Frederick was a veteran of war of 1812 and earliest family of Michigan June 18, 1833 his wife Lucinda dec. of Elder William Brewster.