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Book

Searching for family history photos : how to get them now!

Call Number

  • H 929.1 T2444.4 (CEN)

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Publication Information

[United States] : Picture Perfect Press, 2014.

Physical Description

108 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Summary

"Do you want to find photos of your family but you are not sure where to go? Do you feel overwhelmed by internet searches? Maureen Taylor, "The Photo Detective" and author of Preserving your family photographs and Family photo detective, guides you, step by step, through the many photo search options. She shares tips learned as a professional photo researcher, and directs you to the best photo archive websites and more" -- Publisher's description.

Contents

  • Getting started
  • Old-school research
  • picture rights and wrongs
  • Google vs. Bing
  • Libraries and archives
  • Wiki websites
  • Genealogy sites
  • Collaborative websites
  • Reunion sites
  • Purchasing on eBay.

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