Ancestors Archive

  • I enjoy finding and comparing photos of my ancestral families.  Not only do their facial characteristics help me associate with them more closely, but the style of their clothing and...

    Style Changes Seen In Genealogy Photos

    I enjoy finding and comparing photos of my ancestral families.  Not only do their facial characteristics help me associate with them more closely, but the style of their clothing and...

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  • Background ‘noise’ has always been an important part of my genealogical research.  I hate silence.  I’ve heard a loud ringing in my ears for over four decades.  It can’t be...

    Julia Wore a Fine Hat ~ Flummery but Fine

    Background ‘noise’ has always been an important part of my genealogical research.  I hate silence.  I’ve heard a loud ringing in my ears for over four decades.  It can’t be...

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  • Much of the American West was settled by pioneers such as the famous Mormon Pioneering companies that settled Utah.  Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Nevada and Idaho saw large migrations of...

    Wagon Train West

    Much of the American West was settled by pioneers such as the famous Mormon Pioneering companies that settled Utah.  Washington, Oregon, California, Arizona, Nevada and Idaho saw large migrations of...

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  • I like to see women dressed beautifully just like any other bloke, but when I’m working on family genealogy, I often wonder how far my taste in fashion has mutated...

    Why Did They Dress Like That? ~ Genealogy

    I like to see women dressed beautifully just like any other bloke, but when I’m working on family genealogy, I often wonder how far my taste in fashion has mutated...

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  • My 2nd great grandmother, Emma Smith Featherstone, had the opportunity to visit with her sisters one last time when they traveled to her home in Utah from the mid-West.   The...

    The Smith Sisters of Nottingham

    My 2nd great grandmother, Emma Smith Featherstone, had the opportunity to visit with her sisters one last time when they traveled to her home in Utah from the mid-West.   The...

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  • Few genealogists have ever heard of the magic of Photofly by Autodesk.  That is a serious oversight in our ancestral quest. We continually work to capture the faces, scenes, memorials...

    Creating 3D Genealogy Images With Photofly

    Few genealogists have ever heard of the magic of Photofly by Autodesk.  That is a serious oversight in our ancestral quest. We continually work to capture the faces, scenes, memorials...

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  • School teachers of the late 1800’s looked sharp in their work attire as witnessed in this photo of grandaunt Julia Drew and her friend Mertie Gracie. 

    School Teachers of the 1800’s

    School teachers of the late 1800’s looked sharp in their work attire as witnessed in this photo of grandaunt Julia Drew and her friend Mertie Gracie. 

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