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I absolutely love old photos. I really like to look into the person's eyes. You can see so much about the person just by looking into their eyes. If anyone has photos I'd sure love to see them.
The younger guy with the hat is Hosea Moore
The older guy is John Cox. You can see his name on the photo. These men are ancestors of some friends.
I enjoy looking at the old photos too. I belong to several genealogy groups on facebook in which people will talk about and post photos of their ancestors. Life was so different in eras of the past and you try to imagine what the person's life was like.
Yes i love them for thier beautiful analogue look compared to sterile digital... It really makes them shine seeing a pic from back then!! (In person even better)
I enjoy looking at the old photos too. I belong to several genealogy groups on facebook in which people will talk about and post photos of their ancestors. Life was so different in eras of the past and you try to imagine what the person's life was like.
What are some of the groups you belong to? I'm looking into genealogy and enjoying it. I'd like to learn more about it.
What are some of the groups you belong to? I'm looking into genealogy and enjoying it. I'd like to learn more about it.
Do a search on Facebook using the name of your state or, in some cases, using one of the surnames in your family. I'm in one or two groups for CT genealogy and one for a surname in which they compare our DNA and try to figure out the common ancestor/s and share history, pictures, stories. I used to be in a wonderful group for Yorkshire, UK, but that evaporated when Ancestry became a thing. It was under the GENUKI umbrella, such as GENUKI Scotland, GENUKI England. The groups are great if you have an ancestor in another part of the country because there will be people in the group who live there and can tell you about it.
When they live in a different country altogether, people will take photos for you and you can get an idea of what it was like where they lived, people might be distantly related to you and share the names they have so you can see if they are a fit. You can even use Google to find things but for specific groups, now most of them that I know of seem to be on FB. Good luck and have fun!
Do a search on Facebook using the name of your state or, in some cases, using one of the surnames in your family. I'm in one or two groups for CT genealogy and one for a surname in which they compare our DNA and try to figure out the common ancestor/s and share history, pictures, stories. I used to be in a wonderful group for Yorkshire, UK, but that evaporated when Ancestry became a thing. It was under the GENUKI umbrella, such as GENUKI Scotland, GENUKI England. The groups are great if you have an ancestor in another part of the country because there will be people in the group who live there and can tell you about it.
When they live in a different country altogether, people will take photos for you and you can get an idea of what it was like where they lived, people might be distantly related to you and share the names they have so you can see if they are a fit. You can even use Google to find things but for specific groups, now most of them that I know of seem to be on FB. Good luck and have fun!
Family Search has all the U.S. Federal census 1790 - 1950. (1950 was just made public a few weeks ago.)
They have passenger manifests, naturalization records, and so much more.
Keep in mind that names may have been spelled differently in the past than what you may expect. That's where a soundex search comes in so handy.
Remember to come back and tell us what you discover.
I "inherited" a mother lode of old photos and postcards after my father's death in 2019. It kills my soul that I know they are my OK kin but in general, I cannot identify the individuals in the pictures. I do know that this line has a Facebook page but I haven't yet joined. Anyway, the postcards are priceless! Although the messages were written in pencil (faded) there is one that brings a smile to my face. It was sent by my 2nd great grandfather from Ok to my grandmother in Wildwood FL (1910).
"Dear child what is wrong with your mothershe didn't answer my long letter hope you are well all well her writ and let us her. A.K." Some things never change.
I "inherited" a mother lode of old photos and postcards after my father's death in 2019. It kills my soul that I know they are my OK kin but in general, I cannot identify the individuals in the pictures. I do know that this line has a Facebook page but I haven't yet joined. Anyway, the postcards are priceless! Although the messages were written in pencil (faded) there is one that brings a smile to my face. It was sent by my 2nd great grandfather from Ok to my grandmother in Wildwood FL (1910).
"Dear child what is wrong with your mothershe didn't answer my long letter hope you are well all well her writ and let us her. A.K." Some things never change.
I have a ton of ancestors from Oklahoma. Who knows...throw out a name or two, and I might be able to find something for you, if you want.
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