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For precious medals, often stored in a box, a good photographer can make them shine, and you can share with everyone whe...
11/07/2023

For precious medals, often stored in a box, a good photographer can make them shine, and you can share with everyone when they’re in a book. From 1st Lt. Edward Turner Noland, Jr. 1917-1944. #1944

Alsace is a colorful place! This cabinet- now in a museum-is typical of a 19th century home in an area that has changed ...
10/31/2023

Alsace is a colorful place! This cabinet- now in a museum-is typical of a 19th century home in an area that has changed hands many times. Photos like this help you understand how your ancestors lived, and also about your own tastes. Great to add to your book, too! This is from Kraemer Families in Alsace, France: My 20-year Search for a French Army Soldier, by Joyce Draganchuk.

Getting lucky! It’s always thrilling to find a painting in a museum that depicts a piece of your family’s history. This ...
07/26/2022

Getting lucky! It’s always thrilling to find a painting in a museum that depicts a piece of your family’s history. This view of the village of Deinum, seen from Ritzumazjl, was painted in 1844 by Jacob Symons Bonga and perfectly fits a description of a family birth ‘in a ship’. From the Fries Museum, Leeuwarden, Friesland, Netherlands.

Learning to read documents in a new language is difficult and gratifying. As always,seeing the original gives us new clu...
05/03/2022

Learning to read documents in a new language is difficult and gratifying. As always,seeing the original gives us new clues about our ancestors, and scanned images usually print well in a book.

In spring, a young man’s fancy turns to…bow ties? Beautiful!
04/12/2022

In spring, a young man’s fancy turns to…bow ties? Beautiful!

1950 census is here! Find the enumeration district maps for your census research. An enumeration district was what the c...
04/05/2022

1950 census is here! Find the enumeration district maps for your census research. An enumeration district was what the census taker could completely cover within two weeks in cities and four weeks in rural areas. Census data reproduces well in a book. Archives.gov

No photo? Illustrations, like this snippet of a song about father’s ship, add interesting elements to any book. And, you...
03/29/2022

No photo? Illustrations, like this snippet of a song about father’s ship, add interesting elements to any book. And, you can sing along! From Hannah Wood of Blue Hill,Maine: Reminiscences of an 1850 Childhood, by Esther E. Wood. #1850

When an ancestor (or two) has an unusual story, they can become the subjects of their own book. The author’s ancestors D...
03/22/2022

When an ancestor (or two) has an unusual story, they can become the subjects of their own book. The author’s ancestors Dr. A. E. Van Buskirk and his daughter Bessie are at the center of this fascinating investigation of 19th century medical body snatching.

A moment in time: last week’s bride, Lydia DePiero, with her father and siblings, ca. 1910. She’s on the far left. Famil...
03/15/2022

A moment in time: last week’s bride, Lydia DePiero, with her father and siblings, ca. 1910. She’s on the far left. Family grouping photos, like this father with his children, are fascinating and soulful - and reproduce beautifully in books.

More colorizing. This beautiful portrait was colorized for the book cover, but the original B&W is in the interior of th...
03/08/2022

More colorizing. This beautiful portrait was colorized for the book cover, but the original B&W is in the interior of the book. We think it gives the reader the best of both worlds. From the forthcoming book of the DePiero and Belli families. #1926

Colorize? Or not? The car was gray, and color is from the paint color chart used for the 1941 Plymouths. Brings the old,...
03/01/2022

Colorize? Or not? The car was gray, and color is from the paint color chart used for the 1941 Plymouths. Brings the old, damaged B&W photo to life. Ok? Or messing with a primary source? We often have this discussion in book publishing.

And fixed! Same photo as last week, but restored. #1933
02/22/2022

And fixed! Same photo as last week, but restored. #1933

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